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[Mace699]

Hey guys,

Just thought i'd show you what i found this morning on my walk around the tracks he was pretty docile actually and was willing to pose for a few shots before i put him back.

 

[Gibblore]

Different what is it?

 

[Mace699]

Three clawed burrowing skink scientific name is Anomalopus verreauxii

 

[ianinoz]

He's a very fine specimen, you probably stressed him by bringing him home to photograph him, I'd just left him be and enjoyed watching him and maybe following him until he disappeared under the leaves/grass or sand, probably pays to always have a camera of some kind handy for when you happen across rarities like him.

Did you take him back the exact same place you found him ?

 

[Gibblore]

Three clawed burrowing skink scientific name is Anomalopus verreauxii

Cheers mate

 

[Mace699]

hey yeah i put him straight back i only found him in the front garden bed he was fine didn't freak out or anything when i found him and was calm when i picked him up. i only had him for all of a minute or two. took those pics then popped him right back so he could continue sunning he just chilled out again back in the sun. does anyone know if they can be brought because they look pretty cool.

 

[GeckPhotographer]

They would be rare in captivity. They are a generally fessorial species (they spend most of their time under the first few layers of leaf-litter/sand) which makes them less popular as pets and slightly harder to keep. Certainly they would be a pet that few people consider.