unknown lizard

[Mystery]

Can anyone identify this lizard for me? It was found in a back yard in SE Qld.

 

[codeth]

some sort of skink?

 

[hornet]

water skink?

 

[ryanharvey1993]

egernia species probably a tree skink or rock skink

 

[mitchdiamond]

I was thinking Black Rock Skink

 

[ryanharvey1993]

crevice skink

 

[jimbo]

yeh black rock skink, egernia saxatilis

 

[mitchdiamond]

Finally I was right for a change

 

[jimbo]

oh yeh didnt look at the QLD..sorry to let u down mitchdiamond lol

 

[Carney]

na i would say black rock skink aswell its to dark to be a tree skink from different pics ive seen

 

[mitchdiamond]

Oh well

 

[rexs1]

Yeah Mitch, Buddha is right. It's a Tree-crevice skink, Egernia striolata. The dorsal scales are not as strongly keeled as in the Black rock skink.The rock skink is also not found in Qld.