Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

1 Woodland Tussock-skink at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii	20 Feb 2022	WillO
	Unverified	20 Feb 2022	Christine

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WillO wrote:

20 Feb 2022

Male P. entrecasteuxii - getting the reddish -orange breeding colours under neck and on belly. This viviparous species mates in autumn and females retain sperm until the following spring when the ova are fertilized. Thought to be an adaptation to cold environments - instead of finding a mate and mating at the end of a long cold hibernation the female can get on with feeding and growing the fertilized eggs.

Christine wrote:

6 Mar 2022

Thanks Will :)

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1 Abundance
16 Feb 2022 10:25 AM Recorded on
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Skinks Reptiles and Frogs Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

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Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Scientific name
Woodland Tussock-skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1996.1m Recorded at altitude
Synonyms
Leilopisma entrecasteauxii

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