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Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Egernia cunninghami
Viviparous (live bearing). Produces 6 or more live young. Prefers to live communally. Active by day. Life span up to 20 years.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Reptile |
| Group | Lizard |
| Other Common Names | Cunningham's Rock Skink |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | Prominent spiny keel on each back scale, especially on the tail. |
| Diet | Omnivore. Fruits and seeds, invertebrates and small vertebrates. |
| Habitat | Crevices in rock formations or in hollow logs. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Scincidae |
| Genus | Egernia |
| Species | cunninghami |
Stretches from south-eastern Queensland, through New South Wales and into Victoria, mainly on the slopes of the Dividing Range. An isolated population exists in the Mt Lofty Ranges of South Australia.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Conservation Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
