A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
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© Eastern Three-lined Skink - Peter Robertson
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Oviparous (egg laying). Females lay clutches of 3 to 9 eggs in early summer under rocks or logs exposed to high levels of solar radiation. Sex of hatchlings is influenced by thermal regimes during incubation. Eggs incubated at less than 20°C produce predominantly male hatchlings.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Reptile |
| Group | Lizard |
| Former Scientific Name | Bassiana duperreyi |
| Other Common Names | Bold-striped Cool Skink |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | Clearly defined pattern of stripes running lengthways. |
| Diet | Carnivore. Insects and other small invertebrates. |
| Habitat | Shelters amongst tussock grass |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Scincidae |
| Genus | Acritoscincus |
| Species | duperreyi |
