Weasel skink

Saproscincus mustelinus

Description:

This long tailed lizard has a white 'teardrop' dot behind his eyes. It seems to have freshly molted as its skin was very soft and shiny and refracting rainbow colors in the sunlight.

Habitat:

Hibernating in a log.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Weasel Skink

Saproscincus mustelinus Fauna: Weasel Skink (Saproscincus mustelinus) - Reptile

9 Comments

MartinL 11 years ago

Thanks Leuba, but where does such an odd name come from, I wonder.

Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

what a handsome guy ! great photos Martin - thanks.

lori.tas 11 years ago

Tasmania has a very limited reptile population, with only three snakes, one lizard, and sixteen skinks (seven of which are endemic). So I appreciate them all the more.

MartinL 11 years ago

Thank you lori.tas
Yes, this is just one of 520 species of (all groups of lizards) in Australia. That's more than all my spottings so far.

lori.tas 11 years ago

I love all the different kinds of skinks in Australia. Excellent photos, Martin.

Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Thanks for the compliment, martin. :)

MartinL 11 years ago

Thank you Harsha. You are a champion and this is definitely the same species. There are certainly many different tiny skinks to be found that all seem similar at first glance.