Land Mullet

Land Mullet

Taxobox
name = Land Mullet


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia (paraphyletic)
unranked_ordo = Sauria
ordo = Squamata (paraphyletic)
infraordo = Scincomorpha
familia = Scincidae
subfamilia = Lygosominae
genus = "Egernia"
species = "E. major"
binomial = "Egernia major"
binomial_authority =

The Land Mullet ("Egernia major") is one of the largest member of the skink family (Scincidae), reaching lengths of up to 50 cm. They are uniform glossy black to brown, with a paler ring around the eye.

The unusual name comes from the pungent, fishy odour emitted when threatened.

Native to Australia, they are found throughout the coastal rainforest of Southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

They can be easily confused with the related Major Skink ("Egernia frerei").

External links

* [http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animals.asp?catID=10&ID=78 Australian Reptile Park]


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