Eastern Three-lined Skink
- Eastern Three-lined Skink
Taxobox
name = Eastern Three-lined Skink
status = LC
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Scincidae
genus = "Bassiana"
species = "B. duperreyi"
binomial = "Bassiana duperreyi"
binomial_authority = (Gray), 1838
synonyms = "Acritoscincus duperreyi", "Leiolopisma trilineata"
The Eastern Three-lined Skink ("Bassiana duperreyi") is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including northern Tasmania and several islands. It is strongly striped, oviparous, and usually found in coastal heaths and warm, sunny areas. [ [http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/reptile/Badup.html Wildlife of Tasmania – Eastern Three-lined Skink] ] [Cogger, H.G. (1979). "Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia". Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9] ]References
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