White's Skink has smooth scales and a pale stripe on the upper lip. It has a striped and plain form and a pattern of dark edged pale spots. There is a distinct dark vertical bar above the forelimbs.
White's Skink is found in cool/temperate areas from southern Queensland to the Eyre Peninsular in Sth Australia as well as in Tasmania.
White's Skink inhabits areas of woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and heath, preferring rocky outcrops, hiding under logs and rocks.
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Egernia |
Species: | whitii |