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Strange visitor - about 50 cms long

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By Bernieh


Strange visitor - about 50 cms long

Found this one on the verandah when I came home from work. He quickly scuttled into a nearby cupboard and wouldn't come out for quite some time. Had to wait inside to get a photo - taken through the window - because he got frightened easily.



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what is it Bernieh? looks like he is missing his tail lol

27 Mar, 2009

 

Irish I have no idea what he is - either he's lost his tail or he is a stumpy-tailed something-or-other!! He has now hung around for two days in that cupboard on the verandah and I'm not really interested in getting any closer.

27 Mar, 2009

 

lol i hope you dont need to get anything out of that cupboard?

27 Mar, 2009

 

Yes...looks like his tail is missing ;(

28 Mar, 2009

 

Wonder if he'll grow another tail? But double ugh to this one. I'm definitely not cut out to live near the bush, Bernieh. =0

28 Mar, 2009

 

looks like a skink ... maybe it needs to hide in the cupboard until the tail gets regenerated ...

28 Mar, 2009

 

Thanks Marguerite, I had heard some lizards could.

29 Mar, 2009

 

I think it looks like a skink too. It looks scary..but I'm a coward :p

30 Mar, 2009

 

I've just Googled 'Skink' and it sounds like a Round Island Skink, They do regenerate lost tails. When they move through long grass they keep their legs close to their bodies and move like a snake.

4 Apr, 2009



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