Strange visitor - about 50 cms long

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Thanks Marguerite, I had heard some lizards could.

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

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.