Common Name
Eastern Striped Skink
Comment
Probably common and widespread.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Widespread lowland species of dry and wet eucalyptus and melaleuca forests and urban areas
Known location
Bundall, Nerang, Edens Landing, Labrador, Austinville, Advancetown, Southport, Southport Spit, Bonog
Other locality
This skink is probably common and widespread in open forest and heaths. A common skink in south east Queensland.
General ecology
Eucalypt woodland, wallum heathland, farms, gardens.
Specific ecology
Likes soft soil for burrowing, but not dependant on this.
Habitat comment
Able to adapt to urban gardens. Often found in bushland sheltering under junk.