The Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink (Egernia stokesii) is a lizard and a reptile. It is a squamate.
The Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink has a thick, flattened body with small eyes. It has 26-36 rows of scales. Its tail is spiny.
Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink
It is a medium-sized lizard, measuring 16-31 centimetres (7-12 inches) in length.
The Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink is native to Australia in semi-arid regions from western New South Wales to the interior of Western Australia.
The Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink is omnivorous, eating fruit, leaves, and insects.
It is very social and lives in extended family groups, with grandparents.
Gidgee Spiny-Tailed Skink
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM