KING'S SKINK

Scientific name: Egernia kingii

Family: Scincidae

Order: Squamata

Status: Least Concern

Habitat and Distribution

Found in coastal and near-coastal regions in the southwestern corner of Western Australia.

About the animal:

• A large dark coloured viviparous lizard;
• Male skinks have a larger heads and attain sexual maturity at 190mm and females at 185mm;
• Adult skinks maintain fixed home ranges in the field;
• females produce small litters in autumn;
• Adults enjoys communal basking.

What they eat?

Feeds on invertebrates and seabird eggs.