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Western Three-lined Skink

Acritoscincus trilineatus

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The southwestern cool-skink (Acritoscincus trilineatus) is a species of skink. Taxonomy The species was described in 1838 by John Edward Gray, based on a specimen held at the British Museum of Natural History, the author assigning it to the genus Tiliqua. Common names for the species include western three-lined skink, New Holland skink and southwestern cool-skink, a name that refers to the cooler climates of its southern distribution range.

Distribution

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