Eulamprus heatwolei — Yellow-bellied Water Skink
Also known as:
Southern Water Skink, Warm-temperate Water Skink
Govetts Leap, Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia—October 4, 2015
Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)
My friend David Fischer and I found this handsome skink basking on a log to the side of the trail we were hiking. It held its position for longer than most skinks would as I took photos from above.
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