Another in the large number of typical skinks I ran across in the Australia — fairly small, smooth, and fast. Eulamprus tigrinus lives only in the swath of tropical rainforest in north-east Queensland.

This skink was formerly included in the genus Sphenomorphus.

Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Australia.

I saw several of these skinks in different areas. They were typically perched on a sunlit spot in the forest.

Here's another sun-patch-basker on the side of a tree.

Here's a particularly lovely specimen showing its colors on a boulder at the edge of the Mossman River.