Bougainville's Skink
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Bougainville's Skink is a species of skink
in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia
, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait
islands. It has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner. It is seldom seen as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand and thin stone slabs.
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
islands. It has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner. It is seldom seen as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand and thin stone slabs.