Saproscincus mustelinus (Weasel Skink)
Common name: Weasel Skink. SVL: 45mm; Total length 145mm
Weasel Skink is one of twelve skinks found in the genus Saproscincus in Australia; they are sometimes referred to as shade skinks. They belong to the Hemiergis Group of skinks.
Weasel Skink is a coppery brown with darker flecks on the back. The under surface is cream. It has a prominent lighter spot below and immediately behind the eye. The tail colour is similar to the back, but with a short, paler, dark edged streak starting immediately in front of the hind limb and continuing onto the upper section of the tail.
Distribution: Rare in Canberra but common along the coastal plain, the escarpment and on the tableland near the escarpment.
Saproscincus mustelinus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Species information
- Saproscincus mustelinus Scientific name
- Weasel Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1424.5m Recorded at altitude
- 130 images trained Machine learning
