Skink Id from camping trip

[tan]

Went to Paluma Dam on the w'end for a spot of camping and found this rather large skink. He was about 15cm stv and was rather happy to pose for the camera. I'm thinking maybe a Major Skink from the Egernia Genus, however I know nothing about skinks so help me out. He was found over a dam wall in a pond, brown colour no strpies on back.
The other little guy is a baby EWD I believe and was rusty coloured due to the rusty water he was bathing in. Not a very good pic as he wouldn't sit still for me.

Something I found amusing was the info board which had pics of local wildlife to keep an eye out for and under the info for the Scrubbie was a beautiful picture of a burmese or ball python (bad pic was a little hard to make out, but definately not Australian):shock:....hmmm, wonder if they find many up there:lol:

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

eastern water skink maybe

 

[beardy_boy99]

I would have to say a Water Skink. Though correct me if i'm wrong
Cheers





Dylan

 

[andy23]

eastern water skink

 

[salebrosus]

I love the third pic

Simone.

 

[tan]

My book says EWS are around 11cm stv but this guy was quite a bit bigger than that and seemed very stocky. Around 15 s to v and about 25cm all up. If he is a EWS he's a rather large one.

 

[tan]

I love the third pic

Simone.

Yeah, ain't he just the cutest! I saw two of these little fellas in different spots but damn they were fast. The second one I didn't even get the lens cap off.

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

lol your book is a bit wrong then
theres eastern water skinks around penrith reaching 20cm S-V

 

[tan]

Ok then, I was taking my info from Steve Wilson's A field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland. I was also looking at head scales, but like I said i know nothing about skinks so all info is appreciated! I've put one more pic which may be a bit better to see his head. Whatever he is he was a little cutie and was so polite to let me get nice and close for pics

 

[Ryan93]

eastern water skink maybe

it looks like an eastern water skink. it looks simlar to the ones we have round our house and there eastern water skinks so yeh im goin wit eastern water skink

 

[Ryan93]

http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/lthumblivski.htm

would you be able to identify it from these pics on this link

 

[Gecko_ProCs]

ahh alright
but yea definatly a EWS

 

[herpie boy]

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