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Southwestern Rock Skink (Liopholis pulchra)

Southwestern Rock Skink

Liopholis pulchra

About the Southwestern Rock Skink

The southwestern rock-skink or spectacled rock skink , Jurien Bay rock-skink (Liopholis pulchra) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southwestern Australia.

Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of the Southwestern Rock Skink?

The scientific name of the Southwestern Rock Skink is Liopholis pulchra.

How many Southwestern Rock Skink sightings have been recorded?

113 observations of the Southwestern Rock Skink have been recorded on iNaturalist.

113 observations on iNaturalist

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