About Lerista bougainvillii (Gray, 1839)
Common & Scientific Name
Bougainville's skink (scientific name Lerista bougainvillii) has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like way.
Geographic Range
This species is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands.
Preferred Habitats
Its preferred natural habitats are forest and shrubland.
Behavior & Microhabitat
It is rarely spotted, because it spends most of its life underneath leaf litter, loose sand, and thin stone slabs.
Reproductive Variation
Its reproductive mode varies between different populations: some populations are oviparous (egg-laying), while others are viviparous (live-bearing).
