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Line-spotted Robust Slider (Lerista lineopunctulata) I found this extremely squirmy lizard under a log in the beautiful red sand of western Australia. Australia,Geotagged,Lerista lineopunctulata,Line-spotted Robust Slider,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Line-spotted Robust Slider (Lerista lineopunctulata)

I found this extremely squirmy lizard under a log in the beautiful red sand of western Australia.

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  1. View Albert Kang's profile
    Albert Kang
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    Wow, a very nice find!
    Are they often seen in the open?     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View John Sullivan's profile
      John Sullivan
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      They spend nearly all of their time under the sand, so they are rarely seen on the surface. Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Albert Kang's profile
        Albert Kang
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        Thanks for the info, John.
        That means this find is quite a special encounter!         Posted 8 years ago

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The Line-spotted Robust Slider

A thick-bodied, nearly legless skink that dwells in loose sand beneath leaf litter on the coastal dunes and sand-plains of Australia's west coast. One of a large group of burrowing Australian skinks.

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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Dec 7, 2016. Captured Nov 12, 2005 20:38 in Peron Rd, Francois Peron National Park WA 6537, Australia.
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