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Basic information
Egernia kingii
King's Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilySkinks
GenusSpiny-tailed and Crevice Skinks
- English name
- King's Skink
- Synonyms
- Scincus aterrimus, Scincus nicitensis, Scincus nuittensis, Scincus trifasciatus, Tiliqua kingii, Tropidolopisma dumerilii, Tropidolopisma nitida
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Forest, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 250 mm
- Body mass
- max 416.9 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~7 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 70 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–11 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6DXHH · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 13618 · dryad-v5