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Basic information
Liopholis whitii
Southern White’s Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- English name
- Southern White’s Skink
- Alternative names
- Southern White’s Skink, Whit’s Stachelskink, White's Rock-skink, White's Skink
- Synonyms
- Egernia whitei tenebrosa, Lygosoma moniligera, Scincus compressicauda, Scincus leuwinensis, Scincus ocellatus, Scineus whitii, Tiliqua leucopsis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 113 mm
- Body mass
- max 31.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1.09 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 39 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 31.9–34.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–5 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3V7C9 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15830 · dryad-v5