Southern Grass Skink

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Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

Southern Grass Skink, a reference photo
Photo: JKMelville · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii, also known commonly as Entrecasteaux's skink, the southern grass skink, the tussock cool-skink, and the tussock skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Southern Grass Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Scincidae
Species
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

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