Blue-speckled Forest Skink (Silvascincus murrayi)

Blue-speckled Forest Skink, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Silvascincus murrayi, also known commonly as the blue-speckled forest-skink and Murray's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Blue-speckled Forest 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.

Easily confused with

Sphenomorphus praesignis
Concinnia tigrina
Concinnia ampla

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Silvascincus
Species: Silvascincus murrayi

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