The Eastern Water Skink, Eastern Water-skink, or Golden Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) is a species of diurnal Scincidae that occurs in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, primarily in the southeast.

Habitat

The Eastern water skink is usually found close to or on the shore of slow flowing creeks and estuaries, hence its name. Although, the Eastern water skink is not restricted to areas near freshwater, it is frequently found in somewhat dry environments, including sandstone

Sandstone

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...

 outcroppings and savanna. The distribution of the Eastern Water Skink ranges from southern Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 to central Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

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