Although not as pronounced as the relationship with soil type, reptile richness declined down the rainfall gradient, a pattern most evident for skinks and, less so, varanids.
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The most striking feature of reptile patterning was the low species richness (but not total abundance) on clay soils, a pattern determined largely by variation for skinks and agamids.
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The diverse lizards include three genera of skinks and two anguimorphs which range in habit from a small worm-like, probably burrowing,skinkto a large predatory monitor.
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A chameleon, a green lizard, and a sandskinkeagerly consumed the flies, whereas a thrush and a great spotted woodpecker did not.
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Thisskinkis an omnivore; it eats snails and plants and spends much of its time browsing through vegetation for food.
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A number of species of terrestrial lizards were also present, including whiptails, skinks, monitors and alligator lizards.
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This very important area also contains marsupial mole, woma python, or kuniya, and great desertskink.
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Hatchlings may eat small lizards, such as skinks and geckos, and newborn mice.
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As well as a great many insect species, gecko andskinkare commonly found.
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Three geckos, one agama, five skinks, one worm-lizard and two lizard species are known to occur as well.
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Uplands support both the hognose snake and five-linedskink, both of which are considered species of special concern.
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Skinks are considered to be territorial and often are seen standing in front of or guarding their nest area.
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When two or more skinks are seen in a small area, it is typical to find a nest nearby.
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Thisskinkmay be found in a range of colours, sometimes almost black.
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