Shingleback Skink
Fig. 7: A pine cone lizard. I spontaneously thought of the name for this animal and indeed, that is its name (lat. Tiliqua rugosa:. Unfortunately, a tick has bitten into the armpit joint. It is hardly noticeable between the coarse scales. - Coffin Bay National Park near Port Lincoln, Fujichrome Velvia, Minolta X-700, 3 December 2002