North-eastern Queensland, from Ravenshoe district to Rossville area. A ground-dwelling skink, found in highland rainforest. A small, fawn to reddish brown skink with scattered blackish and paler brown or white flecks on the back and flanks. Breeding males jet black on neck and sides of head. The posterior base of each thigh has a distinctive dark- edged, pale spot.
Ventral surface is cream flecked with brown.
Shelters and forages along well-shaded creeks and streams amongst lage pebbles and fallen timber. Cogger, H. G. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia . Reed Books, Sydney. Ehmann, H. 1992.