Three-lined skink

Eastern three-lined skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Bassiana
Species:	B. duperreyi
Binomial name
Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838)
Synonyms
Tiliqua duperreyi Gray, 1838 Lygosoma duperreyii — Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Eulepis duperreyi — Fitzinger, 1843 Leiolopisma duperreyi — Greer, 1982 Leiolopisma trilineatum Greer, 1982 Acritoscincus duperreyi — Wells & Wellington, 1984 Acritoscincus buddeni Wells & Wellington, 1985 Bassiana duperreyi — Hutchinson et al., 1990 Pseudemoia duperreyi — Frank & Ramus, 1995 Bassiana duperreyi — Cogger, 2000

The eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi ), also known as the bold-striped cool-skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

B. duperreyi is found in south-eastern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria), and several islands.

B. duperreyi is strongly striped.

B. duperreyi is oviparous.

B. duperreyi is usually found in coastal heaths and warm, sunny areas.

The specific name, duperreyi, is in honor of French naval officer Louis Isidore Duperrey.

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