Moth Skink vs. Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink

Both are small brown skinks of lowland gardens and forest floor. A: A pale cream spot or stripe on the neck in the Moth Skink; no pale spot: plain bronze in the Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink. B: A broad dark band with pale speckles in the Moth Skink; a dark band down each side in the Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink. C: Often orange-brown in the Moth Skink; brown like the body in the Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink.

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