The warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink or yellow-bellied water skink[2] (Eulamprus heatwolei) is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.[3] It lives in rocky habitats, preferring those near water such as bogs, swamps, creek and river margins. It can also be found on dry and wet forests, open woodlands and heathlands, commonly seen basking on waterside logs and rocks. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eulamprus |
| Species: | E. heatwolei
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| Eulamprus heatwolei Wells & Wellington, 1983
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References
edit- ^ Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Eulamprus heatwolei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178475A101747791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178475A101747791.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sumner, Joanna. "Eulamprus heatwolei Wells & Wellington, 1985, Yellow-bellied Water-skink". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Eulamprus heatwolei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.