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title: "Southern Water Skink"
description: "Eulamprus tympanum — Reptielen. The southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-water-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Water Skink

> Eulamprus tympanum — Reptielen. The southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c.

- Scientific name: *Eulamprus tympanum*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 3734
- Wikidata: [Q3019038](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3019038)
- iNaturalist taxon: [38483](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/38483)

## Names

- en: Southern Water Skink
- de: Südlicher Wasserskink
- nl: Southern Water Skink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3486)

## Summary

The southern water skink, cool-temperate water-skink, highland water skink, or Dreeite water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c. 100 mm) species of skink that is endemic to Australia.  These skinks are found in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria as well as on Tasmania's Rodondo Island in the Bass Strait.  They are viviparous, mating in spring, and giving birth to live young in mid to late summer.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_water_skink

## Photo

![Southern Water Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-water-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13772145

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-water-skink?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).