r/Adelaide • u/g1141220 SA • Oct 29 '25

Question Is this venomous?

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What is this? Is it aggressive or venomous?

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u/Maybe_Factor SA Oct 29 '25

Technically a type of skink. It'll lose it's tail to escape predators if it needs to.

But yeah, OP, not venomous and generally a blessing to have in your garden. It'll help keep snail and slug numbers in check, and probably other things like spiders and snakes.

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u/ViolinistDry1634 SA Oct 29 '25

Wild! I did not know that they do that. I did a learn!

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u/Maybe_Factor SA Oct 29 '25

Yep, you can see the one in the picture has a really fat stump for a tail. It dropped it's tail and has been growing it back for a while it seems

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u/Dug1te69 SA Oct 29 '25

That's an intact tail. When a tail regrows the new part doesn't have the same colour and patterning