BROAD-BANDED SAND SWIMMER (Eremiascincus richardsonii) **Contact for Pricing**

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The broad-banded sand-swimmer or Richardson's skink (Eremiascincus richardsonii) is a species of skink found in Australia.

The Broad-banded Sand-swimmer grows to a snout vent length (SVL is the length between the tip of the snout and vent area between the two back legs) of approximately 10cms. The long, slender tail measures up to one and a half times the SVL.

As with many in the skink species if a tail is dis-membered it will grow again without any patterning. This small reptile is also known to use the tip of its tail as a lure.

The skink has a moveable lower lid for protection of its eyes when ‘swimming’ through the sand, usually to escape possible predation. The ear hole is extremely small and does not have lobules, the tiny lobes that protrude from the front of the ear in many reptiles.

The Broad-banded Sand-swimmer shelters during the day beneath rocks, in leaf litter, or shallow burrows under logs. It may be crepuscular (active during sunrise or sunset) or nocturnal when it ventures out to feed on termites.

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a large enclosure with deep, varied substrate (sand, soil, leaf litter) for burrowing, creating a thermal gradient with a warm spot (~30°C/86°F) and a cooler end, ensuring clean water for drinking/moisture, and feeding a varied insect diet, with no special UVB needed but careful attention to humidity and night temperatures. A glass tank with substrate deep enough for burrowing, a heat source at one end, and hiding spots are key, replicating their natural arid habitat. 

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