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Description
Two (Cape York Peninsula to Townsville) or three (Townsville and south) keels on dorsal scales.

Diet
Rainbow Skinks will eat any small insect that can easily fit into its mouth. Crickets, moths, flys, spiders, beetles, small worms and grubs. If hungry they may even try to eat prey items large then they are able to swallow leading to them choking or spiting their prey out.

Conservation status
This species does not appear to be listed as of conservation concern.

Threats
Habitat loss from land clearing - it is estimated that between 1997 and 1999 in Queensland, 89 million reptiles were killed each year due to land clearing (Cogger et al. 2003) Habitat degradation by introduced species such as cattle and rabbits - do your bit: eat kangaroo not beef! Habitat modification caused by global climate change Death on roads Feral predators such as dogs, cats, pigs and foxes The introduced cane toad