Found in seasonally dry tropical woodlands and eucalyptus forests and nearly creeks and waterholes. 

Like geckos and dragons, we could only find "group" names in traditional languages for the skinks. This one is in the Small Skinks Group.

Language:                                     Name

Kriol:                                               Lisid

Marra:                                             Gabilili

Ritharrŋu/Wägilak:                       Gudutjurrk

Ngandi:                                          A-garlarlgarlarl

Wubuy:                                          Alwaj; Alaj

Ngalakgan:                                    Rlokrlok

Alawa:                                            Garlarl-garlarl

Rembarrga:                                   Ngubinyjung; Rlokrlok

Scientific:                                   Morethia storri

English:                                         Storr's Snake-eyed Skink

Other skinks found in South East Arnhem Land included in this group are:

Fat Skinks: Northern Bar-lipped Skink, Northern Mulch Skink, Bar-tailed Bar-lipped Skink, Bar-shouldered Ctenotus, Robust Ctenotus, Elegant Ctenotus, Port Essington Ctenotus, Leopard Ctenotus and the Northern Blue Tongued Lizard.

Small Skinks: Lined Fire-tail Skink, Storr's Snake-eyed Skink, Northern Dwarf Skink (Menetia maini and Menetia greyii), Ornate Soil-crevice Skink, Metallic Snake-eyed Skink, Northern Soil-crevice Skink and Spadling's Ctenotus.

Rainbow Skinks (Carlia) are another type of Small Skinks: Desert Rainbow Skink, Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink, Bauxite Rainbow Skink and Slender Rainbow Skink. 

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Snout-vent length: 35m

Each supra nasal scale fused at least anteriorly to nasal scale (see drawing).