The shingleback skink, a type of this, has protruding scales that make it look like a pine cone
[DOC] [TLE] Shingleback Skink | Reptiles, Turtles and 'Phibs | Pinterest [PAR] Variously known as Sleepy Lizard, Stumpy-tail, Shingleback, Pinecone lizard 
depending on ... Bobtail Skink scales, Wireless Hill, Perth, Western Australia .... 
Amazing Lizards -they