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Indonesian blue-tongued skink: T. gigas (Schneider, 1801) T. g. gigas, Giant blue-tongued skink; T. g. evanescens, Merauke blue-tongued skink; T. g. keyensis, Key Island blue-tongued skink Centralian blue-tongued skink: T. multifasciata (Sternfeld, 1919) Blotched blue-tongued skink: T. nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Western blue-tongued skink
The Adelaide pygmy blue-tongue skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis) or pygmy bluetongue is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was previously thought to be extinct and only rediscovered in 1992.
Tiliqua scincoides (common blue-tongued skink, [2] blue-tongued lizard, common bluetongue [3]) is a species of skink. It is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). [ 3 ]
The Irian Jaya has a distinct pattern that can be described as one of the most beautiful among blue-tongued skinks [user-generated source]. It consists of thick dark brown, sometimes black, stripes with a peachy gold to brown undertone. The bellies of these animals can range from creme to orange to even red.
The Spinifex slender blue-tongue or Samphire slender bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops) is an endemic species of skink that inhabits the arid areas of central Australia. [2] The Spinifex slender blue-tongue is closely related to the large blue-tongue skinks (Tiliqua Gray, 1825). [ 3 ]
The northern blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia) or northern blue-tongued lizard is the largest and heaviest of the blue-tongued lizards (family Scincidae, genus Tiliqua). They are native to Australia and found almost exclusively in the Northern Region. They generally live around 20 years and are commonly kept as pets.
The Merauke blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas evanescens), also known as the faded blue-tongued skink, or giant blue-tongued skink, is a subspecies of Tiliqua that is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [1] The Merauke blue-tongued skink is the longest of all the Tiliqua species; often reaching nearly 26-30 inches (66–76 cm) in total ...
The Tiliqua scincoides scincoides, or eastern blue-tongued lizard, is native to Australia.Its blue tongue can be used to warn off predators. In addition to flashing its blue tongue, the skink hisses and puffs up its chest to assert dominance and appear bigger when in the presence of its predators such as large snakes and birds.