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Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

Description:

A subspecies of large skink which is common throughout Eastern Australia, often found in bushland and suburban areas. A stout and slow lizard that grows up to 30–60 cm in length, with brown to grey scales and a barred pattern across the body and tail.

Notes:

This little guy came into our care with puncture wounds from a dog attack. He was successfully rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

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2 Comments

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Thanks SukesihGuna!

SukesihGuna
SukesihGuna 11 years ago

You did a fantastic work! Thank you.

ShannaB
Spotted by
ShannaB

2077, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on May 10, 2008
Submitted on Jan 25, 2012

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