BLUE TONGUE SKINK

Common Name: Blue Tongue Skink

Scientific Name: Tiliqua gigas

Class: Reptiles

Diet: Omnivore

Size: Generally they can lengths of about 50cm - 63cm.

Average Lifespan: 18 - 20 years

Origin: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Conservation Status: Not evaluated

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Physical Description

• The name 'blue tongue lizard' because their tongue is blue, flat and notched tongue, vividly berry blue present inside a bright pink mouth.

• They are brownish black and greyish black in color and they are also among the biggest skinks with skin texture like 'salak' fruit.

• Their stout tails are marked with dark cross bands.

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Habitat

Desert, grassland and forest

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Did You Know?

• They are viviparous- they do not lay egg but giving birth.

• Suitable as pet because they quickly become used to human.

• They can break part of the tail off 'if needed' to escape from predator.

• All the food and water reserves are stored in the tail but if they trashing the tail, they can still live as long as there are food resource.