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Franco
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reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 11:22 am

A friend sent me this photo from her backyard, country Victoria :
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looks like a blu tongue lizard to me , is it ?
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Re: reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 11:47 am

certainly looks like it. without performing an oral cavity exam, one cant be certain. :wink:
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Re: reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 12:47 pm

It certainly does look like a Blotched Blue Tongue Skink (Tiliqua nigrolutea)
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Re: reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 12:53 pm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blotched_ ... ued_lizard
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Re: reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 1:02 pm

Thanks for that.
I had already told her that they are good for the garden...
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Re: reptile identification

Tue 18 Aug, 2015 1:58 pm

You can also tell her that wherever blue tongues are is also good habitat for snakes :D
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