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] There are three subspecies: [3]

Blue-tongued skinks [2] comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues or blueys in Australia or panana in Indonesia .

2023年8月29日 · 在澳大利亚多半被称为“蓝舌蜥蜴（blue-tongued lizards）”，或简称为“蓝舌（blue-tongues）”或“blueys”。该属的一个显着特征是硕大的蓝色舌头，可以向潜在的敌人发出虚张声势的警告。

2015年7月17日 · We explored the visual qualities of blue lingual surface in the blue-tongued skink T. gigas to compare it with similar semantic signals of other lizard species. We have demonstrated that the blue tongue expresses a significant reflectance in the UV spectrum and a higher color contrast against various backgrounds (especially for the vision of ...

The Blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua scincoides) is a large species of skink found only in Australia and an island in Indonesia. Due to their characteristic blue tongue and their curious nature, Blue-tongued lizards are popular companion animals in Western countries.

Hyper melanistic blue tongues are the result of a colour mutation which causes excessive dark pigment production (melanin) in the animals skin. Hyper melanistic, or black blue tongues are almost jet black all over with dark black eyes. They are highly sought after in the reptile hobby and we have a limited number of these

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.

Thus, I present a rare observation of melanism in a wild blue-tongue (genus Tiliqua) from Australia—a country in which there are few documented cases of melanistic polymorphisms. Study species.

Meet the bluetongue, a slow-moving lizard with a stocky body and docile disposition that’s also the largest of Australia’s skinks, of which there are more than 320 species. Skinks are smooth-skinned lizards that are well-known for dropping their tails – known as autotomy – when threatened by a potential predator.

2018年6月7日 · Researchers investigate how the blue-tongued skink uses a full-tongue display to deter attacking predators. When attacked, bluetongue skinks open their mouth suddenly and as wide as possible...