Skink lizzard

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AUSTRALIAN SAIJIKI

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Skink

***** Location: Australia
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation


Blue-tongued skinks 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 in Australia. As suggested by these common names, a prominent characteristic of the genus is a large blue tongue that can be bared as a bluff-warning to potential enemies.



Blue-tongued skinks are closely related to the genera Cyclodomorphus and Hemisphaeriodon. All species are found on mainland Australia with the exception of Tiliqua gigas, which occurs in New Guinea and various islands of Indonesia. One subspecies of Tiliqua scincoides is also found on several small Indonesian islands between Australia and New Guinea. Tiliqua nigrolutea is the only species present in Tasmania. With the exception of the pygmy blue-tongue, they are relatively large lizards (up to 45 cm total length), light-bodied, short-limbed, broad with distinct heads and dull teeth.
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Things found on the way


. "Hammerspawn" (tsuchinoko 槌の子) .


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HAIKU

a blue-tongue
next to my TOYOTA
lazy spring sun

- Shared by Chie Chilli Umebayashi -
Joys of Japan, Saptember 2012


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Related words

. lizard tokage chameleon .


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