Tiliqua scincoides — Common Blue-tongued Skink
Subspecies I've seen:
T. s. scincoides
Eastern Blue-tongued Skink
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides — Eastern Blue-tongued Skink
Mt. Keira, Illawara Escarpment Conservation Reserve, New South Wales, Australia—October 3, 2015
Eastern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)
David Fischer and I found this venerable lizard beneath a piece of corrugated tin. It had an old healed wound on one of its legs that David recognized from a previous encounter, years earlier, when it was already an adult.
Mt. Ohlssen-Bagge, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia, Australia—October 21, 2015
Eastern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)
This less grizzled individual was one of the many fine lizards that I came across on this hike.
Lake Gilles Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia—October 25, 2015
Eastern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) Eastern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)
I just love driving down little-used roads on beautiful days and finding big ol' lizards hanging out there.
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