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Field Notes

Description:

A very cool reptile but I don't know the name

Habitat:

Swamp

Species ID Suggestions

Blue Tongued Skink

Tiliqua

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EmilyMarino
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Comments (3)
EmilyMarino
That is definitely a blue tongued skink! <3 They are native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guniea. I have two of them as pets! Unfortunately, I'm still learning about all the different sub species so I am not sure if the one in you picture is a Tiliqua scincoides or a Tiliqua gigas. Check out the link I gave you! Everything you ever wanted to know about BTS can be found there and their forum is awesome. If you post a picture, the experts on there can ID it for you for sure. Did you find this little guy or pick it up from a pet shop? They make great pets!
sunswimer02
Yea, this isnt a native to the US. If you found it somewhere it's probably somebody's pet that escaped or that they released. Sadly, that's really common in FL...(pythons in the Everglades...)
Mark Ridgway
Is this a pet? Do you have Tiliqua scincoides? http://www.flickr.com/photos/smacdonald/3237952141/
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2012

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