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Shingleback Lizard
Tiliqua rugosa
-31.5272, 145.831
Field Notes
Description:
The Shingle-back is a slow moving stocky lizard with short logs, short stumpy tail and blue tongue.
Habitat:
coastal heaths, dry sclerophyll forests, mallee scrub and Spinifex-dominated sandy deserts.
Notes:
Food:
insects, snails, fruit, flowers and berries.
Breeding:
Shingle-back lizards seek out the same partner year after year. The female can have 1 - 4 live young, with average of 2.
Range:
southern half of Australia, except for eastern and south-eastern coastal areas.
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