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Shingleback Lizard

Tiliqua rugosa

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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.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Lovely shot. This is the Eastern Shingleback, a subspecies of T. rugosa named Tiliqua rugosa asper.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2012

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