Blotched Blue-tongued Skink

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Tiliqua nigrolutea or Blotched Blue-tongued Skink

Did you know...

  • It is the most cold-adapted of the blue-tongued skinks, and the only one to occur in Tasmania.
  • Blotched Blue-tongued Skink have a large, robust skink that feeds on slugs, snails, insects fungi and soft plant material.
  • From three to twelve young Blotched Blue-tongued Skink are born. Blotched Blue-tongued Skink can be completely self-sufficient, and need no help from their mother.

Where to spot the Blotched Blue-tongued Skink on Australia:

Blotched blue-tongued skink give birth to live young in late summer.