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Australian Skinks


WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN SKINKS SECTION
John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

This section is focused on members of the Skink (Scincidae) Family found in Australia.

Skinks range from small species, some with reduced limbs to large species such as the Bluetongues and Shingleback.


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Skinks of Australia

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AUSTRALIAN SKINK SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Skinks of Australia

Skinks of NSW

Skinks of Queensland

SKINKS OF NORTHERN TERRITORY- SPECIES LIST

SKINKS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA- SPECIES LIST

Skinks of Victoria

ACT SKINK LIZARDS Scincidae

Skinks of Tasmania

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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

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Pygmy (Adelaide) Bluetongue

Tiliqua adelaidensis

SA

Centralian Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua multifasciata

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Blotched Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua nigrolutea

NSW, ACT, SA, Tas, Vic

Western Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua occipitalis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Common/Eastern Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa aspera

SA, NSW, Vic, Qld, ACT, WA?

Rottnest Island Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa konowi

Rottnest Island WA

Shark Bay Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa palarra

Shark Bay region, WA

Western Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa

South Western Australia, WA

Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Northern Bluetongue Lizard

Tiliqua scincoides intermedia

NT, Qld, WA

Detailed Blue Tongued Skink Care Sheet
BlueTongueSkinks.NET
(Includes some exotic species)

Bluetongued skink
Wikipedia

BlueTongue Skinks
Melissa Kaplan

BlueTongued Skink
aboutanimals

Shingleback lizard
by Simon Watharow (VHS)

CARING FOR BOBTAIL LIZARDS
(Shingleback lizard)
Pilbara Pythons

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Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia 7th Edition A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia 5th edition Edition

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