THE REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - SKINKS

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Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


WESTERN SHINGLEBACK
Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
This species grows to around 36cm (14") total length

The 4 subspecies of Tiliqua rugosa are listed in the table below

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

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, SA?



Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) at the Caversham Wildlife Park, WA


Approximate ditribution of the Shingleback subspecies Tiliqua rugosa
Approximate distribution of the Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) subspecies with the Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) occurring in the RED area

The Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) becomes the Eastern Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa aspera) somewhere around the WA/SA border.


Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa)photographed at Snakes Downunder Reptile Park & Zoo, Childers, Qld.
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) photographed at Snakes Downunder Reptile Park & Zoo, Childers, Qld.


Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from Cocklebiddy (Eastern WA)



Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from WA


Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from Cocklebiddy (Western) WA

Updated October 8, 2025

Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from WA
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from WA


Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from WA
Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from WA


Tiliqua rugosa rugosa   
Goldfields form of Western Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa rugosa) from inland WA

Updated October 8, 2025
LINKS OF INTEREST

Shingleback Skinks (Tiliqua rugosa) all subspecies

Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)

Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

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SKINKS OF THE WORLD

Skinks of Australia

LIZARDS OF AUSTRALIA

 Lizards of the World

Skinks
of The World

Skinks
of
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of
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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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of
NSW

Skinks
of
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Skinks
of
NT

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of
WA

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of
Victoria

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of
ACT

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of
Tasmania

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

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of
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NT

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WA

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Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
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Reptiles of Norfolk Island


Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

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Frogs
of
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