THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - SKINKS

BLOTCHED BLUE-TONGUE SKINK
(Tiliqua nigrolutea)


Alpine Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) at the Canberra Reptile Zoo
(the other lizard in the photo is an Eastern Bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides scincoides )

Approximate distribution of the Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)



This Large Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) was photographed near the Three Sisters, NSW. There were 3 Sydney Cunningham's Skinks (Egernia cunninghami krefftii ) also basking nearby!


This Large Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) was photographed near the Three Sisters, NSW



This Large Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea) (also in the 2 photos above this one) was photographed near the Three Sisters, NSW in a group of 3 Sydney Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami krefftii) (only 2 are in the photo above)



A very large Alpine Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)
  


Lowlands Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

Alpine Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

Baby Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

Blotched Bluetongues occur in 2 main forms. The lowlands form occurs in South Australia, Southern Victoria and Tasmania whereas the prettier and often larger alpine form occurs in NSW and ACT and Victoria