Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue)
Body colour silvery-grey with a broad dark band from the eye to the ear and a series of dark cross bands along the body. A blue tongue is displayed when threatened. Snout-vent length: 320 mm. The Eastern Blue-tongue is found in a range of habitats but is commonly encountered in urban environments. In many towns and suburbs, the eastern blue-tongue will occupy overlapping home ranges that span several gardens, but each lizard usually confines its activities to a core area with a few favourite shelter-sites. Males usually have larger home ranges than females and pregnant females spend a lot more time in one location making them susceptible to being killed by pets. Having a blue-tongue lizard in the garden can be useful in controlling snails and other pest animals (they have even been known to eat baby mice). The species uses its powerful jaws to crack open the snail shell, which they often than discard using their fleshy tongue. Avoid using snail baits or rodent poison and ensure pet cats are kept indoors to reduce injury or harm to blue-tongues and other lizards.
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | New South Wales North Coast | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Greater Brisbane
Species information
- Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Scientific name
- Eastern Blue-tongue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 845.84m Recorded at altitude
- 301 images trained Machine learning
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