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Interpretation; eastern appearance, no subspecies diagnosis.
Overview
Eastern blue-tongue lizards have smooth, overlapping scales and broad dark bands across a silvery-grey back and tail. Coastal individuals commonly carry a dark stripe between eye and ear. They shelter under ground cover, rocks or logs, emerging to bask before searching for food as the day warms.
Animal Diversity Web describes a robust, cylindrical body carried on short legs. The skink feeds on both animal and plant material. When disturbed, it may inflate its body, hiss and expose its blue tongue as a defensive display. Its offspring develop within the female and are born alive.
Origins & earliest records
Ground-cover habitats
Evidence & interpretation
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- Museum species accountEastern Blue-tongue LizardResearch access: 2026-10-18
- University species accountTiliqua scincoidesResearch access: 2026-10-18
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Interpretation; eastern appearance, no subspecies diagnosis.