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Species profile—Tiliqua scincoides (eastern blue-tongued lizard)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Tiliqua scincoides (eastern blue-tongued lizard)

Photo of Tiliqua scincoides (eastern blue-tongued lizard) - Queensland Government,1981
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
Common name
eastern blue-tongued lizard
Type reference
White, J. (1790). Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, with sixty five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. Appendix. London : Debrett 299 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
104
Alternate name(s)
eastern blue-tongue
common blue-tongue
common bluetongue
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=104.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024