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Species profile—Tiliqua scincoides intermedia (northern bluetongue)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Tiliqua scincoides intermedia (northern bluetongue)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Tiliqua scincoides intermedia Mitchell, 1955
Common name
northern bluetongue
Type reference
Mitchell, F.J. (1955). Preliminary account of the Reptilia and Amphibia collected by the National Geographic Society-Commonwealth Government-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to Arnhem Land (April to November, 1948). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11, 373-408.
WildNet taxon ID
106
Synonym(s)
Tiliqua macroscincoides
Alternate name(s)
northern blue-tongue
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
CR
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Critically endangered
Conservation significant
Yes
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=106.

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