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TANIMBAR ISLAND BLUETONGUE SKINK
Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea


John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Comments:- Grows to around 24 inches (60 cm) total length

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Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea)
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The 3 subspecies of the Blue Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides) are listed below:-

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skink

Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea

Indonesia (Maluku Province: Tanimbar, Babar Islands)

Eastern Bluetongue Skink

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Northern Bluetongue Skink

Tiliqua scincoides intermedia

NT, Qld, WA

Approximate distribution of the Common Bluetongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides
Approximate distribution of the Common Bluetongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides
The Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea) distribution is coloured RED on this map

The Eastern Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) distribution is coloured BLUE on this map
The Northern Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia) distribution is coloured GREEN on this map

Click here to see photos of Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skinks (Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skinks (Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea) at Flickr


LINKS OF INTEREST

Northern Blue-Tongued Lizard (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)

Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides)

Eastern Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)

The Tanimbar Island Blue Tongued Skink
BlueTongueSkinks.NET 

Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea
Wikipedia

Tiliqua scincoides (WHITE, 1790)
The Reptile Database

Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)

Blotched Bluetongue (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

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