by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blotched Blue-tongue Scientific Name: ??? Size: 275mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Blotched Blue-tongue is a large skink with broad body, short limbs, moderately long, tapering tail and large blue tongue. Generally dark brown to blackish above,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Border Thick-tailed Gecko Scientific Name: Uvidicolus sphyrurus Size: 70mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Border Thick-tailed Gecko is grey-brown, with numerous white spots and black speckling above, the spots forming loose transverse bands....
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Boyd’s Forest Dragon Scientific Name: Lophosaurus boydii Size: SVL 150mm, TL 500mm What does it look like? Boyd’s Forest Dragon is laterally compressed, angular head and body, with large, spiny nuchal crest, enlarged white scales on cheeks, ‘saw-like’,...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Broad-banded Sand-swimmer Scientific Name: Eremiascincus richardsonii Size: 105mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Broad-banded Sand-swimmer is a glossy scaled, moderately robust skink, with long, thickened, tapering tail and movable scaly lower...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Burton’s Legless Lizard Scientific Name: Lialis burtonis Size: 270mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? Burton’s Snake-lizard is a robust, smooth-scaled, ‘snake-like’ lizard. Elongated head with long, pointed, wedge-shaped snout, and short...
