by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 14, 2020
Shingleback Lizard Scientific Name: Tiliqua rugosa Size: Snout Vent Length 300 mm (females slightly larger than males) What does it look like? The Shingleback Lizard has a robust, rough-scaled body, with large, triangular head, short, rounded tail, short limbs and...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pink-tongued Lizard Scientific Name: Cyclodomorphus gerrardii Size: Snout Vent Length 200 mm What does it look like? The Pink-tongued Lizard is a smooth, glossy scaled skink, with large head and long, prehensile tail up to one and a half times body length (SVL). Light...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Land Mullet Scientific Name: Bellatorias major Size: Snout Vent Length 300 mm What does it look like? The Land Mullet is Australia’s largest skink. Robust, glossy body with ‘fish-like’ head, medium-length tail and low-keeled scales. Blackish-brown to black above, and...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Gidgee Skink Scientific Name: Egernia stokesii Size: Snout Vent Length 190 mm What does it look like? The Gidgee Skink is a large, robust skink with sharply keeled scales, short tail and short legs. Yellowish-brown to reddish-brown above, with numerous dark and light...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Centralian Blue-tongue Scientific Name: Tiliqua multifasciata Size: Snout Vent Length 280 mm What does it look like? The Centralian Blue-tongue is a large skink with broad head, short limbs, moderately long, tapering tail and large blue tongue. Generally greyish with...
