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Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)
Tiliqua scincoides, the blue-tongued skink, is a large diurnal omnivorous lizard popular as a pet, native to Australia and nearby areas.
Shingleback
Tiliqua rugosa (Gray, 1825)
Tiliqua rugosa, also called two-headed skink, is a viviparous monogamous skink found in arid/semiarid Australia with unique traits including its blue tongue.
Western Bluetongue
Tiliqua occipitalis (Peters, 1863)
Tiliqua occipitalis, the western blue-tongued skink, is a large rare Australian skink named for its distinctive blue tongue.
Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
The blotched blue-tongued lizard is a large Australian viviparous skink, often kept as a pet and harmless to humans.
Centralian Bluetongue
Tiliqua multifasciata Sternfeld, 1919
Tiliqua multifasciata, the Centralian blue-tongue, is a large viviparous skink found across arid inland Australia.
Giant Bluetongue
Tiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801)
Tiliqua gigas is a large blue-tongued skink species with three distinct subspecies varying in pattern and tail size.
Tree Skink
Egernia striolata (Peters, 1870)
Egernia striolata, the tree-crevice skink, is a social Australian lizard that lives in tree and rock crevices.
Gidgee Skink
Egernia stokesii (Gray, 1845)
Egernia stokesii is a social Australian skink with stable social groups, omnivorous diet, and live birth.
Black Rock Skink
Egernia saxatilis Cogger, 1960
Egernia saxatilis, the black rock skink, is a diurnal Australian rock-dwelling lizard with complex social behavior.
Southwestern Crevice Skink
Egernia napoleonis (Gray, 1838)
Egernia napoleonis is an ovoviviparous skink species native to southwestern Western Australia, living in forests, shrublands, and rocky outcrops.
Eastern Crevice Skink
Egernia mcpheei Wells & Wellington, 1984
Egernia mcpheei, the eastern crevice-skink, is a large native-to-eastern-Australia skink lizard in the family Scincidae.
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami (Gray, 1832)
Egernia cunninghami, or Cunningham's spiny-tailed skink, is a variable-colored viviparous skink that lives communally in Australian rocky crevices and logs.
King's Skink
Egernia kingii (Gray, 1838)
King's skink is a large black viviparous skink native to coastal south-western Australia that can be quite long lived.
Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei (Günther, 1897)
Bellatorias frerei is a lizard species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea that is ovoviviparous.
Land Mullet
Bellatorias major (Gray, 1845)
Bellatorias major, the land mullet, is a large long-lived lizard native to Australian southeastern rainforests.
White's Skink
Liopholis whitii (Lacépède, 1804)
Liopholis whitii, White's skink, is a medium-sized variable-pattern skink widespread in southeastern Australia's rocky, shrubby habitats.
Southwestern Rock Skink
Liopholis pulchra (Werner, 1910)
Liopholis pulchra is a scincid skink species with multiple common names that is endemic to southwestern Australia.
Bull Skink
Liopholis multiscutata (Mitchell & Behrndt, 1949)
Liopholis multiscutata, the southern heath skink, is a medium-sized burrowing skink endemic to southern Australia.
Desert Skink
Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905)
Liopholis inornata (desert egernia) is a medium-sized solitary burrowing skink native to arid inland Australia.
Flinders Ranges Rock Skink
Liopholis personata (Storr, 1968)
Liopholis personata is a endemic southern Australian skink species in the lizard family Scincidae.
Western Mourning Skink
Lissolepis luctuosa (Peters, 1866)
Lissolepis luctuosa, the western mourning skink, is a Scincidae skink endemic to Western Australia, Australia.
Eastern Mourning Skink
Lissolepis coventryi (Storr, 1978)
Lissolepis coventryi is a viviparous Australian lizard that lives in freshwater wetlands, with a tail almost 1.5x its body length.
Desert Lidless Skink
Ablepharus deserti Strauch, 1868
Ablepharus deserti, the desert lidless skink, is a skink species native to parts of Central Asia.
Budak's snake-eyed skink
Ablepharus budaki Göcmen, Kumlutas & Tosunoglu, 1996
Ablepharus budaki, or Budak's snake-eyed skink, is an endemic oviparous scincid lizard found in the Near East.
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