Not very quick, blue-tongued skinks use their tongue to scare and confuse predators by flashing this unusual color. This startles the predator allowing the skink time to escape.
Fast Facts
- Blue-tongued skink young are hatch from soft-shelled eggs which are inside the mother.
- One of the largest skink species.
- Blue-tongued skinks spend the majority of their day searching the ground for food and basking in the sun.
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Scientific name |
Tiliqua |
| Range | Australia and New guinea |
| Conservation status | Least Concern |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Zoo location | Education building |
