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.
Scientific name |
Tiliqua |
Range | Australia and New guinea |
Conservation status | Least Concern |
Diet | Omnivore |
Zoo location | Education building |