AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Scincidae / Tiliqua
Blue-tongued skinks
Tiliqua
- Gray, 1825
Pronunciation: | till-EE-kwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | thought to be meaningless. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
One member of this genus, the shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa), was previously the sole member of Trachydosaurus. |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Live-bearing - 6 out of 6 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: pygmy blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis) at 9 cm Longest Australian species: common blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides) at 33 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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