Description: Scientific name: Tiliqua gigas evanescens Life span: 15-20 years The longest Tiliqua species is the Merauke blue-tongued skink. Their spotted limbs, salmon-orange belly, and gray to tan base color with dark banding along the length of the body may usually identify Merauke blue tongue skinks. Typically, the skull has a huge dark blotch […]
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Description: Scientific name: Tiliqua sp. Life span: 15-30 years Among blue-tongued skinks, the Irian Jaya has a distinctive pattern that is thought to be one of the most attractive. It has broad stripes that are peachy gold to brown in undertone and are usually dark brown or even black. These animals might have
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Description: Scientific name: Tiliqua gigas gigas Life span: 18 to 20 years When fully grown, blue-tongued skinks can measure 18 to 20 inches in length. They have relatively short legs, triangular heads, and long, robust bodies. The tail tapers to a point and is just marginally longer than the length of the body. Individual Indonesian
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Description: Scientific name: Tiliqua gigas gigas Halmahera Life span: 15-20 years These blue tongue skinks feature triangular heads, short, powerful limbs, and thick, sausage-like bodies. The blue tongue that gives them their name, however, is what sets them apart the most. In general, Halmahera blue tongue skinks can be identified by their solid black
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Description: Scientific name: Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Life span: Up to 20 years Australia is the native home of the eastern blue-tongued lizard, or Tiliqua scincoides scincoides. The body and legs of the eastern blue-tongued lizard are both short. Native Region/Habitat Scincoides Tiliqua Throughout Sydney, Australia’s coastal plain and lower Blue Mountains, as well as
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Description: Scientific name: Hydrosaurus pustulatus Life span: More than 30 years The Hydrosaurus pustulatus, also known as the Philippine sailfin lizard, crested lizard, sail-fin lizard, soa-soa water lizard, or ibid in its native language, is an oviparous lizard. As a target for exotic pet collectors and in high demand in the global pet
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Description: Scientific name: Iguana iguana melanoderma Life span: Unknown The Saban black iguana has a deeper shade of color as it ages compared to the other green iguana subspecies. It has a distinct black patch between the eye and tympanum, a black dewlap, prominent dorsal spikes, and no horns on the snout. Although described as
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Description: Scientific name: Ctenosaura melanosterna Life span: Unknown Iguanidae is the family of lizards that includes Ctenosaura melanosterna, also referred to as the black-chested spiny-tailed iguana or Honduras spiny-tailed iguana. Despite being shielded by Honduras’ national ban on iguana hunting, they are nonetheless threatened by illegal meat and egg poaching. For the conservation
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Description: Scientific name: Brachylophus bulabula Life span: 10-15 years Usually referred to as the Central Fijian Banded Iguana, Brachylophus bulabula. Compared to other iguanas, Fiji Banded Iguanas have highly vivid colors; males have an emerald green body with stripes of green or blue, while females are almost completely green with less noticeable white
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Description: Scientific name: Ctenosaura pectinata Life span: 15 years A species of moderately sized lizard belonging to the Iguanidae family is called Ctenosaura pectinata. Typically, the dorsal color is brown or gray-brown, and the ventral surface is yellowish. Its back is covered in a crest of long spines that runs straight down the middle.
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