El escinco de lengua azul es una especie de reptil que habita en los bosques, matorrales y zonas semidesérticas de Australia. Son unos animales de cuerpo ancho y achaparrado, cabeza triangular y cola gruesa. Presentan varias combinaciones de colores, pero la más habitual es la de escamas marrón claro, beige y negras que forman un patrón a rayas. Como indica su nombre, tienen una lengua de color azul brillante. La longitud de un escinco de lengua azul adulto es de entre 45 y 60 cm.
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Tiliqua scincoides scincoides
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Animal Facts
Eastern blue-tongued lizards give birth to live young.
Eastern blue-tongued lizards may detach their tail when attacked as a distraction. Their tails can grow back after detachment.
When threatened, the eastern blue-tongued lizard will puff itself up, hiss and stick out its blue tongue to intimidate predators.
Adult eastern blue-tongued lizards shed their skin approximately every 6 weeks.
Eastern blue-tongued lizards have a strong and painful bite and often will not let go of the bitten object.
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