ハスオビアオジタトカゲは、オーストラリアの森林地帯、低木地帯、半砂漠地帯に生息する爬虫類の一種である。幅広でずんぐりした体つきで、三角形の頭と分厚い尻尾が特徴だ。さまざまな色の個体がいるが、通常は褐色、ベージュ、黒の鱗が縞模様に配置されている。名前の通り、鮮やかな青い舌を持っている。成体の体長は 45～60 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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