Species

Bobtail

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
Category: Category 2
Care Sheets:

Genus: Tiliqua
Six moderate to extremely large, very robust spp. with 4 short limbs, each with 5 short digits of approximately equal length. Lower eyelid moveable, lacking a transparent disc. Ear-opening present, usually with lobules. Scales smooth to rugose; parietals separated and frontoparietals paried. A row of subocular scales between eye and upper labial scales. Common Australia wide. One other in NG. These slow-moving terrestrial skink are among our most familiar reptiles. In spite of their large size they continue to thrive in urban areas, penetrating the suburbs of all capital cities. When harassed they inflate their bodies, hiss, gape the mouth and protrude the flat blue tongue. Diurnal, sheltering under logs, in thick low vegetation and in burrows. Omnivorous, feeding on flowers, fruits and foliage, arthropods, snails, eggs and small vertebrates. Live-bearers.

Tiliqua Rugosa rugosa
Very robust with broad triangular head, short blunt tail and extremely large rugose scales. Ssp. is variable in colour: brown, olive brown to black, usually with irregular pale bands on body and tail. Head usually paler and often boldly flushed with orange. Ventral surfaces cream to white with dark streaks, stripes or bars. Dry to arid southern Australia in most open habitats, from DSF to mallee woodlands, shrub-lands and coastal dunes.

Necessities:

Vivarium	UVA/UVB Lighting
Day heat globe	Heat mat
Substrate	Water bowl
Thermostat

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