WESTERN BLUE-TONGUE
Scientific name: Tiliqua occipitalis
Family: Scincidae
Order: Squamata
Status: Least Concern
Habitat and Distribution
It shelters in excavated burrows under rocks, fallen timber or in dead leaf litter.
About the animal:
- It has five to seven bands of markings on the neck, body and tail which vary in colour from brown to pale yellow;
- It has a relatively small head, a strong body and shortish tail;
- Grows to about 30 to 40cm;
- When harassed, it flattens its body, opens its mouth to display a pink interior with large blue tongue and hisses as it inflates and deflates rapidly.
What they eat?
Feeds on berries, fruit, flowers and insects.