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Sighting 4375048

Tiliqua nigrolutea

Blotched Blue-tongue at Currawang, NSW

Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
Tiliqua nigrolutea at Currawang, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Tiliqua nigrolutea 10 Mar 2021 WillO
Tiliqua nigrolutea 10 Mar 2021 camcols

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Large blue-tongue, probably about 30cm snout to vent. Distinctive orange-red markings. Alert to my presence but did not flee or open its mouth when I approached to within 30cm.

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WillO wrote:
   10 Mar 2021
A good northerly record for our region.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender

Species information

  • Tiliqua nigrolutea Scientific name
  • Blotched Blue-tongue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1714m Recorded at altitude
  • 158 images trained Machine learning

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