Common name: Eastern Blue-tongue. SVL 300mm; Total length 450mm
The Eastern Blue-tongue is one of eight blue-tongue species (Tiliqua) found in Australia and Indonesia. Tiliqua belong to the Egernia Group of skinks. Three species of blue-tongue are found in the Canberra region.
The blue-tongue in the Canberra region that is strongly banded belongs to the sub-species Tiliqua scincoides scincoides, which is characterised by a dark stripe behind eye.
Distribution: Common throughout tablelands and coast.
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | New South Wales North Coast | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Loddon Mallee | Greater Brisbane
Maps
ANBG Aranda Bushland Bass Gardens Park, Griffith Black Mountain Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Boro Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Bullen Range Callum Brae Canberra City Farm City Renewal Authority Area Cooleman Ridge Cooma North Ridge Reserve Cotter Reserve Dryandra St Woodland Emu Creek Farrer Ridge Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Fowles St. Woodland, Weston Gang Gang at Yass River Gigerline Nature Reserve Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Googong Foreshore Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) Gossan Hill Goulburn Mulwaree Council Griffith Woodland Gundary TSR Gungaderra Grasslands Haig Park Hughes Garran Woodland Hughes Grassy Woodland Illilanga & Baroona Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby Isabella Pond Jarramlee-West MacGregor Grasslands Jerrabomberra Grassland Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kama Lake Burley Griffin West Lake Ginninderra Lake Tuggeranong Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Lower Cotter Catchment Lower Molonglo McQuoids Hill Molonglo Gorge Molonglo River Reserve Monash Grassland Mongarlowe River Mount Ainslie Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mount Painter Mount Pleasant Mount Rogers Mount Taylor Mulanggari Grasslands Mulligans Flat Nadjung Mada NR Namadgi National Park Namarag NR National Zoo and Aquarium Percival Hill Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Hill Point Hut to Tharwa Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek Rob Roy Range Stirling Park Stony Creek Tallaganda State Forest The Fair, Watson The Pinnacle Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland Tuggeranong Hill Turallo Nature Reserve Umbagong District Park University of Canberra Urambi Hills Uriarra Recreation Reserve Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Wanniassa Hill Woodstock Nature Reserve Yarramundi GrasslandSurvey points
GG117 GG157Places
Acton, ACT Ainslie, ACT Aranda, ACT Bombay, NSW Bonner, ACT Braidwood, NSW Bruce, ACT Burrinjuck, NSW Campbell, ACT Cooma, NSW Curtin, ACT Florey, ACT Giralang, ACT Goulburn, NSW Greenway, ACT Gundary, NSW Hall, ACT Hawker, ACT Hughes, ACT Isaacs, ACT Jacka, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kambah, ACT Latham, ACT Macgregor, ACT Macnamara, ACT Michelago, NSW Monash, ACT Richardson, ACT Symonston, ACT Uriarra Village, ACT Weetangera, ACT Weston, ACT