Tiliqua rugosa rugosa, western shingleback skink. They are related to blue tongue skinks and there are a few subspecies thoughout Australia. They have a lot of common names like bobtail lizard, pinecone lizard, sleepy lizard and a few more. They are really fascinating, build monogamous pairs and even mourn for their partner after it's death. The pairs meet each other again every year in spring for mating, every year for decades (they can live for 50 years). Subscribe for more mildly interesting lizard facts, lol.
you have a little shingleback! oh you lucky person. blessed by the lumpy yard sausage. a small tithe of sliced strawberry or banana might encourage him to revisit. send him all our love.
He is a shingleback lizard!!! I rescued mine from a bad owner here in NSW, his name is now Pesto. Theyโre very large and clumsy, and so often end up roadkill, which is ironic since they most often eat dead carcasses.
They are a species of blue-tongued skink, but they're usually called shinglebacks, bobtails or sleepy lizards. The skinks that are normally just called 'blue-tongued skink' have smooth scales and skinnier, more tapered tails.
Looks like a young shingleback to me. Not super common in WA, but not unheard of.
I thought WA meant Washington for a sec, before I realized western Australia is probably WA
Tiliqua rugosa rugosa, western shingleback skink. They are related to blue tongue skinks and there are a few subspecies thoughout Australia. They have a lot of common names like bobtail lizard, pinecone lizard, sleepy lizard and a few more. They are really fascinating, build monogamous pairs and even mourn for their partner after it's death. The pairs meet each other again every year in spring for mating, every year for decades (they can live for 50 years). Subscribe for more mildly interesting lizard facts, lol.
Pretty sure there was one at my school once, my friend thought it was a rat lol
It depends where in WA you are. I grew up in the goldfields and it was nothing unusual to see 5 or 6 while walking the dog.
Why look like pinecone
Shingleback skink you lucky Australian bastard (theyโre so hard to get in the US omfg)
Hey we can only have natives you guys can have leopard geckos and things. Our lizards are pretty cool though.
I'd take shinglebacks and cunninghams over leos and cresties all day every day, but probably the gras is always greener on the other side...
Shingle backs are pretty easy to take care of too,
Yeah, except you live somewhere humid, though
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Idk but I hope you told him how scary his tongue is. Donโt make him feel bad.
Agreed. He is big angry
you have a little shingleback! oh you lucky person. blessed by the lumpy yard sausage. a small tithe of sliced strawberry or banana might encourage him to revisit. send him all our love.
Shingle back?
Yep. Definitely a lizard ๐
He is a shingleback lizard!!! I rescued mine from a bad owner here in NSW, his name is now Pesto. Theyโre very large and clumsy, and so often end up roadkill, which is ironic since they most often eat dead carcasses.
Grumpy as hell
That's Jeffery
Theyโre a shingleback but because their tail looks like a head their nickname is Assface. ๐
OMG it's so cute ๐ ๐๐
Dang he look so chill
SHINGLEBACK SKINK! My second favorite species! (Emerald tree monitors are my favorite) love those guys
Anger
Mad lizard
What a skank
Angry pinecone
An angry one apparently
Baby ๐?
He angy
Stinky
The grumpy kind, no doubt.
Idk but it sure is angry
Could be a Blue-tongued skink?
They are a species of blue-tongued skink, but they're usually called shinglebacks, bobtails or sleepy lizards. The skinks that are normally just called 'blue-tongued skink' have smooth scales and skinnier, more tapered tails.