Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Tiliqua
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Blue-tongued Skinks, (Giant Skinks)
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Blauzungenskinke
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Blåtungeskinker
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1825 |  |
Tiliqua Gray (type species: Scincus gigas Schneider 1801) |
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1825 | |
Trachydosaurus Gray (type species: Trachydosaurus rugosus Gray 1825) (Shea 2000) |
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Trachysaurus Gray 1826 [invalid emendation] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1828 | |
Cyclodus Wagler (type species: Cyclodus flavigularis Wagler 1828; syn. Shea 1990) |
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1834 | |
Brachydactylus Smith (type species: Brachydactylus typicus Smith 1834; syn. Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1837 | |
Rachites Cocteau [nomen nudum] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1838 | |
Tachydosaurus Gray [invalid emendation] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1839 | |
Silubolepis Dumeril & Bibron [nomen nudum] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 5 (71.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Cyclodomorphus. Some authors place rugosa in a separate genus, Trachydosaurus (e.g., Cogger 1996).
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Tasmania
[incl.
Bass Strait Islands],
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Babar Islands,
Biak,
Halmahera,
Kai Islands,
Misool,
Morotai,
Saparua,
Seram,
Sulawesi,
Tanimbar Islands,
Ternate,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
New Britain],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Trobriand Islands).
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Tiliqua adelaidensis
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Adelaide Pygmy Bluetongue, (Pygmy Blue-tongued Skink)
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Zwerg-Blauzungenskink
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Dværgblåtungeskink
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1863 | |
Cyclodus adelaidensis Peters |
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Tiliqua adelaidensis Boulenger 1887 |
Distribution:
Australia
(South Australia).
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Tiliqua adelaidensis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua gigas
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Giant Blue-tongued Skink, New Guinea Blue-tongued Skink
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Riesen-Blauzungenskink
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Stor Blåtungeskink
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1801 | |
Scincus gigas Schneider |
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Tiliqua gigas Boulenger 1887 |
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Tiliqua scincoides gigas Loveridge 1948 |
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1828 | |
Cyclodus flavigularis Wagler (Shea 1990) |
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1839 | |
Cyclodus boddaertii Duméril & Bibron [part] (Shea 2000) |
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1863 | |
Cyclodus carinatus Günther (Shea 2000) |
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1866 | |
Cyclodus petersi Strauch (Shea 2000) |
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1894 | |
Tiliqua gigas keyensis Oudemans |
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2000 | |
Tiliqua gigas evanescens Shea |
Other common names:
evanescens: Southern New Guinea Blue-tongued Skink
gigas: Northern New Guinea Blue-tongued Skink
keyensis: Kei Islands Blue-tongued Skink
Remarks:
Records from Babar Islands (e.g., Brongersma 1933) and Tanimbar Islands (e.g., Kopstein 1926) in Indonesia refer to scincoides (Shea 1990).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Biak,
Halmahera,
Kai Islands,
Misool,
Morotai,
Saparua,
Seram,
Sulawesi,
Ternate,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
New Britain],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Trobriand Islands).
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Tiliqua gigas
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua multifasciata
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Centralian Blue-tongued Skink
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Zentralaustralischer Blauzungenskink
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Centralaustralsk Blåtungeskink
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1919 | |
Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata Sternfeld |
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Tiliqua multifasciata Cogger 1975 |
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1923 | |
Tiliqua occipitalis nossiteri Glauert (Shea 2000) |
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Tiliqua nossiteri Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1931 | |
Tiliqua occipitalis auriculare Kinghorn (Shea 2000) |
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Tiliqua auriculare Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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2001 | |
Tiliqua multiscutata Aplin & Smith [lapsus] |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Tiliqua multifasciata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua nigrolutea
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Blotched Blue-tongued Skink, Southern Blue-tongued Skink
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Schwarzgelber Blauzungenskink, Gefleckter Blauzungenskink
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Sydlig Blåtungeskink
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Scincus nigroluteus Quoy & Gaimard |
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Tiliqua nigrolutea Smith 1937 |
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1838 | |
Scincus erucotis Gray (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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1967 | |
Lacerta tarda Anderson (Shea 2000) |
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1985 | |
Tiliqua milleri Wells & Wellington (Shea 1992) |
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
South Australia,
Tasmania
[incl.
Bass Strait Islands],
Victoria).
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Tiliqua nigrolutea
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua occipitalis
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Western Blue-tongued Skink
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Westlicher Blauzungenskink
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Vestlig Blåtungeskink
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1863 | |
Cyclodus occipitalis Peters |
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Tiliqua occipitalis Boulenger 1887 |
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1863 | |
Cyclodus fasciatus Lütken (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Tiliqua occipitalis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua rugosa
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Shingleback, Bobtail, Stump-tailed Skink, Stumpy-tail, Sleepy Lizard, Pinecone Lizard, Boggi
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Tannenzapfenechse, Stutzechse
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Kogleskink, Grankogleskink, Tvehovedskink, Stumphaleskink
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1825 | |
Trachydosaurus rugosus Gray |
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Trachysaurus rugosus Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
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Tiliqua rugosa Greer 1979 |
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1833 | |
Trachysaurus peronii Wagler [substitute name for Trachydosaurus rugosus Gray 1825] |
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1834 | |
Brachydactylus typicus Smith (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
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1845 | |
Trachydosaurus asper Gray (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
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Trachydosaurus rugosus asper Cogger 1996 |
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Tiliqua rugosa asper Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1999 |
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1925 | |
Lacerta ecaudata Cunningham (Shea 2000) |
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1958 | |
Trachydosaurus rugosus konowi Mertens |
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Trachydosaurus konowi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Tiliqua rugosa konowi Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1999 |
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Tiliqua rugosa palarra Shea |
Other common names:
aspera: Eastern Shingleback
konowi: Rottnest Island Shingleback
palarra: Northern Shingleback, Shark Bay Shingleback
rugosa: Western Shingleback, Common Shingleback
Remarks:
Wilson & Knowles' (1988) T. r. tropisurus (based on Scincus tropisurus Péron 1807, an unavailable name) is identical with T. r. palarra (Aplin & Smith 2001).
Introduced to:
Australia
(South Australia:
Kangaroo Island [now extirpated]).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Tiliqua rugosa
© Rune Midtgaard
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Tiliqua scincoides
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Common Blue-tongued Skink
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Gewöhnlicher Blauzungenskink
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Almindelig Blåtungeskink
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1790 | |
Lacerta scincoides Hunter |
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Tiliqua scincoides Gray 1825 |
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1804 | |
Scincus crotaphomelas Lacepede (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
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1820 | |
Scincus tuberculatus Merrem (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
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1831 | |
Tiliqua whitii Gray (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983, Shea 2000) |
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1839 | |
Cyclodus boddaertii Duméril & Bibron [part] (Shea 2000) |
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1925 | |
Lacerta variegata Cunningham (Shea 2000) |
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1955 | |
Tiliqua scincoides intermedia Mitchell |
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Tiliqua intermedia Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1985 | |
Tiliqua macroscincoides Wells & Wellington (Shea 1992) |
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2000 | |
Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea Shea |
Other common names:
chimaerea: Sunda Islands Blue-tongued Skink
intermedia: Northern Blue-tongued Skink
scincoides: Eastern Blue-tongued Skink
Remarks:
The authorship of Lacerta scincoides should be ascribed to Hunter 1790, not White 1790 as previously thought (Shea 1993).
A population in the southern part of Indonesian New Guinea has sometimes been assigned to scincoides, however, it represents a distinct form (Noël 2009).
Introduced to:
Australia
(South Australia:
Kangaroo Island [probably released pets]),
New Zealand,
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Babar Islands,
Tanimbar Islands).
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Tiliqua scincoides
© Rune Midtgaard
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