Today, I would like to introduce to you a lizard from southern Australia. It has a gentle character and is not very vigilant to people. So, do you know what it is called?

Hahaha~ I won't sell it, it's the fine-striped blue-tongue lizard. Next, I will tell you about it. Let's take a look~

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Tiliqua blue-tongue lizard

[Latin name] Tiliqua multifasciata

【Kingdom】Animal Kingdom

【Domain】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate Subphylum

【Class】Crawling Class

[Subclass] Biporia, Lepidosaurus Subclass

[Order] Squamata

[Family] Skinkidae

[Species] Blue-tongued Lizard

[Lifespan] 10-20 years

II. Appearance characteristics

The blue-tongue lizard is small in size and has short limbs; its body length is about 40-45 cm, the hind limbs account for 20-25% of the body length, and the tail is 40-55% of the body length. The main body color is light gray to brown; the body has more than 9 narrow stripes slightly orange-brown; there are thicker black stripes behind the eyes; the number of body scales is 38-46 columns.

PS: Young lizards have erythema. As they grow, the erythema will gradually disappear, and only a few large red spots remain on the back of the adult.

III. Habits

1. Habitat

The blue-tongue lizard usually lives in dry areas such as rocky hills or deserts.

2. Eating habits

The blue-tongue lizard is an omnivorous animal, mainly eating some invertebrates or plants.

4. Discrimination between males and females

The distinction between males and females of the blue-tongue lizard is very simple. The head of the male lizard is much wider than that of the female lizard.

Okay, the introduction of the fine-striped blue-tongue lizard, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand? If you want to know more about other lizards, please continue to pay attention to this site~