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Basic information
Tiliqua gigas
Giant Bluetongue Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusBlue-tongued skinks
- Czech name
- Tilikva obrovská
- English name
- Giant Bluetongue Skink
- Alternative names
- Giant Blue-tongued Skink, Giant Bluetongue, Indonesian Blue-tongued Skink, New Guinea Blue Tongue
- Synonyms
- Cyclodus flavigularis, Cyclodus petersii, Scincus gigas, Tiliqua gigas var. keyensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 343 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,148.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~16 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 105 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 17.3 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.5–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–13 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 56WZ6 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19285 · dryad-v5