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Basic information
Tiliqua occipitalis
Western Blue-Tongued Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusBlue-tongued skinks
- Czech name
- Tilikva západní
- English name
- Western Blue-Tongued Lizard
- Alternative names
- Western Blue-tongued Skink, Western Bluetongue
- Synonyms
- Cyclodus fasciatus, Cyclodus occipitalis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 320 mm
- Body mass
- max 912 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~27.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 103 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 7.4 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 32.7–33.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 56WZS · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19288 · dryad-v5