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Help ID Please!

Postby Steffen Stjerne » Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:46 am

Can you help me with these?

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The box was what i got them in.. Just got them home. It is not where i keep them now :)
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Postby Jeff » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:42 am

Welcome to the forum. Tiliqua ssp, Irian Jayas.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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Postby Edward » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:39 am

I agree. Irian Jaya. Tiliqua spp.

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Postby Steffen Stjerne » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:38 pm

You are the experts :) But a other Danish guy said to me T. g. evanesence Can you please tell me why it is not?
And thanks for the help!
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Postby Susann » Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:22 pm

I am by far not an expert, so please wait for them to answer. BUT, in the meantime I can show you pictures of my Irian Jaya (Tiliqua ssp) and Meraukes (T. g. evanesence). I think most of the identification comes from the foreleggs, because the striping on the skinks in your pictures do look a lot like Merauke striping.

My Tiliqua ssp, Joey:
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My T. g. evanesence, Anakin:
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My T. g. evanesence, Jazz and Maddie:
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Good luck, and hopefully someone else can give you a better answer soon!
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Postby Jeff » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:15 pm

Many people, especially in Europe consider IJ's and Meraukes one in the same. Their natural ranges overlap, so they can breed with each other in the wild if they are actually two different types of bts. IJ's are not officially classified as anything at this point, so in effect, it is not an official designation. It is probably more accurate to use an official designation than IJ, but the problem is that evanesence are gigas, and most people lean toward scincoides as the most probable species for IJ's to fall under.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:13 am

Look a little skinny.
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Postby Steffen Stjerne » Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:57 pm

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Look a little skinny.


I agree.. Just got them a week ago.. But they are feeding good here...
So hope they will gain weight!
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Postby Katrina » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:23 am

They don't look all that skinny. No hip bones visible or anything. I wouldn't worry too much about them putting on weight, regular feeding should be fine. :D

Gorgeous IJs! Love the light coloring!
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