male or female?

reaperreptiles · Postby **reaperreptiles** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:01 pm

Alright so I found this guy today on kingsnake, born in 08' but he/she is only 600grams and a little slim. Im thinking male (possibly) what do you guys think???

Postby **Bird_Brain** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:19 pm

Not sure of sex, but I dont think the guy looks skinny. IMO, very healthy weight for this skink. Also, that doesnt look like a pure northern to me.

reaperreptiles · Postby **reaperreptiles** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:25 pm

I know but they said she is only 18 inches long. My 1 year old is 21 inches long and weighs 720 grams. My 10 month old is 18 inches and weighs 595 grams. So, to me, a 3 year old thats only 18 inches long is kinda wierd to me. thats all im saying. She said she thinks its a female, but it was a family pet. i asked her why she thought it was a female and im waiting on a response. Im just used to larger northerns, thats all im sayin.

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:54 pm

This looks like an IJ to me, or Eastern (I can't ID Eastern -.-'), not a Northern. The tail is especially non-Northern in my eyes. Just IMO, I make no guarantees. My initial gender guess would be male, but that's a total guess, just my first reaction to the picture.

I agree the skink looks very good and healthy. Pretty much what I'd consider a normal IJ, including size and weight.

reaperreptiles · Postby **reaperreptiles** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:06 am

really?! thats interesting. is it the lack of the dark side markings? The tail now look very IJ to me, the front limbs are still gray though??? can IJ have these traits as well?

Postby **Jeff** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:40 am

I can't guess on the gender because of the angle of the picture, and how the skink is bent in the picture, but if I was forced to make an ID, I would say northern x Irian Jaya. It seems to clearly display traits of both to me. I am not an ID expert though.

Postby **Katrina** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:12 am

reaperreptiles wrote:I know but they said she is only 18 inches long. My 1 year old is 21 inches long and weighs 720 grams. My 10 month old is 18 inches and weighs 595 grams. So, to me, a 3 year old thats only 18 inches long is kinda wierd to me. thats all im saying. She said she thinks its a female, but it was a family pet. i asked her why she thought it was a female and im waiting on a response. Im just used to larger northerns, thats all im sayin.

A 3 year old that is 18 inches long is not unusual at all - it just depends on individual as well as species. I have a 4 year old Northern male and a 4 year old Merauke male that are each about 19", much shorter in length than the others. Their overall condition is great, they certainly aren't skinny and were always offered as much food as the others - they just are shorter.

Hopeful_Herper · Postby **Hopeful_Herper** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:11 pm

It is probably a hybrid
Also, I'm no expert, butI think you have a male

xxmonitorlizardxx · Postby **xxmonitorlizardxx** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:05 pm

I would guess male.
I orginally though it was one of the two carmel northerns offered for sale but now I see its not. If you could ask where they received the animal that might help.
My meruake is 2-3yrs old and only is 18 inches.

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