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Which Locality is this ?

Postby samaneca » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:09 am

Hey everyone, my name is Sam Aneca and i'm from Belgium.
Last weekend I bought my first blue tongued skink but i can't really figure out which locality it is ?
Does anyone know which locality or crossing this is.

Thanx, Sam
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Susann » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:12 am

That is a Northern. :)
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby samaneca » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:15 am

Thank you, I'm really happy with it !
Do you think it is pure northern? Because it doesn't really look like a typical one.
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Jeff » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:16 am

I would say that is a likely northern x Irian Jaya cross.
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Susann » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:18 am

It looks very unusual, but I don't have any experience with Northerns, so definitely listen to Jeff (and others who know Northerns). :)
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby samaneca » Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:24 am

On another forum, they also said it could be an intermedia X irian jaya crossing, so there is a big possibility it is one.
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby critterguy » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:15 am

I would guess this is an animal from the line of patternless Northerns which actually have Northern x Irian Jaya blood. They seem to be making rounds in Europe. I was worried this would happen.

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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby samaneca » Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:52 am

You don't have to worry for this one, he/she is defenitly not a breeding animal ;)
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Ray Gurgui » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:14 pm

Jeff's right !
T.S. Intermedia X T. S. SSP
Northern X Irian Jaya

The Patternless BTS are siblings to these. And Their were some for sale as Reduced Pattern Eastern's without the black on the sides.

critterguy ! They are already in the U.S. Been here for 4 years. Just haven't been bred .... yet !
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Scincoides » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:51 pm

Heres a comparison shot of an Ij and a Northern. Not the best pic, but you can clearly see traits from both species in that animal.
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12.28.12 Northerns
4.6.2 Kei Island
12.6.2 Meraukes
3.4.8 Irian Jayas
2.5.3 Easterns
1.2 Halmahera
1.1 Indonesian
2.3 Tanimbar
0.0.1 Blotched
1.0 Egernia Striolata
1.1 Egernia Cunninghami
1.1 Egernia C. Krefti
1.2 Bellatorias frerei
1.1 H. Gerrardii

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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby bluetonguerocks » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:39 am

Valley, he looks more of an IJ than a northern to me. As for samaneca's skink, clearly he gets traits from both species. Good-looking skink nonetheless.
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Scotts1au » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:33 am

looks like one of Bruno's
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Scincoides » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:06 am

Bluetonguesrock, what looks more like an In than a northern?
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12.28.12 Northerns
4.6.2 Kei Island
12.6.2 Meraukes
3.4.8 Irian Jayas
2.5.3 Easterns
1.2 Halmahera
1.1 Indonesian
2.3 Tanimbar
0.0.1 Blotched
1.0 Egernia Striolata
1.1 Egernia Cunninghami
1.1 Egernia C. Krefti
1.2 Bellatorias frerei
1.1 H. Gerrardii

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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Scincoides » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:37 am

To clarify, the animal in my hand in the picture is an Irian Jaya, the one in the tub is a Northern. I wanted to do an actual side by side photo, but the Northern wasn't having it. He seemed to think that I was trying to feed him an Irian jaya
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12.28.12 Northerns
4.6.2 Kei Island
12.6.2 Meraukes
3.4.8 Irian Jayas
2.5.3 Easterns
1.2 Halmahera
1.1 Indonesian
2.3 Tanimbar
0.0.1 Blotched
1.0 Egernia Striolata
1.1 Egernia Cunninghami
1.1 Egernia C. Krefti
1.2 Bellatorias frerei
1.1 H. Gerrardii

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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby bluetonguerocks » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:58 am

Valley Reptiles wrote:He seemed to think that I was trying to feed him an Irian jaya


:rofl:

lol that makes more sense, I thought the one you were holding was an IJ x Northern cross :bow2: I apologize
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Re: Which Locality is this ?

Postby Scincoides » Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:13 pm

Haha no worries.
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12.28.12 Northerns
4.6.2 Kei Island
12.6.2 Meraukes
3.4.8 Irian Jayas
2.5.3 Easterns
1.2 Halmahera
1.1 Indonesian
2.3 Tanimbar
0.0.1 Blotched
1.0 Egernia Striolata
1.1 Egernia Cunninghami
1.1 Egernia C. Krefti
1.2 Bellatorias frerei
1.1 H. Gerrardii

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