BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hi

I bought a beautiful pair of bts ealier this year. They were bought as being T. s. scincoides, but I'd like to hear your opinion. Can't seem to find anything likes this under Eastern.


Male


Female

All I can say is that they are incredible looking!

better photos to that animals would like I to see.

Terrific Easterns!

Tiliqua s. scincoides is correct! It's just an abbreviation for Tiliqua scincoides scincoides.

Here's a small write-up that might help from our taxonomy page:

Binomial Nomenclature
The scientific naming of species whereby each species receives a Latin or Latinized name of two parts, the first indicating the genus (Tiliqua) and the second being the specific epithet. (nigrolutea, occipitalis, multifasciata etc.)

Explaining the genus of blue tongue skinks or any animal can be utterly confusing, but hopefully after reading this page it will make a little more sense. Basically, if the blue tongue has three names, it indicates the blue tongue skink is a subspecies, or is associated with a subspecies. Tiliqua gigas gigas is the Indonesian blue tongue. Tiliqua gigas keiensis is the Kei Island blue tongue, and is a subspecies of the Indonesian. Species that have just two words do not carry a subspecies (Take the Western blue tongue for example. Its name is: Tiliqua occipitalis. If it had a subspecies, it would be Tiliqua occipitalis occipitalis, the third name being the specific subspecies). Species with two repeat words are the pure breed. (I.E, gigas gigas & scincoides scincoides, or IF the Western carried a subspecies which it does not, it would be occipitalis occipitalis). The actual "species" is a wide group of animals. A subspecies is basically an animal that shares very similar qualities with that larger main species, but yet is sightly different in its own special way.

In a nutshell...

First Word — The blue tongue skink
Second Word — The species of blue tongue skink
Third Word (If applicable) — The subspecies of blue tongue skink

Thanks for the insight in momenclature.

But my main concern where if these animals really are the eastern form - Tiliqua scincoides scincoides or something else. I'm sorry if my english causes some misunderstandings

They look like Easterns to me. Very nice ones.

Don't worry - your English is very good.

Alex wrote:Thanks for the insight in momenclature.

But my main concern where if these animals really are the eastern form - Tiliqua scincoides scincoides or something else. I'm sorry if my english causes some misunderstandings

Oh, sorry if I misunderstood!

Yep, I'd say definitely Tiliqua scincoides scincoides.

Thank you everyone for your answers.

I am very pleased with the fact that these animals are T. s. scincoides. Allthough I wouldn't part with them even if they were something else.

And Katrina, thanks for the thumps up on my skills in english writing

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