Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:34 pm
Here are some examples in color variation in the Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas).
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Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
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Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:00 pm
Might just be me but the silver one looks a little merauke-ish.
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:05 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Might just be me but the silver one looks a little merauke-ish.
Kinda, but it still had the head black-linish-thingys inbetween the scales...
Can't remember the word...EDIT: By the way, amazing indos.
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:09 pm
WanderingChai wrote:xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Might just be me but the silver one looks a little merauke-ish.
Kinda, but it still had the head black-linish-thingys inbetween the scales...
EDIT: By the way, amazing indos.
Look at my avatar. My merauke has speckles between the bands too.
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:11 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:WanderingChai wrote:xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Might just be me but the silver one looks a little merauke-ish.
Kinda, but it still had the head black-linish-thingys inbetween the scales...
EDIT: By the way, amazing indos.
Look at my avatar. My merauke has speckles between the bands too.
... I'm an idiot...
What about the lining on the head scales? Is that normal for Meruakes too?
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:14 pm
WanderingChai wrote:xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Look at my avatar. My merauke has speckles between the bands too.
... I'm an idiot...
What about the lining on the head scales? Is that normal for Meruakes too?
My merauke:
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:14 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:WanderingChai wrote:xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Look at my avatar. My merauke has speckles between the bands too.
... I'm an idiot...
What about the lining on the head scales? Is that normal for Meruakes too?
My merauke:
... Okay. You win...
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:16 pm
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:20 pm
So interesting to see the variation in color!
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:29 pm
WanderingChai wrote: ... Okay. You win...
Actually you were correct. The classic merauke faded BTS has very reduced banding, with their heads being either completely lacking any markings or with extreemly reduced marking between the scales.
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:30 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Might just be me but the silver one looks a little merauke-ish.
Definitely gigas gigas.
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:35 pm
OH SNAP 
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:36 pm
Wouldn't that make my skink a T g gigas? He looks just like them?
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:36 pm
WanderingChai wrote:OH SNAP
You never said classic merauke though
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:40 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:WanderingChai wrote:OH SNAP
You never said classic merauke though
Re: Color variation in Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:43 pm
xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Wouldn't that make my skink a T g gigas? He looks just like them?
He is a tough call, one thing to look at is the tail. The gigas gigas tail pattern usually breaks up with age and devolopes a more granite look to it.