Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

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Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby James Wilson » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:56 pm

This is a unique Indonesian BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas) from Aru Island may eventually be redescribed and renamed.

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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby WanderingChai » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:09 pm

:shock: AMAZING. GORGEOUS. I'M IN LOVE.

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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:11 pm

Do you have any more examples of them? I have been interested to see what they look like.
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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby Alioop » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:13 pm

Wow he sorta looks like a combination of all the indo species. Really interesting... where do these photos come from? Do you know the person who has this animal?
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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby James Wilson » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:14 pm

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Do you have any more examples of them? I have been interested to see what they look like.


No. as far as I know, these are a very very rare BTS here in the US if they are even still here at all.
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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby StaceyLeigh » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:18 pm

WOW :shock: very cool!
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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby supersnakeman101 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:45 pm

very cool
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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby anchietae » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:37 pm

James,

That's a gorgeous skink!

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Re: Aru Island Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

Postby Katrina » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:57 pm

Very cool!! He looks kind of like Riff-Raff, my gigas-inbetweener, except Riff-Raff has none of the Kei look going on the sides (which really makes that BTS stand out). Very unique animal, love the combined look of all T. gigas species.

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