What type of BTS is this?

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What type of BTS is this?

Postby Rossi0486 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:30 pm

Hello everyone. I was wondering if i could get some help identifying what type of BTS this is? I'm thinking an indonesian but i'm not sure as I am rather new to the bts world. I got him about a week ago.
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Spindown » Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:34 pm

It would help more if there was a full body picture, but based off what I can see, I'd say Indonesian. Cute little guy :D
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:38 pm

Indo
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Jeff » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:36 pm

Welcome to the forum! Looks like an indo from that picture, but it would be nice to see more.
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Rossi0486 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:36 pm

here are a couple better pics for those who were asking
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Richard.C » Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:39 pm

Merauke i reckon,speckley legs and all

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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Fatal_S » Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:56 pm

I agree with the general consensus, that's an Indo. A very pretty, speckly, shiny Indo <3 Very handsome skink!
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby JoshChimera » Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:14 am

T. Gigas. I think that is known as an indo, as people are saying it is.
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Richard.C » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:50 pm

Is the lack of trident the indo sign,i went of leg speckling,thinking indos usually have no speckling


Its a nice looking specimen,gigas varieties are great looking blueys,lots of variety
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Fatal_S » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:12 pm

Richard.C wrote:Is the lack of trident the indo sign,i went of leg speckling,thinking indos usually have no speckling


Its a nice looking specimen,gigas varieties are great looking blueys,lots of variety


Richard, the speckling part for the legs usually refers to the top of the front legs. Indos usually have very black tops, but the sides/underneath can be speckled. Meraukes on the other hand have speckles on the top. At least that's how I look at it (I think? I usually go by overall look, so have to actually think when I break it down, and I'm bad at thinking).

The other signs that it's an Indo are the heavily marked head (lots of black 'spider-webbing' patterns), the excessive amount of mottling (speckles all over the back and tail), the yellow colouring (though not all Indos are yellow), and as Richard mentioned the lines back of the neck (Meraukes have a single line down the back of the neck while IJs and Indos have multiple lines).

One day I will own some speckly, speckly Indos :cloud9:
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Re: What type of BTS is this?

Postby Richard.C » Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:42 am

Thanks mel,some gopd points
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