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What is it?

Eastern
0
No votes
IJ
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Merauke
6
46%
Mixed
4
31%
Color varient/morph/color mutation
3
23%
 
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What is this?

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:42 pm

Even I can't tell for this one. I have my suspicions but... :noknow:
I cut the poll options to the few possibilities it can be.
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Re: What is this?

Postby Jeff » Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:56 pm

That's not a very good picture, but I feel pretty confident that it is a skink from Indonesia. The things that keep it from being an eastern in my opinion are; color, pattern on the fore legs, base of the tail, and certain aspects of the pattern. It also has neither of the "tell-tale" signs that give away some easterns (fade to black, pattern "blur"). Those two things are not present in all easterns, but the fact that this skink has neither, combined with the things I mentioned before eliminate the possibility of this being an eastern in my opinion.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
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Re: What is this?

Postby Katrina » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:10 pm

Interesting pic! It looks gigas, very interesting pattern.
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Re: What is this?

Postby realis88 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:56 am

merauke
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Re: What is this?

Postby Linnea » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:59 am

i vote merauke. i just think it looks like one.
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Re: What is this?

Postby UroFreak13 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:57 pm

Meraukes usually have longer tales no?
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Re: What is this?

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:01 pm

Usually, not always. You can't really tell where the tail ends in this picture though. It looks short in my opinion.
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Re: What is this?

Postby Jeff » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:42 pm

Dude. That tail is cut. It would be longer if it was all there.
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
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0.0.0. T. multifasciata
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Re: What is this?

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:01 pm

Alright lol
I couldn't tell :lol:
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