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Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:09 am
by samaneca
Hey everyone, my name is Sam Aneca and i'm from Belgium.
Last weekend I bought my first blue tongued skink but i can't really figure out which locality it is ?
Does anyone know which locality or crossing this is.
Thanx, Sam
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:12 am
by Susann
That is a Northern.
Welcome, and congratulations on your first bluey!
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:15 am
by samaneca
Thank you, I'm really happy with it !
Do you think it is pure northern? Because it doesn't really look like a typical one.
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:16 am
by Jeff
I would say that is a likely northern x Irian Jaya cross.
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:18 am
by Susann
It looks very unusual, but I don't have any experience with Northerns, so definitely listen to Jeff (and others who know Northerns).
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:24 am
by samaneca
On another forum, they also said it could be an intermedia X irian jaya crossing, so there is a big possibility it is one.
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:15 am
by critterguy
I would guess this is an animal from the line of patternless Northerns which actually have Northern x Irian Jaya blood. They seem to be making rounds in Europe. I was worried this would happen.
Enjoy your new pet irregardless!
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:52 am
by samaneca
You don't have to worry for this one, he/she is defenitly not a breeding animal
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:14 pm
by Ray Gurgui
Jeff's right !
T.S. Intermedia X T. S. SSP
Northern X Irian Jaya
The Patternless BTS are siblings to these. And Their were some for sale as Reduced Pattern Eastern's without the black on the sides.
critterguy ! They are already in the U.S. Been here for 4 years. Just haven't been bred .... yet !
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:51 pm
by Scincoides
Heres a comparison shot of an Ij and a Northern. Not the best pic, but you can clearly see traits from both species in that animal.
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:39 am
by bluetonguerocks
Valley, he looks more of an IJ than a northern to me. As for samaneca's skink, clearly he gets traits from both species. Good-looking skink nonetheless.
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:33 am
by Scotts1au
looks like one of Bruno's
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:06 am
by Scincoides
Bluetonguesrock, what looks more like an In than a northern?
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:37 am
by Scincoides
To clarify, the animal in my hand in the picture is an Irian Jaya, the one in the tub is a Northern. I wanted to do an actual side by side photo, but the Northern wasn't having it. He seemed to think that I was trying to feed him an Irian jaya
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:58 am
by bluetonguerocks
Valley Reptiles wrote:He seemed to think that I was trying to feed him an Irian jaya
lol that makes more sense, I thought the one you were holding was an IJ x Northern cross
I apologize
Re: Which Locality is this ?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:13 pm
by Scincoides
Haha no worries.