BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FfV1LQUEm0

My 4-year old Tanimbar BTS being cute, wanted to share this to you lot

he is adourable!!!!!

Is he a rescue?

Nice video! Tanimbars are very cool, and yours is a very good looking skink. It looks like he has a bit of a "hump" in his back though. Has he always had that, or has it developed recently?

Tanimbar Is.'s look so much like Westerns!!

He's not a rescue, I bought him when he was 1 year old from a breeder. And he has got the hump on his back for whole of his life. Otherwise very healthy, very tame individual Thanks!

Dakota wrote:Tanimbar Is.'s look so much like Westerns!!

Nice skink! I love how glossy tannies are!

Halmahera Is.'s are descendents of Blotcheds, Irian Jayas are descendents of Easterns, and Tanimbar Is.'s are descendants of Westerns.

Dakota wrote:Halmahera Is.'s are descendents of Blotcheds, Irian Jayas are descendents of Easterns, and Tanimbar Is.'s are descendants of Westerns.

Oh man.....

Dakota wrote:Halmahera Is.'s are descendents of Blotcheds, Irian Jayas are descendents of Easterns, and Tanimbar Is.'s are descendants of Westerns.

Here I'll translate:
"Halmahera Indonesians look similar Blotcheds because of the blotches/marks that they both share. Irian Jayas and Easterns look similar because of their overall similarity. Tanimbar Islands and Westerns are similar because of their wide bands".

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:

Dakota wrote:Halmahera Is.'s are descendents of Blotcheds, Irian Jayas are descendents of Easterns, and Tanimbar Is.'s are descendants of Westerns.

Here I'll translate:
"Halmahera Indonesians look similar Blotcheds because of the blotches/marks that they both share. Irian Jayas and Easterns look similar because of their overall similarity. Tanimbar Islands and Westerns are similar because of their wide bands".

So basically 1800s taxonomical thinking?

They made more sense in the 1800,s