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X shaped pattern

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:10 pm
by Heetoshura
How common is an X shaped band marking on blue tongue skinks?I've only seen a picture of a couple and it makes me curious.

Re: X shaped pattern

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:21 pm
by Dakota
It isn't all that uncommon, especially with the T. gigas subspecies.

Re: X shaped pattern

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:43 pm
by Heetoshura
Interesting,and thank you for your response,im still learning and I'm hoping to get my first blue tongue sometime later this year or next year,i would like to get a northern.

Re: X shaped pattern

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:58 am
by DianaBlueTongue
Ive seen a lot of "x" patterns on northerns onto of the hips right before the tail. My first litter of northerns this year has 3 babies with that little x

Re: X shaped pattern

Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:17 am
by Fatal_S
I named my first litter based on the patterns. There was M, L, O, X, Y, Z, QD, TP (stood for tiny-placenta, not a pattern), XY, etc. It's almost more uncommon to have perfect bands all the way down, or a perfect zig-zag. X's and Y's are very common. O's are somewhat more rare.

Re: X shaped pattern

Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:52 am
by Heetoshura
Good to know:)