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Postby DianaBlueTongue » Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:57 pm

Posting for a friend. What kind of bts would you say this is? First pic in natural sunlight, second indoors.
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Postby Noah H. » Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:38 pm

It appears to be an Eastern to me. I could be wrong though.
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:37 pm

Looks like a Northern(Tiliqua scincoides intermedia).
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Postby Zalder » Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:23 pm

It's gotta be a scincoides, my money would be on northern. Like xxmonitorlizardxx said.
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Postby Richard.C » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:07 pm

Looks a tad big for that rack system,lol

Looks odd to me,rail to long looking for an eastern,patterning is a bit off for a northern,though it does have a northern look to it,then the two neck stripes look odd,im leaning northern/ij hybrid on this one
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Postby Richard.C » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:08 pm

Oops excuse my scooby doo voice,tail looks to long,not rail,lol
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Postby Susann » Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:59 pm

Richard.C wrote:rail to long

Richard.C wrote:Oops excuse my scooby doo voice,tail looks to long,not rail,lol

:lol: :rofl:

My uneducated eye says Northern.
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Postby Jbolar » Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:13 pm

gonna go with richard,

hybrid of some sort,

northern x IJ, long body/tail, northern patterns slightly,
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Postby donkeybuff » Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:26 pm

If I hadn't seen any other opinions I would have said pure northern, but I would take Richard's answer since he has tons of experience.
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Postby DianaBlueTongue » Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:51 am

first time I saw her I thought northern too but then started to think an irian jaya cross. thanks everyone, ill let the owner know what was suggested
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Postby El Lobo » Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:37 pm

Is that drawer and rack the skinks normal home?
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Postby mark_w » Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:54 am

Well, before reading the other replies I thought Northern x IJ hybrid. The fact that Richard thinks the same hasn't put me off...
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Postby jdheff1982 » Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:54 am

It definitely says Northern on the sides; however, the black banding isn't consistent and the eye shadow isn't a trait for Northerns (at least not with mine). I'd have to agree that this is some sort of Northern hybrid.

I am also curious if the rack enclosure is the skinks home.
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Postby DianaBlueTongue » Thu Jul 10, 2014 12:35 pm

no, as far as I know the drawer isn't the skinks home, he was just using it to take the picture
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Postby Richard.C » Thu Jul 10, 2014 2:54 pm

He said its in tub whilst he was cleaning its cage,quite a few northerns have the eye shadowing,photos often make it look more distinctive to
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