Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink (species: Tiliqua adelaidensis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Tiliqua adelaidensis
Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink


©Shawn Scott: Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)

©Shawn Scott: Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)

©bill doyle: Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Scincidae
Genus Tiliqua
Species Tiliqua adelaidensis
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (Snout to vent length)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Adelaide Pygmy Blue-tongue Skink (Tiliqua adelaidensis)

Distribution and habitat preferences

Found only in Australia, it was for a time believed to be extinct. A small population is found outside Adelaide, but it is extremely vulnerable, given its small population and limited living area. (Wikipedia)

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