Australian Geographic

True blue

YOU’VE probably experienced it yourself on a bushwalk – a startled bluetongue skink exposes its large blue tongue, often simultaneously hissing and inflating its body to look bigger and more threatening. Bluetongue skinks of a number of species are medium-sized, ground-dwelling lizards that are commonly found across Australia and New Guinea. They have become popular pets in Australia and

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