Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTiliqua (Bluetongues)
- SpeciesTiliqua scincoides (Common Bluetongue)
Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). There are three recognized subspecies. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Closed-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia longipes
Northern Red-throated Rainbow Skink
Carlia crypta
Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei
Rainforest Water-skink
Concinnia tigrina
Prickly Forest Skink
Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
Pale-lipped Shadeskink
Saproscincus basiliscus
Cream-striped Shining-skink
Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink
Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis
Coastal Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus litoralis
Lewis' Shadeskink
Saproscincus lewisi
Four-fingered Shadeskink
Saproscincus tetradactylus
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Bluetongue at Daintree National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |