Blue Tongued Lizard
Tiliqua nigrolutea
Tiliqua nigrolutea
The Blue Tongued Lizard has a slimy scale coat that absorbs heat as it is exothermic. The size of the lizard can be related an average plumbing pipe. The Blue Tongue Lizard has a distinctive blue tongue. In its environment it has adapted the tongue to be a bluff to other animals.
The Blue Tongued Lizard in it's natural habitat
The Blue Tongued Lizard in enclosure
The Blue Tongued Lizards natural habitat includes woodland, grassland in the northern and eastern parts of australia. It makes its burrow and can cool or heat up depending on the temperature