Tiliqua scincoides

Tiliqua scincoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Egerniinae
Genus: Tiliqua
Species: Tiliqua scincoides
Subspecies (3): T. s. chimaerea – T. s. intermedia – T. s. scincoides

Name

Tiliqua scincoides (White, 1790)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.8.21.94.
• Type locality: Australia.

Combinations

• Lacerta scincoides White, 1790: 242 [original combination]
• Tiliqua scincoides — Gray, 1825 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Scincus crotaphomelas Lacepede, 1804: 209
• Scincus tuberculatus Merrem, 1820: 73
• Tiliqua whitii Gray, 1831: 67
• Cyclodus boddaertii Duméril & Bibron, 1839
• Lacerta variegata Cunningham, 1925
• Tiliqua scincoides intermedia Mitchell, 1955
• Tiliqua macroscincoides Wells & Wellington, 1985
• Tiliqua scincoides chimaerea Shea, 2000

References

Primary references

• White, J. 1790. Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales with sixty-five plates of non-descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions. London: J. Debrett. 300 pp., 65 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Tiliqua scincoides  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109481538A109481555. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109481538A109481555.en. Accessed on 13 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard
• magyar: Ausztrál kéknyelvűszkink, közönséges kéknyelvűszkink
• Nederlands: Australische blauwtongskink