Adelaide Pigmy Blue-tongue Skink
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The Adelaide Pigmy Blue-tongue Skink or Pygmy Bluetongue (Tiliqua adelaidensis) is a species of skink
in the Scincidae family.
It is 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.
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
in the Scincidae family.
It is found only in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was for a time believed to be extinct. A small population is found outside Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, but it is extremely vulnerable, given its small population and limited living area.