Gold Blue Tongues?

[serenaphoenix]

I've been mostly sticking to snakes so this might be completely normal and i don't know about it ... but i was walking to my boyfriends place the other day and on my way i saw a primarily "gold" coloured blue tongue.

It was pretty average sized as far as i know of blue tongues and definately had the signature tongue and back pattern - except the part that's normally grey/silver was yellow/gold.

and don't say pics or it didn't happen - i don't carry a camera everywhere and i have a dodgy cheap mobile.. lol.

just wondering if this is... normal?

 

[kimba83]

did it look like this ??

 

[hornet]

did it look like this ??

probably not seeing as that doesnt look like a bluey

 

[serenaphoenix]

it's head was different and no green as far as i remember - more of a gold than a yellow... just not quite that exotic - the yellow wasn't quite as bright - but yes kimba, pretty much ... is this completely normal in the wild?

 

[hornet]

i wouldnt say completely normal but as with most herps there is a huge variation depending on locality.

 

[kimba83]

personally i think it looks a hell of alot like a bluey!

 

[hornet]

so many differences, where do i start lol

 

[serenaphoenix]

yeah but it was gold - all the blue tongues i've ever seen have been variations on grey/black even blue-ish tones...

snake ranch should be breeding these guys - he/she was lovely!

 

[DA_GRIZ]

i see bluey in it abit but not much .goldern coloured blueys are out and about i;ve seen some goldern/yellow kiama locale blueys but then i've seen dark ones and creamy coloured markings

 

[serenaphoenix]

oh here we go - seems normal then....

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Lizard, Blue-Tongue Skinks.htm the one on the scales is about rightish...

 

[serenaphoenix]

this site says its a papua new guinean locality or something...

 

[Brettix]

sounds like you seen a central blue tongue

 

[hornet]

oh here we go - seems normal then....

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Lizard, Blue-Tongue Skinks.htm the one on the scales is about rightish...

thats not an australian bluetongue, thats the normal color for T. gigas. If you seen that in an aussie bluey its a bit different from normal, i saw a black and white specimen a couple of weeks back.

 

[serenaphoenix]

Indonesian... (T. gigas)

 

[DA_GRIZ]

i have a dark kiama locale and i know GARTHNFAY have a yellowy goldern coloured one next time i see some wild ones i'll gets some pics

 

[lizard_lover]

what about this

 

[serenaphoenix]

I love this site - "blue tongue skinks are found in new guinea, australia and tasmania"

the Aussie blue tongues are so much nicer than the indonesian ones...

 

[serenaphoenix]

Not quite lizard lover - more like the indonesian one - in at least the sense that it had different stripes and was ... golder (regardless of the grammatical correctness of that word)

 

[hornet]

where in qld are you?

 

[lizard_lover]