Blotched Blue-tongue Lizard (Tiliqua nigrolutea)

There are eight species in the genus Tiliqua. All are found in Australia with the exception of Tiliqua gigas, which is found in New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. The Blotched Blue-tongue Tiliqua nigrolutea, is found in the south-east of Australia and Tasmania. On the mainland it is usually found at higher elevations but here in Tasmania it is found from sea level up to around 750m. They are omnivorous, feeding on insects, snails, flowers, and fruit. In a backyard situation they will be attracted by pet food and your strawberry patch.

This one, in the video below, was trying to come in through the back door. We relocated it further up the backyard away from our cars. It was also an opportunity to get some slow motion shots of them licking the air with their blue tongues. The red on the mouth is not blood. We fed it a raspberry before releasing it :-)

Here is another short video of Blotched Bluetongues roaming our backyard. These are the largest lizards we have in Tasmania and can reach just over half a metre or 550mm. (21.6535 inches).