Adelaide pigmy blue-tongue skink
| Adelaide pygmy blue-tongue skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tiliqua |
| Species: | T. adelaidensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiliqua adelaidensis (Peters, 1863) | |
The Adelaide pygmy blue-tongue skink or pygmy bluetongue (Tiliqua adelaidensis) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. 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.
References
- Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Tiliqua adelaidensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- "Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis" (PDF). Government of South Australia-Department for Environment and Heritage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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