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title: "Common Bluetongue"
description: "Tiliqua scincoides — Rettili. Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-bluetongue
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Bluetongue

> Tiliqua scincoides — Rettili. Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks).

- Scientific name: *Tiliqua scincoides*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 12176
- Wikidata: [Q781954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781954)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37456](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37456)

## Names

- en: Common Bluetongue
- de: Gemeiner Blauzungenskink
- es: Escinco de lengua azul
- nl: Gewone blauwtongskink
- pl: Scynk olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11394), ID (3)

## Summary

Tiliqua scincoides is a species of lizard in the subfamily Egerniinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). There are three recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiliqua_scincoides

## Photo

![Common Bluetongue](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-bluetongue/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191936899

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-bluetongue?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).