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The Irian Jaya has a distinct pattern that can be described as one of the most beautiful among blue-tongued skinks [user-generated source]. It consists of thick dark brown, sometimes black, stripes with a peachy gold to brown undertone. The bellies of these animals can range from creme to orange to even red.
The distribution of V. macraei is restricted to the island of Batanta, on the northwestern tip of the Vogelkop peninsula of Irian Jaya of Indonesia. There this species lives like its relatives, the other members of the prasinus-group, as a tree climber, which is clearly visible by the prehensile tail. [4]
Currently there are about 40 extant families of Lacertilia.These vary considerably, e.g. in shades, colours, and sizes. For example, the largest representative among Geckos, the New Caledonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus), has a length of up to 36 cm (14 in), while the largest species in the family Varanidae, Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), has a length up to 3 metres (10 ft ...
The white-eyed crocodile skink (Tribolonotus novaeguineae) is a species of insectivorous lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea . [ 2 ]
They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards or simply blue-tongues or blueys in Australia or panana in Indonesia. As suggested by these common names, a prominent characteristic of the genus is a large blue tongue that can be bared as bluff-warning to potential enemies. [ 3 ]
Emoia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the subfamily Eugongylinae. [1] ... Sibil Valley, upper Digul drainage, Irian Jaya: Brongersma's emo skink, Brongersma's forest ...
Irian Jaya blue tongue skink; P. ... Western blue-tongued lizard This page was last edited on 22 January 2020, at 23:29 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea Tribolonotus parkeri Rittmeyer & Austin, 2017: Buka Island Giant spiny skink, Poncelet's helmet skink: Tribolonotus ponceleti Kinghorn, 1937: Solomon Islands Western crocodile skink, false Poncelet's helmet skink: Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti Greer & Parker, 1968: Bougainville and Buka