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Blue-tongued skink
Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Eastern

A variant of Blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides)

Eastern

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides, silvery-grey with crisp dark banding and often a dark temporal stripe; slightly smaller than Northerns.

Keeper tips for this variant

Easterns appreciate a touch cooler, less arid setup than Northerns — provide a humid hide so they shed cleanly.

This page covers the Eastern variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Blue-tongued skink

Other Skinks & plated lizards variants

NorthernIndonesian / Irian JayaHypomelanistic / Caramel