Blue-tongued Skink

Tiliqua gigas

RANGE Southern New Guinea through the Indonesian Islands to Sumatra

HABITAT Forests, grasslands, rain forests, and deserts

DIET Insects, worms, snails, flowers, fruits, and berries

When threatened, a blue-tongued skink will puff up its body, hiss, and stick out its blue tongue. They are ground-dwelling.

Females are ovoviviparous, which means that the young develop in membranes inside the mother and are born live. Newborns are about 4 inches long and weigh about 0.5 ounce.