🦎 A new species of #skink has been identified from the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, following a detailed genetic and physical reassessment of a long-uncertain population: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.1863652

#newspecies

Blue-tongued Lizard aka Blue-tongued Skink in our garden just now - western Brisbane.
He is about 40cm long.
They are fairly common here but are very vulnerable to cats, dogs.
Unfortunately we also see a few squashed on our road too.
#reptiles #lizard #bluetonguelizard #skink #tiliqua

Sona design for Archie! Based heavily on Aoi from Monotone Blue but with a few tweaks and personal touches 🦎🩵🪽

#myart #furry #furryart #art #scalie #scalieart #lizard #skink #bluetailedskink #undescribed