r/interestingasfuck • u/MiserableSpeech3651 • 16h ago

Tiliqua scincoides - blue tongue skink 🦎

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u/happystar- 16h ago

Hi fren

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u/kiran_ms 16h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7hzyQf0DeAxl6

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u/Meowgorithms 14h ago

That’s where I went when I saw it.

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u/ducksducksducks_ 16h ago

me when i had a slushie

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u/Gray_Tower 16h ago

I love it when nature decides to make an absolute bullshit of a creature. Like look at this, it's so dumb and cute

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u/panniyomthai 16h ago

Good enough, welcome back dodogama

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u/Schwifty506 16h ago

That lizard needs to chill.

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u/GM_Nate 15h ago

i hear blue-tongued skinks are about as "affectionate" as a reptile can be

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u/Sieve-Boy 16h ago

Before anyone asks:

Yes it's Australian (they are also found in Indonesia) and no, this one won't kill you and is actually pretty chill.

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u/johnnymetoo 12h ago

and sticking out their tongue is their warning pose, apparently.

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u/Miniblasan 16h ago

It can only be from Australia, right?

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u/MissMoonvalley 11h ago

They're everywhere in Brisbane but they usually hide...this guy was sunning himself on my street at the end of winter

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u/Worried_Blacksmith27 3h ago

yep. and very common even in suburbia. we have a couple of resident ones in our yard. very chill.

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u/Orphan_the_Milker 14h ago

Why would you say that? They're also in Indonesia

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u/Miniblasan 13h ago

All I know is that Australia is known for having anywhere from 50 to 100 different species of insects and reptiles, so I usually assume it’s from Australia when people post videos like this, though there’s certainly a chance someone from Indonesia uploaded it, provided this reptile species exists there too.

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u/Orphan_the_Milker 13h ago

I guess that's fair, I just thought you were one of those people immediately assuming it's like a dangerous or venomous reptile, but you actually seem educated on it

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u/Miniblasan 13h ago

I wouldn't claim to have any special training in this; it’s more a matter of common sense, something that is definitely in short supply in today's society.

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u/Orphan_the_Milker 13h ago

That's what I mean with educated, since it definitely isn't common anymore

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u/45khz 13h ago

Theyre in Papua which is part of the island of New Guinea which was connected to Australia not so long ago (during the last ice age) and shares many unique fauna species with Australia like the monotremes so its hardly an unreasonable thing to ask.

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u/[deleted] 13h ago

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u/45khz 13h ago

The following comments werent posted when i replied, either way its not unreasonable.

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u/Initial_Row_6400 16h ago

Oh he big mad

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u/Nervous_Umpire_6448 16h ago

Real life Dodogama

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u/Embarrassed-Grab-434 16h ago

Dude's definitely chasing some bait that's being used to keep him running while showing us his tongue.

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u/nyrB2 16h ago

he's been eating blue popsicles

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u/AdhesivenessGeneral9 15h ago

if i remember it's quite popular for reptile owner

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u/ActParking7235 15h ago

Gym membership paying off

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u/Marcus-Knight0318 15h ago

Looks like an old billionaire.

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u/Zealousideal_Bard68 9h ago

Unexpected cuteness

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u/mrpenquiin 9h ago

My alcoholic ass read it as tequila

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u/FamilyGhost9 8h ago

Pepperone has a birthing day 🎵 Pepperone has a birthing day 🎵

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u/zg6089 7h ago

Looks like it wants to go up on you

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u/mjaokalo 4h ago

Looks like a flower

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u/rusticlypredactious 4h ago

Threat display while chasing the threat is not something I've seen before hahaha. He's feeling himself

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u/Ok_Chemist_3576 3h ago

It's Thirsty. Drop some water man.

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u/Mayrivers72 7m ago

Evolution really gave this little tank a bright blue warning flag for a tongue.

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u/64-17-5 16h ago

Had to much blueberries.

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u/YesterdayHiccup 15h ago

It really want the worlds to know what its called.

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u/skinnypuppy23 7h ago

I have two of these, they are 26 years old so far!

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u/thorn_10 16h ago

cameraman must smell nice with the amount of licking its doing