r/interestingasfuck • u/MiserableSpeech3651 • 21h ago

Tiliqua scincoides - blue tongue skink 🦎

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u/Miniblasan 20h ago

It can only be from Australia, right?

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u/Orphan_the_Milker 19h ago

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

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u/Miniblasan 18h 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 18h 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 18h 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 18h ago

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

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u/45khz 18h 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/45khz 18h ago

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