Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink

Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink care at a glance

Adult length

40–55 cm (16–22 in)

Adult weight

300–600 g (10.6–21.2 oz)

Lifespan

15–20 years

Basking / warm side

35–38 °C (95–100 °F)

Cool side

24–27 °C (75–81 °F)

Night minimum

22 °C (72 °F)

Humidity

60–80%

UVB

Recommended

Diet

Omnivore: greens, vegetables and protein

Activity

Diurnal

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Needs higher humidity than Australian blue tongues.

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary.

Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink research

10 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Comparison of chemistry analytes between 2 portable, commercially available analyzers and a conventional laboratory analyzer in reptiles.

  Veterinary clinical pathology · 2010 · cited 22 times

• Comparative analysis of osteoderms across the lizard body.

  Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2024 · cited 9 times

• Why is the tongue of blue-tongued skinks blue? Reflectance of lingual surface and its consequences for visual perception by conspecifics and predators.

  Die Naturwissenschaften · 2015 · cited 8 times

• The role of cranial osteoderms on the mechanics of the skull in scincid lizards.

  Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2023 · cited 8 times

• Traded under the radar: poor documentation of trade in nationally-protected non-CITES species can cause fraudulent trade to go undetected

  Biodiversity and conservation · 2019 · cited 7 times

• Cloacal anatomy and sex determination in Tiliqua sp.

  Herpetological Bulletin · 2021 · cited 6 times

• Modifying body schemata in skinks Tiliqua gigas

  Experimental Psychology (Russia) · 2016 · cited 6 times

• Locomotor energetics in the Indonesian blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) with implications for the cost of belly-dragging in early tetrapods.

  Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2021 · cited 3 times