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Tiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Schneider, & Johann Gottlob. Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae. Fasciculus secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas. Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues. Amphisbaenas et Caecilias.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Scincidae
genus
Tiliqua
species
Tiliqua gigas

Name

Synonyms
Cyclodus petersii Strauch, 1866
Scincus gigas Schneider, 1801
Tiliqua gigas var. keyensis Oudemans, 1894
Homonyms
Tiliqua gigas (Schneider, 1801)
Common names
Escinco-de-língua-azul-da-Indonésia in Portuguese
Giant Blue-tongued Skink in English
Giant Bluetongue in English
Giant Bluetongue Skink in English
Giant Bluetongue Skink in English
Giant Bluetongue Skink in English
Indonesian Blue-tongued Skink in English
Neuguinea-Riesenblauzungenskink in German
New Guinea Blue Tongue in English
Nieuw-Guinea blauwtongskink in Dutch
Riesenblauzungenskink in German
tilikva obrovská in Czech
óriás kéknyelvűszkink in Hungarian
Папуанская исполинская ящерица in Russian
オオアオジタトカゲ in Japanese
印尼藍舌蜥 in Chinese
인도네시아푸른혀도마뱀 in Korean
New Guinea Blue Tongue in English
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