Blotched Bluetongue
Tiliqua nigrolutea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusTiliqua (Bluetongues)
- SpeciesTiliqua nigrolutea (Blotched Bluetongue)
The blotched blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua nigrolutea), also known as the southern blue-tongued lizard or blotched blue-tongued lizard, is a blue-tongued skink endemic to south-eastern Australia. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blotched Bluetongue sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 145 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Shingleback
Tiliqua rugosa
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Southern Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Cunningham's Skink
Egernia cunninghami
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Black Crevice-skink
Egernia saxatilis
Pink-Tongued Lizard
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Rainbow Skink
Lampropholis delicata
Red-throated Cool-skink
Acritoscincus platynotus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blotched Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Blotched Bluetongue sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 145 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blotched Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blotched Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.