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 Great Otway National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Common Bluetongue
Tiliqua scincoides
Cool-temperate Water Skink
Eulamprus tympanum
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
McCoy's Skink
Anepischetosia maccoyi
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscincus mustelinus
White's Rock-skink
Liopholis whitii
Entrecasteaux's Skink
Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
Trunk-climbing Cool-skink
Pseudemoia spenceri
Southern Forest Coolskink
Carinascincus coventryi
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus robustus
Metallic Coolskink
Carinascincus metallicus
📅 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 Great Otway National Park?
About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Blotched Bluetongue sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blotched Bluetongue in Great Otway National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blotched Bluetongue in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.