Jun 25, 2020
Something is trapped in the bottle. This strange animal cage was discovered by Jeremy (volunteer) when we cleared behind the Soccer Oval, part of the Bushcare site for the Walton Bridge...
Jun 25, 2020
The local kids were intrigued. How did the lizard get into the bottle, can it get out of the bottle, will it bite, is it dangerous, why is its tongue pink – lots of...
Jun 25, 2020
Later we identified the lizard from the Queensland Museum book (Wildlife of Greater Brisbane) as Pink-tongued Skink (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii). It’s possible that the skink could have got out of the bottle by itself, but thought it may have got in there when it...
Jun 25, 2020
The Queensland Museum has a PDF info sheet (Reptiles 10) on Blue and Pink-tongued Skinks. They describe both skinks as “robust and short-limbed, with broad, triangular heads. As well as tongue colour, they may be distinguished by the length and shape of their...
Jun 25, 2020
In this pic you can see the top of the bottle falling away as we liberated the skink. This was an excercise carried out with care, because we knew, while not poisonous, skinks can inflict a painful bite. They are mostly cowards, though, and rely on bluffing predators...
Jun 25, 2020
A prime specimen, in sight of freedom. Again from the Queensland Museum Info Sheet: “Pink-tongues often occur in the same areas as blue-tongues, but as a rule they prefer moister habitats. They live in rainforests, wet sclerophyll forests, monsoon forests and...
