Tiliqua scincoids

The Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard is a gentle, slow moving lizard that uses a large blue tongue to ‘taste' its surroundings. These lizards eat a variety of plants and animals and when found living in your backyard, indicate a healthy garden habitat.

Taronga cares for many sick and injured local Eastern Blue-tongue Lizards, rehabilitating them and releasing them back to the wild.

Taronga is home to a number of Eastern Blue-tongue Lizards and visitors can have a close encounter with them during our regular animal encounters.