Eastern Blue Tongues
UPDATED: January 2024
Eastern Blue Tongue Skinks
(Tiliqua scincoides scincoides)
These are, in our opinion, THE best pet blue tongue skink reasonably available in the United States [video link] because they are hardy, gentle, and long lived. All our Easterns are 100% pure ethically acquired Tiliqua scincoides scincoides, and the vast majority are from New Zealand zoo stock bloodlines. They are completely unrelated to the rest of the Easterns in the US, Canada, and Europe!
Eastern Blue Tongues are the most common pet lizard in Australia for great reason, yet sadly they are quite rare among US keepers due to exportation laws dating back to the 1980's. Today there are only a handful of Eastern breeders in North America, Europe, New Zealand and Asia in general. Easterns do well at typical US household humidity levels, they are generally very calm and handleable and they are quite simple to maintain.
Below are a few of our Eastern Blue Tongue Skinks and details about each animal.
We are not breeding Eastern Blue Tongues for the 2024 season
In 2018 TC imported (to our knowledge) the first and only "Green Phase" Victorian type Easterns from New Zealand
As of 2024 "Green Phase" Victorian type Easterns remain extremely rare with fewer than 60 in the USA and none in Canada or Europe
Don Quixote ID# Q
Type: Victorian* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Green Phase
Origin: New Zealand Import NZCBB
Breeder: Only Aussie Reptiles
Status: At KO Exotics for breeding project
Born: 2016
Sex: Male
Notes: He is descendant of zoo stock and is one of only six founding animals (that we know of) of this type in the USA. TC imported this guy in the spring of 2018 and he has sired several pure Eastern litters since.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location
JOSIE ID# 31
Type: Victorian* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Green Phase
Origin: New Zealand Import NZCBB
Breeder: Only Aussie Reptiles
Status: At KO Exotics for breeding project
Born: 2016
Sex: Female
Notes: She is descendant of zoo stock and is one of only six founding stock (that we know of) of this type in the USA. TC imported this girl in the spring of 2018 and she proved out her first litter of Green Phase Easterns in 2020.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location
Allosaurus ID# A
Type: Victorian* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Green Phase
Origin: Reptile Mountain USCBB
Breeder: Reptile Mountain
Status: Active Breeder
Born: 2020
Sex: Male
Notes: He is one of only a few Green Phase Easterns born in the USA to our knowledge. He has some exceptional bands and nice green over tones and a wonderful appetite.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location
Sage ID# 33
Type: Victorian* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Green Phase
Origin: Reptile Mountain USCBB
Breeder: Reptile Mountain
Status: Active Breeder
Born: 2020
Sex: Female
Notes: She is one of only a few Green Phase Easterns born in the USA to our knowledge. She has some exceptional reddish and nice green over tones and a wonderful temperament.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location
Melbourne ID# 32
Type: Victorian* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Silver Phase
Origin: New Zealand Import NZCBB
Breeder: Only Aussie Reptiles
Status: At KO Exotics for breeding project
Born: 2016
Sex: Female
Notes: She is descendant of zoo stock and is one of only a very few of this type outside of Australia. TC imported this girl in the spring of 2018.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location
KIWI ID# 21
Type: NSW* (Eyebanded)
Phase: Wildtype
Origin: New Zealand Import NZCBB
Breeder: Only Aussie Reptiles
Status: On display at AZA Aquarium in North Carolina
Born: 2016
Sex: Female
Notes: She is descendant of zoo stock. TC imported this girl in the spring of 2018 and she produced her first litter of pure Easterns in 2020.
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*Visual traits resemble animals from this location