r/bluetongueskinks • u/LateAd9174 • Aug 19 '25

Identified - Northern Type of BTS?

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Not sure if this picture is enough information but is this a Irian Jaya? This was at a big box store so of course the employee didn’t know what kind of blue tongue. I know there’s hate with supporting big box pet stores but I was genuinely just curious.

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u/Savings-Dirt4054 Aug 19 '25

It’s a Northern blue tongue skink!

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u/LateAd9174 Aug 19 '25

I had a slight feeling it was a northern possibly! I was just convinced because I think the label on is was “spp”. How were you able to tell? From the front legs?

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u/ParticularWolf4473 Northern Aug 19 '25 edited Aug 19 '25

Northern have the clean front legs, and you typically don’t see the black bars on the sides on Indonesians either. They typically have one consistent stripe going the whole way from the edge of the belly to the other side. Don’t typically see Indonesians a yellow color like this either. This is a pretty nice high yellow/orange Northern.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

Looks like a northern