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Blue tongue ID, please!

Postby skinkee » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:19 am

These "Finnish" guys are said to be

Eastern:
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Eastern/Northern -mix
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I don't have better pics for you guys, but can you give me your opinions?
I think the first one could be irian jaya, or is she too blonde for that :chin:
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Postby shingleback aus » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:37 am

they look ij to me the leg patterning and color dosnt look eastern to me nice skink though :D
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Postby jasjmm27 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:00 am

I would say they are IJ or Merauke...the top one appears to have more Merauke traits...would need to see more pictures for me to form a better opinion, though....plus I am no professional...just my opinion.

If you could provide some "birds eye" top view that would be very helpful.
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Postby Shadowfax » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:52 am

They look like IJ's to me too, but hard to say from those piccies.
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Postby skinkee » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:19 am

The owner is convinced that the first one is Eastern - she is not sure about the second one.
I will post better pictures, if she is interested to know more.
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Postby Tattoo » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:02 pm

They look IJ to me from the limited glimpse the photos allow.
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:55 pm

The first one struck me as Merauke, the second as IJ. More pictures would help, but I'm pretty sure neither are Eastern or Northern in the least.
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Postby rachel » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:19 pm

They are definetely NOT Easterns-but need more pictures to decide if they are IJ's or Meraukes..
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:58 pm

You may or may not know, but many IJs are imported under the Eastern designation. So it could very well have been sold as an Eastern. But it's not.
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Postby Funda » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:27 pm

First one is definitely not a eastern, i have easterns myself :D and they do not look like that, it looks like a IJ to me.
And the second one, not quiet sure because the picture is only of its head.

Maybe clear body shots of each can let us figure the breed of them.
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Postby Leigh » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:46 am

The pic's looks IJ to me,there's no eye bands so no way Eastern (even if not Aussie)The photo on the bottoms got a right meathead, nice looking all the same.
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