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Blue-tongued lizards occupy a range of habitats from desert, semi-arid savannah, woodland and temperate suburban areas through to tropical jungle. They are omnivorous, and may feed on berries, flowers and other plant material, fungi, insects, spiders, or other small animals, carrion, and are sometimes partial to slugs and snails. They may grow up to 60 cm (depending on the species).
Solitary for most of the year, mating occurs in September-November. Pair bonding may occur over successive years. The young are born (live) 3-5 months after mating (December-April). Litters may have 5-18 individuals.
Predators include kookaburras, raptors, and snakes (e.g. Pseudonaja textilis,
Mulga snake) (Valentic 1996), cats, dogs, and humans. When a blue-tongue is
threatened it will face the threat opening it's mouth wide sticking out it's
blue tongue in an attempt to scare away the threat.
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