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http://www.mark.org.au/pages/blue_tongue_info.htm 節錄
Blue-tongues (Tiliqua sp.) are omnivorous. In captivity, they can be maintained on a varied diet of soft fruits such as tomatoes, strawberries, apple, lettuce, banana or kiwifruit and snails & slugs. They are partial to strawberries, as many home gardeners will have discovered. Blue-tongues can even be encouraged to come regularly for food left out. Their presence in a garden ensures the demise of many garden pests such as slugs and snails.
藍舌蜥投機型雜食的, 人工飼養的
環境, 它們能接受不同的
食物種類.如萵苣,一些較軟的水果,例如蕃茄,草莓,蘋果,香蕉或奇異果.陸生螺,蝸蝓.尤其偏好草莓.許多園丁常常發現. 鼓勵
藍舌蜥進出它們的花園覓食 ,可以把園裡的害蟲如陸生螺,蝸蝓.帶向死亡.
Blue-tongues have an unusual body shape for a skink, with a stout body, relatively small limbs and a thick, short tail. Blue-tongues rarely lose their tails , unlike smaller skinks, in which tail loss is an anti-predator device. Blue-tongues use their characteristic threat display as a warning device. The animal expands its ribcage and turns side on in order to appear larger. At the same time it opens its mouth wide to hiss and display its startling blue tongue and pink mouth.
身為石龍子科的一員,藍舌蜥一樣有著特殊的體型,肥圓的身軀, 相對短小的四肢.和短短的尾巴.藍舌蜥不像小型的石龍子那麼容易斷尾求生.藍舌蜥充分運用身體的特徵. 當威脅來臨時.它鼓脹自己的身體使自己看起來較大.同時發出嘶嘶的威嚇聲.張大粉紅的大嘴吐出嚇人的藍色舌頭.
Contrary to folk belief, these lizards are not poisonous, although an animal carelessly handled can give a nasty nip. Teeth are very small, but jaws are extremely strong. It is also untrue that marks reappear on the anniversary of a bite!
藍舌是無毒的.即使如此,不小心的上手仍然可能被嚴重咬傷.雖然他們只有一口短牙,但強而有力的顎部, 仍然會留下難忘的被咬
經驗
They are, like most reptiles, difficult to sex from external appearances. The males tend to be smaller (300-350g) than females (350-450g), which can grow as heavy as 650-700g in late pregnancy. The males also have proportionally broader heads and their tails tend to be thicker at the base. This is due to the musculature of the two hemipenes. With practice, it is possible to evert the hemipenes to confirm the sex of the animal. Adult males have a head and body measuring about 25-27cm, while mature females are likely to grow to 27-30cm. Some blue-tongues have been known to live as long as 20 years.
它們就像一般的
爬蟲, 很難由外觀判定性別.公蜥體型較小(300-350g )母蜥約(350-450g)在懷孕末期甚至可以大到650-700g,宮溪尾部較粗大,主要因為那一對半陰莖的肌肉組織. 所以利用外翻她的半陰莖可以作為辦別性別的方法.公蜥成體頭和身體可以長到25-27公分.母的成體約維27-30公分..部分的藍舌蜥有活到20年的紀錄.
Like all reptiles in cooler climates, bluetongues are active only during the warmer months. They are solitary animals, except during the mating season. The males emerge first after winter hibernation in late September. The females emerge in late October. Mating occurs in November or December, depending on the weather.
如同所有的爬蟲.藍舌蜥只活耀在暖和的月份. 它們除了
交配期. 傾向獨居生活.公蜥經過冬眠後在九月底先甦醒,母蜥約冬眠至十月.因為氣候的差異.交尾期約發生再十一,十二月
These lizards are viviparous, giving birth to an average of six live young in autumn. Some books suggest a clutch size of up to 25 young; from current studies, this seems highly unlikely. Additionally, producing a clutch of young represents a substantial drain on the mother's energy reserves. Based on our observations, it is likely that females only reproduce every second year, even though males mature sperm on an annual basis.
它們是屬於胎生的爬蟲.大約再秋季生下約六隻幼蜥. 必須一提. 每一次的生產代表母體能量的極度耗損.即使公蜥精子每年成熟一次.根據觀察, 母蜥兩年只產一胎.
Although there is a simple placenta, most of the nutrition for the developing young is supplied by the large, yolky egg. Young are independent at birth, receiving little or no parental care, but will not be sexually mature themselves for four or five years.
幼蜥即使只是在生下時只待一個簡單的胎盤. 但他大多的營養來源都仰賴那個大但黃囊. 蜥生而獨立,親代幾乎不會給她照護.就這樣她獨立生活到性成熟. 約四到五年.
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