Fig. 28. — Copper-tailed Scink (Lygosoma taeniolata). 
neck, it quite often becomes trapped in the mesh; large numbers, 
too, are killed by cars as they attempt to cross roads. The 
Blue-tongue ( Tiliqua scincoides) is as large as the sleepy lizard, 
but is not so often seen. It is greyish in colour with a series of 
broad, blackish bands, and is quite harmless, although, owing to 
its habit of puffing out the body and hissing when alarmed, it is 
often thought to be a “Puff-adder,” and an exceedingly dangerous 
reptile. The Blue-tongue owes its name to the colour of the 
tongue, which is protruded when it is alarmed by man. Two of 
the smaller Scinks which have been found in our parks are the 
Copper-tailed Scink (Lygosoma taeniolata) and the Three-toed 
Scink (L. decresiensis) . Both are active little lizards with 
metallic colouring, and readily discard the tail when one attempts 
to capture them. The Three-toed Scink is a very elongated, 
Fig. 29. — Brow- it 'S nake (Demansia textilis). 
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