Doug Gimesy / Portrait of a Western Blue-tongue skink (Tiliqua occipitalis). Captive, rescued from wildlife smuggling.

Doug Gimesy / Portrait of a Western Blue-tongue skink (Tiliqua occipitalis). Captive, rescued from wildlife smuggling.

Doug Gimesy / Portrait of a Western Blue-tongue skink (Tiliqua occipitalis). Captive, rescued from wildlife smuggling.

Jiri Lochman / Centralian blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua multifasciata), Cape Range National Park, Ningaloo Coast UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia.

Martin Willis / Stump-tailed Skink (Trachydosaurus rugosus) in threat display with extended tongue, Darling Range, Western Australia, Australia

Jouan & Rius / Western blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua occipitalis), Northern Territory, Australia

Mark Moffett / Central Bluetongue Skink (Tiliqua multifasciata) profile, Heathlands North of Perth, Australia

Roland Seitre / Shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) camouflaged in desert habitat, Western Australia.

Bert Willaert / Shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) sensing with tongue. Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. October.

Bert Willaert / Shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) resting. Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. October.

Bert Willaert / Shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) tail, viewed from above. Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. October.

Doug Gimesy / Western blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua occipitalis) on white background. Captive, rescued from illegal wildlife trade by The Department of Environment Land, Water and Planning during Operation Sheffield....