A blue-tongued skink, in your face

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Submitter mum offers this extreme close-up of a blue-tongued skink, just one of about 1,200 skink species. As one might gather from the name, these unusual-looking lizards have bright blue tongues, which they stick out menacingly when they feel threatened.

For more photos of this guy and his cold-blooded cohorts, check out the Reptiles & Amphibians album at The Times’ photo-sharing site, Your Scene.

-- Lindsay Barnett