bobtail

n.

1. A short or shortened tail.
2. An animal, such as a horse, having a short or shortened tail.
3. Something that has been cut short or abbreviated.

bobtailed bob'tailed' adj.

Tiliqua rugosa

SUBFAMILY

Lygosominae

TAXONOMY

Tiliqua rugosa Gray, 1825, type locality not specified. There are four subspecies.

OTHER COMMON NAMES

English: Shingleback, sleepy lizard, boggi.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

This large lizard is recognized easily by its short, blunt tail and shingle-like scales. The color varies, ranging from white to dark gray to reddish.

DISTRIBUTION

The species occurs in southern Australia, central New South Wales, and southern Queensland.

HABITAT

Bobtails are found in all terrestrial habitats, including sclerophyll forests, hummock grasslands, chenopod shrublands, mallee, and sparsely vegetated coastal dunes, but it is uncommon in dense forests and swamps.

BEHAVIOR

These are slow-moving, lethargic lizards. When threatened, they open their mouths wide and wave their blue tongues. They often bask on roads, where many are killed by passing vehicles.

FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET

Bobtails are omnivorous.

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

These lizards form long-term pair bonds. Females give birth to two very large young (rarely, one or three young).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Not threatened.

SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS

Bobtails may be kept as pets.

A short tail, either natural or docked. Seen naturally in some species, e.g. bobcat, and some dog breeds, e.g. Schipperke and Old English sheepdog.

• b. disease — loss of the long hairs of the mane and tail in chronic selenium poisoning in horses. Other signs are emaciation, poor haircoat and defects of hoof growth.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kuperet hale

Nederlands (Dutch)
staart, (dier met) ingekorte staart

Français (French)
n. - queue écourtée (d'un cheval), chien écourté, bobtail

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stutzschwanz, Pferd/Hund mit Stutzschwanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτσονουρά, στριφτή ουρά

Italiano (Italian)
coda, coda mozza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rabo (m) curto, animal (m) com rabo curto

Русский (Russian)
подрезанный хвост

Español (Spanish)
n. - cola, rabo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stubbsvans, hund el häst med stubbsvans

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
短尾, 截尾的动物, 截短的尾巴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 短尾, 截尾的動物, 截短的尾巴

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짧은 꼬리, 꼬리를 자른 동물, 불명예 제대

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 切り尾の, 端を切り詰めた
n. - 切り尾, 断尾した馬, 短い尾
v. - 尾を短く切る, 切り詰める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذو ذنب أبتر, ذيل قصير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלב קצוץ-זנב, סוס קצוץ-זנב‬

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