tjuninguṟu ankupai tjuṯa

lizards and snakes
kuniya
woma python (Aspitites ramsayi)

id:9865 order:393

Kuniyangku ngampu tjuṯa liringka para-tjunkula waṉaṟa katipai.
The woma python can carry it’s eggs by putting them around it’s neck (body just behind it’s head).
tinka
miḻpaḻi
sand goanna (Varanus gouldii)

id:9854 order:376

Tinkangku piṯi walytjangku tjawaṟa nyinapai munu ngampu tjunkupai.
The sand goanna digs its own burrow to live in and lays it eggs there.
ngiṉṯaka
perentie (Varanus giganteus)

id:9855 order:378

Ngiṉṯaka panya wariringkunyangka piṯi aṟatjangka tjarpara waniringkupai.
When it gets cold the perentie goes into an already existing hole and hibernates.
ngapaḻa
bearded dragon, cadney lizard (Amphibolurus vitticeps)

id:9856 order:379

Ngapaḻa uṟilta ngaṟapai munu kutjupa aṟa tinkaku piṯingka tjarpapai.
The bearded dragon sleeps outside but sometimes goes into a goanna burrow.
langka
kaḻamiṟa
lungkaṯa
iḻingkarkaṟa
blue-tongue lizard (Tiliqua sp.)

id:9857 order:380

Langka taḻitjarangka nyinapai munu rawa para-ngaṟapai iwarangka kuḻukuḻu.
The blue-tongue lizard lives in sandhill country and is always wandering around on roadways as well.
papangaurpa
wauṟa
gecko

id:9858 order:384

Papangaurtu aṉangu nyakula tjaakatira nguḻutjingalpai wiṯa puḻkatjarangku.
When a gecko sees a person it opens its mouth wide and (tries to) frighten them using lots of saliva.