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Language

Language                                                  Name

Noongar-Wudjari (W8):                           

Noongar-Nyoongar/Baaduk (W41):      Yoorndi 

 

Common name:                                        King's Skink

Scientific name:                                        Egernia kingii

 

Group name for Animal 

Wudjari:                                                     Barna 

Nyoongar/Baaduk:                                  Barna

 

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How does it Look - Feel - Smell - Taste?

Looks like

Nyoongar: Looks like a yoorlaart but black skinned. He looks like a dinosaur. He can be 1-2ft long. 

 

Feels like

Nyoongar: Soft to hold. The scales aren’t as prominent as the yoorn (bobtail). 

 

Smells like

 

Tastes like 

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What does it sound like?

Nyoongar: A hissy sound when they’re being defensive.

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Food, Medicine And Other Uses

Food 
Nyoongar: Would have been a traditional food source, cooked in the ashes, same way as a kaader (goanna) or yoorn. This would have been the last option to eat - survival food. 

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Where Is It Found?

Nyoongar: Rocky outcrops - hiding under lizard traps.

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What Is Its Character?

Nyoongar: Quiet, and placid. They are cold blooded. Runs away when people get too close but will chase you if you have a feed that it wants (like sausage rolls)! They love tomatoes!

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Connection the Culture

Nyoongar: Totemic.

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Connection To Season

Nyoongar: They come out in Djilba (spring) through to Birak (summer) They like the warmer weather, as they hibernate in Mookaroo (winter).

 

Birak
Nyoongar: Yoorndi likes the warmer weather, from Djilba until Birak.
 

Boonaroo

 

Djeran

 

Mookaroo
Nyoongar: Yoorndi hibernates in winter.

 

Djilba
Nyoongar: Yoorndi comes out from hibernation.
 

Kambarang

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Connection To Country

Nyoongar: They are integral to the ecological system of Australia, and Taalyaraak Country.

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Connection to People

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Connection To Other Plants/animals

Nyoongar: They are scavengers. They will help clean up the environment of dead animals and birds.

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Connection To Astrology

Nyoongar: All plants and animals have a connection to the outer world.

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Management

Nyoongar: It is essential to preserve these reptiles rather than destroy their habitats, because they only live in certain areas.

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  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: REPTILIA
  • Subclass: LEPIDOSAURIA
  • Order: SQUAMATA
  • Suborder: LACERTILIA
  • Family: SCINCIDAE
  • Genus: Egernia
  • Species: Egernia kingii

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© Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation
Last updated: Unknown; Sep 19, 2023 12:49 Status: Legacy

Author - Noongar Boodjar Language Centre

Knapp, L., Yorkshire, G., Ali-Smith, D., Councillor, L., Nannup, A., Jansen, A., Moulton, T., Blond, B., Turpin, G., Hopper, S., Lullfitz, A and Raisbeck-Brown, N. (2023).Yoorndi. Noongar Boodjar Language Centre, Perth, Western Australia. [Date accessed: 17 April 2025] https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/noongar