This animal is from the Pitch Black line. The Pitch Black line is a selectively bred form of progressive melanism, similar to IMG boas. This line was started by Diana Mason and continued by me over the past eight or so years. This means the babies start out almost normal looking and develop black pigment with each shed. This process continues until the skink is fully grown at two to three years old.

The father is "Blackfish" (pictured second), a very high expression Pitch Black. The mother is "Pocono" (pictured third) who is of the Pitch Black line but is not high expression black. She is the largest blue tongue skink I have ever seen in over thirty years. Both are very friendly skinks. I like this pairing a lot as it regularly produces "classic" looking animals as well as high expression Pitch Black animals.

Northern blue tongue skinks make some of the very best pet reptiles. They are extremely hardy, sturdy, intelligent, friendly, and easy to feed. I have been continuously keeping and breeding Northern blue tongues for over twenty six years, far longer than the vast majority of skink breeders. During that time I have learned a lot about this species and I continue to grow and develop as a keeper and breeder. I offer some of the most beautiful and healthy skinks in the world. I offer a wide variety of colors and patterns with my specialty being the Pitch Black line of skinks. I produce and sell the blackest pure northerns in the world!
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