The blue-tongue is really a skink. There are 7 species of blue-tongue in Australia. They belong to the skink family, Scincidae, which means shiny scaled. Australia has more species of skinks than of all other lizards put together.here are 7 species of blue-tongue in Australia. They belong to the skink family, Scincidae, which means shiny scaled. Australia has more species of skinks than of all other lizards put together.
The LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5-1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children.he LD50 of nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 0.5-1.0 mg/kg can be a lethal dosage for adult humans, and 0.1 mg/kg for children.
Nicotine is a rapid acting toxin and, often, pets will show signs of poisoning within 1 hour of ingestion, the Pet Poison helpline warns. The toxic dose for nicotine in pets is 1/2-1 mg per pound of pet body weight, while the lethal dose is 4 mg per pound of pet body weight. So a 40lb dog would get very sick after eating one cigarette - but would need 11 cigarettes to die from nicotine poisoning.