Copper-tailed Skink at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Ctenotus taeniolatus | 5 Nov 2015 | GeoffRobertson | ||
| Ctenotus taeniolatus | 4 Nov 2015 | MichaelMulvaney |
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Under piece of corrugated iron on lower eastern slope of Black Mountain
6 comments
MattM
wrote:
5 Nov 2015
I love these little fellas. Unfortunately, the only times I have seen them this year have been during the early afternoon of a hot day. By this point they move faster than a V8 super-car...
GeoffRobertson
wrote:
5 Nov 2015
The photo provides a good image even if distant and it is easy to see what it is. I think we need to encourage people to put in their photos even if not perfect as long as we can get the key feature to identify the species.
MattM
wrote:
6 Nov 2015
Geoff, how would you recommend photographing reptiles? With the exception of shinglebacks, the odd brown snake, and bearded dragons, I find most reptiles streak off into the sunset before I have even seen them. I have encountered the occasional Jacky Lizard, but they skitter off before I can so much as think "camera".
GeoffRobertson
wrote:
6 Nov 2015
Matt, I have given this some thought and have prepared a longish answer. If you contact me at geoffrobertson@iprimus.com.au, I will send it too you. Geoff
AaronClausen
wrote:
6 Nov 2015
Or it's now posted in the new FAQ: http://canberranaturemap.org/Content/FAQ
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108270-35.266273
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2015 03:20 PM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
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Collections
Reptiles and Frogs Skinks MichaelMulvaney
Species information
- Ctenotus taeniolatus Scientific name
- Copper-tailed Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 999.9m Recorded at altitude
- 138 images trained Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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