Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Watson, ACT

Tiliqua rugosa at Watson, ACT - 24 Mar 2016
Tiliqua rugosa at Watson, ACT - 24 Mar 2016
Tiliqua rugosa at Watson, ACT - 24 Mar 2016
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Identification history

Tiliqua rugosa 25 Mar 2016 GeoffRobertson
Tiliqua rugosa 25 Mar 2016 waltraud

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2 Shinglebacks about 15-20cm long. They were close together amongst large logs placed in the reserve east of The Fair to improve habitat (firewood collection in the past resulted in a total depletion of fallen logs and timber in that area). I assume they were just recently born. Unfortunately one youngster escaped out of view under a log; the other was quite relaxed until I gently placed my finger on it's back to provide a size reference - it hissed and showed is tongue.

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  • Tiliqua rugosa Scientific name
  • Shingleback Lizard Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 888.04m Recorded at altitude
  • 388 images trained Machine learning

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