Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Majura, ACT

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	Tiliqua rugosa	4 Oct 2016	GeoffRobertson
	Tiliqua rugosa	4 Oct 2016	waltraud

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I received an email from Dusty with a notice that he found 4 dead Shinglebacks in this area in same condition; apparently killed by cutting the tail off. Disgusting! Should we report to police?

6 comments

GeoffRobertson wrote:

5 Oct 2016

Waltraud, Do you know how it died? GR

waltraud wrote:

5 Oct 2016

Need more info from Dusty who sent me the photo; see also notes. It looks as if someone cut the tail off. If it was bitten by an animal I would assume that this wouldn't result in a clear cut; it would also be unlikely that a predator would cut tails of 4 shinglebacks in an area and leave the animal carcasses and tails untouched.

waltraud wrote:

5 Oct 2016

AaronClausen wrote:

5 Oct 2016

Whoa, for real. Poor little guy. If it was a poacher you'd think they would keep the tail or take the whole lizard with them, also preferably alive. Who would just cut the tails and leave them to die? Do they look like knife wounds? Could it be a fox or something?

waltraud wrote:

6 Oct 2016

Dusty found 4 dead shinglebacks within a few days all with similar injuries ie cut-open or cut-off tails.
Does anyone have an idea what could have caused these injuries?
It is sickening to see all the dead shinglebacks.

waltraud wrote:

6 Oct 2016

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