Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Majura, ACT

Tiliqua rugosa at Majura, ACT - 1 Oct 2016
Tiliqua rugosa at Majura, ACT - 1 Oct 2016
Tiliqua rugosa at Majura, ACT - 1 Oct 2016
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Tiliqua rugosa 5 Oct 2016 waltraud
Tiliqua rugosa 4 Oct 2016 waltraud

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3 of 4 dead shinglebacks found and photographed by Dusty, all with similar injuries (ie cut off tail or cut in ventral part of tail). Does anyone have an idea?

4 comments

AaronClausen wrote:
   5 Oct 2016
Far out this is really weird.
waltraud wrote:
   5 Oct 2016
Aaron, it makes me sick.
   5 Oct 2016
ugh!
waltraud wrote:
   6 Oct 2016
Dusty found 4 dead shinglebacks within a few days all with similar injuries ie a 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.

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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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