Shingleback Lizard at Majura, ACT
Identification history
| Tiliqua rugosa | 5 Oct 2016 | waltraud | ||
| Tiliqua rugosa | 5 Oct 2016 | waltraud |
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2 comments
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.
Does anyone have an idea what could have caused these injuries?
It is sickening to see all the dead shinglebacks.
wombey
wrote:
9 Oct 2016
Although I have not seen this before my best guess is that a predator/scavanger is taking advantage of a possible birthing event. Something with the right tools and smart enough to work out, perhaps in isolated cases how to do it. The most likely culprit could be a Raven, but until they are caught in the act we can only speculate and be careful not to draw too many hasty conclusions. The sky has not fallen yet!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.182857-35.229018
- Altitude 785.8m
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2016 04:28 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Collections
Reptiles and Frogs Skinks waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Tiliqua rugosa Scientific name
- Shingleback Lizard Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 888.04m Recorded at altitude
- 392 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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