Reptiles and Frogs
Dragons
Sighting 3384321

Amphibolurus muricatus

Jacky Lizard at Cotter River, ACT

Amphibolurus muricatus at Cotter River, ACT - 12 Dec 2012 11:34 AM
Amphibolurus muricatus at Cotter River, ACT - 12 Dec 2012 11:34 AM
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Identification history

Amphibolurus muricatus 2 Nov 2017 wombey
Rankinia diemensis 1 Nov 2017 Christine

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5 comments

WillO wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
This little dragon is a Jacky Lizard. Two characteristics of Mountain Dragons (Rankinia) is that they have dimond-shaped markings that form a zig-zag divide between the darker and lighter markings on the back and have a much shorter tail than that of Jacky Lizards. Mountain dragons occur a bit higher up in the mountains than Bendora Dam.
Christine wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
Ahh. thanks. I don't seem to be having much success with my lizard ids..
WillO wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
You are getting some great records from interesting places
Christine wrote:
   2 Nov 2017
Thank you, and thanks for the extra information which is interesting as well as helpful.
wombey wrote:
   3 Nov 2017
Rankinia also have lateral spines on the base of the tail, clearly absent here.

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  • Amphibolurus muricatus Scientific name
  • Jacky Lizard Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1264.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 505 images trained Machine learning

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