Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Paddys River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2017
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2017
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2017
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2017
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Dec 2017
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 11 Dec 2017 wombey
Unidentified 11 Dec 2017 roymcd

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User's notes

Mountain dragon? First few minutes of Square Rock track.

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wombey wrote:
   11 Dec 2017
Correct. Excellent shots clearly showing the spines at the lateral base of the tail. This is diagnostic for this species here.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 10 Dec 2017 01:19 PM Recorded on
  • roymcd Recorded by

Species information

  • Rankinia diemensis Scientific name
  • Mountain Dragon Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1716.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 94 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Tympanocryptis diemensis

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