Amphibolurus muricatus
Jacky Lizard at Stromlo, ACT
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| Amphibolurus muricatus | wombey | 16 Jan 2018 | |
| Amphibolurus muricatus | wombey | 16 Jan 2018 | |
| Diporiphora nobbi | Simmo | 16 Jan 2018 |
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4 comments
17 Jan 2018
What makes you think it is nobbi? They are difficult to tell from muricatus and unless I can see, or you record a pink inside mouth colour rather than bright yellow or a pink/red flush to the base of the taiI, I would be reluctant to call it nobbi..Even though it does have an unusual back pattern there is nothing in this image to be sure. Other comments welcome here!
17 Jan 2018
Hi, I was simply guessing from the pattern on its back compared to a couple of photos I saw. I didn't see the inside of its mouth. So I'm happy to call it muricatus if that's the more likely identity.
18 Jan 2018
I agree with JW this is a A. muricatus - the female nobbi dragons can look quite like an A. muricatus but the pattern of your individual is pretty typical of muricatus. Because the photograph is a bit out of focus? hard to see the enlarged spinous scales that would help us out further. What I can add is that I live in Western Creek and for about 20 years i have walked regularly at Mt Stromlo including that far western side and never saw a nobbi dragon in that part of the ACT. The only records i know of near here are along the slopes of the Murrumbidgee River. Having said that it is great that you made a stab at the id and drew it to our attention. WillO
Location information
- Coordinates 149.003433-35.301197
- Altitude 618.7m
- Maps West Stromlo
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2018 12:06 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Amphibolurus muricatus Scientific name
- Jacky Lizard Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1264.8m Recorded at altitude
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