Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Cotter River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 11 Mar 2018 WillO
Rankinia diemensis 11 Mar 2018 SWishart

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User's notes

The dragon was so busy chasing a fly, it ran right between my legs. It didn't get the fly.

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WillO wrote:
   12 Mar 2018
Another good record. WillO.

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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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