Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Tiliqua rugosa	30 Sep 2018	GeoffRobertson
	Tiliqua rugosa	30 Sep 2018	AaronClausen

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Very large full sized adult. Crawling with maggots. Appears to have a large external wound on his back like maybe from a bird or predator.

2 comments

PatrickCampbell wrote:

1 Oct 2018

Unfortunately it looks like a dog attack, judging by what appear to be bite wounds and puncture marks.

WillO wrote:

1 Oct 2018

Aaron - thanks for posting the picture - I agree with Patrick - this looks like a typical puncture and shake style bite from a dog. Even though dogs in the A-M reserve are meant to be on leash, many roam off leash away from their owners. Continuing to collect these photographs of the dead Shinglebacks is important and can be used to lobby for better management of dogs in the reserve.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.157761 -35.261294
Altitude 651.6m
Maps Mount Ainslie
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM Recorded on
AaronClausen Recorded by
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AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Skinks Reptiles and Frogs

Additional information

Deceased Animal health

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
413 images trained Machine learning

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