Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Hackett, ACT

Tiliqua rugosa at Hackett, ACT - 30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
Tiliqua rugosa at Hackett, ACT - 30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
Tiliqua rugosa at Hackett, ACT - 30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
Tiliqua rugosa at Hackett, ACT - 30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
Tiliqua rugosa at Hackett, ACT - 30 Sep 2018 11:24 AM
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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

   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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  • 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
  • 400 images trained Machine learning

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