Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Cotter River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 20 Feb 2019
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 20 Feb 2019
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 20 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 23 Feb 2019 GeoffRobertson
Rankinia diemensis 23 Feb 2019 SWishart

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User's notes

One of four that I saw (more accurately, nearly stepped on) on the stockyard spur management trail - each was a fair distance from the next. This is the only one that did the 'if I stay really still, she won't see me'. The others disappeared rapidly into the undergrowth

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   24 Feb 2019
Good comment and nice that you your photo shows the spines on the side of the tail.

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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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