Tiliqua scincoides scincoides
Eastern Blue-tongue at Karabar, NSW
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| Tiliqua scincoides scincoides | GeoffRobertson | 19 Oct 2019 | |
| Tiliqua scincoides scincoides | DonFletcher | 19 Oct 2019 | |
| Tiliqua scincoides scincoides | KenT | 19 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 19 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
Hiding in long dry grass next to old wooden shed. I think it has been living / hiding there for a few days. The photos hidin in the grass here are the best I could get, before it went quick back inside through a small hole.
it was quite long,at least 50cm, probably longer, its tail tip was hidden, so couldn't see full length & it was thinish. Some sort of lizard, as it has legs. no idea about tongue, as it didn't show it.
Map marking is nearby, due to privacy reasons.
4 comments
20 Oct 2019
Blue Tongue. I dont know if CNM has a policy about false locations, or privacy. From your comment, I assume the true location is one of the residential blocks in the area, and that you do not want to reveal which one. Could you please at least put the false location on the correct side of the major highway?
21 Oct 2019
We prefer accurate locations but if an accurate location can't be given then it is essential, as was done for this siting, that the comments provide an indication of the level of accucracy
21 Oct 2019
Don/Michael, I think that most people are very happy for their address to be recorded for a sighting. You will find a lot of records for my address for example. Generally fauna never stay around for a long time. While CNM might indicate where animals may be found, it is highly unlikely that if one went to a spot where an animal was recorded it would still be observable.
22 Oct 2019
Yes. I thought the record should be at least be moved onto the correct side of the highway, because highways are well known as barriers (or partial barriers) to animals such as Blue Tongues.
Location information
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra QP
- Places Karabar, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
Collections
- Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Skinks Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Scientific name
- Eastern Blue-tongue Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 871m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes