Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Harolds Cross, NSW

Rankinia diemensis at Harolds Cross, NSW - 11 Dec 2019
Rankinia diemensis at Harolds Cross, NSW - 11 Dec 2019
Rankinia diemensis at Harolds Cross, NSW - 11 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 14 Dec 2019 GeoffRobertson
Rankinia diemensis 14 Dec 2019 Harrisi

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4 comments

   14 Dec 2019
Great images. You managed to captured the tail and its habitat.
michaelb wrote:
   14 Dec 2019
A very good record, since we have only a few photo sightings from Tallaganda National Park.
WillO wrote:
   14 Dec 2019
Great photos - they are gravid females - and would have been checking holes or enlarging them ready to lay their eggs. well done!
Harrisi wrote:
   14 Dec 2019
Great info..thanks everyone. They were certainly quite tame (though watchful yet considerably vulnerable) at their burrows

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 11 Dec 2019 04:04 PM Recorded on
  • Harrisi Recorded by

Species information

  • Rankinia diemensis Scientific name
  • Mountain Dragon Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1716.5m Recorded at altitude
  • 94 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Tympanocryptis diemensis

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