Tiliqua rugosa

5 Shingleback Lizard at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Tiliqua rugosa	11 Mar 2020	GeoffRobertson
	Tiliqua rugosa	11 Mar 2020	TimL

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2 comments

waltraud wrote:

12 Mar 2020

Tim, fantastic photos although you obviously intruded the lizard private sphere... Any idea why a shingleback (and many other reptiles) opens its mouth when it feels threatened? a colleague who studied Jacky lizard suggested that this is to show the muscles inside the mouth and the possible harm they could inflict if they are forced to bite. Cheers
w

TimL wrote:

12 Mar 2020

Hi Waltraud. The intrusion was accidental. The Shingleback was at the bottom of a slope and I was squatting on the slope near to it taking photos when I overbalanced and inadvertently put my arm out quickly to gain balance. The sudden arm movement caused the reaction seen in the images. I wouldn't intentionally do this.
I'm not sure about the threat display. I'm no expert in these matters. Maybe Geoff or one of the other CNM experts can enlighten us? Regards, Tim

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Location information

Coordinates 149.177720 -35.242677
Altitude 769.1m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Mar 2020 12:49 PM Recorded on
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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
412 images trained Machine learning

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