Jacky Lizard at Coree, ACT
Identification history
| Amphibolurus muricatus | 5 Oct 2020 | wombey | ||
| Amphibolurus muricatus | 5 Oct 2020 | wombey | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Oct 2020 | Christine |
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3 comments
WillO
wrote:
5 Oct 2020
This is a Jacky Lizard (Tree Dargon) A. muricatus. I had to look very closely at the photos as the location is just a few hundred metres from a site with Nobbi Dragons (C. nobbi). Female Nobbi Dragons are very similar to Jacky Lizards. The presence of a dorso-lateral fold on the specimen in the photograph helped. What would have been more helpful to have observed is the colour of the inside of the mouth - yellow in Jacky Lizard and pink in Nobbi dragon.
Christine
wrote:
5 Oct 2020
Ah, so how do I get it to open it's mouth and pose for the camera? I suppose it could have been a more helpful little dragon if it had posed on a tree and not on a rock as well ;). Well I thought it might be one of those two, but have not the knowledge to be sure, or what the differences I need to look for are, so am grateful for your expertise. Thanks for that extra info Will.
WillO
wrote:
6 Oct 2020
Yes a good point Christine - seeing mouth colour without the specimen being caught does require patience and luck - and a pair of binoculars - you can sometimes see them yawn or swallowing a prey item and the mouth colour may be seen if the angle is OK.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.947105-35.313726
- Maps Stony Creek
- Places Coree, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2020 11:10 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Reptiles and Frogs Dragons Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Amphibolurus muricatus Scientific name
- Jacky Lizard Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1264.8m Recorded at altitude
- 407 images trained Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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