Tiliqua rugosa
Shingleback Lizard at Watson, ACT
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| Tiliqua rugosa | MichaelMulvaney | 23 Oct 2021 | |
| Tiliqua rugosa | MPW | 23 Oct 2021 |
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Another example of probable Predation, consistent with previous such injured / dead Shinglebacks found in this area from time to time. Great Pity as they can live for several decades. Does anyone have any suggestion for the cause ? Eg. Raven or whatever ?
3 comments
23 Oct 2021
Max this is what John Wombey said back in 2016
"Although I have not seen this before my best guess is that a predator/scavanger is taking advantage of a possible birthing event. Something with the right tools and smart enough to work out, perhaps in isolated cases how to do it. The most likely culprit could be a Raven, but until they are caught in the act we can only speculate and be careful not to draw too many hasty conclusions."
So please keep an eye out for Raven predation.
"Although I have not seen this before my best guess is that a predator/scavanger is taking advantage of a possible birthing event. Something with the right tools and smart enough to work out, perhaps in isolated cases how to do it. The most likely culprit could be a Raven, but until they are caught in the act we can only speculate and be careful not to draw too many hasty conclusions."
So please keep an eye out for Raven predation.
30 Oct 2021
I observe quite frequently a pair of ravens at the Fair walking around - I'm afraid they learnt the trick. They seem to deliberately search around logs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.171944-35.224444
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2021 06:36 PM Recorded on
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- Unknown Gender
- Deceased Animal health
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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
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