1 Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon at Dry Plain, NSW
Identification history
| Tympanocryptis osbornei | 5 Nov 2021 | wombey | ||
| Tympanocryptis osbornei | 5 Nov 2021 | AndyRoo |
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User's notes
GPSed. Assume it is a Monaro GED given where it was. I noticed it when I was walking along the road edge - my first ever sighting. Guess I startled it as it was out sunning itself after a cold night but it didn't shoot off before I could get a pic. My colleagues told me that it was a male based on its yellow throat.
3 comments
WillO
wrote:
6 Nov 2021
Well done - great record, good photos. Yes, judging by the shape of the base of the tail it does look like a male in breeding condition. In females the thickness of the the base of the tail tapers off more steeply over a shorter distance. Did you notice whether the yellow colour under throat continued down to the belly? Will O.
AndyRoo
wrote:
8 Nov 2021
Thanks Will. Zooming in on my pics plus another one I didn't upload it looks like the yellow continues to say at least halfway between front and back legs but can't be absolutely certain.
PS: Can you see my private notes? They have a bit more context and record info.
PS: Can you see my private notes? They have a bit more context and record info.
Location information
- Maps Top Hut TSR
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- AndyRoo Recorded by
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Additional information
- Male Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Tympanocryptis osbornei Scientific name
- Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon Common name
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- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
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