Rankinia diemensis
Mountain Dragon at Paddys River, ACT
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| Rankinia diemensis | 7 Nov 2021 | WillO |
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User's notes
Appeared brownish and smallish, is it a mountain dragon? Location may not be exact, somewhere along Lyrebird Trail.
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7 Nov 2021
You are correct Christine it is a Mountain dragon. A good record from Tidbinbilla. As John W has pointed out a few times on CNM it helps when you can see the row of enlarged spines (spikey scales) on side of tail just behind back legs. These can be seen in one of your photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.888291-35.457767
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Rankinia diemensis Scientific name
- Mountain Dragon Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1716.5m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tympanocryptis diemensis
Record quality
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