Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Paddys River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Nov 2021 04:07 PM
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Rankinia diemensis 7 Nov 2021 WillO

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Appeared brownish and smallish, is it a mountain dragon? Location may not be exact, somewhere along Lyrebird Trail.

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WillO wrote:
   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.

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  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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
  • 117 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Tympanocryptis diemensis

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