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Sighting 4413509

Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Cotter River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 12:16 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 12:16 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 12:16 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 12:16 PM
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 20 Dec 2021 wombey
Rankinia diemensis 20 Dec 2021 SWishart

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User's notes

Either had a few good lunches pre-Christmas or is gravid. Seen within a couple of metres of a very small dragon. This one was very busy digging; on our way back around 15 min later, we could see 3 holes in the track but no dragon.

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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
  • 117 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Tympanocryptis diemensis

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