Reptiles and Frogs
Skinks
Sighting 4440784

Tiliqua rugosa

Shingleback Lizard at Gundaroo, NSW

Tiliqua rugosa at Gundaroo, NSW - 13 Aug 2022
Tiliqua rugosa at Gundaroo, NSW - 13 Aug 2022
Tiliqua rugosa at Gundaroo, NSW - 13 Aug 2022
Tiliqua rugosa at Gundaroo, NSW - 13 Aug 2022
Request use of media

Identification history

Tiliqua rugosa 13 Aug 2022 wombey
Tiliqua rugosa 13 Aug 2022 Gunyijan

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

This mature shingle back is the third we have seen this season recently killed with a small piece of flesh 'taken' between the body and the tail. Usually the skink has been gutted by the prey. Any ideas as to what the prey is appreciated. Is this the work of a bird rather than a fox or cat?

4 comments

SteveBorkowskis wrote:
   13 Aug 2022
i have noticed there are numerous sightings like this for shinglebacks in the mount majura and mount ainslie areas. here is one as an example Tiliqua rugosa (Shingleback Lizard)
jks wrote:
   13 Aug 2022
Still a mystery, but someone on twitter suggested this could be crows attacking the vent after death.
BrianLR wrote:
   15 Aug 2022
would agree with crows attacking the vent after death. Given the vent is the softest part of this well armoured lizard, it is probably the easiest spot to acquire a feed from.
Gunyijan wrote:
   15 Aug 2022
Crows attacking the vent after death makes sense. The question of the cause of death is puzzling. No other visible damage to the 3 healthy looking skinks has been evident. Found in their usual habitat and not in areas subject to flooding.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Breeding behaviour
  • Unknown Gender
  • Deceased Animal health

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
  • 388 images trained Machine learning

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
1,900,409 sightings of 21,145 species in 9,351 locations from 12,991 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.