Rankinia diemensis

Mountain Dragon at Cotter River, ACT

Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 2 Mar 2025 12:25 PM
Rankinia diemensis at Cotter River, ACT - 2 Mar 2025 12:25 PM
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Identification history

Rankinia diemensis 5 Mar 2025 AlexSantiago
Rankinia diemensis 4 Mar 2025 CarbonAI
Rankinia diemensis 4 Mar 2025 DavidDedenczuk

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not sure if these are Mountain Dragons, or Jacky Lizards. Photos are of two separate individuals.

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AlexSantiago wrote:
   5 Mar 2025
Easiest way to differentiate between the 2 are the spines on the base of the tail in Mountain Dragons

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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
  • 111 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Tympanocryptis diemensis

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