Shingleback Lizard at Kiah, NSW
Identification history
| Tiliqua rugosa | 8 Aug 2019 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Unverified | 7 Aug 2019 | jimm |
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User's notes
Tiliqua rugosa. Unusual, out-of-range sighting
2 comments
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
9 Aug 2019
I agree. It's definitely a Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) and looks to be the eastern subspecies T. rugosa asper. It's out of its natural range and possibly a dumped or escaped pet (as mentioned) or possibly picked up on the road and transported to this ill-suited coastal district. Either way, it's wholly unsuited to humid coastal regions such as this, so unless rescued will probably inevitably succumb to ill-health.
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
10 Aug 2019
You're welcome Paul. It's probably in the lizards best welfare to have it rescued by a wildlife carer, such as someone from WIRES. It's been quite dry lately but as soon as the wet weather hits, it'll probably get a respiratory infection, which without treatment may prove to be fatal.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.857743-37.160361
- Places Kiah, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Aug 2019 12:23 PM Recorded on
- jimm Recorded by
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Collections
jimm South Coast NatureMapr Tiliqua rugosa Skinks Reptiles and Frogs
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