Ctenotus taeniolatus

Copper-tailed Skink at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Ctenotus taeniolatus	5 Nov 2015	GeoffRobertson
	Ctenotus taeniolatus	4 Nov 2015	MichaelMulvaney

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Under piece of corrugated iron on lower eastern slope of Black Mountain

6 comments

MattM wrote:

5 Nov 2015

I love these little fellas. Unfortunately, the only times I have seen them this year have been during the early afternoon of a hot day. By this point they move faster than a V8 super-car...

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

5 Nov 2015

Yes - this explains my poor photo I couldn't get any closure

GeoffRobertson wrote:

5 Nov 2015

The photo provides a good image even if distant and it is easy to see what it is. I think we need to encourage people to put in their photos even if not perfect as long as we can get the key feature to identify the species.

MattM wrote:

6 Nov 2015

Geoff, how would you recommend photographing reptiles? With the exception of shinglebacks, the odd brown snake, and bearded dragons, I find most reptiles streak off into the sunset before I have even seen them. I have encountered the occasional Jacky Lizard, but they skitter off before I can so much as think "camera".

GeoffRobertson wrote:

6 Nov 2015

Matt, I have given this some thought and have prepared a longish answer. If you contact me at geoffrobertson@iprimus.com.au, I will send it too you. Geoff

AaronClausen wrote:

6 Nov 2015

Or it's now posted in the new FAQ: http://canberranaturemap.org/Content/FAQ

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