John, in the light of day I have thought a bit more about this individual. Obviously a female and unlike the males with their narrow straight, pale or yellow coloured dorso-lateral stripes females can be very similar to A. muricatus. My current thinking, particularly for females, is that we should not rely on the pale stripes alone if we cannot see mouth colour. See this photo purportedly an A. muricatus : https://www.alamy.com/jacky-dragon-basking-on-tree-branch-image416649612.html and this one: https://www.flickriver.com/photos/126237772@N07/49937136916/
Having said that I still think this D. nobbi. There doesnt seem to be the mixed sactter of large and small spinous scales on the upper thigh that we typically see in A. muricatus. I am trying to find out if that is in fact a reliable feature.
For now I think we should put it in as D. nobbi based on location, and close resemblance to typical ACT D. nobbi.
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