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Sighting 4255851

Amphibolurus muricatus

Jacky Lizard at Black Range, NSW

Amphibolurus muricatus at Black Range, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 02:35 PM
Amphibolurus muricatus at Black Range, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 02:35 PM
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Identification history

Amphibolurus muricatus 7 Apr 2020 PatrickCampbell
Amphibolurus muricatus 7 Apr 2020 StephH

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We see lots of these at our place but this one is the darkest I've ever seen. It was almost black all over apart from the stripes on either side of the vertebral ridge. I can't work whether it's the much greyer individual I usually see nearby, but darkened by sun exposure, or a visitor. The grey animal does often appear to darken after basking.

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PatrickCampbell wrote:
   8 Apr 2020
It's one of the darkest specimens I've seen as well. It's probably a male, which can be quite dark, especially on the throat. As you mention, they also darken when trying to warm up and perhaps behaviourally as well.

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  • Amphibolurus muricatus Scientific name
  • Jacky Lizard Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1264.8m Recorded at altitude
  • 504 images trained Machine learning

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