Ctenophorus pictus

1 Painted Dragon at Mount Hope, NSW

Ctenophorus pictus at Mount Hope, NSW - 5 Oct 2017
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Ctenophorus pictus 17 Aug 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Ctenophorus pictus 12 Aug 2021 PatrickCampbell
Unidentified 9 Aug 2021 Liam.m

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3 comments

   12 Aug 2021
Nice find Liam. These are beautiful dragons.
Congratulations on finding the first reptile (as far as I can tell) on the Far West Nature Map.

This Painted Dragon looks to be a male, as indicated by the blue lower flanks and a glimpse of yellow-orange chest. Males also have a dark patch on the chest, which I can't see in the photo but it's probably just the angle that makes it not visible.
Liam.m wrote:
   12 Aug 2021
Thanks Patrick. And thanks for all the information, I have looked but don’t have any other photos.
   13 Aug 2021
My pleasure Liam. Thanks for looking. I'm pretty sure it's a male anyway and confident that it's a Painted Dragon.

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