Common Name: Mountain dragon

Scientific Name: Rankinia diemensis

Food: feed on ants and other small insects

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria)

Habitat: dry woodlands and heaths

Color Discription: Grey to Brick red

Physical Discription: Small, rough scales, loose skin, a spiny tail combined with a large, deep head and a squat appearance makes the species unmistakable. Mountain dragons generally have a row of large, paler, diamond shaped markings on either side of the back, often joined to make two irregularly-shaped stripes. The tail is about as long again.This attractive lizard is occasionally and mistakenly called a "gecko".

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Breeding/Reproduction: Mountain dragons lay 2 - 9 eggs.

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