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14-Nov-06, 01:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Frankston Victoria Age/Gender: 44  | | |
I was visiting Northern Territory recently and saw these lizards which the locals called "Tah Tah" lizards. They look like small dragons and they keep lifting their front hands and waving them as if waving goodbye.
Does anybody know what the proper name is for these lizards and are they able to be kept and are they available for purchase? |
14-Nov-06, 02:10 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Stockton, NSW Age/Gender: 19 | | | | I have seen beardies wave thier arms at food and such things like that.
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14-Nov-06, 02:14 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhere in between the beach and the bush Age/Gender: 27 | | | | Beardies head bob as a sign of dominance and arm wave for submission.
I've seen EWD do the same too.
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14-Nov-06, 02:21 PM
|  | warning, I spark! Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-05 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age/Gender: 38 | | | http://www.touringaustralia.de/Animals/Ta-Ta_Lizard.php
Gilbert's dragons are what you are referring too 
saw them all the time when I lived in Mt Isa
cute little buggers too
and holy crap, can they ever run!
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Last edited by Recharge; 14-Nov-06 at 02:28 PM.
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14-Nov-06, 04:09 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Frankston Victoria Age/Gender: 44 | | | | That looks like the right one. Thanks Recharge. Does anyone know anything about keeping them in captivity? |
14-Nov-06, 04:12 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: In My Reptile Room Age/Gender: 13 | | | | They look cool.
I think they are related to a jacky |
14-Nov-06, 04:19 PM
| | | Join Date: May-06 Location: sydney Age: 15 | | | | Yeh they are both dragons. when u said tah tah lizard i thought it would be a road kill?
Cam |
14-Nov-06, 04:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Frankston Victoria Age/Gender: 44 | | | | A couple more pics. |
14-Nov-06, 08:56 PM
|  | Invert nut Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: QLD Gender: | | | | yes you can buy them, not sure of price, they have been advertised in the reptiles australia mag buy western australian dealers |
14-Nov-06, 09:41 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Alice Springs Gender: | | | | Ta Ta lizard.
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Originally Posted by Recharge  | They are called Ta Ta lizards because of the habit they have waving their arms as if to say goodbye (ta ta). And yes they are Gilberts... Lophognathus gilberti.
They are cute little critters. My backyard is full of them.
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15-Nov-06, 12:33 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Perth Age: 22 | | | | These are VERY common here in Broome WA too...see em all the time... | |
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