Mountain Dragon
Rankinia diemensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae (Dragons)
- GenusRankinia
- SpeciesRankinia diemensis (Mountain Dragon)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Dragon in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Mountain Dragon sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 434 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Dragon in Blue Mountains National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Dragon in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.