by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Darters (Family Anhingidae) The wide-roaming Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae is also recorded in Indonesia and New Guinea. It superficially resembles the cormorants, differing by having a pointed bill and long snake-like neck. Australasian Darter Birds...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Dasyurids (Family: Dasyuridae) Dasyurids are insectivorous and carnivorous marsupials, that are characterised by teeth that are made for biting and cutting, with 7 pairs of incisors (4 pairs in the upper jaw and 3 pairs in the lower jaw), 4 pairs of well-developed...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Diprotodonts (Order: Diprotodontia) Diprotodonts are largely herbivorous marsupials grouped within the order Diprotodontia (derived from Greek and translating as “two forward teeth”). There are around 155 species within the order. In addition to the...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Dolphins and Killer Whales (Family: Delphinidae) Mammals Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Dragon Lizards (Family: Agamidae) Agamidae, commonly known as dragon lizards or dragons, is a family of over 300 species of lizards that occur with Australia, Asia, Africa andparts of Southern Europe. The family is one of three families belonging to the infraorder...
