by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Typical Geckos (Family: Gekkonidae) Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera, including many of the most widespread gecko species, and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. No Results Found The page you...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 29, 2020
Nature Facts Australia is one of 17 countries described as ‘megadiverse’. These nations combined support more than 70% of the earth’s total biological diversity. Remarkably, 45% of Australia’s birds, 83% of its mammals, 93% of its reptiles, 94% of its amphibians and...
by Ryan Dunn | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Agile Wallaby Scientific Name: Notamacropus agili Size: TL 1,180–1,700mm, including tail 587–840mm What does it look like? The Agile Wallaby is yellowish-brown above, with pale buff stripe on thigh, and whitish below. Head has rounded snout, indistinct pale brown...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Albatrosses (Family Diomedeidae) Of the 22 recognised species (19 recorded in Australia) of this family of large, wide-roaming seabirds with long, narrow wings, only the Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta breeds solely within Australia. Others occur as regular visitors...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Alderflies, Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Order: Megaloptera) Two families represented in Australia, the largest is Corydalidae, which house 26 species, all except one occurring principally in eastern Australia, while Sialidae contains just three species, all found only...
