by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Fat-tailed Diplodactylus Scientific Name: Diplodactylus conspicillatus Size: Total Length 65 mm What does it look like? The Fat-tailed Diplodactylus is stout, with a short, bulbous tail and a pale stripe running from the tip of the snout to the front of the eye. Pale...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 7, 2020
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Scientific Name: Cacomantis flabelliformis Size: 25 to 27 cm What does it look and sound like? When sighted, the Fan-tailed Cuckoo can be identified by its dark grey upperparts and soft buff underparts. The black tail is notched with white above, and...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Brushtail Possum Dark phase Golden phase Scientific Name: Trichosurus vulpecula Size: 600-950 mm TL, including tail 250-400mm What does it look like? The Common Brushtail Possum is usually silvery-grey above and pale grey or white below, but occasionally...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Death Adder Scientific Name: Acanthophis antarcticus Size: Total Length 700mm What does it look like? The Common Death Adder has a triangular-shaped head, short, stocky body and thin, pale-coloured tip to tail. Grey to reddish-brown above, usually with...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Grass-blue Scientific Name: Zizina otis Size: Wingspan 20 to 23 mm What does it look like? Upper surface of the Common Grass-blue male’s wings are almost entirely purplish blue, concentrated towards the centre of wings of female, remainder of upper surface...
