by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Central Bearded Dragon Scientific Name: Pogona vitticeps Size: Snout Vent Length 250 mm; Total Length 550 mm What does it look like? The Central Bearded Dragon has a robust, flattened body, broad, triangular head and short, rounded, tapering tail. Upperparts covered...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Centralian Blue-tongue Scientific Name: Tiliqua multifasciata Size: Snout Vent Length 280 mm What does it look like? The Centralian Blue-tongue is a large skink with broad head, short limbs, moderately long, tapering tail and large blue tongue. Generally greyish with...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Case Moth Scientific Name: Conoeca guildingi Size: Wingspan 20 to 25mm What does it look like? The female Case Moth is grey with darker speckling, hindwings with dark margins, and abdomen banded with yellow and black. Male forewings whitish with darker speckles,...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cattle Egret Non-breeding plumage Breeding pair on a nest Scientific Name: Bubulcus coromandus Size: 45 to 55 cm What does it look like? Smallest of the Australian egrets, the Cattle Egret should not be confused with the larger Intermediate Egret, which occasionally...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 7, 2020
Carpet Python Scientific Name: Morelia spilota Size: Total Length 3 m What does it look like? The Carpet Python is a highly variable large python. Generally, blackish, brownish or olive-green above, with greenish-yellow spots, irregular bright yellow stripes, or pale...
