by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 14, 2020
Southern Angle-headed Dragon Scientific Name: Lophosaurus spinipes Size: Snout Vent Length 105 mm, Total Length 370 mm What does it look like? Large dragon with long tail that is about twice as long as body (Snout Vent Length), large, angular head, enlarged nuchal...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Pink-tongued Lizard Scientific Name: Cyclodomorphus gerrardii Size: Snout Vent Length 200 mm What does it look like? The Pink-tongued Lizard is a smooth, glossy scaled skink, with large head and long, prehensile tail up to one and a half times body length (SVL). Light...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Mallee Military Dragon Scientific Name: Ctenophorus fordi Size: Snout Vent Length 55 mm What does it look like? The Mallee Military Dragon is brown to reddish-brown above with black and smaller whitish spots on back and tail. Edges of back have whitish longitudinal...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Land Mullet Scientific Name: Bellatorias major Size: Snout Vent Length 300 mm What does it look like? The Land Mullet is Australia’s largest skink. Robust, glossy body with ‘fish-like’ head, medium-length tail and low-keeled scales. Blackish-brown to black above, and...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Lace Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus varius Size: Total Length up to 2 m What does it look like? The Lace Monitor is a moderately robust goanna with long, laterally compressed tail that extends to a thin, ‘whip-like’ end. It is generally bluish-black above with...
