by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Bandy-bandy In characteristic defensive posture Scientific Name: Vermicella annulata Size: 800 mm What does it look like? The Bandy-bandy has alternating black-and-white cross-bands wrapping completely around body, with up to 75 black rings evident. Snout black, eyes...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blackish Blind Snake Scientific Name: Anilios nigrescens Size: 550mm What does it look like? The Blackish Blind Snake is moderately stout and worm-like, with glossy scales that are generally uniform in size around body and small, dark eye-spots. Body thickness...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blotched Blue-tongue Scientific Name: ??? Size: 275mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Blotched Blue-tongue is a large skink with broad body, short limbs, moderately long, tapering tail and large blue tongue. Generally dark brown to blackish above,...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Border Thick-tailed Gecko Scientific Name: Uvidicolus sphyrurus Size: 70mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Border Thick-tailed Gecko is grey-brown, with numerous white spots and black speckling above, the spots forming loose transverse bands....
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Boyd’s Forest Dragon Scientific Name: Lophosaurus boydii Size: SVL 150mm, TL 500mm What does it look like? Boyd’s Forest Dragon is laterally compressed, angular head and body, with large, spiny nuchal crest, enlarged white scales on cheeks, ‘saw-like’,...
