Black-faced Monarch

by Peter Rowland | Sunday, February 27, 2022

Black-faced Monarch Scientific Name: Monarcha melanopsis Size: 16 to 19 cm What does it look and sound like? This beautiful bird, with blue-grey head, throat and upperparts, black face and russet underparts, is perhaps the most familiar of the monarchs. The...

Black-footed Rock-wallaby

by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020

Black-footed Rock-wallaby Scientific Name: Petrogale lateralis Size: TL 853–1,160mm, including tail 407–605mm What does it look like? The Black-footed Rock-wallaby is generally dark brown, streaked with silver above, more greyish on shoulders, with white and dark...

Black-headed Sugar Ant

by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020

Black-headed Sugar Ant Scientific Name: Camponotus nigriceps Size: Total Length 8-14mm What does it look like? The Black-headed Sugar Ant has a black head and abdomen (gaster), remainder of body brownish. Body smooth with sparse short hairs, longer and most numerous...

Blind Snakes

by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Blind Snakes (Family: Typhlopidae) There are around 46 species of blind snakes belonging to the genus Anilios (previously Ramphotyphlops) in Australia, mostly restricted to the south-east. They are small ‘worm-like’ burrowing snakes that are largely pink...

Blotched Blue-tongue

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,...