by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Burton’s Legless Lizard Scientific Name: Lialis burtonis Size: 270mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? Burton’s Snake-lizard is a robust, smooth-scaled, ‘snake-like’ lizard. Elongated head with long, pointed, wedge-shaped snout, and short...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Bush Stone-Curlew Scientific Name: Burhinus grallarius Size: 52 to 58 cm What does it look and sound like? The Bush Stone-curlew, or Bush Thick-knee (as it is often called) is a large, mainly nocturnal, ground-dwelling bird. It is mostly grey-brown above, streaked...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Bustards (Family Otididae) Typically, stocky birds of open plains, with an erect stance. The Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis is a breeding resident of Australia, but also occurs in New Guinea. Australian Bustard Birds Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Butterflies and Moths (Order: Lepidoptera) Australia has just under 11,000 species described, contained within 91 families. Of these around 400 species belong to the butterflies, the remainder to the moths, but there could possibly be a further 20,000 species of moths...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Cane Toad Scientific Name: Rhinella marina Size: 12 cm (exceptions up to 20cm) What does it look like? The Cane Toad is yellow to brown or greyish above with black spotting; younger individuals can have red to orange spots. Juveniles grey to black, often flecked with...
