by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Colubrid Snakes (Family: Colubridae) The colubrids are a group of solid-toothed and rear-fanged snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family, although only ten species occur in Australia. Many Australian colubrids are aquatic or semi-aquatic, but the group...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Bronzewing Scientific Name: Phaps chalcoptera Size: 30 to 36 cm What does it look like? The male Common Bronzewing has a yellow-white forehead and darker pink breast. Both sexes have a clear white line below and around the eye and shining patches of green, blue...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Common Brown Snake Scientific Name: Pseudonaja textilis Size: Total Length 1.8 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. The adult Common Brown Snake is typically pale to dark brown and unpatterned, darker forms may have paler head. Underparts yellowish-cream or...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Brown Trapdoor Scientific Name: Misgolas gracilis Size: Carapace Length 8.82 mm What does it look like? The Common Brown Trapdoor Spider is generally dark brown, usually with paler brown bands on the abdomen, and with a fine covering of paler brown hairs on the...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Common Methana Scientific Name: Methana marginalis Size: Total Length 25-30mm What does it look like? The Common Methana is typically dark brown to reddish-brown, with conspicuous broad cream edges along the edges of the body, wings (adult) and extending to the front...
