by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Geckos (Infraorder: Gekkota) Geckos are small lizard, typically found in warm climates throughout the world. There are three families within Australia, The Typical Geckos (Family: Gekkonidae), the southern Padless Geckos (Family: Carphodactylidae) and the Austral...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Ghost Bat (Family: Megadermatidae) Ghost Bat Mammals Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Goannas or Monitor Lizards (Family: Varanidae) A family of almost 80 species, with the largest member (and the largest of all lizards) being the Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis, from several Indonesian Islands, which can reach a length of around 3 metres. The Komodo...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Grey Teal Scientific Name: Anas gibberfrons Size: 40 to 48 cm What does it look like? The Grey Teal is almost all grey-brown. Each feather of the body is edged with buff, except on the rump. The chin and throat are white, the bill is dark blue grey and the eye is red....
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Hard Ticks (Family: Ixodidae) Hard ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of their hosts. Of the 70 species described in Australia, 56 are hard ticks and 14 are soft ticks (family Argasidae), and around 16 of them are known to feed on human blood, however, over...
