Legless Lizards

by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Legless Lizards (Family: Pygopodidae) The family Pygopodidae includes the legless lizards, snake-lizards and flap-footed lizards. All have limbs that are reduced or absent, and are a type of gecko. Pygopodids have no fore limbs at all, but do possess vestigial hind...

Lizards

by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020

Lizards (Suborder: Sauria) Lizards belong to the suborder Sauria, which – along with the snakes in the suborder Serpentes – forms the order Squamata that comprises more than 95 per cent of the world’s reptile species. Australia’s largest lizard family is the skinks...

Logrunners

by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020

Logrunners (Family Orthonychidae) Ground-dwelling, thrush-like birds with strong legs and feet for digging in leaf litter. The feathers of the relatively short tail end with sharp tips. Both Australian species are endemic, the Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii...

Lyrebirds

by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Lyrebirds (Family Menuridae) Both species of these largely terrestrial birds, with short, rounded wings, and stout legs and feet, are endemic. The Albert’s Lyrebird Menura alberti is confined to a small area along the Qld and NSW border, while the Superb Lyrebird M....

Macropods

by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020

Macropods (Family: Macropodidae) Macropods are all relatively large marsupials, ranging from the Quokka Setonix brachyurus (smallest) to the Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus (largest), and 42 remain today (with a further 4 declared extinct). Macropods are a versatile,...