by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Tree Skink Scientific Name: Egernia striolata Size: Snout Vent Length 120 mm What does it look like? Tree Skink scales are smooth or bluntly keeled, and moderately flattened body and slender tail. Grey to dark olive-brown with broad, paler greyish dorsolateral stripe...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Tropical House Cricket Scientific Name: Gryllodes sigillatus Size: Total Length 12-22 mm What does it look like? The Tropical House Cricket is pale yellowish-brown with a single black transverse line between eyes. Body dorsoventrally flattened. Adult male with wings,...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Turquoise Parrot Scientific Name: Neophema pulchella Size: around 20 cm What does it look and sound like? The small Turquoise Parrot shows strong sexual dimorphism. The male has a turquoise head, yellow underparts and an olive-green back. While the median, outer...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Tawny Frogmouth Scientific Name: Podargus strigoides Size: The body length is 35 to 50 cm, with south-eastern birds larger than birds from the north. What does it look like? The Tawny Frogmouth is nocturnal. During the day it perches on a tree branch, often low down,...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, November 14, 2020
Tasmanian Native-hen Scientific Name: Tribonyx mortierii Size: 43 to 51 cm What does it look like? The Tasmanian Native-hen is a large flightless bird, with grey legs, yellowish bill, reddish eye and large, flattened tail. The plumage is generally olive-brown above...
