by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Heath Monitor Scientific Name: Varanus rosenbergi Size: Total Length 1.3m What does it look like? The Heath Monitor is moderately robust, with medium-length, laterally compressed tail. Dark grey to blackish above, with fine yellow or white spotting, forming...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Green Ant Workers carrying a larvae Nest Scientific Name: Oecophylla smaragdina Size: Total Length (adult workers) 8-12 mm What does it look like? The Green Ant (or Green Tree Ant) is mostly orange with bright green abdomen (gaster). The colony has a single queen,...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Green Catbird Scientific Name: Ailuroedus crassirostris Size: 29 to 34 cm What does it look like? The Green Catbird is a robust bird with bright green wings and tail, a pale white bill and a red iris. Both sexes have distinct white-spots on the otherwise green...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Green Python Scientific Name: Morelia viridis Size: Total Length 1.7m What does it look like? The Green python is unmistakable. Emerald-green above with a few scattered white spots on sides and longitudinal row of white or yellowish scales that follow prominent...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, February 27, 2022
Green Rosella Scientific Name: Platycercus caledonicus Size: Total Length 33 to 37 cm What does it look like? This solidly-built parrot is Australia’s largest rosella. The Green Rosella is more yellow when mature, with a blue throat patch and reddish forehead and...
