by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Golden-tailed Gecko Scientific Name: Strophurus taenicauda Size: Snout Vent Length 70 mm What does it look like? The Golden-tailed Gecko is a very attractive gecko with large, bright red, orange or greyish eyes, and long tail, often with golden-yellow longitudinal...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Golden-headed Cisticola Scientific Name: Cisticola exilis Size: 9 to 11 cm What does it look and sound like? Cisticolas are distinguished by their rich golden plumage and pale pink-yellow legs. During the breeding season the male Golden-headed Cisticola attains a...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Gidgee Skink Scientific Name: Egernia stokesii Size: Snout Vent Length 190 mm What does it look like? The Gidgee Skink is a large, robust skink with sharply keeled scales, short tail and short legs. Yellowish-brown to reddish-brown above, with numerous dark and light...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Garden Wolf Spider Scientific Name: Tasmanicosa godeffroyi Size: TL 35mm (females are larger than males) What does it look like? The Garden Wolf Spider is predominantly brown, with paler yellowish-brown to orange-brown and darker blackish lines and marks, with a...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, October 18, 2020
Gang-gang Cockatoo Male Female Scientific Name: Callocephalon fimbriatum Size: 32 to 37 cm What does it look like? The Gang-gang Cockatoo can be identified by its general grey plumage, each feather edged with greyish-white, and its short, square tail. The male has a...
