by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Reptiles (Class: Reptilia) A diverse group of vertebrate animals that includes lizards, snakes, tuataras, turtles, amphisbaenians and crocodiles, all of which have scales. Their body temperature varies depending on their surroundings (ectothermic), and many species...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 23, 2020
Satin Bowerbird Male – displaying at bower ‘Green Bird’ – female or immature male (<6yrs) Bower with blue decorations Scientific Name: Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Size: 27 to 33 cm What does it look and sound like? Satin Bowerbirds are...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Scrubwrens, Gerygones & Thornbills (Family Acanthizidae) The ‘little brown birds’, the scrubwrens, gerygones and thornbills, can be either terrestrial or arboreal. All members of this family have thin beaks and short, weak, rounded legs. The Lord Howe Gerygone...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Short-beaked Echidna Eastern Mainland Tasmanian subspecies Scientific Name: Tachyglossus aculeatus Size: 300-450 mm What does it look like? The Short-beaked Echidna has pale brown to blackish fur above and below, which varies in length depending on range, and numerous...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Skinks (Family: Scincidae) Scincids (skinks) belong to the lizard family Scincidae, and with more than 1,500 described species, it is one of the most diverse families of lizards.The family Scincidae is the largest of the sixteen or so families of lizards. Skinks tend...
