by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Austral Geckos (Family: Diplodactylidae) The Diplodactylidae are a family of geckos with around 137 species in 25 genera. Species are distrinuted within Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. Three diplodactylid genera (Oedura, Rhacodactylus, and Hoplodactylus)...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Southern Padless Geckos (Family: Carphodactylidae) The Carphodactylidae are a family of geckos consisting of 30 described species. All species occur in Australia. Border Thick-tailed Gecko Reptiles Home Nature Facts...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Typical Geckos (Family: Gekkonidae) Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera, including many of the most widespread gecko species, and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas. No Results Found The page you...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Blind Snakes (Family: Typhlopidae) There are around 46 species of blind snakes belonging to the genus Anilios (previously Ramphotyphlops) in Australia, mostly restricted to the south-east. They are small ‘worm-like’ burrowing snakes that are largely pink...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Colubrid Snakes (Family: Colubridae) The colubrids are a group of solid-toothed and rear-fanged snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family, although only ten species occur in Australia. Many Australian colubrids are aquatic or semi-aquatic, but the group...
