by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Crocodiles (Order: Crocodilia) The order Crocodilia groups together the world’s 25 currently described species of crocodylians, alligators, caimans and gharials. Australia is home to two crocodylians, the ‘true’ crocodiles, one of which, the Saltwater Crocodile, is...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Dragon Lizards (Family: Agamidae) Agamidae, commonly known as dragon lizards or dragons, is a family of over 300 species of lizards that occur with Australia, Asia, Africa andparts of Southern Europe. The family is one of three families belonging to the infraorder...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
File Snakes (Family: Acrochordidae) File snakes are totally aquatic fish-eating snakes, characterised by their loose, baggy skin covered with coarse scales. File snakes produce live young. Two species are found in Australia. The Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Geckos (Infraorder: Gekkota) Geckos are small lizard, typically found in warm climates throughout the world. There are three families within Australia, The Typical Geckos (Family: Gekkonidae), the southern Padless Geckos (Family: Carphodactylidae) and the Austral...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Goannas or Monitor Lizards (Family: Varanidae) A family of almost 80 species, with the largest member (and the largest of all lizards) being the Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis, from several Indonesian Islands, which can reach a length of around 3 metres. The Komodo...
