by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Blue-breasted Fairywren Male Female Scientific Name: Malurus pulcherrimus Size: 15 cm What does it look like? The Blue-breasted Fairy-wren is easily confused with the Red-winged Fairy-wren M. elegans (south) and the Inland Variegated Fairy-wren M. lamberti assimilis...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Boyd’s Forest Dragon Scientific Name: Lophosaurus boydii Size: SVL 150mm, TL 500mm What does it look like? Boyd’s Forest Dragon is laterally compressed, angular head and body, with large, spiny nuchal crest, enlarged white scales on cheeks, ‘saw-like’,...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Broad-banded Sand-swimmer Scientific Name: Eremiascincus richardsonii Size: 105mm SVL (Snout-Vent Length) What does it look like? The Broad-banded Sand-swimmer is a glossy scaled, moderately robust skink, with long, thickened, tapering tail and movable scaly lower...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Brown Tree Snake Scientific Name: Boiga irregularis Size: Total Length 2 metres What does it look like? The Brown Tree Snake is slender, with narrow neck, distinct head and bulging eyes with vertical pupils. Two distinct colour patterns. Eastern Australian...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Paradise Riflebird Scientific Name: Lophorina paradiseus Size: about 30 cm What does it look and sound like? Both Paradise Riflebird sexes have long, slender, decurved bills and short tails. The adult male is velvet black above the oily green below; the crown, throat,...
