by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Old Wife Scientific Name: Enoplosus armatus Size: Total Length 25 cm What does it look like? Old Wife adults are predominantly silver with 6 to 8 bold black zebra-like stripes, and two elongated sections of dorsal fin. Young are blotched darker, and have a white edged...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Lowland Copperhead Scientific Name: Austrelaps superbus Size: Total Length 1.5 m What does it look like? DANGEROUSLY VENOMOUS. The Lowland Copperhead is variable, ranging from pale brown to black above, with white edging on scales of upper lip. Young snakes are...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Magpie Goose Scientific Name: Anseranus semipalmata Size: Males can reach up to 92 cm, but females are slightly smaller. What does it look like? The Magpie Goose has a black neck and head, with a characteristic knobbed crown (larger in males). The underparts are...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Magpie-lark Male Scientific Name: Grallina cyanoleuca Size: 26 to 30 cm What does it look and sound like? The Magpie-lark is boldly marked black and white, and can be confused with few other birds. The thin whitish bill and pale iris are unlike other similarly...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, November 13, 2020
Mallee Military Dragon Scientific Name: Ctenophorus fordi Size: Snout Vent Length 55 mm What does it look like? The Mallee Military Dragon is brown to reddish-brown above with black and smaller whitish spots on back and tail. Edges of back have whitish longitudinal...
