Reptiles > Sea Turtles
The Flatback Sea Turtle (Natator depressus) is an extraordinary and enigmatic marine reptile with the most restricted geographic breeding range of any living sea turtle species on Earth. Unlike all other marine turtles, which disperse across vast open oceans during a...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae), also widely known in Australia as the Wart Snake or Elephant Trunk Snake, is one of the most remarkable, primitive, and completely aquatic serpents on Earth. Belonging to the ancient family Acrochordidae, this...
Mammals > Marsupials
The Long-tailed Planigale (Planigale ingrami) holds the extraordinary zoological distinction of being the smallest living marsupial in the world, often weighing less than a single teaspoon of sugar. Belonging to the carnivorous marsupial family Dasyuridae, this...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii), also commonly known as Stokes’s Skink or the Spiny-tailed Skink, is a remarkable, heavily armored social lizard native to the harsh arid interior of Australia. Named after its affinity for sheltering inside fallen hollow logs...
Mammals > Bats
The Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) is a large, charismatic megabat endemic to the tropical rainforests of northeastern Australia and New Guinea. Easily identified by the conspicuous straw-colored fur encircling its large, expressive eyes like a pair...
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