Reptiles > Legless Lizards
The Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) is a remarkable legless lizard belonging to the Australasian family Pygopodidae. Despite having an elongated serpentine body that frequently causes it to be mistaken for a venomous snake, the scaly-foot is a true lizard,...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Shirt Orchid (Thelymitra campanulata), also known as the Bell-flowered Sun Orchid, is a distinctive terrestrial orchid native to the windswept coastal heaths and limestone ridges of south-western Australia. Unlike many sun orchids whose flowers open flat like...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The Parson’s Bands Orchid (Eriochilus cucullatus) is one of the most charming heralds of autumn across the bushlands of southeastern Australia. Blooming precisely when most other native flora is entering winter dormancy, this delicate terrestrial orchid earns...
