Limb-deprived Fine-lined Slider

Reptiles > Skinks

The Limb-deprived Fine-lined Slider (Lerista ameles) is an extraordinary fossorial skink endemic to the sun-scorched savanna woodlands and limestone country of northeastern Australia. Representing the pinnacle of evolutionary limb reduction, this miniature,...

Gippsland Waratah

Plants > Proteaceae

The Gippsland Waratah (Telopea oreades), also recognized as the Victorian Waratah, is a magnificent evergreen tree of southeastern Australia’s misty mountain ranges. Unlike its famous shrubby sibling, the New South Wales waratah, this species reaches tree-like...

Pincushion Hakea

Plants > Proteaceae

The Pincushion Hakea (Hakea laurina), also known as the Pin-cushion Tree, is one of the most visually mesmerizing botanical treasures of Western Australia’s Esperance sandplains. Named for its uncanny resemblance to an ornate sewing pincushion, this evergreen...

Barking Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

The Barking Gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii), also known as the Thick-tailed Gecko, is one of southern Australia’s most distinctive and vocal nocturnal reptiles. Instantly recognized by its deep purple-brown velvet skin studded with luminous white pearl tubercles...

Titan Stick Insect

Invertebrates > Stick Insects

The Titan Stick Insect (Acrophylla titan) is an astonishing giant of the entomological world, recognized as the second-longest insect native to the Australian continent. Inhabiting the high sunlit canopies of eastern eucalypt woodlands, this magnificent phasmid...