Invertebrates > Ulmarids & Semaeostomeae
The Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), also universally known across maritime literature as the common jellyfish, saucer jelly, or moon jelly, is a globally distributed marine scyphozoan cnidarian belonging to the family Ulmaridae within the order Semaeostomeae....
Invertebrates > Blaberids & Blattodea
The Giant Burrowing Cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros), also widely known as the rhinoceros cockroach or Queensland litter bug, is a massive, completely wingless, subterranean blattodean belonging to the giant cockroach family Blaberidae. Endemic exclusively to the...
Plants > Strelitziaceae & Zingiberales
The White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai), also commonly known as the giant bird of paradise or wild banana, is an imposing, tree-like arborescent monocotyledonous perennial plant belonging to the family Strelitziaceae within the order Zingiberales. Indigenous...
Reptiles > Varanids & Squamata
The Perentie (Varanus giganteus) is Australia’s largest native monitor lizard and the fourth-largest living lizard on Earth, exceeded in size only by the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, and crocodile monitor. Endemic to the vast, scorching interior desert...
Amphibians > Ranids & Anura
The Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens), formerly classified as Rana pipiens, is a medium-sized, semi-terrestrial true frog belonging to the family Ranidae within the order Anura. Widely distributed across the boreal forests, prairie wetlands, and temperate...
