Black Rock Skink

Reptiles > Skinks

The Black Rock Skink (Egernia saxatilis) is a heavy-bodied, rock-dwelling reptile endemic to the craggy peaks and escarpments of southeastern Australia. Noted for its armored appearance and rich dark coloration, it is one of the few squamate reptiles globally to live...

Mountain Dragon

Reptiles > Agamids

The Mountain Dragon (Rankinia diemensis) is a hardy, cold-adapted agamid lizard native to southeastern Australia. Notably, it is the only member of the dragon lizard family (Agamidae) native to Tasmania, where it thrives in rugged subalpine environments subject to...

Common Scaly-foot

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,...

White-winged Chough

Birds > Mudnesters

The White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) is a charismatic, intensely social songbird native to eastern Australia. One of only two living members of the unique mudnest-builder family Corcoracidae, choughs live in tight communal family groups that forage across...

Great Bowerbird

Birds > Bowerbirds

The Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) is Australia’s largest bowerbird species, famed across the ornithological world for constructing massive avenue bowers decorated with meticulously curated white bones, snail shells, and green trinkets. Native to the...