Hope’s Cycad

Plants > Cycads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hope’s CycadScientific Name: Lepidozamia hopeiCategory: PlantsSubcategory: CycadsSize: Height: 40–58 ft (12–17.5 m); Leaf frond length: 8–10 ft (2.5–3.0 m)Weight: Massive fibrous arboreal trunkLifespan: 1,000–2,000+ years in primary...

Tooth-billed Bowerbird

Birds > Passeriformes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tooth-billed BowerbirdScientific Name: Scenopoeetes dentirostrisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: PasseriformesSize: Body length: 10.5–11.5 in (27–29 cm); Wingspan: 16–18 in (41–46 cm)Weight: 4.9–6.3 oz (140–180 g)Lifespan: 12–18 years in tropical...

Chameleon Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Chameleon GeckoScientific Name: Carphodactylus laevisCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: GeckosSize: Total length: 7.5–9.0 in (19–23 cm); Snout-vent length: 4.5–5.2 in (11–13 cm)Weight: 0.8–1.6 oz (23–45 g)Lifespan: 10–15 years in the wildDiet:...

Tuberous Cycad

Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tuberous CycadScientific Name: Bowenia spectabilisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Zamiaceae & CycadsSize: Frond height: 3.3–6.5 ft (1.0–2.0 m); Subterranean tuber: 4–10 in (10–25 cm) wideWeight: 15–40 lb (7–18 kg); large underground...

Golden Bowerbird

Birds > Ptilonorhynchidae & Bowerbirds

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Golden BowerbirdScientific Name: Prionodura newtonianaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: Ptilonorhynchidae & BowerbirdsSize: Total length: 9.0–9.8 in (23–25 cm); Wingspan: 12.5–14.0 in (32–36 cm)Weight: 2.6–3.4 oz (75–96 g)Lifespan: 12–18+ years...