Slender-billed Thornbill

Birds > Thornbills

The Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) is a tiny, highly specialized arid-zone passerine endemic to the harsh, saline shrublands and salt lake margins of southern inland Australia. Weighing no more than a coin, this hardy bird thrives in some of the...

Gulf Snapping Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles

The Gulf Snapping Turtle (Elseya lavarackorum), originally described from Pleistocene fossil deposits at Riversleigh before being discovered living in remote northern Australian rivers, is a massive, short-necked freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. Inhabiting...

Australian Grayling

Fish > Graylings

The Australian Grayling (Prototroctes maraena), historically known as the cucumber mullet due to its distinctive fresh cucumber aroma when freshly caught, is a slender, streamlined native freshwater fish endemic to southeastern Australia. As an amphidromous species,...

Yinnietharra Rock Dragon

Reptiles > Agamid Lizards

The Yinnietharra Rock Dragon (Ctenophorus yinnietharra) is a specialized rock-dwelling agamid lizard found exclusively on isolated granite and gneiss monoliths in the remote Gascoyne outback of Western Australia. Exhibiting extraordinary camouflage that mimics rough...

Flinders Ranges Mogurnda

Fish > Gudgeons

The Flinders Ranges Mogurnda (Mogurnda clivicola), also commonly referred to as the Flinders Ranges Purple-spotted Gudgeon, is an ancient, isolated freshwater fish surviving in the arid heart of South Australia. Confined to a handful of permanent spring-fed waterholes...