Australian Wildlife

FAMILY: ScincidaeGenusSpeciesSub-speciesCommon Name*b-t = blue-tongueSnout-ventLengthTail:Body RatioTiliquascinoidescommon b-tintermedianorthern b-t30cm /13inworld'slargest skink.5 - .75scinoideseastern b-toccipitalis western b-t30cm/13in.5multifasciata centralian b-t29cm/11in.5nigrolutea blotched or southern b-t25cm /10in.5adelaidensis Adelaide pygmy b-t9cm/4in.67

TaxonomyFAMILY PeramelidaeGENUSSPECIESCOMMON NAMEOTHER COMMON NAMES(B=bandicoot)Isodonshort-nosedauratusGolden Bnorthern golden B, northern golden-backed B, windaru, wintaroo, nyuluobesulusSouthern Brown Bshort-nosed B, southern short-nosed B, brown B,...

TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONFamilyPeramelidaeSubFamilyThalacomyinaeGenusMacrotis large earedSpecieslagotisGeneralCommon NamesGreater BilbyRabbit-eared Bandicoot, Rabbit Bandicoot, Pinkie, Ninu, Walpajirri, DalgyteNearest RelativesbandicootsSizesimilar to a rabbit; male 2.5 kg; female about half...

Taxonomy Common names: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Marsupial wolf, hyena, zebra-wolf History

The pied butcherbird is a a mid-sized black and white songbird native to Australia. The Pied Butcherbird is across much of mainland...

Rainbow Lorikeet's is a unique species of parrot found in Australia. The rainbow lorikeet is well known for it's unique rainbow plumage...