Eastern Water Dragon
The eastern water dragon's colour consists of shades of grey or brown with a series of black bands on the back and tail and a black stripe on the side of the head behind the eye.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
The Western diamondback rattlesnake is a venomous rattlesnake species likely responsible for the majority of snakebite fatalities in northern Mexico and the greatest number of snakebites in the U.S.A.
Stimson’s Python
The Stimson python, which is sometimes known as the large-blotched python, has a pattern of golden to red-brown or chocolate-brown patches on a light tan to yellow background.
Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard
The eastern blue tongue lizard is one of the most familiar reptiles in Australia. Large specimens may reach 60cm in total length. The legs are small and can often be overlooked, a situation which sometimes means the harmless bluetongue is mistaken for a snake.
Spotted Python
The spotted python is one of the shortest python species, growing to only a metre. Its ‘spots’ are really blotches of dark brown on a light brown background.
Eastern Brown Snake
A large adult Eastern brown snake may exceed two metres in length and, on hot days, can move at surprising speed. It has a slender body and is variable in colour ranging from uniform tan to grey or dark brown.
Solomon Island Skink
The Solomon Island skink is the world’s largest skink, growing to a length of 72 centimetres, although nearly half this length is the tail.
Eastern Bearded Dragon
The harsh, spiky appearance of these lizards belie their normally placid temperament. If approached in the wild, the bearded dragon’s usual response is to freeze and rely on its camouflage.
Shingleback Lizard
A close relative of the more familiar blue tongue lizard, the shingleback is an extremely distinctive member of the lizard family known as skinks.
Saltwater Crocodile
With its webbed feet and muscular tail flattened on both sides, the saltwater crocodile (popularly referred to as the ‘salty’) is able to propel itself through the water at surprising speed.
Rough Scaled Python
Known as one of the rarest snakes in wild Australia, the rough-scaled python is quite elusive in the wild but has become more popular in captive circles.
Reticulated Python
Generally regarded as the longest living snake with specimens having been recorded up to 10m. This large size means they are slow moving snakes ...
Cunningham’s Skink
The Cunningham’s skink's colour varies from those which are almost totally black with a few white spots, to others that are predominantly grey with black bands or others which have an overall rusty red colour.
Corn Snake
The common colour for corn snakes has a number of red-orange blotches on an orange-grey background colour combined with a black-and-white checked underbelly.
Death Adder
Death adders are easily distinguishable from other snakes by the very short, squat bodies, rapidly tapering tail and the broad triangular head. Colouration varies widely but most species exhibit some form of banded pattern in shades of brown or grey.
Coastal Taipan
The coastal taipan uses its fangs to inject a powerful venom into the body. A slender snake, it sports a light to dark brown body, and a cream/yellow belly with pink or orange flecks, the snake’s head is often a lighter brown than its body.
Central Netted Dragon
A small active dragon with an intricate reticulated or netlike pattern of dark lines over a pale grey-brown background. The head is rounded, and the legs and toes are strong to enable them to run at great speeds and to dig burrows.
Burmese Python
The beautiful Burmese python's distinctive patterning – dark brown blotches on a light tan background – means that it is often hunted for its skin, and so it is now a threatened species in the wild.
Brown Tree Snake
The brown tree snake is very distinctive because of its large head with bulging eyes and its long slender body. Lengths in excess of 2 metres have been recorded, though 1.5m - 1.8m is a more common size.
Ball Python
Ball pythons are so named because they form a tight ball when they are threatened. They have large round blotches of light brown on a dark brown background, though colours can vary from tan to yellow.
Argentine Black & White Tegu
Young tegus have an emerald green colour from the snout to their back while the rest of the body is black and white. As they grow older, the green colour fades, and the entire body becomes black and white.
American Alligator
The American alligator is extremely adept for a life in the water. The tail is flattened on both sides like an oar and is used to provide propulsion through the water.
Alligator Snapping Turtle
The alligator snapping turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. They can weigh up to 90kg and the shell can reach three quarters of a metre in length.
Veiled Chameleon
The veiled chameleon is light green in colour when a hatchling but when they mature their colours can include gold, blue, greens, yellow, orange and black.
Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby
The largest of the wallabies, the yellow-footed rock wallaby also has the most colourful markings. Its tail is ringed brown and yellow, its paws are yellow, and its back is covered in soft grey fur.
Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian devil is the world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore and was once found on the mainland of Australia, but now only found in Tasmania.
Red-Tailed Phascogale
Red-tailed phascogales are recognisable by their distinctive tail – rust coloured at the top with a black and bushy end. It measures 10cm in the body and weighs just 60g.
Parma Wallaby
The Parma wallaby is a small animal, with a length between 45-55cm, not including the length of the tail, which is about the same length again. The male of the species is larger and more robust than the female.
Kangaroo Island Kangaroo
The Kangaroo Island kangaroo is found only on Kangaroo Island, off the South Australian Coast. With no natural predators, the kangaroos are the slowest moving kangaroo species.
Grey-Headed Flying Fox
A familiar sight over much of eastern Australia, grey-headed flying foxes or fruit bats are usually seen at dusk, leaving their preferred roosting site in large numbers, heading out to favourite feeding areas.
Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo
Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo has soft reddish-brown fur and golden bands on their tail. Meanwhile, each individual has its own unique pattern of brown. The limbs, face and underbelly are golden.
Feathertail Glider
The Feathertail glider is a tiny gliding marsupial and the smallest in the world. Its unique tail resembles a feather, with stiff, tiny hairs horizontal on each side of the tail.
Fat-Tailed Dunnart
The fat-tailed dunnart has a head and body length of 60-90mm, tail 45-70cm in length and weighs only 10-20g. It has large black eyes, large ears, a pointed snout and a fat tail when in optimum condition.
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroos have a woolly fur which is silvery-grey to dusky greyish-brown in colour. An adult male can reach a height of nearly 2.2m when standing erect and weigh in excess of 60kg.
Common Wombat
The common wombat has short, slightly rounded ears, a large, hairless nose and coarse, thick fur. The pouch opens to the rear as an adaptation to ensure it does not fill with soil while the animal is digging.
Sydney Funnel Web Spider
The Sydney funnel web spider is considered the most venomous spider in the world. A large, bulky spider, with females reaching over 35mm in body length and males around 25mm.
Komodo Dragon
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest lizard. They have long, flat heads with rounded snouts and mottled black/brown scale colour which enables them to lie undetected by passing prey.
