ROBUST BLIND SNAKE

Photographed at Yaamba, Queensland February 2018

77                     ROBUST BLIND SNAKE                  Anilios ligatus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                17

Eats pupae and lava of large and aggressive bulldog ants, its smooth, thick scales and robust body providing protection against the ants. Found in humid woodlands, dry woodlands and dry grassland/shrubland. Range: ne tip of WA, and in a band across to Q, down e coast and halfway across state  of Q from around Townsville to northern NSW

THREE-LINED KNOB-TAIL

24                  THREE-LINED KNOB-TAIL                 Nephrurus levis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS              17

Also known as Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko. Found in broad belt from central coast of WA to arid parts of all mainland states except Victoria. Wide range of arid and semi-arid habitats. Nocturnal, forages in open areas at night, lives in burrows in the day.