SALTBUSH MORETHIA

 

Photographed at Murrawijinie Caves, near Nullarbor Roadhouse, South Australia, August 2022

185                      SALTBUSH MORETHIA                 Morethia adelaidensis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                L132

BARRIER RANGE DRAGON

Photographed at Mutawintji National Park, NSW, July 2020

155              BARRIER RANGE DRAGON                   Ctenophorus mirrityana

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS.                  110

Found in rocks on ranges and outcrops of western NSW including Barrier Range north of Broken Hill, Mutawintji NP and Koonenberry Mountain north of Mutawintji. Endangered.

EASTERN SPOTTED CTENOTUS

Photographed in Big Desert State Forest, Victoria, January 2020

145                  EASTERN SPOTTED CTENOTUS             Ctenotus orientalis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD             100

Also known as oriental Ctenotus. Found in arid s-e WA, through southern SA to western Victoria and southern NSW. Variety of arid habitats, from chenopod scrublands to arid scrubs and open woodland. 

HEATH SKINK

Photographed in Wyperfeld National Park, Victoria, January 2020

144                HEATH SKINK                     Liopholis multiscutata

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  99

Also known as Bull Skink or Southern Sand-skink. Found in western Victoria; Kangaroo Island and Eyre and Yorke peninsula in SA to coastal regions of southern WA, including off-shore islands. Lives in coastal dunes and open heathlands and the complex forest and open woodlands, especially where rocky outcrops. Critically endangered in Victoria.

HORNER'S DRAGON

Photographed in Broome, March, 2019

129                  HORNER’S DRAGON                   Lophognathus horneri  

LIZARDS                  92

Recently identified; differs from Gilbert's Dragon by white dots on the tympanum (ear-drum). Found in n and nw WA; most of NT and nw Queensland.

SWAMPLAND LASHTAIL

Photographed at Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, October 2018

116                       SWAMPLAND LASHTAIL                 Gowidon temporalis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD.           82

Found across northern Australia from WA border in NT across and up west side and tip of Cape York. In tropical woodlands, favouring pandanus and paperbark lined watercourses.

CENTRALIAN BLUETONGUE

Photographed on the road to Uluru, April 2018

113                    CENTRALIAN BLUETONGUE                 Tiliqua multifasciata

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD              79

Avoids midday heat, forages during early morning, late afternoon, warm nights. Found dry woodland, dry grassland. Terrestrial.  Range central Australia from WA coast to central Queensland.

BLACK-HEADED MONITOR

Photographed at Uluru, Northern Territory, October 2018

109                 BLACK-HEADED MONITOR                 Varanus tristis tristis  

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                    77

Also known as Freckled Monitor. A subspecies of the Black-tailed Monitor, Varanus tristis. Found across most of WA, Queensland, all of NT, northern half SA, and nw NSW. Feeds mainly on insects, but also small lizards, eggs and rodents. Usually found in grassy woodlands.

Photographed at Standley Gorge, NT, October 2018

CENTRAL NETTED DRAGON

Photographed on Birdsville Track, 100 kms south of Birdsville, South Australia, April 2018

 

 100                     CENTRAL NETTED DRAGON                Ctenophorus nuchalis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD            68

Abundant and widespread through central Australia: central WA southern 2/3 NT, northern SA, western Queensland and nw NSW. Prefers open spaces, has a burrow where shelter from enemies and the heat. Eats insects and vegetation.

LONG-NOSED DRAGON

Photographed at Simpson's Gap, Northern Territory, April 2018

99                LONG-NOSED DRAGON               Gowidon longirostris

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD              67

Also known as Long-nosed Water Dragon. Has been placed in several genera as further studies continue. Found in central WA from the coast across to NT, northern SA, and western Queensland.

NORTHERN SPINY-TAILED GECKO

Photographed one the road to Uluru, Northern Territory, April 2018

98              NORTHERN SPINY-TAILED GECKO                    Strophurus ciliaris

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD               66

Widespread across northern Australia, northern and central eastern WA, NT, western Queensland, northern SA and nw NSW. Nocturnal, eats invertebrates.

PLAIN CTENOTUS

Photographed at Mataranka Springs, Northern Territory, April 2018

97                       PLAIN CTENOTUS                 Ctenotus inornatus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD               65

Also known as Bar-shouldered Ctenotus and Plain-striped Skink. Found across northern Australia from WA to Queensland, but not Cape York. Diurnal. Found in humid or dry woodlands. Eats invertebrates.

TWO-SPINED RAINBOW SKINK

Photographed in Kakadu, Northern Territory, April 2018

96               TWO-SPINED RAINBOW SKINK                Carlia amax

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD             64

Also known as Bauxite Rainbow Skink or Amax Rainbow Skink. Found in Kimberleys, Wa, across northern NT and nw Queensland. Eats invertebrates. Diurnal. Habit dry sclerophyll forest, humid woodland, dry woodland, dry grassland/shrubland.

Photographed at Cutta Cutta Caves, Katherine, Northern Territory, April 2018

PURPLISH DTELLA

Photographed at Simpsons Gap, Northern Territory, April 2018

95                PURPLISH DTELLA                 Gehyra purpurascesn

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD               63

Medium sized arboreal Gehyra. Found in much. of central Australia from coastal WA through NT and SA to western Queensland. 

CENTRAL MILITARY DRAGON

Photographed at Uluru, Northern Territory April 2018

91                  CENTRAL MILITARY DRAGON                    Ctenophorus isolepis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD               62

Also known as Military Sand-dragon. Range central Australia from WA coast to western Queensland and nw SA. Found in dry woodland and dry grassland/shrubland. Terrestrial. Feeds on invertebrates.