AUSTRALIA
October 2016
3 of 4
AUSTRALIA
October 2016
3 of 4
We end the trip in subtropical Queensland, hiking the eucalyptus forests of the Granite Belt southwest of
Brisbane. Lots of rocks, which translated to lots of lizards. And our guide, Steve, knew every one of them personally.
Water coursing over granite sheets left behind puddles in potholes, where a whole assortment of herps would
hang out.
This pothole held an impressive surprise.
At night we would go shining for geckos.
These were just so cool. Really big geckos that hide in crevices during the day and emerge on the granite
boulders to feed at night, occasionally descending to the ground. They blend in perfectly, only given away by the
reflection of their orange eyeshine. Pointy tails are the originals, while the broad ones are regenerated tails.
Common Nobbi Dragon
Diporiphora nobbi
White’s Skink
Egernia whitii
Adult
Dark Bar-sided Skink
Concinnia martini
Lesueur's Velvet Gecko
Amalosia lesueurii
Bynoe’s Gecko
Heteronotia binoei
Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
Jacky Dragon
Amphibolurus muricatus
Juvenile
Clicking Froglet
Crinia signifera
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Granite Belt Thick-tailed Gecko
Uvidicolus sphyrurus
Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko
Oedura tryoni
Granite Belt Leaf-tailed Gecko
Saltuarius wyberba
