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Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch.
Saltwater Crocodile
Summary
The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile is a broad-snouted species that grows to a large size. It occurs in the islands of the western Pacific, India, south-east Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. In Queensland, Saltwater Crocodiles may be encountered in the sea or any coastal waterway from Rockhampton north.
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Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus, pinned adult female specimen. © Queensland Museum.
Orchard Swallowtail
Summary
The Orchard Swallowtail butterfly is widespread in northern and eastern Australia.
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Evening Brown, Melanitis leda, pinned adult specimen. © Queensland Museum.
Evening Brown
Summary
The Evening Brown butterfly rests on the ground during the day and flies at dusk. The green caterpillars have horned heads and feed on a variety of grasses.
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Mud-dauber wasp, Sceliphron laetum. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright.
Mud Dauber Wasp
Summary
Mud-dauber wasps build mud nests in sheltered situations such as caves, overhangs or even inside buildings. They are found across mainland Australia.
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Smooth Fan Lobster, *Ibacus brucei*. Courtesy of G. Millen, Australian Museum.
Smooth Fan Lobster
Summary
The Smooth Fan Lobster is found on soft stony substrates, 90–180 m depth, in Southern Qld, and northern NSW.
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Girdled Periwinkle, Littoraria filosa. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch.
Girdled Periwinkle
Summary
The Girdled Periwinkle is striking, varying from yellow to brown, orange or pink. At low tide these molluscs 'glue' their shells to the bark or leaves of mangrove trees to stop themselves from drying out. This species is distributed from Botany Bay, New South Wales, around northern Australia to Exmouth Gulf, WA.
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Dune Glider, *Tramea eurybia*, male. © Chris Burwell.
Dune Glider
Summary
The Dune Glider is a moderately large dragonfly that is largely confined to dune lakes on the coast and sand islands. Adult males are red and have a dark-red patch at the base of each hindwing.
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Giant Whelk, Syrinx aruana. © Queensland Museum, Peter Waddington
Giant Whelk or Australian False Trumpet
Summary
The Giant Whelk is the world’s largest snail. This enormous marine gastropod can grow to a shell length of 70 cm. They are predatory snails and feed on large tube-dwelling polychaete worms. It occurs from the intertidal zone down to 50 metres water depth and has a range across the northern half of the Australian coastline extending into southern New Guinea and Indonesia.
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Blue Triangle, Graphium choredon, pinned adult specimen. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright.
Blue Triangle
Summary
The Blue Triangle butterfly has triangular wings each with a central pale blue area bordered with dark brown. It is found in eastern coastal Qld and NSW.
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Brown Tiger Prawn, *Penaeus esculentus*. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell.
Brown Tiger Prawn
Summary
The Brown Tiger Prawn is a large, banded prawn growing to 235 mm in length. It occurs on mud or sandy mud, and is found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to central NSW.
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Sand Yabby, *Cherax robustus*. Courtesy of Rob McCormack.
Sand Yabby
Summary
The Sand Yabby is semi-aquatic and burrows around the perimeter of sand lakes or along small creeks. It is restricted to coastal south-eastern Queensland as far north as Fraser Island.
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Plumbago Blue, Leptotes plinius, underside of pinned adult specimen. © Queensland Museum.
Plumbago Blue
Summary
The Plumbago Blue butterfly is rarely found far from Plumbago plants. The flattened green caterpillars feed on the buds and flowers. It occurs in Eastern Australia from north of Cooktown, Qld, to Wollongong, NSW.
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Orange Palmdart, Cephrenes augiades, pinned adult specimen. © Queensland Museum.
Orange Palmdart
Summary
The Orange Palmdart is found in rainforest, suburban gardens and nurseries with palms. It is widespread across northern and eastern Australia. Caterpillars are pale green with banded heads. They feed on palms, sewing adjacent leaflets together to form feeding retreats. When the caterpillars pupate inside the same shelter they produce a whitish floury deposit.
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Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Turtle
Summary
The Loggerhead Turtle is a large turtle with a broad, triangular head and powerful crushing jaws. It is found in coastal, tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
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Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Turtle
Summary
The Hawksbill Turtle is a medium-sized turtle with a narrow head and beak-like snout. The shell has four large scales down either side which are thick and overlapping. It is found in tropical seas of northern Australia, the central Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.
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Common Crow, *Euploea corinna*, pinned adult male specimen. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright.
Common Crow
Summary
The Common Crow butterfly is found in open forest and woodland. It is widespread across northern and eastern Australia. In Brisbane gardens, the caterpillars feed mostly on oleanders and figs.
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Broad-tailed Gecko, Phyllurus platurus.© Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright.
Sydney Leaf-tailed Gecko (Broad-tailed Gecko)
Summary
The Sydney Leaf-tailed Gecko (Broad-tailed Gecko) is confined to the Sydney Sandstones, New South Wales.
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Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko, Saltuarius swaini. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright.
Border Ranges Leaf-tailed Gecko
Summary
The Border Ranges Leaf-tailed Gecko is found in the coastal ranges of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
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Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch.
Green Turtle
Summary
The Green Turtle is a large turtle with a bullet-shaped head and four large scales down either side of the shell. It is found in coastal, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.
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Eastern Brown Snake, Pseudonaja textilis, Adult. © Steve Wilson.
Eastern Brown Snake
Summary
The Eastern Brown Snake may be any shade of brown but can also be grey or black. Some individuals are banded. The belly is typically cream with pink or orange spots. It is found over most of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
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