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Ringed Thin-tail Gecko, Phyllurus caudiannulatus. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Bulburin Leaf-tailed Gecko (Ringed Thin-tail Gecko)
The Bulburin Leaf-tailed Gecko (Ringed Thin-tail Gecko) is largely restricted to Bulburin State Forest, south-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Inland Freshwater Crab, *Austrothelphusa transversa*. © Queensland Museum. Inland Freshwater Crab
The Inland Freshwater Crab is common throughout the semi-desert central and northern parts of Australia extending south into the upper reaches of the Darling River System.
Crustaceans
Brown Tiger Prawn, *Penaeus esculentus*. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Brown Tiger Prawn
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.
Crustaceans
Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko, Saltuarius salebrosus. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Central Queensland Leaf-tailed Gecko (Rough-throated Leaf-tailed Gecko)
The Central Queensland Leaf-tailed Gecko (Rough-throated Leaf-tailed Gecko) is mainly known from dry areas in mid-eastern and south-central Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Female *Cyrtophora moluccensis* hanging upside-down in its tent-web. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Common Garden Spiders
Spiders are ubiquitous in gardens, houses and urban environments throughout Queensland, and a wide variety of species can easily be found, especially in the eastern tropics and subtropics. The species accounts below highlight some of the more frequently encountered species in Queensland backyards.
Spiders
Pygmy Wisp, *Agriocnemis pygmaea*, male. © Chris Burwell. Pygmy Wisp
The Pygmy Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits ponds, swamps and fringes of dams and lakes with plentiful aquatic vegetation. Mature males are dark brown or black with greenish markings and a reddish tip to the abdomen. Young females are mostly red and become black and green as they age.
Insects
Damselflies
Red-rumped Wisp, *Agriocnemis rubricauda*, female. © Chris Burwell. Red-rumped Wisp
The Red-rumped Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits a variety of standing water habitats, including small, well-vegetated ponds, dams and swamps. It is very similar to the Pgymy Wisp but males have more of the tip of the abdomen reddish. However, only female Red-rumped Wisps are known from south-east Queensland.
Insects
Damselflies
Female *Trichonephila plumipes* in orb web. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Golden Orb-Weaving Spiders
The three species of Golden Orb-Weaving Spiders found in Queensland (in the genera Trichonephila and Nephila) are familiar denizens of urban environments throughout the state. The most commonly encountered species, Trichonephila plumipes, is abundant in backyards in eastern Queensland, including around Brisbane.
Spiders
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