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My wife and I also spent a couple of nights at Daintree, QLD, before returning to Wollongong. We stayed at the Red Mill House B&B, a place that I would highly recommend for people visiting the area. The owners know a great deal about the local wildlife including reptiles. Sometimes, they see Boyd's Forest Dragons right in their yard.
Here is a view of the house. There are lots of lizards and frogs right in their yard (and house).
These Orange-footed Scrubfowl continuously raked fallen leaves to their mound where they buried their eggs.
Although warm, the weather was not good on this visit. The skies were grey and it was very windy and rainy at night. I did encounter a couple of snakes on the road. I saw a Brown Tree Snake in heavy rain so did not even attempt a photo. I also found this very lucky Water Python (Liasis mackloti). I stopped the car and ran back to the snake, but before I could reach it, several cars passed over it. I expected to find a mortally injured animal but somehow, they all missed it.
One morning, my wife and I drove up to Cape Tribulation. It was a grey day but not raining initially so we walked for a kilometer up the steep Mt. Sorrow track. I think that in good weather it would be interesting since there is elfin forest and boulders at the summit. Along the way, we saw this Lewis' Shade-skink (Saproscincus lewisi), the more northerly counterpart of Saproscincus basiliscus.
Red-throated Rainbow Skinks (Carlia rubrigularis) were common. I believe that these from Cape Trib are a different race to those from Mission Beach.
Closed-litter Rainbow Skinks (Carlia longipes) were common in the garden of Red Mill House.
... one near the fruit of a Blue Quondong:
These tiny Northern Dwarf Tree Frogs (Litoria bicolor) lived on the leaves of plants near our room.
I drove in the rain one night to Mossman Gorge (Daintree National Park) and walked the 2km nature trail with hopes of finding a Chameleon Gecko. I did not see any reptiles but there were a few frogs on the trail including this male and female Litoria jungguy. The males here look very different to those at Mission Beach.
... female
The appropriately named Rocket Frogs (Litoria nasuata) were common in pastures.
Dainty Green Tree Frogs (Litoria gracilenta) were also numerous.
Cairns Birdwings were common. I think that these are one of the most colourful butterflies that live in Australia.
That completes my reports from the far northern wet tropics of Queensland.
Regards,
David
Here is a view of the house. There are lots of lizards and frogs right in their yard (and house).
These Orange-footed Scrubfowl continuously raked fallen leaves to their mound where they buried their eggs.
Although warm, the weather was not good on this visit. The skies were grey and it was very windy and rainy at night. I did encounter a couple of snakes on the road. I saw a Brown Tree Snake in heavy rain so did not even attempt a photo. I also found this very lucky Water Python (Liasis mackloti). I stopped the car and ran back to the snake, but before I could reach it, several cars passed over it. I expected to find a mortally injured animal but somehow, they all missed it.
One morning, my wife and I drove up to Cape Tribulation. It was a grey day but not raining initially so we walked for a kilometer up the steep Mt. Sorrow track. I think that in good weather it would be interesting since there is elfin forest and boulders at the summit. Along the way, we saw this Lewis' Shade-skink (Saproscincus lewisi), the more northerly counterpart of Saproscincus basiliscus.
Red-throated Rainbow Skinks (Carlia rubrigularis) were common. I believe that these from Cape Trib are a different race to those from Mission Beach.
Closed-litter Rainbow Skinks (Carlia longipes) were common in the garden of Red Mill House.
... one near the fruit of a Blue Quondong:
These tiny Northern Dwarf Tree Frogs (Litoria bicolor) lived on the leaves of plants near our room.
I drove in the rain one night to Mossman Gorge (Daintree National Park) and walked the 2km nature trail with hopes of finding a Chameleon Gecko. I did not see any reptiles but there were a few frogs on the trail including this male and female Litoria jungguy. The males here look very different to those at Mission Beach.
... female
The appropriately named Rocket Frogs (Litoria nasuata) were common in pastures.
Dainty Green Tree Frogs (Litoria gracilenta) were also numerous.
Cairns Birdwings were common. I think that these are one of the most colourful butterflies that live in Australia.
That completes my reports from the far northern wet tropics of Queensland.
Regards,
David
