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Australis

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Seeing as i moaned and complained at the lack of a field forum
here on this website - i should at least contribute something to it.

Season start - Brigalow Belt QLD

After a bitterly cold winter here in the Brigalow Belt with many sub-zero nights
the warmer weather has been a long time coming, a much appreciated change.

Heres some of what ive come across in my travels and managed to photograph.

First few runs turned up very little with night time temperatures still on the chilly
side i only encountered the odd gecko and frog but no shortage of mammals and
the most common the humble Echidna, its always a comical sight seeing one at a
full speed waddle crossing the road.
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Two gecko species that are often out and about even on cool windy nights.

G.dubia
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Bynoes Gecko
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Ornate Burrowing frogs are also a common sight and due to how highly variable
they are in colour and pattern its always worth taking a closer look.
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I think this was actually the first Persons Tree frog ive seen in QLD
(although they're certainly not uncommon)
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This was the first (live) Carpet ive seen since moving inland from the coast, it was a long
and slender individual, it was also missing an eye (not shown in photograph).
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With the warmer nights geckos were increasingly active and the number of species active
increased with most of these roaming males (not necessarily those pictured).
For this season i had wanted to see a few of the species of terrestrial geckos that call
this region home..i mainly wanted to see Thick Tailed geckos and Stone geckos, but
ended up seeing a few more.

Box Patterned Geckos:
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Fat-tailed Gecko:
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Thick-tailed Geckos:
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Stone Gecko:
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N.asper:
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Also the stunning Golden Tailed Gecko:
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A relative of the Gecko - Burton's are always commonly encountered at night
on the road and occasionally encountered before the sun goes down, although
ive seen heaps of them, a first for me was seeing one mimic a snake (i assume)
and flicker its tongue as it raised its head as i approached, would of been worth
videoing.

Burton's:
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DOR - V.tristis orientalis:
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Brown Tree Snake:
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Small Elapids made up the majority of snakes encountered.
Suta suta:
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Dwyer's snake:
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Small eyed snake:
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Carpenteria snake:
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Lastly a couple of photos of the habitat and flora.
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Please don't post asking locality info, as refusal may offend - :)
Matt.
 
Excellent photos. That was a great read.
 
Great stuff Australis, some excellent looking specimens you've found.
 
Thanks.

I love them to Nath - in fact im about to run out the door
now to see some again hopefully - :)

Matt
 
Nice photos Matt :)

The Brown Tree Snake looked happy to see you :)
 
re Season

Some great pics there Matt!
 
Great photos, must have been great to see them in their natural habitat. :)
 
WOW MATT
you really are very lucky to see all that. i wish we had the privlidge of having all of those species in and around brisbane. ... well if they are around, i have never seen them. lol
stunning photos and finds.
 
wow, wish I could find that much when I go out. They are a lovely collection of photos Matt.

I've seen 3 echidna's so far this spring.

oops posted this is wrong thread. Sorry
 

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Thats a nice looking spot with nice inhabitants there Matt.
Will check out the nirvana soon and keep you posted. Cheers
 
Nice pics.I haven't seen an echidna for a while.
 
whats the easiest way to tell the difference between a Small Eyed Snake and a Carpentaria Snake without having to rifle through ID books?
 
whats the easiest way to tell the difference between a Small Eyed Snake and a Carpentaria Snake without having to rifle through ID books?

I guess for me its the head shape mostly - but after you see a few of each you "just know"
not sure how else to explain that, im not really the greatest at ID'ing things half the time.
 
I guess for me its the head shape mostly - but after you see a few of each you "just know"
not sure how else to explain that, im not really the greatest at ID'ing things half the time.

ok thanks for that Australis. Great pics by the way.
 
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