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saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Called Agro, a 5,5 meter, 750 kg saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in Adelaide River, NT

 

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Agro, desperately needs a thoothbrush after 70-80 years of opportunistic feeding

A saltie at Yellow Waters, Kakadu NP, NT

 

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Gaping croc in Kakadu NP

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Yellow Waters croc

 

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

Female croc at Yellow Waters

Common blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides),

Common blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides), Broome Bird Observatory, WA

 

Common blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides),

The Common blue-tongued Skink shows off its feature

Pale-lipped Shadeskink (Saproscincus basiliscus), Daintree NP, QLD

 

Pale-lipped Shadeskink, Daintree NP, QLD

Gilbert's Dragon (Amphibolurus gilberti),

Horners's Dragon (Amphibolurus horneri), Victoria Highway, NT

 

Bauxite Rainbow-skink (Carlia amax) in Bell Gorge, WA

A skink in Kimberley. Maybe a Rough Brown Rainbow-skink (Carlia johnstonei), Bell Gorge, WA

 

Gekko (Gehyra australis),

Common House Gekko (Hemidactylus frenatus), Broome

Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)

Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)

 

Mertens' Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)

Mertens' Water Monitor, Bell Gorge, Kimberley, WA

Centralian blue-tongue (Tiliqua multifaciata)

Ants feasting on a dead lizard, a Centralian blue-tongue (Tiliqua multifasciata), Kimberley, WA

 

Freshwater Crocodile (Johnston Crocodile) (Crocodylus johnstoni), Lake Argile, WA

Freshwater Crocodile (Johnston Crocodile) (Crocodylus johnstoni), Lake Argyle, WA

Freshwater Crocodile (Johnston Crocodile)

Slender snout, the mainly fish-eating freshwater crocodile, Lake Argyle, WA

 

Freshwater Crocodile (Johnston Crocodile)

Freshwater crocodile, Windjana Gorge, WA

Swimming with crocodiles. This species was numerous in Windjana Gorge, which belongs to Lennard River. This is an Archerfish, maybe Kimberley Archerfish, Toxotes kimberleyensis? The Kimberley Archerfish species in endemic to the Kimberley, and was described as recently as in 2004

 

Freshwater Crocodile in Windjana Gorge

Red Fiddler Crab (Uca flammula),

Mangrove inhabitant, the Red Fiddler Crab (Uca flammula), Derby, WA

 

Mudskippers (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)

New Guinea Mudskipper (Periophthalmus novaeguineaensis), amphibious fish on mangrove flats, Derby, WA

Pug-headed Mudskipper (Periophthalmodon freycineti), Cairns Esplanade, QLD

 

Small Spotted Pompano (Trachinotus baillonii), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

Black Sea Cucumber or Lollyfish (Holothuria atra), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

 

Parrotfish, maybe a Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

A juvenile Humphead Wrasse / Napoleonfish (Cheilinus undulatus), Great Barrier Reef, QLD. Notice the two dark lines running behind the eye. Can grow up to 2 meters and weighing 180 kg

 

Blunt-head Parrotfish / Steephead Parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

Six-banded Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

 

Staghorn Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon curacao), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

 

Australian Staghorn Coral (Acropora spathulata), Great Barrier Reef, QLD

Euro, or Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus), Lake Argile, WA

Euro, or Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus), Lake Argyle, WA

 

Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis), Broome Bird Observatory, WA

Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis), Broome Bird Observatory, WA

Wallaby

Agile Wallaby, Savannah Way, QLD

 

Wallaby

Roadside Agile Wallaby, Gibb River Road, WA

Wallaby

Agile Wallaby, Lakefield NP. The Agile Wallaby is very common in Northern Australia

 

Wallaby
Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), Bell Gorge, Kimberley, WA

 

The nocturnal Northern Quoll is endangered, and the most aggressive of the four quoll species

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), Yungaburra, QLD

 

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus),

Platypus, Yungaburra, QLD

Short-eared Rock Wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis), Bell Gorge, Kimberley, WA

 

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), Cairns, QLD

Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus), Cairns, QLD

Black Fruit Bat / Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto), Tunnel Creek Cave, WA. Species name confirmed on bat forum. This is Australias largest bat, with a wingspan of more than 1 m.

 

Common Sheath-Tailed Bat (Taphozous georgianus), Tunnel Creek Cave, WA. It was very difficult to take photos of these critters in the dark. In retrospect, I should probably not have used a flashlight to light up the cave-dwelling bats during their daytime rest

Spot Winged Threadtail (Nososticta kalumburu). This damselfly is endemic to the Kimberly region of Western Australia

 

L-spot Basker (Aethriamanta nymphaeae), Kakadu NP

Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes) - male

Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes) - male, Savannah Way, QLD

 

 

Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes) - female

Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes) - female, Kimberley, WA

Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans) - male

Painted Grasshawk (Neurothemis stigmatizans) - male, Kimberley, WA

 

 

Common Glider (Tramea loewii) - male

Common Glider (Tramea loewii) - male, Kimberley, WA

Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum) - male, Kimberley, WA

 

Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum) - male

Blue Skimmer (Orthetrum caledonicum) - male, Kimberley, WA

 

Graphic Flutterer (Rhyothemis graphiptera), female, Kakadu NP, NT

 

Rosy Skimmer (Orthetrum migratum) - male

Rosy Skimmer (Orthetrum migratum) - male, Kimberley, WA

Common Crow (Euploea core), Kimberley, WA

 

Nocturnal spider, probably a Lycosidae species. Kimberley, WA