Frilled Lizard
The sun-loving frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is the reptile emblem of Australia, and also the inspiration for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games mascot "Lizzie". Frilled lizards are common in the monsoonal woodlands of northern Australia [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Long Island Lizard
Place ice in a tall goblet. Add rum, gin, Cointreau, lemon juice and lemonade, then Midori and blue curacao. Feb 01 02:32pm Crushed ice Stir with a swizzle stick and serve with a straw. 15ml light rum 90ml lemonade 20ml Midori 20ml blue ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Australian Goannas - Evolution and Radiation
Goannas, or monitors as they are known elsewhere in the world, are a very distinctive group of lizards. They range in size from about 12 centimetres to 1.3 metres, not including the tail. They include the largest lizard living today, the Komodo ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Lizards - How They Evolved and Lost Their Limbs
During the course of evolution, lizards have undergone limb reduction and loss many times. The lizards that best show the various stages of limb reduction are the Australian skinks in the genus Lerista, commonly known as sand-swimmers. Why are ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Ctenotus - Australian Lizards
The largest group of lizards in Australia belong to the genus Ctenotus. There are nearly 100 species in this genus. They are found throughout much of Australia, but are most diverse in the desert regions and tropical woodlands of Australia's ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Blue-tongued Lizards in New South Wales
Blue-tongued lizards are the largest members of the skink family. Blue-tongued lizards are the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). Skink lizards have overlapping scales that are usually smooth and contain small plates of bone. There ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Lizard Island Research Station
The Australian Museum's Lizard Island Research Station is situated at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef. What is the role of research in the conservation of corals reefs? TAXONOMIC STUDIES - involve describing, naming and classifying ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Blue Tongue Lizards
Our gardens are filled with all sorts of weird and wonderful insects and animals. Some we want to encourage and some we could best do without. However there is one particular creature on the move at the moment that not only helps the garden but ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Norman Eyolfson
When his parents return from Kenya with a cute little green lizard on his eighth birthday (he's two times two times two), Jacob Two-Two is thrilled. But it isn't long before Jacob realizes that his new pet Dippy isn't a lizard after all. And as ... [... more]
Random House |
Alma Flor Ada
The Lizard and the Sun Alma Flor Ada Written by Alma Flor Ada [... more]
Random House |
Japanese Pet Shop
Don visited a pet shop in Tokyo and found that it was very different from Australian pet shops. It was full of snakes, every sort of lizard, huge tortoises, turtles, chameleons and colourful horned toads. There were enormous tarantulas, coloured ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Keeping Lizards and Snakes
Did you know there are probably more people owning Australian native reptiles overseas than there are at home? As wildlife authorities in some states relax their regulations on the keeping of certain reptiles, more Australians can get to know ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
