أستراليا دولة تقع جنوب شرق آسيا على غرب المحيط الهادي عاصمتها كانبيرا. والقارة يحيطها بالشمال بحر تيمور وبحر أرفورا ومضيق تورز ، وبالشرق بحر كورال وبحر تسمان...

Vector generated image of kangaroo

Vector generated image of kangaroo

Vector generated image of Red kangaroo(Macropus rufus) in lying position:This species is a very large kangaroo with short, red-brown fur, fading to pale buff below and on the limbs.The Red Kangaroo inhabits most of the dry inland of the central part of Australia in small groups called mobs. It...

Painting of Gould’s wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii):is a species of Australian wattled bat named after the English naturalist John Gould.In wooded areas, they are mostly arboreal, though they have also been found in the stumps and hollow limbs of trees or in bird nests. They may also inhabit...

Painting of Cape fur seal ( Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus):

Painting of Short-beaked echidna ( Tachyglossus aculeatus):It regularly eats ants and termites, therefore its nickname, the spiny anteater. It inhabits most of Australia and many nearby islands including Tasmania and New Guinea. They generally use their smell to locate food. Some scientists...

Painting of Tasmanian devil ( Sarcophilus laniarius):The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is the only extant member of the genus Sarcophilus. The size of a small dog, but...

Painting of Australian sea lion ( Neophoca cinerea) juvenile: A young / baby of a Australian sea lion is called a 'pup or beach weaner'

Painting of Australian jumping mouse (Notomys alexis), DISTRIBUTION Endemic to and spread throughout central Australia’s deserts arid landscapes. HABITAT Live in dunes and grasslands and dig burrows that can vary in complexity.Eat berries and other vegetation,

Painting of Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor), DISTRIBUTION Originally distributed throughout southern Australia, from the Shark Bay vicinity to western New South Wales. It was also found in Franklin Island and northwestern Victoria. Currently, due to declining numbers, it is found...

Painting of Knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus stellatus),Nephrurus stellatus Storr, G.M. 1968. Nephrurus stellatus, a new knob-tailed gecko from southern Australia. Western Australian Naturalist .Distribution States South Australia, Western Australia .Low shrubland, nocturnal, open heath, open scrub,...

Painting of Victoria river snapper (Elseya dentata), DISTRIBUTION This mostly tropical species is found throughout the Victoria River and nearby drainages of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. HABITAT Rivers, fast-moving creeks, and flooded forests of tropical Australia.FEEDING...

Painting of Male northern Australian snakeneck turtle (Chelodina rugosa),Distribution Chelodina rugosa occurs only in northern Australia, where it is known from the Cape York Peninsula westward to the Kimberley District of Western Australia.Habitat is swamps, billabongs, waterholes, and...

Painting of Johnstone’s crocodile (Crocodylus johnstonii), DISTRIBUTION Tropical regions of northern Australia. HABITAT This species inhabits freshwater rivers, streams, and pools, but occasionally estuarine habitats. FEEDING & DIET Crustaceans, insects, spiders,...

Painting of Java file snake (Acrochordus javanicus), Geographic Range The Javan wart snake is found on the coastal regions of India and Ceylon, and also across the Indo-Australian islands as far as the Solomons. It originated in India.Habitat The Javan wart snake lives in the brackish zone of...

Painting of Little file snake (Acrochordus granulatus), Geographic range Found from both coasts of peninsular India though Southeast Asia, the Indo-Australian Archipelago and northern Australia to the Solomon Islands. This includes Myanmar, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Cambodia,...

Painting of House gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus), DISTRIBUTION The species exists in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Australian archipelago, the Philippines, Taiwan, and much of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. It was introduced into tropical Australia, eastern Africa, Mexico, the United States...

Painting of Blindskink, Dibamus bourreti, Distribution Commonly known as blindskinks, only two genera of dibamids exist. The single species of Anelytropsis lives in a tiny area in northeastern Mexico. (Only 19 specimens had been collected by 1985.) The 10 species of...

Painting of Australian sand goanna (Varanus gouldii), The Sand goanna is a large Australian monitor lizard - also known as Gould's monitor. The name sand monitor can be used to describe many different species. The Gould's monitor is a terrestrial or "ground-dwelling" reptile that...

Painting of Port Jackson shark ( Heterodontus portusjacksoni), DISTRIBUTION These sharks occur around the southern, western, and eastern Australian coast, including Tasmania. A single record exists for New Zealand, but this is possibly a stray. HABITAT Port Jackson sharks are common on the...

Painting of Short-headed lamprey ( Mordacia mordax), DISTRIBUTION Coastal waters of southeastern Australia and Tasmania, as well as upstream within freshwater tributaries. HABITAT Heads of freshwater streams of coastal areas of southeastern Australia and Tasmania. Lives in the open waters around...

Painting of Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), Distribution Very restricted in distribution; present only in Queensland, Australia. When the continent was first colonized, this species was already restricted to the Mary and Burnett River systems, but it was subsequently introduced,...

Painting of Australian smelt (Retropinna semoni), DISTRIBUTION Widespread in coastal drainages of southeastern Australia, from the Fitzroy River in southern Queensland to eastern South Australia; also in the Cooper Creek drainage of Lake Eyre. HABITAT Slow-flowing streams and rivers, lakes, and...

Painting of Confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum)The red flour beetle is of Indo-Australian origin and is found in temperate areas, but will survive the winter in protected places, especially where there is central heat . In the United States, it is found primarily in the southern states....