Discovery

Meet the Flame-backed Fiddler Crab

The Flame-backed Fiddler Crab, or Uca flammula, is also called the Darwin red-legs.

Image of Flame-backed Fiddler Crab — **Flame-backed Fiddler Crab**
Image copyright WA Museum

Meet the Whale Shark

The Whale Shark, or Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in existence.

Image of a Whale Shark — **Whale Shark**
Image copyright Sue Morrison

Meet the Pebble-mimic Dragon

The Pebble-mimic Dragon, or Tympanocryptis cephalus, is a harmless reptile that lives in Western Australia’s arid zones.

Image of a Pebble-mimic Dragon — **Pebble-mimic Dragon**
Image copyright Paul Doughty

Meet the Desert Two-toned Wolf Spider

The Desert two-toned wolf spider, or Hoggicosa bicolor, is a terrestrial invertebrate of arid and semi-arid regions of WA, SA, and southern NT into areas of western QLD.

Image of a Desert Two-toned Wolf Spider — **Desert Two-toned Wolf Spider**
Image copyright Volker Framenau / Phoenix Environmental Sciences

Meet the Slender Tree Frog

The Slender Tree Frog, or Litoria adelaidensis, is a distinctive amphibian that might just live in a pond near you!

Image of a Slender Tree Frog — **Slender Tree Frog**
Image copyright Brad Maryan

Meet the Australian Sea Lion

The Australian Sea-Lion, or Neophoca cinerea, is both a marine and terrestrial mammal that can grow up to 225cm in length.

Image of an Australian Sea Lion — **Australian Sea Lion**
Image copyright Claire Stevenson

Meet the Spiny-tailed Gecko

The Spiny-tailed Gecko, or Strophurus strophurus, is an insectivorous reptile that lives in coastal and desert sand plains.

Image of a Spiny-tailed Gecko — **Spiny-tailed Gecko**
Image copyright Brad Maryan

Meet the Western Desert Taipan

The Western Desert Taipan, or Oxyuranus temporalis, is an extremely dangerous desert snake that lives in the western deserts of Western Australia.

Image of a Western Desert Taipan — **Western Desert Taipan**
Image copyright Paul Doughty

Meet the Marri Keeled Millipede

The Marri Keeled Millipede, or Antichiropus variabilis, is a large millipede found in southwestern WA.

Image of a Marri Keeled Millipede — **Marri Keeled Millipede**
Image copyright Julianne Waldock

Meet the Sand-plain Worm Lizard

The Sand-plain Worm Lizard, or Aprasia repens, is a terrestrial reptile that grows up to 18cm in length.

Image of a Sand-plain Worm Lizard — **Sand-plain Worm Lizard**
Image copyright Brad Maryan