The Flame-backed Fiddler Crab, or Uca flammula, is also called the Darwin red-legs.
Flame-backed Fiddler Crab Image copyright WA Museum
The Whale Shark, or Rhincodon typus, is the largest fish in existence.
Whale Shark Image copyright Sue Morrison
The Pebble-mimic Dragon, or Tympanocryptis cephalus, is a harmless reptile that lives in Western Australia’s arid zones.
Pebble-mimic Dragon Image copyright Paul Doughty
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.
Desert Two-toned Wolf Spider Image copyright Volker Framenau / Phoenix Environmental Sciences
The Slender Tree Frog, or Litoria adelaidensis, is a distinctive amphibian that might just live in a pond near you!
Slender Tree Frog Image copyright Brad Maryan
The Australian Sea-Lion, or Neophoca cinerea, is both a marine and terrestrial mammal that can grow up to 225cm in length.
Australian Sea Lion Image copyright Claire Stevenson
The Spiny-tailed Gecko, or Strophurus strophurus, is an insectivorous reptile that lives in coastal and desert sand plains.
Spiny-tailed Gecko Image copyright Brad Maryan
The Western Desert Taipan, or Oxyuranus temporalis, is an extremely dangerous desert snake that lives in the western deserts of Western Australia.
Western Desert Taipan Image copyright Paul Doughty
The Marri Keeled Millipede, or Antichiropus variabilis, is a large millipede found in southwestern WA.
Marri Keeled Millipede Image copyright Julianne Waldock
The Sand-plain Worm Lizard, or Aprasia repens, is a terrestrial reptile that grows up to 18cm in length.
Sand-plain Worm Lizard Image copyright Brad Maryan