Australian iconic species

Below is a listing of some of Australia's most recognisable species. As well as the listing below you can search over 100,000 species within the ALA.

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Banjo Frog - Limnodynastes dumerilii
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Green Tree Frog - Litoria caerulea
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Orange Eyed Treefrog - Litoria chloris
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Southern Bell Frog - Litoria raniformis
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Spiny-Headed Mat-Rush - Lomandra longifolia
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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo - Lophochroa leadbeateri
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Murray Cod - Maccullochella peelii
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Giant Burrowing Cockroach - Macropanesthia rhinoceros
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
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Red Kangaroo - Osphranter rufus
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Superb Fairy-Wren - Malurus (Malurus) cyaneus
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Noisy Miner - Manorina (Myzantha) melanocephala
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Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
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Superb Lyrebird - Menura (Menura) novaehollandiae
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Thorny Devil - Moloch horridus
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Centralian Carpet Python - Morelia bredli
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Carpet Python - Morelia spilota
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Australian Lungfish - Neoceratodus forsteri
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Humped Golden Orb-Weaving Spider - Nephila plumipes
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Fishbone Fern - Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Tiger Snake - Notechis scutatus
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Antarctic Beech - Nothofagus moorei
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Green Tree Ant - Oecophylla smaragdina
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New Guinea Birdwing - Ornithoptera priamus
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Duck-Billed Platypus - Ornithorhynchus anatinus
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