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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Children's Python - Antaresia childreni
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Lowland Copperhead - Austrelaps superbus
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Loggerhead Turtle - Caretta caretta
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Eastern Snake-Necked Turtle - Chelodina (Chelodina) longicollis
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Frilled Lizard - Chlamydosaurus kingii
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Marbled Gecko - Christinus marmoratus
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Australian Freshwater Crocodile - Crocodylus johnstoni
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Saltwater Crocodile - Crocodylus porosus
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Common Tree Snake - Dendrelaphis punctulatus
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Variable Fat-Tailed Gecko - Diplodactylus conspicillatus
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White's Skink - Liopholis whitii
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Mary River Turtle - Elusor macrurus
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Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
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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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Tiger Snake - Notechis scutatus
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Inland Taipan - Oxyuranus microlepidotus
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Mulga Snake - Pseudechis australis
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Red-Bellied Black Snake - Pseudechis porphyriacus
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Eastern Brown Snake - Pseudonaja textilis
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Coral Snake - Brachyurophis australis
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Blotched Bluetongue - Tiliqua nigrolutea
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Sleepy Lizard - Tiliqua rugosa
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Lace Monitor - Varanus varius