Images Dated 17th July 2014

Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques)

Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus?eques), approximately 30 cm, swims in rocking horse fashion. From the seahorse family, but tail not prehensile. Found near kelp. Rapid Bay, South Australia

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Inland freshwater crab (Austrothelphusa transversa)

Inland freshwater crab (Austrothelphusa transversa), in a tributary of Running River, Burdekin River catchment. Gives birth to live tiny versions of itself that can exist in an arrested state under the mother's abdomen for up to six months until rain comes. Adults can live in their metre-deep burrow for six years waiting for rain. Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary, adjoining the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia

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Smooth knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus laevissimus)

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