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#CritterCorner – Turns out, despite being called the Common Mistfrog (Litoria rheocola), these beauties are not so common anymore – they are classified as Endangered (EN) Decreasing [...]

#CritterCorner – Would you believe us if we told you that there are Kangaroo’s that climb trees in the Daintree Rainforest? Introducing the Lumholtz’s Tree Kangaroo and Bennett’s Tree [...]

#CritterCorner – Rose-crowned fruit-doves (Ptilinopus regina), also known as Pink Cap, Rose- or Red-crowned fruit-pigeon, are small, colourful rainforest birds, growing up to 24 cm in [...]

#CritterCorner – Ranked #6 on the list of largest snakes in the world, the Amethystine Python (Australian form), also known as the Australian Scrub Python (Simalia kinghorni) is the largest [...]

#CritterCorner – Did you know that the Musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is the smallest kangaroo in existence, weighing in at only 620g? And it’s a true blue kangaroo! If [...]

#CritterCorner – You may have heard of Hercules… but what about Hercules Moths (Coscinocera hercules)? Despite being the largest moth in the world… Hercules Moths don’t [...]

#CritterCorner – The Lemuroid Ringtail Possums (Hemibelideus lemuroides)  lives in the Wet Tropics regions of far north Queensland. If you’re in the area, look high up in the trees [...]

#CritterCorner – Introducing the Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus), one of the smallest and most dazzling kingfishers in Australia and just one of many types of Kingfishers found in the [...]

#CritterCorner – One of the favourite creatures of Far North Queensland, the Spectacled Flying Fox is an essential part of the rainforest’s web of life. The greatest threats to these [...]