After Tully, we headed to the Atherton Tablelands. We spend three nights there, during which time we saw a ton of stuff. We went to:
Millaa Millaa Falls, Malanda Falls, the Curtain Fig, Lake Barrine, Wooranooran National Park, Mobo Creek Crater, Chambers Eco-Lodge, Yungaburra.

Here are pictures in random order. You can click on the pic to go to a page that should tell you where the photo was taken (look in the Tags section to the right of the photo).

Eulamprus tigrinus

Eulamprus tigrinus

Carlia rubrigularis

Eastern water skink (Eulamprus quoyii)

Saproscincus basiliscus asleep on vegetation

Saproscincus basiliscus asleep on vegetation

Prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae)

Prickly forest skink (Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Northern leaf-tailed gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)

Chameleon gecko (Carphodactylus laevis)

Chameleon gecko (Carphodactylus laevis)

Chameleon gecko (Carphodactylus laevis)

Chameleon gecko (Carphodactylus laevis)

Spotted tree monitor (Varanus scalaris) (AKA Varanus similis)

Eastern water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)

Eastern water dragon (Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii) asleep on streamside vegetation

Boyd’s forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)

Boyd’s forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)

Boyd’s forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)

Boyd’s forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)

Keelback (Tropidonophis mairi)

Slaty-grey snake (Stegonotus cucullatus)

Scrub python (Morelia kinghorni)

Scrub python (Morelia kinghorni)

Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei)

Litoria nannotis

Litoria jungguy

Litoria jungguy

Orange-thighed frog (Litoria xanthomera)

Common mist frog (Litoria rheocola)

Orange-thighed frog (Litoria xanthomera)

I really, really, really, REALLY, REALLY wanted to see a tree kangaroo. While I was out at night looking for them, I came close. On two occassions I heard a great big crash in the bushes just next to me, and then the rhythmic thump, thump, thump of a large arboreal macropod hopping away, but I didn’t get to see one. On our last night we went back to the Curtain Fig. After about 30 minutes of seeing nothing but possums and a feral cat, I shone my torch on the source of a loud rustle, only to be confronted with a tree roo bum!

Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzii)

I tried to position myself to get a better look, but I only managed to get a dodgy look at and photo of his face. I need to go back up there to find another one.

Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzii)

Giant white-tailed rat (Uromys caudimaculatus)

Musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)

Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmaticus)

Long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)

Long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)

Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

A feral cat

The Whistle Stop Cafe at Yungaburra. Quite possible the best grilled focacia in the world (and no, spending the previous week eating nothing but instant noodles didn’t influence my opinion).

Next stop: Chillagoe

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