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Category Archives: Quest300
Quest 300: done and dusted
So I got back from my big Kimberley trip in early August with my life-list of Australian reptiles totalling 291 species. That gave me five months to see another nine new reptile species if I wanted to reach my goal … Continue reading
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Great Southern(er) Land
In September 2010, I travelled down to South Australia for the Australian Society of Herpetologists‘ conference. This year it was held in Barmera, on the shores of Lake Bonney. It was a lovely location, and so popular that it was … Continue reading
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Mary River
I’ve been to the Mary River a few times in an effort to track down the elusive Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus). The last time I went was on December 31, 2010, in a last-ditched attempt to see some new … Continue reading
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Gulf of Carpentaria – dry(ish) season 2010
For the last two years I’ve been involved in some survey work up in the far north-western corner of Queensland. In November of this year I undertook what will probably be my final survey in the area. I didn’t get … Continue reading
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Northern Brigalow Belt
The northern brigalow belt will always have a special place in my heart for many reasons, but mainly because it’s home to the most ornamental of snakes (Denisonia maculata). I was poking around near Moranbah recently and found a few … Continue reading
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Leg 8 – down the east coast
We made it from Camooweal to Townsville in one day, but ended up arriving in Townsville quite late. I couldn’t call on my Townsville mates at this ungodly hour, so we headed north and camped in Paluma Range National Park. … Continue reading
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Leg 7 – Katherine to Mt Isa
From the Central Kimberley we headed up the Great Northern Highway and back into Kununurra. We caught up with a mate overnight, then headed towards Katherine (where we caught up with another mate – it’s good having mates all over … Continue reading
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Leg 6 – Central Kimberley
Mornington Sanctuary We headed straight from the Mitchell Plateau down to Mornington Sanctuary. Mornington is operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) as a conservation reserve. Typical central Kimberley habitat.
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