There’s an interesting caption on the photo accompanying the ‘EPA celebrates International Year of the Turtle’ article in the latest edition of the EPA bulletin.
Update:
They changed the photo and updated the caption after I pointed out this error to them. Previously the site had a picture of a giant land tortoise, with a caption underneath

I moved a sleeper in the yard today and found a Calyptotis scutirostrum under it. These guys look a bit like a common garden skink (Lampropholis delicata), but these guys can be distinguised by their shorter legs and longer, thicker tail (if original).

Calyptotis scutirostrum
Calyptotis are fossorial skinks, meaning they like to live underground. I’ve

The baby eastern bearded dragons I’ve previously spoken about are doing well. They’ve been moved outside into a small kiddies’ pool so that they can get some sunlight. Sunlight always seems to be a good appetite stimulant. I’m going to release them in the very near future.

The inside of a snake’s oesophagus is not the most pleasant of places to be. I’ve come to this conclusion after having only the distal third of my right index finger down a snake’s oesophagus. I imagine having my whole body down there would be an even more unpleasant experience.
It started as a regular little

I’m a dad! Today I woke up to the pitter patter of 27 little feet.

A bucket-o-babies

I’ve been incubating 9 eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) eggs for the last couple of weeks after they were accidentally dug up while someone was turfing their lawn. They can be quite a handful.

A handful of babies

Digital dragons

While 8 of