Animals In Australian Rainforests

Some of the best known animals in Australia are the kangaroo dingo wallaby platypus wombat and koala.

Animals in australian rainforests. Rainforests support a very broad array of fauna including mammals reptiles birds and invertebrates. In Australian tropical rainforests we have Green Tree Frogs Litoria caerulea New Guinea Tree Frogs Litoria genimaculata many species of common tree snakes Colubridae sp Amethystine Pythons Morelia amethistina Eastern Water Dragons Physignathus lesueurii Boyds Forest Dragons Hypsilurus boydii freshwater turtles and the large and deadly salt water crocodiles. 18 of all Australian bird species.

There are many spectacular insects to see in the rainforest and surrounds. There are more 200 rare plants inside the Australian rainforest protected under the world Heritage. They are home to at least 50 of all living animal and plant species on the planet.

This area offers excellent opportunities for rainforest wildlife experiences due to the fact that it includes. 23 of all Australian reptile species. Rainforests cover only 03 of the Australian continent yet they support about 13 of all Australian bird and animal species.

Others eat meat only. And birds such as toucans macaws and the harpy eagle. The Wet Tropics is home to about a third of Australias 315 mammal species - 12 of these species are found nowhere else in the world.

The Daintree is home to the idiot fruit also known as the green dinosaur one of the worlds rarest and oldest flowering plants. Animals of the cool temperate rainforests of Australia include ringtail possums pademelons spotted tailed quolls and the dusky antechinus tree frogs rosellas and black currawongs. Here we will show you some of the.

What types of animals live in the Australian rainforest Lots of little critters many of them slimy. Reptiles such as caimans and the green anaconda. There are frogs millipedes centipedes lizards snakes worms and more.