Apr-17-2010, 02:29 PM (UTC)
Hey that's interesting about the live bearing lizards. A lot of Tasmanian lizards bear live young, and I didn't realise it was an adaptation to the colder climate here (compared to mainland Australia).
Those slow worms must be slippery!! We do have some legless lizards here in Australia, but I am pretty sure there aren't any in Tasmania. We don't have as great a variety of reptiles as the mainland - no geckoes, no goannas or monitors, no turtles/tortoises and only three species of snake! That was a bit of a surprise when I first moved here.
(Also no crocodiles phew!)
I've never actually seen a snake on our property here. We used to see them quite a bit when out walking near the river when I lived in Western Australia.
Those slow worms must be slippery!! We do have some legless lizards here in Australia, but I am pretty sure there aren't any in Tasmania. We don't have as great a variety of reptiles as the mainland - no geckoes, no goannas or monitors, no turtles/tortoises and only three species of snake! That was a bit of a surprise when I first moved here.
(Also no crocodiles phew!)
I've never actually seen a snake on our property here. We used to see them quite a bit when out walking near the river when I lived in Western Australia.