Australia. Guide to Australia

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Crying or fierce snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) - Snake inhabit the dry plains and deserts in central Australia,in New South Wales and Northern Territory.

Crying or fierce snake- it is the only snake in Australia, which changes color depending on the time of year,summer color snakes are much lighter than in winter, and changing from dark brown to straw color. The length of the snake reaches 1,9 Meters.

Cruel or fierce snake - the most venomous land snakes of. From one snake, On average,receive 44 mg of venom - this dose is sufficient, to kill 100 persons or 250 000 mice. With LD50 dose of the mean 0,01 mg / kg, about its venom 180 times stronger than cobra venom.

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Black-and-yellow sineyazyky skink ( Tiliqua nigrolutea) - Plate-tailed lizard of the family, inhabiting both the mountain and in the plain areas in the south-eastern Australia, and in the northern part of the the island of Tasmania.

Black and yellow sineyazyky skink is a fairly large lizard reaching a length of 50 Centimeters. The body color is from the top of a lizard from chocolate brown to black with small patches of cream, pink or orange, which merge into transverse stripes, head is usually lighter colored body. Individuals living in the northern part of the island of Tasmania, usually larger and darker colored, than skinks living in the south-east of the country, in Victoria.

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Chernovisochnaya giant lizard (Tiliqua occipitalis) - Species of lizards of the genus sineyazykih skinks, dwell in the wilderness, semi-desert and scrub in West, South Australia, New South Wales, State Victoria and in the far south Northern Territory.

Chernovisochnaya giant lizard has a light brown or cream with broad dark horizontal stripes irregular coloration of the upper body,in the temporal area. from the eye to the neck,is a broad black band, tip of muzzle dark, forelimbs light, the upper side of the hind limbs black. Length chernovisochnoy giant lizard reaches 45 Centimeters.
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