While wandering around the Daves Ck Cct at Binna Burra [Lamington
Plateau 5 km north of the NSW border] I came across a couple of
reptiles in the vicinity of Surprise Rock. The first looked like a
White-lipped Whip Snake, while the second looked a Tiger Snake.
I had to encourage both reptiles to move off the track before I could
get the rest of the party moving again. The first reptile was rather
placid, and seemed to find it strangely hard to climb off the track on
the uphill side. The second reptile had an oddly shaped head and got
a bit ikey.
When I got home and consulted a snake book, I found that the second
reptile was a Stephens Banded Snake, and on inspection of a pic, Greg
Czechura identified the first reptile as a Common Scaly Foot [a large
legless lizard]. Neither reptile is commonly sighted in SEQ, so I was
lucky to score the pair on the one day. I have forwarded the details
to Ian Gynther, who is one of the custodians of DERM's threatened
species database.
The moral of the story is that it is worth photographing snakes and
frogs etc while you are out and about, because you may not know what
you are observing at the time.
Regards, Laurie
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