The land mullet (Bellatorias major) is the largest skink in the world. Now uncommon in subtropical forests and forest edges of eastern Australia. This fella was picked up by one of our camera traps at Girralong Rainforest Retreat.
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Girralong Rainforest Retreat protects important areas of old growth eucalypt forest with large hollow trees. This is important habitat for possums and gliders such as the Yellow Bellied Glider, Petaurus australis. They chew distinctive V-shaped notches in eucalypt tree trunks to feed on sap.
We have a resident population of wompoo fruit doves, but their numbers swell as rainforest trees start to fruit. Sometimes up to a dozen pairs can be seen in this Morton Bay Fig, along with white-headed pigeons, top knot pigeons and brown cuckoo doves. So far we have recorded over 100 bird species at Girralong Rainforest Retreat.
The frogs are croaking at Girralong Rainforest Retreat. There is a healthy population of the threatened Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus) living along the streams. At least 20 other species can be found in the area.
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