AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS By: Sophie Gollan.

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AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS By: Sophie Gollan

Endotherm Common name: Red kangaroo Scientific name: Macropus rufus

Red Kangaroo habitat Red kangaroo found throughout most of central Australia in wide, open plains including Australia’s deserts and open grasslands.

Temperature Adaptations Seek shade in the heat of the day Lick their forearms Have an insulating layer of fur

Eastern blue-tongue lizard Ectotherm Common name: Eastern blue-tongue lizard Scientific name: Tiliqua Scincoides

Blue-tongue habitat Blue-tongue lizard found in Eastern and Northern Australia. Woodlands and shrub land (have lots of cover including tall grasses, rocks and logs) Arid to semi-arid red sand plains Dunes Sandy hills Suburban gardens

Temperature Adaptations Basking in the sun Seeking shade Shuttling between places

References 2012. The Australian Blue Tongue Lizard, Birgit Bradtke, 25/11/2012, http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/blue-tongue-lizard.html 2012. Eastern Bluetongue, Australia Reptile Park, 24/11/2012, http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animalprofile.asp?id=76 Cogger, Dr. Harold G. and Dr. R. G. Zweifel. Reptiles and Amphibians. Weldon Owen Inc. 1992. pg. 146-152. Kaplan, Melissa. Blue-Tongue Skinks. The Herp Index. <http://www.sonic.net/~melissk/bluetong.html> Weis, Peter. The Care of Blue-tongued Skinks, Genus Tiliqua. The Herp Index. April 18, 2000. http://www.herp.com/care/wr_bts.html 2012. Kangaroo adaptation, BBC, 24/11/2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Red_Kangaroo#p0037pn8 2008. Red Kangaroo, The Animal Spot, 24/11/2012, http://www.theanimalspot.com/redkangaroo.htm