1. AUSTRALIAN
ANIMALS
By: Sophie Gollan

2. Endotherm
Common name:
Red kangaroo
Scientific name:
Macropus rufus

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

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

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

6. 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

7. Temperature Adaptations
Basking in the sun
Seeking shade
Shuttling between places

8. References
2012. The Australian Blue Tongue Lizard, Birgit Bradtke, 25/11/2012,
2012. Eastern Bluetongue, Australia Reptile Park, 24/11/2012,
Cogger, Dr. Harold G. and Dr. R. G. Zweifel. Reptiles and Amphibians. Weldon Owen Inc pg
Kaplan, Melissa. Blue-Tongue Skinks. The Herp Index. <
Weis, Peter. The Care of Blue-tongued Skinks, Genus Tiliqua. The Herp Index. April 18,
2012. Kangaroo adaptation, BBC, 24/11/2012,
2008. Red Kangaroo, The Animal Spot, 24/11/2012,