Beddo posted:

Willem, it is a Southern Angle headed Dragon or Rainforest Dragon, Hypsiluris spinipes, only seen frpm Gympie in QLD along the coast down to the northern Hunter River around Barrington Tops. It is often seen along dirt roads in Wet Scherophyll or rainforest right in the middle of the wheel tracks, silly buggers will not move and often end up flat as some motorists are not very observant. The one we saw was a real copper bronze colour a male, the females are more mottly. Seeing the Koala and cub was a buzz, we stood 4ft away from it for approx 5 minutes.
Cheers Jeff

Willem posted:

Thanks Jeff

I have located it in my Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia Book by Harold Cogger. Here the Latin name is gonocephalus spinipes...maybe a variation in location.

It is good to actually identify some reptiles as often one has passed by and they are gone when you stop.

Cheers

Beddo posted:

Damn scientist's changing all the names all the times, just like all the flora books. I don't have the bible Cogger at home with me it is at work, I have a 1992 edition of Australian Retiles by Stephen K, Wilson & David G Knowles. Your Cogger is probably newer than this. It is always the way - you just learn the latin name and they go change it - I think it best to just stay with the common names.
Cheers Jeff

Willem posted:

Actually Jeff, my Cogger is a 1980 model. We bought it then for the exhorbitant price of $75, I think.

On our trip into the Kimberley in 1982, Judith got out of the F100 at a water crossing and the book slipped quietly into the creek.

Its pages are crumpled after having been dried in the sun but it has served us well. Your scientific name is probably an updated one.

Cheers