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Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia’s north

Researchers on expedition to Dauan Island heard two distinct frog calls in the rain and ‘sure enough, they were species new to science’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025

Aussie frogs in hot water from climate, other threats

More than 40 per cent of the world's amphibians are threatened with extinction and Australia's once bountiful frogs are among those in strife, scientists warn.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Tour operator spots rare blue-tailed monitor in Far North Queensland rainforest

Tour operator Max Jackson said the monitor lizard, which was rarely spotted in Australia, was a calm juvenile that allowed him to interact with it.

ABC News · May 15, 2023

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The Australian gecko that was named after David Attenborough (for a while)

The first animal named after David Attenborough, who turns 97 today, was an Australian gecko. But it didn't keep its name for very long. To understand why we need to go back to an infamous scientific kerfuffle.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

New species of leaf-tailed gecko discovered on Scawfell Island in Great Barrier Reef

Leaf-tailed geckos are an "ancient group of Australian geckos", once widespread, but constrained as rain forest contracted across the country.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

‘Like a little dragon’: new gecko species discovered on rugged Queensland island

The carnivorous Phyllurus fimbriatus is only found in the wettest, rockiest pockets of Scawfell Island

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023

Tropical Queensland’s spotted-tail quoll facing extinction

Rapid decline stumps researchers, who theorise traffic collisions, climate crisis, cane toads and inbreeding could play a role

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

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Spotted-tailed quolls back from brink of local extinction in Far North Queensland

Technology is helping scientists to get a more accurate estimate of spotted-tailed quoll numbers.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

Ant invaders wage war on Aussie lizards

Yellow crazy ants can have a devastating effect on native skinks and scientists fear some of Australia's tiniest, most endangered frogs could be next.

AAP · Jan 27, 2022

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