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Endotherm Common name: Red kangaroo Scientific name: Macropus rufus
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By: Sophie Gollan
AUSTRALIANANIMALS
EndothermCommon name:
Red kangaroo
Scientific name: Macropus rufus
Red Kangaroo habitatRed 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
EctothermCommon name: Eastern blue-tongue lizard
Scientific name: Tiliqua Scincoides
Blue-tongue habitatBlue-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