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Echnidnas
The Tachyglossidae are the echnidnas, or spiny ant eaters. These are a group of spine covered, insectivorous, monotreme mammals with claws and a slender snout. There are two genera: the curved-beaked echidna (Zaglossus or Proechidna) of New Guinea and the smaller, straight beaked echidna (Tachyglossus), represented by several species throughout Australia and southern New Guinea.
Sites in Echnidnas
Short-beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus
Photo and brief description. Includes the animal's name in three Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland: Oykangand, Olkola and Pakanh.
Rainforest Echidna
Description and photos of Tachyglossus aculeatus, courtesy of Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tableland, Far North Queensland.
Long-beaked Echidna (Zaglossus bruijni)
Brief summary of facts about this endangered echidna from New Guinea.
The Echidna
Brief description, with drawings and photos, of these spine covered, insectivorous, monotreme mammals occurring in two genera: Zaglossus or Proechidna of New Guinea and Tachyglossus of Australia and southern New Guinea.
Echidna Central
Annotated links to sites about the echidna of Australia and New Guinea. |
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