The Simpson Desert
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- A number of reptiles and Amphibians
inhabit this desert . The Water holding frog Litoria platycephala and the kowari
Dasycercus byrnei are more abundant. Birds include Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis
goyderi) and Grey Grasswren (Amytornis barbatus). Seasonal wetlands are formed
due to the high rate of precipitation in some areas. A number of water birds
such as the Freckled duck Stictonetta naevosa, Silver Gull Larus
novaehollandiae, Musk Duck Biziura loba), Australian Pelican Pelecanus
conspicillatus, Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus, Great Egret Ardea alba and
Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus have formed these wetlands their
habitat. - There is a great variety of animal life in the Simpson Desert. At least 34
native mammals, 231 birds, 22 amphibians, 13 fish, and 125 reptile species have
been observed in the region.
- They include:
- bilby
- kowari
- water-holding frog
- spinifex hopping mouse
- grey grass wren
- sand-sliding skink
- mulgara
- yellow-faced whip snakes
- thorny devil
- Red kangaroo
- dingo