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Animals of Queensland
Queensland is home to a diverse variety of animals, from fishes and reptiles to insects and spiders. Discover where you can find our animals and how we can protect them, learn about their unique characteristics and habitats, and explore their behaviours and how they have evolved.
Crocodiles
Crocodiles have an evolutionary history that spans more than 200 million years.
Crustaceans
Crustaceans are as abundant in the oceans as insects are on land. Explore one of the most successful animal groups with almost 67,000 described species.
Fishes
Explore the beauty of and enormous diversity in Queensland’s fishes in size, shape and reproduction.
Frogs
Learn about Queensland’s frogs, their diverse habitats, features and breeding strategies.
Geckos
Geckos are a familiar sight to those who live in tropical and warm temperate regions of Australia.
Insects
Discover the abundance and diversity of insects in Queensland and explore their life cycles, identification and biology.
Mammals
Mammals are animals characterised by a suite of unique features, some of the most obvious are that they secrete milk from glands on their skin, have hair, a diaphragm and a three-boned middle ear.
Molluscs
Molluscs are an amazing group of animals that include snails, nudibranchs, squid, and other related creatures found in Queensland's waters and forests.
Snakes
Queensland is home to a surprising array of snakes including some of the most venomous in the world.
Spiders
Spiders are familiar to all and feared by many, yet they are one of nature’s great evolutionary success stories.
Turtles
Queensland is home to both marine and freshwater turtles. Discover their unique features, how they nest and where to find them!
Marine Invertebrates
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Learn from our experts and discover Queensland's natural and cultural history through articles, images, blogs and podcasts.
Queensland environments & biodiversity
Explore Queensland’s different environments and the biodiversity found in each making it Australia’s most naturally diverse state.
Collections & Research
Since 1862, we’ve been dedicated to collecting and researching Queensland's unique natural and cultural heritage.