Animals in the Tropical Rainforest

Animals in the Tropical Rainforest in Australia

By drhenkenstein

Tropical rainforests are ecosystems with lots of heat and rain. Although plants thrive very well in this biome, animals need to be adapted to the amount of heat and humidity. Here is some information on what animals live in the tropical rainforests in Australia.

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By Arthur_Chapman

Frogs and Reptiles
Amphibians and Reptiles are ectothermic (cool-blooded) animals, and they love to live in hot climate like Australian deserts and tropics (Frogs don't tolerate drought and have very special adaptations to live in deserts).

In Australian tropical rainforests, you find Green Tree Frogs, New Guinea Tree Frogs, many species of common tree snakes, Amethystine Pythons, Eastern Water Dragons, Boyd's Forest Dragons, freshwater turtles and the large and deadly salt water crocodiles, which don't exactly live in forests, but in waterholes and tidal river mouths in tropical rainforests.

By KBugler

Tropical Birds
Birds that inhabit this ecosystem are Wompoo Fruit Doves, Pied Imperial Pigeons, Paradise Kingfishers, Little Kingfishers, Papuan Frogmouths, Great-billed Herons, Black Bitterns, Metallic Starlings, Orange Footed Scrubfowls and the endangered Southern Cassowary.

By Travis_Simon

Mammals
Mammals that are found in this biome are Bennett's Tree Kangaroos, Masked White-tailed Rats, Fawn-footed Melomys, Spectacled Flying Foxes, Musky Rat-kangaroos, Striped Possums, many species of ringtail possums, and the monotremes - platypus and echidna.

By RaeA

Insects
Insects grow huge in this climate. In Australian tropics, there are many spectacular butterflies, the largest and prettiest ones are Cairns Birdwing and Ulysses Butterfly - they can be larger than small birds.

By Michael_Dawes

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