is found in the deserts of northwestern Australia. It is also called kakarratul by the local Indigenous Martu people. Until recently, these elusive animals have been nearly impossible to study.
An arid country, 18% of Australia is considered desert and it is home to the sixth biggest desert in the world, the Great Victoria Desert. Virtually uninhabited by humans, Australia’s desert ...
In Central Australia, the Tjakuṟa (great desert skink, Liopholis kintorei) is a culturally important species for Tjukurpa—the Aṉangu law of caring for each other and the land that supports them.