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Backyard reptile park

In just about any garden big or small, if you share a bushland margin you’ll find lizards, from tiny garden skinks to water dragons or even goannas.

Blue-tongues are common visitors and often permanent inhabitants in many gardens. In northern Australia, introduced species of geckos compete for roof space on warm nights, lying in wait for an unsuspecting moth or mosquito.

I have always found lizards fascinating and in this article I get the chance to immerse myself in

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