Animal Classification for Secondary School

Spiny-leaf Stick Insects of the Order Phasmatodea, meaning ‘Phantom’, have excellent camouflage allowing them to be invisible in their environment.

Frogs and Toads are the only Amphibians that don’t have a tail as an adult, and are classified in the Order Anura, which means ‘no tail’.

The scientific name for the Sugar Glider is Petaurus breviceps, which is latin for ‘short-headed rope-dancer’.

There are five subspecies of Red-tail Black Cockatoo in Australia. Sammi is part of the Inland Subspecies Calyptorhynchus banksii samueli.

The Frilled-neck Lizard is a unique and iconic animal because of its frill, and because it is the only species of the Genus Clamydosaurus.

Olive Pythons, of the Family Pythonidae, are non-venomous snakes that kill their prey by constriction.

Saltwater Crocodiles are one of 23 species of crocodilian, Order Crocodilia, which includes Crocodiles, Alligators, Gharials and Caimans.