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Drawers 1 to 6 of the John Landy Collection.

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Drawers 31 to 36 of the Landy collection

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Drawers 7 to 12 of the Landy collection

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Australian turtles include the Mary River Turtle, sea turtles and long-necked turtles.

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Drawers 13 to 18 of the Landy collection

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Australian lizards image gallery

Australia has a very diverse lizard fauna, ranging from the very large to the tiny.

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Australian snakes image gallery

Insects

Dr John Yu - Collector and donor

Museum displays: Invertebrate and Vertebrate Tree

John Landy image gallery 6

The Birds of Australia STORYBOX

John Landy image gallery 2

John Landy's Insect memories

Australian turtles image gallery

The John Landy Collection Image Galleries

John Landy image gallery 3

Australian lizards image gallery

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