While other predictions show there could be as many as 28, 000 species in North America, including those currently undescribed, a realistic estimate of the little-studied Australian beetle fauna's true diversity could vary from 80, 000 to 100, 000.

Particularly well known species include the frog Oxyglossus pusillus ( Owen ) of the Eocene of India and the toothed frog Indobatrachus, an early lineage of modern frogs, which is now placed in the Australian family Myobatrachidae.

Along with many other members of a group of unusual species collectively called the " Australian megafauna ", it existed from approximately 1. 6 million years ago until extinction some 46, 000 years ago ( through most of the Pleistocene epoch ).

Also, while in New Guinea, he visited the Lutheran missionaries Otto Thiele and Christian Keyser, in the Finschhafen district ; there, while in conversation with his hosts, he uncovered the discrepancies in Hermann Detzner's popular book, Four Years among the Cannibals in German Guinea from 1914 to the Truce, in which Detzner claimed to have seen the interior, discovered several species of flora and fauna, while remaining only steps ahead of the Australian patrols sent to capture him.

As the Australian and Otago ( eastern South Island ) Little Penguins seem to be a distinct species to which the specific name minor would apply, the White-flippered birds indeed belong to a distinct species, although not exactly as originally assumed.

This includes a variety of native fish such as the famous Murray cod, trout cod, golden perch, Macquarie perch, silver perch, eel-tailed catfish, Australian smelt and western carp gudgeon, to name a few, and other aquatic species like the Murray short-necked turtle, Murray River crayfish, broad-clawed yabbies and the large clawed Macrobrachium shrimp, as well as aquatic species more widely distributed through south-eastern Australia such as common long-necked turtles, common yabbies, the small claw-less Paratya shrimp, water rats and Platypus.

The Order Microbiotheria ( which has only one species, the monito del monte ) is found in South America, but is believed to be more closely related to the Australian marsupials.

The term opossums is properly used to refer to the American species ( though possum is a common diminutive ), while similar Australian species are properly called possums.

The Australian bulldog ant, Myrmecia pilosula, a haplodiploid species, has n = x = 1, the lowest chromosome number theoretically possible.

After Australian waters with some 80, 000 dugong inhabitants, the waters off Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia have some 7, 500 dugongs remaining, making the Persian Gulf the second most important habitat for the species.

While they were in Australia Banks, the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander and the Finnish botanist Dr. Herman Spöring Jr. made the first major collection of Australian flora, describing many species new to science.

Most species do not grow well near the coast, notable exceptions being the southern Western Australian species B. speciosa, B. praemorsa and B. repens.

Most of the eastern Australian species survive in uplands, but only a few of the Western Australian species native to the Stirling Ranges-B. solandri, B. oreophila, B. brownii and B. montana-survive at high altitudes.

All Western Australian species are vulnerable, although most eastern species are fairly resistant.

In front of these, in many Australian species, are various dimples, the function of which is not yet clear.

As previously mentioned, males of many Australian species exhibit special structures on the head, which apparently take over certain tasks in transferring sperm to the females.

In many Australian species, there exist dimples or special dagger-or axe-shaped structures on the head ; the male of Florelliceps stutchburyae presses a long spine against the female's genital opening and probably positions its spermatophore there in this way.

At the same time, however, the so-called bunyip skull was put on display in the Australian Museum ( Sydney ) for two days.

The wigs at The Australian Museum were later confused with some brought out of the Highlands 10 years afterwards by Jim Taylor during his Hagen – Sepik patrol, and wrongly attributed to him when put on display.

The skeletons of a man and a horse placed in a display in the Australian Museum, Sydney.

Morale, despite strict disciplinarian attitudes, had cracked in all armies during the war, but best performing troops were found to be those where emphasis on discipline had been replaced with display of personal initiative and group cohesiveness such as that found in the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.

One is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford and the other is in storage at the Australian War Memorial after being displayed for many years at the Royal Australian Air Force Museum.

The terminology received international attention as a result of the 2005 Cronulla riots, where t-shirts ( especially those t-shirts that embodied the Australian flag ) and scrawlings on the beach read " 100 % Aussie Pride " and were largely seen as a display of ethnic identification.

A notable collection is that of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Tank Museum, at Puckapunyal, Australia, which has five Matilda IIs on display.

Wake's medals are on display in the Second World War gallery at the Australian War Memorial Museum in Canberra.

It was sometimes taken out to display to visitors, but was allegedly stolen in 1829 by an Australian soldier.

Kingsford Smith sold the plane to the Australian Government in 1935 for £ 3000 so it could be put on permanent display for the public.

At New Zealand and Australian 21st birthdays, it is customary for family members to assemble embarrassing photos, videos or other childhood memorabilia to display at a celebration and for a good friend to give an equally embarrassing speech.

On the principal floor, the galleries are large, and are used to display the Indigenous Australian and International ( meaning European and American ) collections.

The topmost level contains a series of smaller, more intimate galleries, which are now used to display the Gallery ’ s collection of Australian art.

The building enhancements were designed to create new arrival and entrance facilities to improve public access to the Gallery ’ s building and significantly increase display space, particularly for the collection of Australian Indigenous art.

In a brilliant front running display, Sunline won the 1999 Cox Plate, and returned in 2000 to win again by seven lengths ( equalling Dulcify's record winning margin ), before West Australian champion Northerly defeated her in 2001 and 2002.

Today, that Japanese midget submarine remains on static display at the Australian War Memorial.

In England's 20 – 17 victory over Australia, Johnson also performed at a monumental level, leading the former Australian captain, John Eales ( who retired in 2001 ), to commend his display as ' among the best ever by a lock forward '.

Reflecting " Britain ’ s more flamboyant pride in Empire, Australian colonial governors began to display a new colour and ostentation ".

A common feature of many Australian languages is that they display so-called mother-in-law languages, special speech registers used only in the presence of certain close relatives.

Specialized buildings, such as a large Art Deco winter garden, and Mexican and Australian hothouses display regional plants, not native to France.

After winning the tournament, the Australian team put the World Cup trophy on display in the Midland Hotel, Bradford.

Also between the wings lies the Hall of Valour, a display of 61 of the 96 Victoria Crosses awarded to Australian soldiers ; the largest publicly held collection of Victoria Crosses in the world.

They have been loaned for display at exhibitions, such as at the National Film and Sound Archive and as part of the " 50 Years of TV " exhibition at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in 2007.

These stations contribute signals intelligence for many Australian Government bodies, as well as the wider UKUSA partners.

While much knowledge was lost, Aboriginal art, music and culture, often scorned by Europeans during the initial phases of contact, survived and in time came to be celebrated by the wider Australian community.

" Clark was an Australian Jefferson, who, like the great American Republican, fought for Australian independence ; an autonomous judiciary ; a wider franchise and lower property qualifications ; fairer electoral boundaries ; checks and balances between the judicature, legislature and executive ; modern, liberal universities ; and a Commonwealth that was federal, independent and based on natural rights.

The work offered an examination of the Australian Labor Party and its wider connection with the Australian labour movement, reflecting Childe's increasing dissolutionment with the party, believing that whilst it contained socialist members, the politicians that it managed to get elected had abandoned their socialist ideals in favour of personal comfort.

This site was found by bushwalkers in 1995 but remained unknown to the wider community until a team from the Australian Museum reached the cave in May 2003.

Others argue that, although criticism can be levelled at the methods used to achieve their goal, the missionaries did care about the welfare of Aboriginal people at a time when wider Australian society did not.

The Australian Capital Territory refused self-government in a 1978 referendum, but was given limited self-government by a House of Assembly from 1979, and a Legislative Assembly with wider powers in 1988.

Stories about the lights can be found in aboriginal myth pre-dating western settlement of the region and have since become part of wider Australian folklore.

Developed initially by the Australian and United Kingdom governments, PFI and its variants have now been adopted in many countries as part of the wider neo-liberal programme of privatisation and financialisation driven by an increased need for accountability and efficiency for public spending.

Australian RACE containers are also slightly wider to accommodate Australia Standard Pallets.

Most species inhabit rainforest, particularly in the Asian and Papuan parts of their range, but Australian species inhabit a wider range of habitats including woodlands, arid scrubland and mangrove forests.

Since that time, The Heidelberg School has taken on a wider meaning and covers Australian artists of the late nineteenth century who painted plein-air in the impressionist tradition.

As other Australian actors have begun to make a wider impression in international film and television, Edna has not hesitated to reveal that it was her mentorship which helped " kiddies " like " little Nicole Kidman " to achieve their early success.

Australia ’ s turbulent political climate nourished this division and the Australian of the Year award was embroiled in a wider debate about Australian nationalism.

Nevertheless, despite the Australian victory, the wider August Offensive of which the attack had been a part failed and a situation of stalemate developed around Lone Pine which lasted until the end of the campaign in December 1915 when the Australian troops were evacuated from the peninsula.

Many Australian actors who would later find wider success both locally and internationally such as Hugo Weaving, Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Toni Collette have grounded their careers in Sydney Theatre Company productions.

Furthermore, Evans also romantically described the future capital ’ s dwellings as ‘ dotted amongst the foliage ’, implying that Evans envisioned a picturesque capital representative of the wider view of Australian society whose relatively new population were beginning to identify with the iconic surroundings of the Australian outback.

Hence, although Canberra is undoubtedly Australian with respect to its landscaping and wider location, the underlying motivations for these aspects “ remained colonial, rooted in eighteenth-century Britain .”

The flag design has gained wider notability due to its adoption in Australian culture as a symbol of democracy, protest and a wide variety of other causes.