Ellery Creek Big Hole Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)

Ellery Creek Big Hole FaunaA Dingo at the Waterhole A Dragon at the Creek Caper White Butterfly Megachile macularis

There is a dragon at the creek, where…. at Ellery Creek Big Hole. One of our favourite little reptiles, these dragons are found in a broad sweep from western Queensland, upper part of South Australia, central part of Western Australia to the west coast, into the Northern Territory and down to the Central Australia region.

A Dragon at the Creek - Ellery Creek Big Hole Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)
A Dragon at the Creek – Ellery Creek Big Hole Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)
Long-nose Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)

This little dragon was sighted at one of the largest permanent waterholes in the Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, the Ellery Creek Big Hole, that provides an important source of water for the local wildlife.

More information on the Long-nose Dragon can be found in our Fauna index and Reptiles section.

A Dragon at the Creek - Ellery Creek Big Hole Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)
A Dragon at the Creek – Ellery Creek Big Hole Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)

Ellery Creek Big Hole FaunaA Dingo at the Waterhole A Dragon at the Creek Caper White Butterfly Megachile macularis

Ellery Creek Big HoleEllery Creek Ellery Creek Big Hole Fauna Ellery Creek Big Hole Flora

West MacDonnell RangesBirthday Waterhole Ellery Creek Big Hole Finke Two Mile Glen Helen Gorge Jay Creek John Flynn’s Grave Historical Reserve Laura Creek Larapinta Drive Mount Sonder / Rwetyepme Namatjira Drive The Neil Hargrave Lookout Ochre Pits Ormiston Gorge & Pound Point Howard Lookout Redbank Gorge Simpsons Gap

MacDonnell RangesEast MacDonnell Ranges West MacDonnell Ranges Tjoritja West MacDonnell National Park