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Phil Mangion goes in search of the
‘prettiest lizard in the Kimberley’ .
A
ustralia is a pretty big place - well no, actually
it’s huge! You just need to take a look at a scale
map that compares Australia and Europe, for
example, to gain a bit of an understanding for how im-
mense this country is.
After finishing school, many of my friends travelled
overseas and spent time in places like England, France
and Greece. On the other hand, I have no real interest
Spiny-tailed Goanna found basking on a
bridge. All images by Phil Mangion.
in ancient structures, and saw it as somewhat
pointless to travel around Europe, especially when you
can experience bitterly cold weather in Canberra and
old buildings simply by visiting your nan’s house! My
idea of travel was seeing more of Australia, and since I
originally hail from New South Wales, that meant
roaming through much of southern Queensland, NSW
and parts of Victoria. It wasn’t until I moved north to
Darwin that I considered a trip to Western Australia –