Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare (25-acre) wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest[1] through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.
| Hartley's Crocodile Adventures | |
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| 16°39′47″S 145°33′52″E | |
| Date opened | 2002 (Current site) |
| Location | Captain Cook Highway, Wangetti, Queensland, Australia |
| Land area | 10 ha (25 acres) |
| Website | www |
Crocodile farm
The park incorporates a commercial crocodile farm that breeds and raises saltwater crocodiles for their skins and meat.[2]
Animals
Some of the species which live at the park include:
Reptiles
- Saltwater crocodile
- Freshwater crocodile
- American alligator
- Komodo dragon
- Lace monitor
- Pilbara rock monitor
- Gila monster
- Fiji crested iguana
- Rhinoceros iguana
- Philippine sailfin lizard
- Eastern water dragon
- Central bearded dragon
- Frill-neck lizard
- Veiled chameleon
- Madagascan giant day gecko
- Eastern blue-tongued lizard
- Northern red-throated skink
- Radiated tortoise
- Indian star tortoise
- Carolina box turtle
- Chinese three-striped box turtle
- Krefft's eastern short-neck turtle
- Reticulated python
- Burmese python
- Boa constrictor
- Amethystine python
- Carpet python
- Green tree python
- Western diamondback rattlesnake
- Monocled cobra
- Corn snake
- Desert death adder
- Tiger snake
- Coastal taipan
- Fierce snake
- Red-bellied black snake
Amphibians
Mammals
- Koala
- Bare-nosed wombat
- Eastern grey kangaroo
- Antilopine wallaroo
- Swamp wallaby
- Red-legged pademelon
Birds
See also
References
- "Wet Tropics Management Plan Review Brochure" (PDF). Wet Tropics Management Authority. p. 7. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- "Crocodile Farm Tours". Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
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