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Mataranka Thermal Pool - Elsey National Park

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Mataranka Thermal Pool is one of two natural thermal pools in Elsey National Park. The water is crystal clear and very warm year round. This park requires visitors to the NT to have a parks pass.

1,246
Identifications

452
Observations

157
Species

79
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Top Species

Chlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)

Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801)

Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818)

Philemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837)

Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783)

Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837

Geopelia placida Gould, 1844

10.

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

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10.

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Top Species

Chlamydera nuchalis (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790)

Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801)

Trichoglossus rubritorquis Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818)

Philemon citreogularis (Gould, 1837)

Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783)

Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837

Geopelia placida Gould, 1844

10.

Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758

11.

Stomiopera unicolor (Gould, 1843)

12.

Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

13.

Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821)

14.

Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802)

15.

Coracina papuensis (Gmelin, 1788)

16.

Myiagra alecto (Temminck, 1827)

17.

Pachycephala rufiventris (Latham, 1802)

18.

Struthidea cinerea

19.

Oriolus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)

20.

Pavo cristatus

21.

Merops ornatus Latham, 1801

22.

Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838)

23.

Philemon argenticeps (Gould, 1840)

24.

Crocodylus johnstoni

25.

Danaus affinis

26.

Toxotes chatareus

27.

Litoria ridibunda

28.

Aprosmictus erythropterus (Gmelin, 1788)

29.

Dacelo leachii Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

30.

Artamus leucorhynchus (Linnaeus, 1771)

31.

Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848

32.

Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758)

33.

Livistona rigida Becc.

34.

Carlia amax

35.

Phaps chalcoptera (Latham, 1790)

36.

Livistona rigida

37.

Myiagra rubecula (Latham, 1802)

38.

Acacia

39.

Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802)

40.

Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789)

41.

Cacatua sanguinea Gould, 1843

42.

Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

43.

Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783)

44.

Rhinella marina

45.

Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw, 1792)

46.

Litoria Tschudi, 1838

47.

Argiope radon

48.

Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840

49.

Gerygone olivacea (Gould, 1838)

50.

Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850

51.

Philemon citreogularis

52.

Crocothemis nigrifrons

53.

Scincidae

54.

Cacatua galerita

55.

Orthetrum caledonicum

56.

Diplacodes haematodes

57.

Chlamydera nuchalis

58.

Notamacropus agilis

59.

Neurothemis stigmatizans

60.

Psitteuteles versicolor (Lear, 1831)

61.

Orthetrum sabina

62.

Aquila audax (Latham, 1802)

63.

Stenocatantops angustifrons

64.

Capparis lasiantha

65.

Litoria

66.

Other Insects

67.

Litoria spaldingi (Hosmer, 1964)

68.

Argiope radon Levi, 1983

69.

Causonis trifolia

70.

Exocarpos latifolius R.Br.

71.

Euploea core corinna (MacLeay, 1826)

72.

Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)

73.

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

74.

Litoria rubella (Gray, 1842)

75.

Entomyzon cyanotis

76.

Cryptoblepharus cygnatus

77.

Entomyzon cyanotis albipennis Gould, 1841

78.

Threskiornis spinicollis (Jameson, 1835)

79.

Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

80.

Melaleuca

81.

Nylanderia

82.

Rhytidoponera

83.

Excoecaria parvifolia

84.

Chelodininae

85.

Pandanus

86.

Antigone rubicunda (Perry, 1810)

87.

Cicadomorpha

88.

Odontomachus ruficeps

89.

Accipiter fasciatus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

90.

Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837)

91.

Terminalia

92.

Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin, 1789)

93.

Hierodula werneri Giglio-Tos, 1912

94.

Conopophila rufogularis (Gould, 1843)

95.

Cissomela pectoralis (Gould, 1841)

96.

Ctenotus

97.

Liliopsida

98.

Microeca flavigaster Gould, 1843

99.

Lalage tricolor (Swainson, 1825)

100.

Hedomyrma

101.

Gehyra australis

102.

Cascabela thevetia

103.

Orthetrum villosovittatum

104.

Geopelia humeralis

105.

Cosmophasis

106.

Cacatua galerita fitzroyi

107.

Icthyophaga leucogaster

108.

Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789

109.

Pterocaulon serrulatum (Montrouz.) Guillaumin

110.

Ninox rufa

111.

Trichoglossus rubritorquis

112.

Valanga irregularis (Walker, 1870)

113.

Azadirachta indica

114.

Myiagra alecto

115.

Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822)

116.

Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)

117.

Myrmeleontidae

118.

Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837

119.

Tropidonophis mairii

120.

Livistona

121.

Grallina cyanoleuca

122.

Psychidae

123.

Varanus mertensi

124.

Geckomima

125.

Plantae

126.

Cephrenes trichopepla

127.

Aviceda subcristata (Gould, 1838)

128.

Tetragnatha rubriventris

129.

Polyporaceae

130.

Cicadidae

131.

Papilio demoleus

132.

Heteropoda renibulbis

133.

Cacomantis pallidus (Latham, 1801)

134.

Carlia

135.

Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

136.

Diplacodes haematodes (Burmeister, 1839)

137.

Toxotes chatareus (Hamilton, 1822)

138.

Hypolimnas bolina (Linnaeus, 1758)

139.

Lentinus sajor-caju

140.

Coracina papuensis

141.

Gehyra

142.

Euploea core corinna

143.

Jatropha gossypiifolia L.

144.

Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Royle

145.

Myzomela obscura Gould, 1843

146.

Artamus personatus (Gould, 1841)

147.

Neurothemis oligoneura

148.

Ardea plumifera (Gould, 1848)

149.

Icthyophaga leucogaster (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

150.

Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817)

151.

Struthidea cinerea dalyi Mathews, 1923

152.

Radjah radjah (Garnot & R.Lesson, 1828)

153.

Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817

154.

Ficus racemosa

155.

Pelopidas lyelli

156.

Euploea sylvester

157.

Emydura subglobosa

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thienanhnugget

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11.

obsr1433223

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12.

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13.

Gabbott

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14.

obsr865085

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obsr3071222

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obsr1806651

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19.

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obsr450808

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21.

andrejs1

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22.

obsr1292519

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23.

emily3335

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24.

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27.

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28.

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31.

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32.

obsr611986

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33.

dariodipas

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34.

Josh Magro

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35.

trakka53

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nicobserver

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37.

obsr494669

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38.

yuehua

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39.

obsr4533953

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russellcumming

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41.

cjwoods

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42.

obsr2750206

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43.

tassietravelsblog

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44.

hannah735

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45.

andrew_1

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46.

Richie Southerton

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47.

karenwright63

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48.

The Life of Py

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49.

moth_girl_summer

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50.

docsharpe

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51.

felix_furger

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52.

obsr3097404

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53.

invasiveplanet

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54.

obsr656225

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55.

lezanimaux

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56.

Jeff Giddins

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57.

argonauta

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58.

Kate Pratt

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59.

obsr912424

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60.

obsr3514272

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61.

denisef77

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62.

iclare

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63.

redsnow

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64.

dtawse

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65.

kassie32

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66.

dancar79

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67.

juliesarna

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68.

Donna Cuttriss

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69.

johnward22

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70.

obsr1153146

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71.

rvraders

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72.

nolmat

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73.

sam_amini

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74.

Benoît Guillon

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75.

Judebirder

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76.

delma_clifton

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77.

Dennis

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78.

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79.

kindernature

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