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.
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Date opened | 2002 (Current site) |
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Location | Captain Cook Highway, Wangetti, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 16°39′47″S 145°33′52″E |
Land area | 10 ha (25 acres) |
Website | www |
The park incorporates a commercial crocodile farm that breeds and raises saltwater crocodiles for their skins and meat.[2]
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
Australian green tree frog Dyeing poison dart frog
Mammals
Koala Bare-nosed wombat Eastern grey kangaroo Antilopine wallaroo Swamp wallaby Red-legged pademelon (and many others)
Birds
Southern cassowary Emu Barn owl Tawny frogmouth Laughing kookaburra Jabiru Nankeen night heron Sulphur-crested cockatoo Eclectus parrot (and many others)
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