The Devils Marbles Flora And Fauna

Easy to access by car on the stuart highway.

The devils marbles flora and fauna.

The barkley tablelands is where you will find vivid blue skies striking scenery and abundant wildlife. The reserve is located approximately 400 kilometers north of alice springs or 100 kilometers south of tennant creek. The devils marbles are a collection of rock formations in the shape marbles they are vibrant red in colour and stand with no assistance no matter the obscurity of the shape. The karlu karlu devils marbles conservation reserve stretching over 1 802 hectares is home to a wide variety of unique desert flora and fauna including goannas and finches.

In the summer temperatures get very high while nights can get very cold. Fees and permits get around. Black snake red belly black snake and brown snake lizards such as blue tongue and spiky black lizards birds including the koel dollarbird rainbow bee eater. The reservation area itself is 18 02 square kilometer.

The shade of the rocks are used as shelters and also provide perfect sun baking places for them and other coldblooded animals. On the contrary the rocks form the perfect habitat for some flora and fauna. It has a deep spiritual meaning for both men and women aboriginal cultural sites are often specifically for either men or women. The marbles are on average 4 meters high and between 13 33 meters wide.

The devils marbles conservation reserve offers a variety of habitats for unique desert flora and fauna. In the aboriginal mythology the devils marbles are the eggs of the rainbow serpent and many dreamtime stories and traditions of the warumungu kaytetye and alyawarre aboriginal people are linked with this area. The area is not big and can be walked. Flora and fauna climate.

Exposed sunny areas and darkened shady areas provide cool habitats for snakes lizards goannas and birds. Firepits are provided but you will need to drive a couple of kilometres out of the reserve to collect firewood. The area is a desert. Do buy eat drink sleep.

For a relatively small reserve the devils marbles also has some remarkable wildlife plants birds and even a very special species of land crab.