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Capital: Nian
Population: 30
Languages: English, French, Esperanto
Currency:
Hutt River Dollar |
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Now known as the Principality of Hutt River, this small (75 sq.km) 'micoronation' 517km of Perth was founded by Leonard George Casley in 1969, following a dispute with the Western Australian Government. It issued its own stamps, including the series featuring reptiles below.
My friend and the publisher of A Guide to the Snakes of Papua New Guinea, Philip Willmott-Sharp, received a knighthood from Hutt River Province and was henceforth known as Sir Philip.
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7c Desert pygmy monitor
Varanus eremias
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15c Gould's monitor
Varanus gouldii |
22c Perentie
Varanus giganteus |
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45c Thorny devil
Moloch horridus |
50c Western netted dragon
Amphibolurus reticulatus |
60c Darlington's dragon
Amphibolurus darlingtoni |
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Name on stamp |
Current name |
Accepted common name |
7c |
Varanus eremias |
Varanus eremias |
Desert pygmy monitor |
15c |
Varanus gouldii |
Varanus gouldii |
Gould's sand monitor |
22c |
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Varanus giganteus |
Perentie |
45c |
Moloch horridus |
Moloch horridus |
Thorny devil |
50c |
Amphibolurus reticulatus |
Ctenophorus reticulatus |
Western netted dragon |
60c |
Amphibolurus darlingtoni |
Ctenophorus reticulatus |
Western netted dragon |
A charming set of stamps, albeit roughly produced, featuring three dragons and three monitor lizards, although the species listed in genus Amphibolorus are now placed in Ctenophorus with A.darlingtoni synonymised within C.reticulatus.
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