Basic information

Extatosoma tiaratum

Australian Walking Stick

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassInsects

OrderStick insects

FamilyWalking sticks

GenusSpiny leaf insects

Czech name: Strašilka australská
English name: Australian Walking Stick
Alternative names: Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Giant Prickly Stick-insect, Macleay's Spectre, Spiny Leaf insect, Spiny Leaf-insect
Synonyms: Ectatosoma bufonium, Ectatosoma hopei, Ectatosoma tiaratum, Extatosoma bufonium, Extatosoma elongatum, Extatosoma elongatus, Extatosoma tiaratum tiaratum, Phasma (Extatosoma) tiaratum, Phasma (hopei), Phasma tiaratum, Tropidoderus hopei