The Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 71 kilometres north of Sydney, and is just off the M1 Pacific Motorway, near Gosford. The Park has one of the largest reptile collections in Australia, with close to 50 species on display. The wide variety of reptile species at the Park includes snakes, lizard…
The Australian Reptile Park is located at Somersby on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 71 kilometres north of Sydney, and is just off the M1 Pacific Motorway, near Gosford. The Park has one of the largest reptile collections in Australia, with close to 50 species on display. The wide variety of reptile species at the Park includes snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises, tuataras, American alligators and crocodiles.
Location: Somersby, New South Wales, Australia
Date opened: The Park's precursor establishment Ocean Beach Aquarium opened in 1950. Eric Worrell's Australian Reptile Park established July 1958 (officially opening to public 3 October 1959). Re-opened to public at its current site 7 September 1996
Land area: 22 acres (8.9 ha)
No. of animals: 2,000+
No. of species: 400+
Annual visitors: 250,000+
Memberships: Zoo and Aquarium Association · NSW Zoo Association (NSWZA) · NSW Fauna and Marine Park Association (NSW FMPA) · Australasian Society of Zoo Keeping (ASZK)
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