Echidna Central: Annotated links to sites about the echidna of Australia and New Guinea.Rainforest Echidna: Description and photos of Tachyglossus aculeatus, courtesy of Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodge, Atherton Tableland, Far North Queensland.Short-beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus: Photo and brief description. Includes the animal's name in three Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland: Oykangand, Olkola and Pakanh.