Platypus The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), in some cases alluded to as the duck-charged platypus, is a semiaquatic, egg-laying warm blooded creature endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. The platypus is the sole living delegate or monotypic taxon of its family (Ornithorhynchidae)[4] and class (Ornithorhynchus), however various related species show up in the fossil record. Along with the four types of echidna, it is one of the five surviving types of monotremes. One of only a handful of exceptional warm blooded creatures lay eggs as opposed to bringing forth live youthful. Like different monotremes, it detects prey through electrolocation. It is one of only a handful of exceptional types of venomous well evolved creatures, as the male platypus has a spike on the rear foot that conveys a toxin, fit for making serious torment people. The surprising appearance of this egg-laying, duck-charged, beaver-followed, otter-footed warm bloode