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Reptiles of Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion

Total number of species: 322

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
Elapidae Antaioserpens warro Warrego burrowing snake C Q
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis sp. C QA
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
Elapidae Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V Q
Elapidae Denisonia sp. C QA
Elapidae Emydocephalus annulatus turtle-headed sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Furina dunmalli Dunmall's snake V V Q
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Hemiaspis damelii grey snake E E QA
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
Elapidae Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' banded snake C QA
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Microcephalophis gracilis slender sea snake C VI I
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis guttatus spotted black snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
Elapidae Pseudechis sp. C QAI
Elapidae Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha strap-snouted brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
Elapidae Rhinoplocephalus sp. U
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
Boidae Antaresia sp. C QAI
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
Boidae Morelia sp. C QAI
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI
Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios grypus long-beaked blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II
Scincidae Acritoscincus platynotum red-throated skink C QA
Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA
Scincidae Anomalopus mackayi long-legged worm-skink E V QA
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA
Scincidae Calyptotis sp. C QA
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
Scincidae Carlia tetradactyla southern rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q
Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA
Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia sp. C QA
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus capricorni Capricorn ctenotus NT Q
Scincidae Ctenotus eurydice brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus sp. C QA
Scincidae Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia mcpheei eastern crevice-skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Mt Elliot skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis colossus Bunya sunskink NT Q
Scincidae Lampropholis couperi plain-backed sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis elliotensis C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis mirabilis saxicoline sunskink NT Q
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA
Scincidae Lerista allanae Allan's lerista E E Q
Scincidae Lerista cinerea vine-thicket fine-lined slider V Q
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista vittata Mount Cooper striped lerista E V Q
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Liopholis modesta eastern ranges rock-skink C QA
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Magmellia luteilateralis orange-speckled forest-skink V Q
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
Scincidae Morethia ruficauda lined firetail skink C QA
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Ophioscincus cooloolensis Cooloola snake-skink C Q
Scincidae Praeteropus auxilliger sandstone worm-skink C Q
Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus sadlieri Magnetic Island dwarf skink C Q
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Saiphos equalis three-toed skink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus challengeri orange-tailed shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus spectabilis pale-lipped shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora lalliae Lally's two-line dragon C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora phaeospinosa brigalow nobbi C Q
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon C QA
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
Agamidae Pogona sp. C QA
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis condaminensis Condamine earless dragon E E Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis darlingensis Darling earless dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis hobsoni Emerald earless dragon C Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis wilsoni Roma earless dragon E Q
Pygopodidae Delma inornata patternless delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus amnicola Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus championae Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus nepthys peppered-belly broad-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus sp. C QA
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius salebrosus rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius swaini southern leaf-tailed gecko C QA
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius wyberba granite leaf-tailed gecko E E QA
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA
Carphodactylidae Uvidicolus sphyrurus border thick-tailed gecko C V QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia hinesi Nandewar zigzag gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia sp. C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus sensu lato fat-tailed diplodactylus Superseded C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura elegans elegant velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura lineata Arcadia velvet gecko CR CE Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded C QA
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Strophurus taenicauda golden-tailed gecko NT Q
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh rock dtella C Q
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI
Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle C V Q I
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI
Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E E Q I
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Reptiles of Brigalow Belt (BRB) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-brigalow-belt-brb&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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