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Reptiles of Lake Eyre drainage division

Total number of species: 252

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 hawkei plains death adder V V QA
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
Elapidae Acanthophis pyrrhus desert death adder C QA
Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis fasciolatus narrow-banded snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q
Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA
Elapidae Demansia flagellatio long-tailed whipsnake C Q
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia quaesitor sombre 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 Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake C Q
Elapidae Pseudechis pailsei eastern dwarf mulga snake C Q
Elapidae Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha strap-snouted brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja mengdeni Mengden's brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA
Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI
Typhlopidae Anilios aspina round-tailed blind snake C Q
Typhlopidae Anilios australis southern blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios endoterus interior blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios grypus long-beaked blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA
Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
Scincidae Carlia tetradactyla southern rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus agrestis grassplains ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus ariadnae Ariadna's ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus astarte stony downs ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus calurus blue-tailed finesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus capricorni Capricorn ctenotus NT Q
Scincidae Ctenotus dux fine side-lined ctenotus C QA
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 joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus leae orange-tailed finesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus olympicus Olympic ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus piankai coarse sands ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus pulchellus red-sided ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus rosarium rosy ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus schevilli Scheville's ctenotus NT Q
Scincidae Ctenotus schomburgkii Schomburgk's ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus septenarius massive-gibber ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus serotinus gravel-downs ctenotus CR Q
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus striaticeps stripe-headed finesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus melanops spinifex slender bluetongue C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus venustus saltbush slender bluetongue C QA
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
Scincidae Egernia stokesii gidgee skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q
Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lerista aericeps desert plain slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista bipes north-western sandslider C QA
Scincidae Lerista chordae fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista desertorum Central Deserts robust slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista emmotti Noonbah robust slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista wilkinsi two-toed fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA
Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
Scincidae Morethia adelaidensis saltbush morethia skink 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 Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus brevicauda short-tailed pygmy monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus eremius rusty desert monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA
Varanidae Varanus gilleni pygmy mulga monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus glebopalma long-tailed rock 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 sp. goanna C QAI
Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus centralis centralian lashtail dragon C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
Agamidae Ctenophorus kartiwarru red-backed sand dragon C QA
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
Agamidae Ctenophorus pictus painted dragon C QA
Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA
Agamidae Ctenophorus sp. 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 sp. C QAI
Agamidae Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA
Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
Agamidae Lophognathus horneri C QA
Agamidae Moloch horridus thorny devil C QA
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
Agamidae Pogona henrylawsoni downs bearded dragon C Q
Agamidae Pogona sp. C QA
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI
Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps hooded scaly-foot C QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus eromanga Eromanga Basin knob-tail gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia sp. C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus barraganae Gulf fat-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus sensu lato fat-tailed diplodactylus Superseded QA
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus laevis desert fat-tailed gecko 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 byrnei Byrne's gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Lucasium immaculatum pale-striped ground gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura bella Gulf marbled velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura angusta border beaked gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin beaked gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura mentalis brigalow beaked gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded QA
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Strophurus elderi jewelled gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Strophurus taeniatus white-striped gecko C QA
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 lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra nana northern spotted rock dtella C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra oceanica oceanic gecko C VI
Gekkonidae Gehyra purpurascens purplish dtella C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I
Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA I
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

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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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 Lake Eyre drainage division, WetlandInfo website, accessed 24 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=drainage-division-lake-eyre&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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