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Reptiles of Coastal Plains IBRA subregion

Total number of species: 68

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Hydrophis caerulescens dwarf sea snake C QI I
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant 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 Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Cerberus australis bockadam C QA I
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
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
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella 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 rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I
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 Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
Crocodylidae Crocodylus 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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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 Coastal Plains IBRA subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=ibra-subregion-coastal-plains&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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