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Reptiles of Mackay local government area

Total number of species: 115

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
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 Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
Elapidae Rhinoplocephalus sp. U
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python 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 wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C 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 vivax tussock rainbow-skink C 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 tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Magmellia luteilateralis orange-speckled forest-skink V Q
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus championae Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus nepthys peppered-belly broad-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q
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
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA 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 Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback 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 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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

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 Mackay local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-mackay&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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