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Reptiles of Queensland

Total number of species: 592

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI
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 fasciolatus narrow-banded snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA
Elapidae Brachyurophis sp. C QA
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 sp. 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 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 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 Furina sp. C QAI
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
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 Hydrelaps darwiniensis black-ringed mangrove sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis caerulescens dwarf sea snake C QI I
Elapidae Hydrophis coggeri slender-necked sea snake C Q I
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 pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
Elapidae Hydrophis sp. 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 microlepidotus western taipan C QA
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
Elapidae Oxyuranus sp. C QAI
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake C Q
Elapidae Pseudechis guttatus spotted black snake C QA
Elapidae Pseudechis pailsei eastern dwarf mulga snake C Q
Elapidae Pseudechis papuanus Papuan black snake C QI
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 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 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 punctata little spotted snake C QA
Elapidae Suta sp. C QA
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
Elapidae Vermicella parscauda Cape York bandy-bandy C Q
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 Dendrelaphis sp. C QAI
Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
Colubridae Myron richardsonii Richardson's mangrove snake C QAI I
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
Colubridae Stegonotus sp. C QAI
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file 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 papuensis Papuan spotted python C QI
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 Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
Boidae Liasis sp. C QAI
Boidae Morelia sp. C QAI
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
Boidae Morelia viridis green python NT QAI
Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
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 broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q
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 insperatus Fassifern blind snake CR CE Q
Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI
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 robertsi Roberts' blind snake C Q
Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q
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 Calorodius thorntonensis Thornton Peak skink C Q
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 amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia dogare sandy rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia inconnexa Whitsunday rainbow skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia longipes sensu lato Superseded 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 quinquecarinata Eastern Torres rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia rimula crevice 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 rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded C Q
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
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 Coggeria naufragus satinay sand skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
Scincidae Concinnia frerei Bartle Frere bar-sided skink E 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 Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus fuhni Fuhn's snake-eyed skink C Q
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 tytthos pygmy snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus zoticus agile snake-eyed skink C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus agrestis grassplains ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus alacer lively ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA
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 decaneurus ten-lined ctenotus C QA
Scincidae Ctenotus dux fine side-lined ctenotus C QA
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 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 monticola Atherton ctenotus V Q
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 quinkan Quinkan ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus rawlinsoni Cape heath ctenotus E Q
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 Ctenotus terrareginae Hinchinbrook ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Ctenotus zebrilla Southern Cape York finesnout ctenotus C Q
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus melanops spinifex slender bluetongue C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus sp. C QA
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus venustus saltbush slender bluetongue C QA
Scincidae Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA
Scincidae Egernia mcpheei eastern crevice-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 Emoia atrocostata atrocostata littoral whiptail-skink NT QI
Scincidae Emoia atrocostata australis littoral whiptail-skink C Q
Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
Scincidae Eremiascincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q
Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Mt Elliot skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta McIlwraith bar-lipped skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q
Scincidae Harrisoniascincus zia rainforest cool-skink V V QA
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA
Scincidae Karma tryoni Tryon's skink E QA
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA
Scincidae Lampropholis bellendenkerensis C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato rainforest sunskink Superseded C Q
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 robertsi grey-bellied sunskink C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA
Scincidae Lerista aericeps desert plain slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista alia Bulleringa fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista allanae Allan's lerista E E Q
Scincidae Lerista ameles limbless fine-lined slider NT Q
Scincidae Lerista anyara Olkola slider skink C Q
Scincidae Lerista bipes north-western sandslider C QA
Scincidae Lerista chordae fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista cinerea vine-thicket fine-lined slider V Q
Scincidae Lerista colliveri nubbined fine-lined slider E 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 hobsoni Hobson's fine-line slider NT Q
Scincidae Lerista ingrami Ingram's lerista V Q
Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista parameles Chillagoe fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista rochfordensis Rochford slider E Q
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA
Scincidae Lerista storri Mount Surprise slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista vanderduysi leaden-bellied fine-line slider C V Q
Scincidae Lerista vittata Mount Cooper striped lerista E V Q
Scincidae Lerista wilkinsi two-toed fine-lined slider C Q
Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA
Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q
Scincidae Liburnascincus artemis Bamboo Range rock skink C Q
Scincidae Liburnascincus coensis Coen rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Liburnascincus scirtetis Black Mountain rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA
Scincidae Liopholis modesta eastern ranges rock-skink C QA
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q
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 macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus parrhasius fire-tailed rainbow-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus rococo Chillagoe litter-skink NT Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
Scincidae Lygisaurus tanneri Endeavour River litter-skink NT Q
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 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 Nangura spinosa Nangur skink CR CE Q
Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA
Scincidae Ophioscincus cooloolensis Cooloola snake-skink C Q
Scincidae Ophioscincus ophioscincus yolk-bellied snake-skink C Q
Scincidae Ophioscincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA
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 koshlandae fine-browed dwarf skink C Q
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 czechurai wedge-snouted shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus oriarus heath shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus saltus Cape Melville shade skink C Q
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus spectabilis pale-lipped shadeskink C QA
Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q
Scincidae Sepsiscus pluto Cape York worm-skink C Q
Scincidae Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink CR 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 doreanus blue-tailed monitor C QAI
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 indicus mangrove monitor C QAI
Varanidae Varanus keithhornei canopy goanna C Q
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
Varanidae Varanus mitchelli Mitchell's water monitor CR CE QA
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
Varanidae Varanus prasinus emerald monitor NT QAI
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
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
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus centralis centralian lashtail dragon C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA
Agamidae Chelosania brunnea chameleon dragon 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 carpentariensis Gulf two-lined dragon C Q
Agamidae Diporiphora granulifera granulated two-lined dragon C Q
Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q
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 Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA
Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti C QA
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
Agamidae Lophognathus horneri C QA
Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon 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 condaminensis Condamine earless dragon E E Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis darlingensis Darling earless dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis einasleighensis Einasleigh earless dragon C Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis hobsoni Emerald earless dragon C Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis pentalineata five-lined earless dragon C Q
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
Agamidae Tympanocryptis wilsoni Roma earless dragon E Q
Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma inornata patternless delma C QA
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
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 nigriceps hooded scaly-foot C QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded C QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus robertsi Cape York scaly-foot C Q
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA
Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q
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 Nephrurus sp. C QA
Carphodactylidae Orraya occultus McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus amnicola Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus caudiannulatus ringed thin-tailed gecko E E Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus championae Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus kabikabi Oakview leaf-tailed 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 cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius eximius Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q
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 capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia hinesi Nandewar zigzag gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia lesueurii Lesueur's velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Amalosia nebula upland zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA
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 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 C 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 argentea silver-eyed velvet gecko C Q
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 coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
Diplodactylidae Oedura elegans elegant velvet gecko C QA
Diplodactylidae Oedura jowalbinna Quinkan velvet gecko C Q
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 Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
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 C 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 taenicauda golden-tailed gecko NT Q
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus hoskini Hoskin's ring-tailed gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi McDonald's ring-tailed gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus pronarus McIlwraith ring-tailed gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus sp. C QAI
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI
Gekkonidae Gehyra borroloola Borroloola dtella 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 lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA
Gekkonidae Gehyra mutilata skin-shedding dtella C IU
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 Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI
Gekkonidae Nactus cf. pelagicus C QI
Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
Gekkonidae Nactus galgajuga Black Mountain gecko C Q
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 rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI 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 irwini (Johnstone) Johnstone River snapping turtle C V Q
Chelidae Elseya lavarackorum Gulf snapping turtle V E QA I
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI
Chelidae Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle CR CE Q 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 macquarii nigra Fraser Island short-neck turtle C Q I
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa red-flushed river turtle NT QAI
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa angkibaanya Jardine River turtle CR CE Q I
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I
Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA I
Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E E Q I
Chelidae Wollumbinia belli Bell's turtle E E QA I
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
Emydidae Trachemys scripta elegans red-eared slider II
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 Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E 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
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.

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 Queensland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=queensland&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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