AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia
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Last Updated January 14, 2013
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Western Australia Habitats
A Listing of Western Australia Reptiles
NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACCURATE LIST
Locality Key TURTLES LIZARDS SNAKES
ORDER: CROCODYLIA (CROCODILES)
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Crocodylus johnstoni |
Freshwater Crocodile |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Crocodylus porosus |
Estuarine or Salt-Water
Crocodile |
NT,Qld,WA |
ORDER: TESTUDINES (TURTLES)
| Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Chelidae |
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) oblonga |
Oblong Turtle |
WA |
| Chelidae |
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) rugosa |
Northern Snake-Necked
Turtle |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Chelidae |
Chelodina (Macrochelodina) steindachneri |
Flat-Shelled Turtle |
WA |
| Chelidae |
Elseya dentata |
Turtle |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Chelidae |
Emydura victoriae |
Turtle |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Chelidae |
Pseudemydura umbrina |
Western Swamp Turtle |
WA |
| Cheloniidae |
Caretta caretta |
Loggerhead Turtle |
NT,Qld,Tas,WA |
| Cheloniidae |
Chelonia mydas |
Green Turtle |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Cheloniidae |
Lepidochelys olivacea |
Pacific Ridley Turtle |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Cheloniidae |
Natator depressus |
Flatback Turtle |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Dermochelyidae |
Dermochelys coriacea |
Leathery or Luth Turtle |
NSW,NT,Qld,Tas,WA |
ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SAURIA (LIZARDS)
AGAMIDS (DRAGONS) GECKOES LEGLESS SKINKS MONITORS
Agamidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Amphibolurus norrisi |
Dragon |
SA,Vic,WA |
| Caimanops
amphiboluroide |
Dragon |
WA |
| Chelosania brunnea |
Chameleon Dragon |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Chlamydosaurus kingii |
Frilled Lizard |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Cryptagama aurita |
Dragon |
NT,WA |
| Ctenophorus
caudicinctus |
Ring-tailed Dragon |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus clayi |
Dragon |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus cristatus |
Crested Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus femoralis |
Dragon |
WA |
| Ctenophorus fordi |
Malle Dragon |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ctenophorus isolepis |
Military Dragon |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus maculatus |
Spotted Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus mckenziei |
Dragon |
WA |
| Ctenophorus nuchalis |
Central netted Dragon |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus ornatus |
Ornate Dragon |
WA |
| Ctenophorus pictus |
Painted Dragon |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ctenophorus reticulatus |
Western Netted Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus rufescens |
Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus salinarum |
Dragon |
WA |
| Ctenophorus scutulatus |
Lozenge-Marked Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Ctenophorus
yinnietharra |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora albilabris |
Dragon |
NT,WA |
| Diporiphora bennettii |
Dragon |
NT,WA |
| Diporiphora bilineata |
Two-Lined Dragon |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Diporiphora convergens |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora lalliae |
Dragon |
NT,SA,WA |
| Diporiphora magna |
Dragon |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Diporiphora pindan |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora reginae |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora superba |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora valens |
Dragon |
WA |
| Diporiphora winneckei |
Canegrass Two Lined Dragon |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Lophognathus gilberti |
Gilbert's Dragon |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Lophognathus longirostri |
Long-nosed Water Dragon |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Lophognathus
temporalis |
Northern Water Dragon |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Moloch horridus |
Thorny Devil (lizard) |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Pogona microlepidota |
Dragon |
WA |
| Pogona minima |
Western Bearded Dragon |
WA |
| Pogona minor |
Dwarf Bearded Dragon |
NT,SA,WA |
| Pogona mitchelli |
Dragon |
NT,WA |
| Pogona nullarbor |
Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Tympanocryptis
adelaiden |
Queen Adelaide Dragon |
SA,WA |
| Tympanocryptis
cephalus |
Earless Dragon |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Tympanocryptis intima |
Gibber Earless Dragon |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA |
| Tympanocryptis lineata |
Lined Earless Dragon |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ctenophorus parviceps (previously Tympanocryptis parviceps) |
Gnaraloo Heath Dragon |
WA |
| Tympanocryptis uniformis |
Even Scaled Earless Dragon |
NT, Qld? |
Gekkonidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Christinus marmoratus |
Marbled Gecko |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Crenadactylus ocellatus |
Clawless Gecko |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) assimilis |
Thorn Tailed Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus alboguttat |
Gecko |
WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) ciliaris |
Spiny-tailed Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Diplodactylus conspicill |
Fat-tailed Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) elderi |
Jewelled Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Diplodactylus fulleri |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus galeatus |
Gecko |
NT,SA |
| Diplodactylus
granariens |
Gecko |
SA,WA |
| Diplodactylus
intermediu |
Eastern Spiny-Tailed Gecko |
NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) jeanae |
Gecko |
NT,WA |
| Diplodactylus kenneallyi |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus maini |
Gecko |
WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) mcmillani |
Gecko |
WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) michaelseni |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus mitchelli |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus occultus |
bey,1982 Gecko |
NT |
| Diplodactylus ornatus |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus
polyophtha |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus pulcher |
Gecko |
SA,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) rankini |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus savagei |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus
squarrosus |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus
stenodacty |
Crowned Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) strophurus |
Gecko |
WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) taeniatus |
1913) White-striped Gecko |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wellingtonae |
Gecko |
WA |
| Strophurus (was Diplodactylus) wilsoni |
Gecko |
WA |
| Diplodactylus wombeyi |
Gecko |
WA |
| Gehyra australis |
Northern Dtella or House
Gecko |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Gehyra fenestra |
Pilbara Spotted Gecko |
WA |
| Gehyra montium |
Gecko |
NT,SA,WA |
| Gehyra nana |
Gecko |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Gehyra occidentalis |
Gecko |
WA |
| Gehyra pilbara |
Pilbara Dtella (Gecko) |
NT,WA |
| Gehyra punctata |
Spotted Gecko |
WA |
| Gehyra purpurascens |
Gecko |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Gehyra variegata |
Tree Dtella (Gecko) |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Gehyra xenopus |
Gecko |
WA |
| Hemidactylus frenatus |
Asian House Gecko |
CI,CKI,NT,Qld,WA |
| Heteronotia binoei |
Bynoes or Prickly Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Heteronotia planiceps |
Gecko |
WA |
| Heteronotia spelea |
Desert Cave Gecko |
NT,WA |
| Lucasium damaeum |
Beaded Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Nephrurus asper |
Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Nephrurus laevissimus |
Knob-Tailed Gecko |
NT,SA,WA |
| Nephrurus levis |
Knob-Tailed Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Nephrurus stellatus |
Southern Knob-tailed Gecko |
SA,WA |
| Nephrurus vertebralis |
Knob-Tailed Gecko |
SA,WA |
| Nephrurus wheeleri |
Knob-Tailed Gecko |
WA |
| Oedura filicipoda |
Gecko |
WA |
| Oedura gracilis |
Gecko |
WA |
| Oedura marmorata |
Marbled Velvet Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Oedura obscura |
Gecko |
WA |
| Oedura reticulata |
Reticulated Velvet Gecko |
WA |
| Oedura rhombifer |
Zig-zag Gecko |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Pseudothecadactylus
lind |
Giant Cave Gecko |
NT,WA |
| Rhynchoedura ornata |
Beaked Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Underwoodisaurus milii |
Thick-tailed Gecko |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
Pygopodidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Aclys concinna |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia haroldi |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia inaurita |
Mallee Worm-lizard |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Aprasia pulchella |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia repens |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia rostrata |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia smithi |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Aprasia striolata |
Striated Worm Lizard |
NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA |
| Delma borea |
Legless Lizard |
NT,Qld,SA(?),WA |
| Delma elegans |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Delma fraseri |
Legless Lizard |
SA,WA |
| Delma grayii |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Delma haroldi |
Legless Lizard |
NT,WA |
| Delma nasuta |
Sharp-snouted Legless Lizard |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Delma pax |
Legless Lizard |
NT,WA |
| Delma tincta |
Excitable Delma |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Lialis burtonis |
Burton's Legless Lizard |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Pletholax gracilis |
Legless Lizard |
WA |
| Pygopus lepidopodus |
Common Scaly Foot |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Pygopus nigriceps |
Black-headed Scaly Foot |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
Scincidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Bassiana trilineata |
Skink |
SA(?),WA |
| Carlia amax |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Carlia gracilis |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Carlia johnstonei |
Skink |
WA |
| Carlia munda |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Carlia rufilatus |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Carlia triacantha |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Cryptoblepharus carnabyi |
Spiny-Palmed Shinning(Snake-eyed) Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Cryptoblepharus
megastic |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Cryptoblepharus virgatus |
Cream-striped Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink or Wall Skink |
Qld |
| Ctenotus alacer |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Ctenotus alleni |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus angusticeps |
Skink |
WA(Airlie Islands) |
| Ctenotus ariadnae |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus atlas |
Southern Mallee Ctenotus |
NSW,SA,WA,Vic |
| Ctenotus australis |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus brooksi |
Wedge-snout Ctenotus | NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus calurus |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus catenifer |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus colletti |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus decaneurus |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus delli |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus dux |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus ehmanni |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus fallens |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus gemmula |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus grandis |
Skink |
NT,SA(?),WA |
| Ctenotus greeri |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus hanloni |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus helenae |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus impar |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus inornatus |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Ctenotus labillardieri |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus lancelini |
Skink |
WA(Lancelin Island), |
| Ctenotus leae |
Orange-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus leonhardii |
Leonhardi's Ctenotus |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus mastigura |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus militaris |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus mimetes |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus nasutus |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus nigrilineatus |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus pantherinus |
Leopard Ctenotus |
NSW(?), NT, Qld, SA, WA |
| Ctenotus piankai |
Skink |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus
quattuordecimli |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus robustus |
Robust Striped (Ctenotus)Skink |
NSW, ACT, , NT, Qld, SA,Vic, WA |
| Ctenotus rubicundus |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus rufescens |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus rutilans |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus saxatilis |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus schomburgkii |
Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ctenotus serventyi |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus severus |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus tanamiensis |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus tantillus |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Ctenotus uber |
Spotted Ctenotus |
WA |
| Ctenotus xenopleura |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus youngsoni |
Skink |
WA |
| Ctenotus zastictus |
Skink |
WA |
| Cyclodomorphus
branchial |
Skink |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Cyclodomorphus
maxima |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia carinata |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Egernia adepressa |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Egernia douglasi |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia formosa |
Skink |
WA |
| Liopholis (was Egernia) inornata |
*Desert Skink |
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA |
| Egernia kingii |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia kintorei |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Egernia luctuosa |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia multiscutata |
Skink |
SA,Vic,WA |
| Egernia napoleonis |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia pilbarensis |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia pulchra |
Skink |
WA |
| Egernia stokesii |
Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Egernia striata |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Eremiascincus
richardson |
Broad-Banded Sand
Swimmer |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Glaphyromorphus
brongers |
Skink |
WA |
| Glaphyromorphus
darwinie |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Glaphyromorphus
gracilip |
Skink |
WA |
| Glaphyromorphus
isolepis |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Hemiergis initialis |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Hemiergis millewae |
Skink |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Hemiergis peronii |
Skink |
SA,Vic,WA |
| Hemiergis
quadrilineatum |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista allochira |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista apoda |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista arenicola |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Lerista axillaris |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista bipes |
Skink |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Lerista borealis |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Lerista bunglebungle |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista chalybura |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista christinae |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista concolor |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista connivens |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista distinguenda |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista dorsalis |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Lerista elegans |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista flammicauda |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista frosti |
Skink |
NT,SA(?),WA(?), |
| Lerista gascoynensis |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista gerrardii |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista greeri |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista griffini |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Lerista haroldi |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista humphriesi |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista ips |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Lerista kalumburu |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista kendricki |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista kennedyensis |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista labialis |
Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Lerista lineata |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista lineopunctulata |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista macropisthopus |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista maculosa |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista microtis |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Lerista muelleri |
Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Lerista neander |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista nichollsi |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista onsloviana |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista petersoni |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista picturata |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Lerista planiventralis |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista praefrontalis |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista praepedita |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista puncticauda |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista quadrilineata |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista robusta |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista separanda |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista simillima |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista stictopleura |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista taeniata |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Lerista talpina |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista terdigitata |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Lerista tridactyla |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista uniduo |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista varia |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista vermicularis |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista viduata |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista walkeri |
Skink |
WA |
| Lerista xanthura |
Skink |
NSW,NT,SA,WA |
| Lerista yuna |
Skink |
WA |
| Menetia amaura |
Skink |
WA |
| Menetia greyii |
Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Menetia maini |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Menetia surda |
Skink |
WA |
| Morethia adelaidensis |
Skink |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Morethia boulengeri |
Skink |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Morethia butleri |
Skink |
SA,WA |
| Morethia lineoocellata |
Skink |
WA |
| Morethia obscura |
Skink |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Morethia ruficauda |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Morethia storri |
Skink |
NT,WA |
| Notoscincus butleri |
Skink |
WA |
| Notoscincus ornatus |
Skink |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Proablepharus reginae |
Skink |
NT,SA,WA |
| Proablepharus tenuis |
Skink |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Pseudemoia baudini |
Skink |
WA |
| Tiliqua multifasciata |
Centralian Blue-Tongued
Lizard |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Tiliqua occipitalis |
Western Blue-Tongued
Lizard |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Tiliqua scincoides |
Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Trachydosaurus rugosus |
Shingle-Back |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
Varanidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Varanus acanthurus |
Ridge-Tailed Monitor |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Varanus brevicauda |
Short-Tailed Pygmy Monitor |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Varanus caudolineatus |
Line-Tailed Pygmy Monitor |
WA |
| Varanus eremius |
Rusty Desert Monitor |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Varanus giganteus |
Perentie |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Varanus gilleni |
Pygmy Mulga Monitor |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Varanus glauerti |
Glauert's Monitor |
NT,WA |
| Varanus glebopalma |
Long-Tailed Rock Monitor |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Varanus gouldii ? |
Gould's Goanna or Sand
Monitor |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Varanus gouldii
flavirufus ? |
Centralian Sand Goanna |
(arid interior) |
| Varanus kingorum |
Pygmy Rock Monitor |
NT,WA |
| Varanus mertensi |
Mertens' Water Monitor |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Varanus mitchelli |
Mitchell's Water Monitor |
NT,WA |
| Varanus panoptes ? |
Yellow Spotted Monitor |
NT,WA |
| Varanus pilbarensis |
Pilbara Rock Monitor |
WA |
| Varanus rosenbergi |
Rosenberg's Heath Monitor |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Varanus storri |
Storr's Monitor |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Varanus timorensis |
Spotted Tree Monitor |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Varanus tristis |
Black headed & Freckled
Monitor |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
SERPENTES (SNAKES)
FILE SNAKES COLUBRIDS ELAPIDS PYTHONS SEA SNAKES BLIND SNAKES
Acrochordidae
| Family |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Acrochordidae |
Acrochordus granulatus |
Little File Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
Boidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Antaresia childreni |
Children's Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Antaresia maculosa |
spotted Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Antaresia perthensis |
Pygmy Python |
WA |
| Antaresia stimsoni |
Large-blotched Python |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Aspidites
melanocephalus |
Black-headed Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Aspidites ramsayi |
Woma Python |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Liasis mackloti (= fuscus) |
Water Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Liasis o. barroni |
Western Olive Python |
WA |
| Liasis olivaceus |
Olive Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Morelia carinata |
Rough-scaled Python |
WA |
| Morelia spilota imbricata |
Southwestern Carpet Python |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Morelia spilota variegata |
Northwestern Carpet Python |
NT,Qld,WA |
Colubridae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Boiga irregularis |
Brown Tree Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
| Cerberus rhynchops |
Bockadam (Snake) |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Dendrelaphis punctulata |
Common Tree Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
| Fordonia leucobalia |
White-Bellied Mangrove
Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Myron richardsonii |
Richardson's Mangrove
Snake |
NT,WA |
| Tropidonophis mairii |
Keelback or Freshwater
Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
Elapidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Acanthophis antarcticus |
Common Death Adder |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Acanthophis praelongus |
Northern Death Adder |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Acanthophis pyrrhus |
Desert Death Adder |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Demansia atra |
Black Whip Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Demansia olivacea |
Marble-headed Whip Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Demansia papuensis |
Papaun Whip Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Demansia psammophis |
Yellow-Faced Whip Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Demansia simplex |
Whip Snake |
NT,WA |
| Drysdalia coronata |
Crowned Snake |
WA |
| Drysdalia mastersii |
Masters' Snake |
NSW(?),SA,Vic,WA |
| Echiopsis atriceps |
Snake |
WA |
| Echiopsis curta |
Bardick |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Elapognathus minor |
Little Brown Snake |
WA |
| Furina ornata |
Orange-naped Snake |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Notechis scutatus |
Eastern or Mainland Tiger
Snake |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Oxyuranus scutellatus |
Taipan |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
| Pseudechis australis |
King Brown or Mulga Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Pseudechis butleri |
Butler's Snake |
WA |
| Pseudonaja affinis |
Dugite |
SA,WA |
| Pseudonaja inframacula |
Peninsula Brown Snake |
SA,WA(?) |
| Pseudonaja ingrami |
Ingram's Brown Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Pseudonaja modesta |
Ringed Brown Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Pseudonaja nuchalis |
Western Brown Snake or
Gwarder |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Pseudonaja textilis |
Common or Eastern Brown
Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Rhinoplocephalus
bicolor |
Muller's Snake |
WA |
| Rhinoplocephalus pallidi |
Northern Small-eyed Snake |
NT,WA |
| Simoselaps anomalus |
Northern Desert Banded
Snake |
NT,SA,WA |
| Simoselaps
approximans |
Snake |
WA |
| Simoselaps bertholdi |
Desert Banded Snake |
NT,SA,WA |
| Simoselaps bimaculatus |
Weatern Black-naped Snake |
SA,WA |
| Simoselaps calonotus |
Western Black-striped Snake |
WA |
| Simoselaps fasciolatus |
Narrow-banded Burrowing
Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Simoselaps littoralis |
Coastal Burrowing Snake |
WA |
| Simoselaps minimus |
Snake |
WA |
| Simoselaps
semifasciatus |
Half -girdled Snake |
NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Suta fasciata |
Rosen's Snake |
WA |
| Suta gouldii |
Black-headed Snake |
WA |
| Suta monachus |
Hooded Snake |
NSW,NT,SA,WA |
| Suta nigriceps |
Snake |
NSW,SA,Vic,WA |
| Suta ordensis |
Ord Curl Snake |
NT(?),WA |
| Suta punctata |
Little Spotted Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Suta spectabilis |
Snake |
NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Suta suta |
Myall or Curl Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Vermicella annulata |
Bandy Bandy (Snake) |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Vermicella multifasciata |
Northern Bandy Bandy
(Snake) |
NT,WA |
Hydrophiidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Acalyptophis peronii |
Sea Snake |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Aipysurus apraefrontalis |
Sea Snake |
WA |
| Aipysurus duboisii |
Dubois's Sea Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Aipysurus eydouxii |
Spine-tailed Sea Snak |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Aipysurus foliosquama |
Sea Snake |
WA(Ashmore and Scott |
| Aipysurus fuscus |
Sea Snake |
WA(Ashmore Reef) |
| Aipysurus laevis |
Olive Sea Snake |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Aipysurus tenuis |
Sea Snake |
WA |
| Astrotia stokesii |
Sea Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
| Disteira kingii |
Sea Snake |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Disteira major |
Sea Snake |
NSW(?),NT,Qld,WA |
| Emydocephalus
annulatus |
Sea Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Ephalophis greyi |
Sea Snake |
NT(?),WA |
| Hydrelaps darwiniensis |
Sea Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Hydrophis atriceps |
Sea Snake |
NT,WA(?) |
| Hydrophis coggeri |
Sea Snake |
WA |
| Hydrophis czeblukovi |
Sea Snake |
WA |
| Hydrophis elegans |
Sea Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,WA |
| Hydrophis geometricus |
Sea Snake |
WA |
| Hydrophis inornatus |
Sea Snake |
NT,WA(?) |
| Hydrophis mcdowelli |
Sea Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Hydrophis
melanocephalus |
Sea Snake |
NT(?),WA |
| Hydrophis melanosoma |
Sea Snake |
NT(?),Qld,WA(?) |
| Hydrophis ornatus |
Sea Snake |
NSW,NT,Tas,Qld,WA |
| Lapemis hardwickii |
Sea Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Parahydrophis mertoni |
Sea Snake |
NT,Qld |
| Pelamis platurus |
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,Tas,Vic,WA |
Typhlopidae
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
| Ramphotyphlops
australis |
Blind Snake |
NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops bituberculatus |
Prong-snouted Blind Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
diversus |
Blind Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
endoterus |
Blind Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops grypus |
Blind Snake |
NT,Qld,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
guentheri |
Blind Snake |
NT,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
hamatus |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops howi |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
kimberley |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
leptosoma |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops ligatus |
Blind Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
margareta |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
micromma |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
pinguis |
Blind Snake |
SA,Vic,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
troglodyt |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
unguirost |
Blind Snake |
NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA |
| Ramphotyphlops waitii |
Blind Snake |
WA |
| Ramphotyphlops
yampiensi |
Blind Snake |
WA |
DISTRIBUTION KEY
CI = Christmas Island
CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island
NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory
Qld = Queensland
SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania
WA = Western Australia
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