THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

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

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE - DUE TO THE TIME INVOLVED IN UPDATING THE LIST OF REPTILE SPECIES FOR EACH STATE THIS LIST IS PROBABLY NO LONGER ACCURATE AND SHOULD BE USED A S A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY

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Last Updated December 31, 2012

HOME COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae SKINK LIZARDS Scincidae CROCODILES

Colubrid Snakes

Pythons Elapid Snakes Sea Snakes File Snakes Blind Snakes Turtles Dragon Lizards Geckos Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards Skinks Crocodiles

TASMANIA


Locality Key  TURTLES  LIZARDS  SNAKES
ORDER: CROCODYLIA (CROCODILES) - None occur in Tasmania

ORDER: TESTUDINES (TURTLES)
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle NT,Qld,Tas,WA
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle NSW(?),NT,Qld,Tas (Ki
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
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Agamidae Tympanocryptis diemensis Mountain Dragon NSW,Tas,Vic

Gekkonidae - None occur in Tasmania
Pygopodidae- None occur in Tasmania
Scincidae
Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Scincidae Bassiana duperreyi Skink NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus michaeli (was casuarina) Skink NSW,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Egernia whitii White's Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Lerista bougainvillii Skink NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Niveoscincus greeni Skink Tas,
Scincidae Niveoscincus metallicum Skink Tas,Vic
Scincidae Niveoscincus microlepido Skink Tas
Scincidae Niveoscincus ocellatus Ocellated Skink Tas
Scincidae Niveoscincus orocryptus Skink Tas
Scincidae Niveoscincus palfreymani Red-Throated Skink Tas(Pedra Branca Rock
Scincidae Niveoscincus pretiosus Skink Tas
Scincidae Pseudemoia entrecasteaux Skink NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Tiliqua nigrolutea Blotched Blue-Tongued Lizard NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Scincidae Trachydosaurus rugosus Shingle-Back NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA

Varanidae- None occur in Tasmania

SERPENTES (SNAKES)
FILE SNAKES  COLUBRIDS  ELAPIDS  PYTHONS  SEA SNAKES  BLIND SNAKES


Acrochordidae- None occur in Tasmania

Boidae- None occur in Tasmania

Colubridae- None occur in Tasmania
Elapidae

Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
CODE
Elapidae Austrelaps superbus Copperhead Snake NSW,SA,Tas,Vic E2642
Elapidae Drysdalia coronoides White-Lipped Snake NSW,SA,Tas,Vic S2665
Elapidae Notechis ater Black Tiger Snake SA,Tas Q2680

Hydrophiidae

Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
CODE
Hydrophiidae Hydrophis ornatus Sea Snake NSW,NT,Tas,Qld,WA S2761
Hydrophiidae Pelamis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake NSW,NT,Qld,Tas,Vic,WA U2770

Typhlopidae- None occur in Tasmania

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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