THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - MUD SNAKES

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COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae

BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops

Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


(MILDLY VENOMOUS - Not normally considered dangerous)


AUSTRALIAN BOCKADAM
 Cerberus australis
(was Cerberus rynchops)

This is a species of Mud Snake
Family Homalopsidae (previously Colubridae)


Cerberus rynchops - Dog Faced Water Snake - BOCKADAM 
The Australian Bockadam (Cerberus australis) is a rear fanged, aquatic species of snake

Cerberus rynchops - Dog Faced Water Snake - BOCKADAM
Australian Bockadam (Cerberus australis)



Approximate distribution of the Australian Bockadam (Cerberus australis)

As the status of the taxonomy of Cerberus australis and Cerberus rynchops seems to be uncertain, pleas use this map with care!

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COLUBRIDS OF THE WORLD

 COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes SNAKES OF THE WORLD

Colubrids
of
The World

Colubrids
of
Australia

Snakes
of
The World



COLUBRID SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY



COLUBRIDS OF THE WORLD COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes Colubrids and Mud Snakes of Qld COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes of NT COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes of WA COLUBRID SNAKES of VICTORIASNAKES OF THE WORLD

Colubrids
 of
The World

Colubrids
& Mud Snakes of Australia

Colubrids
of
NSW

Colubrids
& Mud Snakes
of Qld

Colubrids
& Mud Snakes
of NT

Colubrids
& Mud Snakes
of WA

Colubrids
of
Victoria

Snakes
of
The World

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania

MORE REPTILE SPECIES LISTS

Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island


Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
of
Australia

Frogs
of
Australia

Reptiles
of
The World

Amphibians of the
World


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