It is considered likely that most of the following native reptile species are found within the Greater Wangetti Region. Click on a common name to view a large image; click on a scientific name to open a page of information. IUCN Red List Index and/or EPBC Threatened Species and/or Queensland Threatened Species rating is shown in brackets. (E) = Endemic to Australia.
SUBCLASS - Archosauria
ORDER - Crocodylia (Alligators, Crocodiles, Ghariels)
Family - Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Crocodylus johnstoni - Freshwater Crocodile (LC)
Crocodylus porosus - Estuarine Crocodile (LC)
SUBCLASS -
ORDER - Testudines (Turtles)
Family - Chelidae (Side-Neck Turtles)
Chelodina canni - Cann's Snake-Neck Turtle (LC)
Chelodina longicollis - Eastern Long-Necked Turtle (LC)
Emydura macquarii - Macquarie River Turtle (LC)
Myuchelys latisternum - Saw-Shelled Turtle (LC in Qld)
Family - Cheloniidae (Hard-Shell Sea Turtles)
Caretta caretta - Loggerhead Turtle (VU)
Chelonia mydas - Green Sea Turtle (EN)
Chelonia mydas japonica - West Pacific Green Sea Turtle (EN)
Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill Turtle (CR)
Lepidochelys olivacea - Pacific Ridley Sea Turtle (VU)
Natator depressus - FlatBack Sea Turtle (VU EPBC)
Family - Dermochelyidae (LeatherBack Turtles)
Dermochelys coriacea - LeatherBack Sea Turtle (VU)
SUBCLASS - Lepidosauria
ORDER - Squamata (Scaled Reptiles)
Suborder - Gekkota (Geckos and Pygopods)
Family - Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)
Carphodactylus laevis - Chameleon Gecko (LC)
Nephrurus asper - Spiny Knob-Tailed Gecko (LC in Qld)
Saltuarius cornutus - Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko (LC)
Family - Diplodactylidae (Double-Toed Geckos)
Amalosia rhombifer - ZigZag Velvet Gecko (LC)
Diplodactylus platyurus - Eastern Fat-Tailed Gecko (LC in Qld)
Lucasium steindachneri - Box-Patterned Gecko (LC)
Oedura castelnaui - Northern Velvet Gecko (LC)
Oedura coggeri - Northern Spotted Velvet Gecko (LC)
Oedura monilis - Ocellated Velvet Gecko (LC in Qld)
Family - Gekkonidae (Common Geckos)
Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi - McDonald's Ring-Tailed Gecko (LC)
Gehyra dubia - Dubious Dtella (LC)
Gehyra oceanica - Oceanic Gecko (LC)
Heteronotia binoei - Bynoe's Gecko (LC)
Nactus cheverti - Chevert's Gecko (LC)
Family - Pygopodidae (Legless Lizards)
Delma tincta - Exitable Delma (LC)
Lialis burtonis - Burton's Legless Lizard (LC)
Pygopus lepidopodus - Common Scaly-Foot (LC)
Suborder - Lacertilia (Skinks, Dragons, Monitors)
Family - Agamidae (Dragons)
Chlamydosaurus kingii - Frilled Lizard (LC)
Diporiphora australis - Tommy RoundHead (LC)
Diporiphora nobbi - Nobbi Dragon (LC)
Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii - Eastern Water Dragon (LC)
Lophosaurus boydii- Boyd's Forest Dragon (LC)
Pogona barbata - Eastern Bearded Dragon (LC)
Family - Scincidae (Skinks)
Bellatorias frerei - Major Skink (LC)
Carlia crypta - Northern Red-Throated Rainbow Skink (LC in Qld)
Carlia jarnoldae - Lined Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia longipes - Closed-Litter Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia munda - Shaded-Litter Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia pectoralis - Open-Litter Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia rostralis - Black-Throated Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia rubrigularis - Red-Throated Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia schmeltzii - Robust Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia storri - Brown Bicarinate Rainbow Skink (LC)
Carlia vivax - Lively Rainbow Skink (LC)
Coeranoscincus frontalis - Limbless Snake-Tooth Skink (LC)
Concinnia brachysoma - Northern Barsided Skink (LC)
Concinnia tenuis - Bar-Sided Forest-Skink (LC)
Concinnia tigrinus - Yellow-Blotched Forest-Skink (LC)
Cryptoblepharus adamsi - Adams' Snake-Eyed Skink (LC)
Cryptoblepharus litoralis - Coastal Snake-Eyed Skink (LC)
Cryptoblepharus metallicus - Metallic Snake-Eyed Skink (LC)
Cryptoblepharus virgatus - Striped Snake-Eyed Skink (LC)
Ctenotus eutaenius - Black-Backed Yellow-Lined Ctenotus (LC)
Ctenotus monticola - Atherton Ctenotus (LC)
Ctenotus robustus - Eastern Striped Skink (LC)
Ctenotus taeniolatus - Copper-Tailed Skink (LC)
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii - Pink-Tongued Lizard (LC)
Egernia rugosa - Yakka Skink (VU EPBC and Qld)
Eremiascincus pardalis - Lowlands Bar-Lipped Skink (LC)
Eulamprus quoyii - Eastern Water-Skink (LC)
Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus - Cape York Mulch-Skink (LC)
Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis - Brown-Tailed Bar-Lipped Skink (LC)
Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae - Prickly Forest Skink (LC)
Lampropholis coggeri- Rainforest SunSkink (LC)
Lampropholis delicata- Dark-Flecked Garden SunSkink (LC)
Liburnascincus mundivensis- Outcrop Rainbow-Skink (LC)
Lygisaurus aeratus- Large-Disced Litter-Skink (LC)
Lygisaurus foliorum - Tree-Base Litter-Skink (LC)
Lygisaurus laevis - Rainforest Edge Litter-Skink (LC)
Lygisaurus malleolus - Red-Tailed Litter-Skink (LC)
Morethia taeniopleura - Fire-Tailed Skink (LC)
Saproscincus basiliscus - Pale-Lipped ShadeSkink (LC)
Saproscincus czechurai - Wedge-Snouted ShadesSkink (LC)
Saproscincus tetradactylus - Four-Fingered Shadeskink (LC in Qld)
Tiliqua scincoides intermedia - Northern Blue-Tongued Skink (LC)
Family - Varanidae (Monitors)
Varanus gouldii - Sand Monitor (LC)
Varanus panoptes panoptes - Yellow-Spotted Monitor (LC)
Varanus scalaris - Spotted Tree Monitor (LC)
Varanus semiremex - Rusty Monitor (LC)
Varanus tristis orientalis - Freckled Monitor (LC)
Varanus varius - Lace Monitor (LC)
Suborder - Serpentes (Snakes)
Family - Acrocordidae (Wart Snakes)
Acrochordus granulatus - Little File Snake (LC)
Family - Colubridae (Colubrids)
Subfamily - Ahaetuliinae
Dendrelaphis calligastra - Northern Tree Snake (LC)
Dendrelaphis punctulatus - Common Tree Snake (LC)
Subfamily - Colubrinae
Boiga irregularis - Brown Tree Snake (LC)
Stegonotus australis - Slaty-Grey Snake (LC in Qld)
Subfamily - Natricinae
Tropidonophis mairii mairii - Mair's Keelback (LC)
Family - Elapidae (Elapids)
Subfamily - Hydrophinae
Acanthophis antarcticus - Common Death Adder (LC)
Acanthophis praelongus - Northern Death Adder (LC)
Aipysurus duboisii - Reef Shallows Sea Snake (LC)
Aipysurus laevis - Olive Sea Snake (LC)
Aipysurus mosaicus - Mosaic Sea Snake (LC)
Antaioserpens albiceps - NorthEastern Plain-Nosed Burrowing Snake (LC)
Cacophis churchilli - Northern Dwarf Crowned Snake (LC in Qld)
Cryptophis boschmai - Carpentaria Snake (LC)
Cryptophis nigrescens - Eastern Small-Eyed Snake (LC)
Cryptophis nigrostriatus - Black-Striped Snake (LC)
Demansia papuensis - Greater Black Whipsnake (LC)
Demansia torquata - Collared Whipsnake (LC)
Demansia vestigiata - Black Whipsnake (LC)
Emydocephalus annulatus - Turtle-Headed Sea Snake (LC)
Furina barnardi - Yellow-Naped Snake (LC)
Furina ornata - Orange-Naped Snake (LC)
Hemiaspis signata - Black-Bellied Swamp Snake (LC in Qld)
Hoplocephalus bitorquatus - Pale-Headed Snake (LC)
Hydrophis curtus - Spine-Bellied Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis elegans - Elegant Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis kingii - Spectacled Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis macdowelli - Small-Headed Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis major - Olive-Headed Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis ornatus - Ornate Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis peronii - Horned Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis platurus platurus - Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake (LC)
Hydrophis stokesii - Stokes' Sea Snake (LC)
Microcephalophis gracilis - Graceful Small-Headed Sea Snake (LC)
Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus - Coastal Taipan (LC)
Pseudechis australis - King Brown Snake (LC)
Pseudechis porphyriacus - Red-Bellied Black Snake (LC)
Pseudonaja textilis - Eastern Brown Snake (LC)
Tropidechis carinatus - Rough-Scaled Snake (LC in Qld)
Vermicella annulata - Eastern Bandy-Bandy (LC in Qld)
Family - Pythonidae (Pythons)
Antaresia maculosa maculosa - Spotted Python (LC)
Antaresia maculosa pensinsularis - Peninsula Spotted Python (LC)
Aspidites melanocephalus - Black-Headed Python (LC)
Liasis fuscus - Water Python (LC)
Simalia kinghorni - Australian Scrub Python (LC in Qld)
Family - Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes)
Anilios broomi - Faint-Striped Blind Snake (LC)
Anilios torresianus - North-Eastern Blind Snake (LC in Qld)
Anilios unguirostris - Claw-Snouted Blind Snake (LC)
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