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Reptiles of Cooper Creek drainage basin

Total number of species: 199

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA 2 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Acanthophis pyrrhus desert death adder C QA 1 0 31/12/1990
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 2 1 13/12/1999
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 15 2 12/04/2019
Elapidae Brachyurophis fasciolatus narrow-banded snake C QA 3 0 09/11/2011
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA 3 0 04/11/2010
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA 4 1 25/08/2010
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 3 0 12/04/2019
Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA 8 1 20/09/2019
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 15 1 19/10/2018
Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA 19 6 08/11/2011
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 1 1 20/06/1958
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 1 0 31/07/1999
Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA 17 1 21/09/2019
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 2 1 31/12/1988
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 8 2 21/09/2019
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 3 1 31/12/1998
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1998
Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA 4 1 31/12/1997
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 77 4 12/04/2019
Elapidae Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake C Q 11 6 11/02/2010
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 1 0 14/03/2009
Elapidae Pseudechis sp. C QAI 1 0 19/10/2018
Elapidae Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha strap-snouted brown snake C QA 1 0 09/11/2011
Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA 49 11 06/10/2011
Elapidae Pseudonaja mengdeni Mengden's brown snake C QA 32 0 19/10/2018
Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA 28 3 09/11/2011
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 19 3 26/05/2004
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI 5 0 19/10/2018
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 53 2 09/11/2011
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA 1 0 29/04/2019
Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA 2 1 31/12/1990
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 135 14 03/04/2021
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 7 0 03/04/2021
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 3 0 12/04/2019
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 1 0 31/12/1998
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 0 14/03/2009
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA 34 3 03/04/2021
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 3 0 05/05/1999
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 31 0 03/05/2018
Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA 5 2 10/03/2016
Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA 1 1 30/06/1970
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 7 0 23/09/2021
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI 1 0 31/12/1988
Typhlopidae Anilios aspina round-tailed blind snake C Q 2 2 31/12/1990
Typhlopidae Anilios australis southern blind snake C QA 3 1 23/11/1975
Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA 5 0 13/10/1995
Typhlopidae Anilios endoterus interior blind snake C QA 6 0 09/11/2011
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 1 0 25/09/1999
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 9 2 05/11/2011
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 2 0 20/10/2000
Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA 22 4 19/10/2018
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 33 3 12/04/2019
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 4 0 09/10/2017
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 5 3 14/03/2009
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 2 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Carlia tetradactyla southern rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 16/02/2000
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 04/05/2018
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 1 1 24/08/1970
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA 38 9 21/09/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 1 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 110 34 27/04/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 22 2 21/06/2009
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 8 0 12/04/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus agrestis grassplains ctenotus C Q 13 6 24/08/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus ariadnae Ariadna's ctenotus C QA 1 0 09/11/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus astarte stony downs ctenotus C Q 5 5 17/10/1993
Scincidae Ctenotus capricorni Capricorn ctenotus NT Q 34 3 15/05/2000
Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA 100 17 24/03/2016
Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA 3 1 02/10/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA 36 10 03/04/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA 4 0 21/10/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q 19 18 15/10/1993
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA 71 1 09/11/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus olympicus Olympic ctenotus C QA 1 1 07/11/1990
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA 111 8 12/04/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus pulchellus red-sided ctenotus C QA 5 5 10/10/1993
Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA 44 3 09/11/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus rosarium rosy ctenotus C Q 38 0 31/12/2002
Scincidae Ctenotus schevilli Scheville's ctenotus NT Q 9 8 09/10/1993
Scincidae Ctenotus schomburgkii Schomburgk's ctenotus C QA 27 1 31/12/2013
Scincidae Ctenotus septenarius massive-gibber ctenotus C Q 2 0 31/03/2016
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 17 1 12/04/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 104 33 19/10/2018
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 66 7 12/04/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA 5 5 18/11/2002
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 1 1 24/08/1970
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus melanops spinifex slender bluetongue C QA 3 3 31/12/1995
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus venustus saltbush slender bluetongue C QA 9 3 07/09/2011
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 1 0 31/12/1996
Scincidae Egernia stokesii gidgee skink C QA 31 5 12/04/2019
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 109 3 12/04/2019
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q 1 0 13/03/2007
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 1 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA 27 2 08/11/2012
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA 27 6 09/11/2011
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 1 0 03/08/2013
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 1 1 24/08/1970
Scincidae Lerista aericeps desert plain slider C QA 1 1 31/12/1990
Scincidae Lerista chordae fine-lined slider C Q 15 0 12/06/2004
Scincidae Lerista emmotti Noonbah robust slider C QA 7 3 16/11/2012
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 4 1 17/06/2009
Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA 6 5 04/11/2011
Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA 1 1 13/09/1984
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA 42 13 12/04/2019
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA 5 0 13/03/2007
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 70 10 12/04/2019
Scincidae Lerista wilkinsi two-toed fine-lined slider C Q 77 64 03/06/2011
Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA 1 1 22/08/1967
Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA 3 1 27/11/1975
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 3 0 12/04/2000
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 122 7 12/04/2019
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA 6 1 18/11/2002
Scincidae Morethia adelaidensis saltbush morethia skink C QA 1 0 15/09/1996
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 160 35 03/04/2021
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 3 0 13/03/2007
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 13 3 18/11/2002
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 24 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 4 0 12/04/2000
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA 30 3 09/11/2011
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 10 1 01/11/2018
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 7 0 04/12/2023
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 19 2 26/09/2010
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 23/06/1977
Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA 2 0 31/10/2009
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 88 2 03/04/2021
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 43 4 31/03/2016
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 12 1 31/12/2013
Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA 9 0 03/05/2010
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 2 0 18/04/2014
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 83 4 03/04/2021
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA 28 6 19/10/2018
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA 2 0 13/03/2007
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 4 0 29/11/2025
Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA 26 9 24/03/2016
Agamidae Ctenophorus kartiwarru red-backed sand dragon C QA 7 3 27/11/1975
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 190 20 09/11/2011
Agamidae Ctenophorus pictus painted dragon C QA 15 1 12/04/2019
Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA 5 3 30/04/2004
Agamidae Ctenophorus sp. C QA 2 0 12/04/2019
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 32 4 13/03/2007
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 57 5 19/10/2018
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 2 0 12/04/2019
Agamidae Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA 18 9 23/03/2016
Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA 1 0 08/11/2012
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 127 55 31/10/2012
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 74 2 19/10/2018
Agamidae Pogona henrylawsoni downs bearded dragon C Q 23 7 26/08/2022
Agamidae Pogona sp. C QA 1 0 11/03/2009
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 299 16 26/08/2022
Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA 62 10 21/10/2011
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA 34 4 12/04/2019
Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA 100 28 25/08/2022
Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA 24 1 09/11/2011
Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA 14 5 23/03/2016
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA 4 0 27/11/1975
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 46 23 19/10/2018
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 83 4 12/04/2019
Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded QA 8 0 09/11/2011
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 42 8 30/10/2012
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 7 3 19/10/2018
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus eromanga Eromanga Basin knob-tail gecko C Q 6 5 19/12/1998
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA 39 1 09/11/2011
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 3 0 31/10/1995
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 12 4 18/10/2009
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA 28 3 09/11/2011
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA 3 0 19/10/2018
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus sensu lato fat-tailed diplodactylus Superseded QA 1 0 10/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 38 4 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA 105 24 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 5 1 03/05/2018
Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA 10 3 15/11/2012
Diplodactylidae Lucasium immaculatum pale-striped ground gecko C QA 10 8 19/12/1999
Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA 14 1 18/11/2002
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 107 6 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 12 0 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA 71 15 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 5 0 17/03/2000
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 18/04/2014
Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q 2 0 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura angusta border beaked gecko C QA 5 3 18/11/2002
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin beaked gecko C QA 1 0 07/11/2011
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura mentalis brigalow beaked gecko C Q 2 1 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ormsbyi eastern beaked gecko C QA 1 0 26/02/2010
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded QA 43 5 29/08/2011
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 77 26 09/11/2011
Diplodactylidae Strophurus elderi jewelled gecko C QA 29 9 23/03/2016
Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q 9 0 19/04/2014
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 30 4 12/04/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q 81 0 12/04/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 33 4 12/04/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 10 0 21/09/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 205 34 03/04/2021
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 224 13 03/04/2021
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 7 0 23/04/2014
Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA I 65 34 03/06/2021
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 5 3 25/09/2008
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 6 1 13/05/2014
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 5 1 15/03/2015

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Reptiles of Cooper Creek drainage basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=basin-cooper-creek&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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