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Reptiles of Central Queensland Coast (CQC) bioregion

Total number of species: 155

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 20 3 01/05/2010
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 2 1 02/09/1991
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 6 5 13/07/2009
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 14 2 02/04/2014
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 12 2 17/01/2003
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 15 7 03/04/2014
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 3 0 30/11/2002
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 31 7 10/08/2007
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 6 2 19/04/2010
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 25 5 16/11/2022
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 10 0 31/07/2000
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 41 11 16/11/2022
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 34 7 16/11/2022
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 1 0 31/12/1986
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 12 3 28/02/2005
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 2 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 1 0 31/12/1988
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 1 1 09/08/1991
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 4 4 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 2 1 28/08/1987
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I 1 1 27/05/1967
Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I 2 1 04/09/2008
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 31 7 26/05/2004
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 2 0 30/09/1992
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 39 5 16/11/2022
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 22 3 28/10/2024
Elapidae Rhinoplocephalus sp. U 1 1 27/11/2001
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 3 1 09/10/2013
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 63 9 24/04/2020
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 117 13 21/01/2021
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 43 7 24/04/2020
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 64 19 23/10/2019
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 7 1 16/04/2010
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 2 1 31/12/1996
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 109 8 26/10/2021
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 9 0 16/11/2022
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 1 1 30/12/1870
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 6 1 13/03/2011
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 1 0 31/12/2001
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 1 0 17/11/2003
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 12 3 06/12/2005
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 5 4 26/05/2004
Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA 2 1 30/11/1989
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA 6 0 31/07/2000
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 32 7 10/05/2021
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 84 13 16/11/2022
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 1 0 27/01/2006
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 6 3 26/05/2004
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 3 0 03/04/2014
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q 34 9 19/04/2007
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q 9 2 26/05/2015
Scincidae Carlia inconnexa Whitsunday rainbow skink C Q 9 9 22/10/2010
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 9 2 11/01/2008
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 1 0 01/09/2011
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 167 53 16/05/2008
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q 191 86 16/11/2022
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 6 4 11/03/2011
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 178 39 16/11/2022
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 37 2 23/10/2019
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 51 11 01/09/2011
Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q 54 19 16/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 74 35 16/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 16 12 26/05/2004
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q 8 1 16/05/2008
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 101 19 01/05/2010
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 84 12 06/12/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 2 0 16/11/2022
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 7 0 28/08/1987
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 10 2 26/05/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 4 3 30/07/2009
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 132 16 16/05/2008
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 6 3 17/11/2003
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q 1 0 16/04/1991
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 3 0 26/05/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 120 16 16/11/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 70 9 01/09/2011
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 20 6 26/10/2021
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 1 1 30/12/1870
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q 1 0 05/07/1974
Scincidae Eremiascincus sp. C QA 3 0 21/07/2010
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 37 6 09/02/2007
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 9 0 06/12/2015
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 46 17 06/12/2015
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q 147 75 16/11/2022
Scincidae Lampropholis couperi plain-backed sunskink C Q 4 2 31/12/1993
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 120 50 06/12/2015
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 2 0 13/03/1975
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 22 10 28/02/2005
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 3 0 29/07/2011
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 97 29 01/09/2011
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 8 5 19/04/2007
Scincidae Magmellia luteilateralis orange-speckled forest-skink V Q 30 24 09/10/2013
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 1 0 30/09/1993
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA 1 0 28/04/2003
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 1 0 10/03/1987
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 1 1 30/12/1870
Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q 6 3 31/12/1993
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 10 4 17/11/2003
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 5 0 13/11/2001
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q 86 32 16/11/2022
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 5 2 04/12/2006
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 13 0 24/04/2020
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 16 0 01/09/2011
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 10 2 29/11/2024
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 1 0 31/10/1992
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 6 3 01/09/2011
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 2 0 16/02/2007
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 10 1 16/11/2022
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 135 5 29/11/2024
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA 1 0 10/04/1991
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 21 0 14/12/2016
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 36 7 10/01/2008
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 18 3 24/04/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 3 0 26/05/2015
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 60 9 23/10/2019
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 2 0 24/04/2020
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q 6 1 12/03/2011
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 1 0 28/08/1987
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 29 7 16/11/2022
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 38 8 16/11/2022
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 4 0 21/07/2010
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 2 0 03/09/1996
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus championae Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko V Q 12 2 08/11/2014
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q 14 5 09/10/2013
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus nepthys peppered-belly broad-tailed gecko C Q 104 77 03/04/2014
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q 28 23 09/10/2013
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 9 2 28/02/2005
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 2 1 31/12/1991
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 20 1 10/04/2007
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 4 1 14/12/2019
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 1 0 31/12/1995
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 1 1 04/12/1975
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 9 2 26/05/2015
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 34 6 28/10/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 5 3 21/05/2007
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 31 8 09/09/2008
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 81 13 25/06/2020
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 13 12 28/02/2005
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 2 2 30/05/1969
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 21 1 23/10/2019
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 168 55 14/12/2019
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 2 2 06/12/1999
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 8 0 01/10/2015
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1982
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 11 1 18/02/2020
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 16 3 18/02/2020
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 30/01/1985
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 3 0 22/10/2003
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 52 3 16/02/2022
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 8 3 08/12/2007
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 51 3 09/12/2021
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 206 3 02/04/2012

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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 Central Queensland Coast (CQC) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-central-queensland-coast-cqc&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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