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Reptiles of Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion

Total number of species: 162

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Elapidae Acanthophis hawkei plains death adder V V QA 1 0 31/12/1998
Elapidae Acanthophis pyrrhus desert death adder C QA 1 0 27/10/1981
Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 2 0 10/05/2018
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 6 2 27/12/2011
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA 2 0 04/11/2010
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA 4 1 25/08/2010
Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 2 0 19/10/2018
Elapidae Demansia quaesitor sombre whipsnake C QA 2 1 31/08/2010
Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA 29 12 24/11/2019
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 2 1 31/05/1984
Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA 12 5 19/10/2018
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 5 2 26/02/2010
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 6 5 31/12/1989
Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA 18 6 11/04/2021
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 24 4 06/12/2022
Elapidae Pseudechis colletti Collett's snake C Q 19 9 09/04/2010
Elapidae Pseudechis pailsei eastern dwarf mulga snake C Q 1 0 07/10/2011
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 guttata speckled brown snake C QA 42 21 02/11/2023
Elapidae Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's brown snake C QA 9 8 17/01/2003
Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA 7 2 07/05/2011
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 7 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI 2 0 19/10/2018
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 13 3 08/11/2020
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA 2 0 31/12/1995
Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA 4 3 26/05/2004
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 66 24 07/06/2023
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 4 1 12/04/2019
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 2 0 12/04/2019
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 0 14/03/2009
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA 37 11 08/03/2022
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 18 1 19/05/2014
Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA 1 0 30/03/1999
Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA 5 0 21/04/2017
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 5 1 06/05/2018
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI 2 1 31/12/1988
Typhlopidae Anilios aspina round-tailed blind snake C Q 3 3 08/07/2012
Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA 1 1 06/05/1978
Typhlopidae Anilios grypus long-beaked blind snake C QA 2 2 04/03/1983
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 8 5 26/05/2004
Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA 29 4 19/10/2018
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 11 1 24/03/2021
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 1 0 14/03/2009
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 1 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA 9 1 29/09/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 2 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 49 48 27/04/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 7 1 15/02/2004
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 2 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Ctenotus agrestis grassplains ctenotus C Q 12 6 31/12/2003
Scincidae Ctenotus astarte stony downs ctenotus C Q 10 5 28/10/2009
Scincidae Ctenotus decaneurus ten-lined ctenotus C QA 1 0 31/12/2003
Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA 26 13 25/08/2008
Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA 5 1 31/03/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA 10 3 29/09/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q 18 5 02/05/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA 3 1 07/05/2018
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA 8 1 25/04/2025
Scincidae Ctenotus pulchellus red-sided ctenotus C QA 7 4 18/04/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus schevilli Scheville's ctenotus NT Q 12 11 26/05/2004
Scincidae Ctenotus serotinus gravel-downs ctenotus CR Q 1 1 12/05/1984
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 7 0 11/10/1998
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 58 30 27/04/2025
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 21 8 12/04/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 1 0 08/10/2017
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus melanops spinifex slender bluetongue C QA 12 12 31/12/1995
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA 2 2 15/08/1969
Scincidae Egernia stokesii gidgee skink C QA 29 5 12/04/2019
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 23 3 13/08/2025
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 1 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA 1 1 08/03/1983
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA 14 4 09/03/2022
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 1 0 03/08/2013
Scincidae Lerista colliveri nubbined fine-lined slider E E Q 1 0 31/12/1993
Scincidae Lerista emmotti Noonbah robust slider C QA 6 3 08/07/2001
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA 13 12 12/04/2019
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 8 4 12/04/2019
Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q 1 0 07/09/2021
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 26 15 12/04/2019
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA 2 1 01/11/1994
Scincidae Morethia adelaidensis saltbush morethia skink C QA 3 1 03/04/2021
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 64 39 12/04/2019
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 1 0 16/06/1998
Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA 1 0 07/09/2021
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 1 0 19/10/2018
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA 8 1 08/10/2017
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 7 1 01/11/2018
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 5 1 12/04/2019
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 7 3 01/04/1998
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 5 5 06/05/1978
Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA 7 0 31/12/2003
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 12 4 24/03/2022
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 4 0 20/04/2012
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 30 5 08/10/2023
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 1 0 31/12/1976
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 4 0 26/08/2021
Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA 38 4 15/10/2023
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 14 2 03/04/2021
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA 13 6 19/10/2018
Agamidae Amphibolurus centralis centralian lashtail dragon C QA 1 1 14/10/2010
Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA 1 0 28/03/2007
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 19 11 31/01/2009
Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA 9 5 13/12/2018
Agamidae Ctenophorus sp. C QA 1 0 25/02/2009
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 1 1 05/10/2016
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 5 0 19/10/2018
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 2 0 20/04/2017
Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA 2 0 15/03/2001
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 79 51 20/04/2012
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu stricto C QA 1 0 20/04/2012
Agamidae Lophognathus horneri C QA 10 2 25/03/2022
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 9 3 19/10/2018
Agamidae Pogona henrylawsoni downs bearded dragon C Q 64 15 22/03/2022
Agamidae Pogona sp. C QA 1 0 11/03/2009
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 79 18 03/04/2021
Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI 1 0 18/12/2009
Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA 28 16 16/10/2022
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA 36 9 24/03/2022
Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA 108 38 08/10/2023
Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA 1 1 31/01/1978
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 36 24 26/04/2025
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 15 5 05/02/2025
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 18 11 22/02/2010
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 5 3 19/10/2018
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus eromanga Eromanga Basin knob-tail gecko C Q 8 4 20/04/2017
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 27/11/1999
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 8 7 06/12/1997
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA 2 1 15/12/2000
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA 2 0 19/10/2018
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 6 2 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA 5 0 09/10/1998
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA 94 34 14/08/2025
Diplodactylidae Lucasium byrnei Byrne's gecko C QA 2 2 28/02/1983
Diplodactylidae Lucasium immaculatum pale-striped ground gecko C QA 4 2 27/10/2009
Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA 5 0 15/03/2001
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 28 13 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 3 0 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA 45 12 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 3 0 21/04/2014
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura angusta border beaked gecko C QA 2 2 15/12/2000
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin beaked gecko C QA 1 0 25/08/2008
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 4 0 18/12/2009
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 21 13 26/06/2009
Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 27/08/2010
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 5 3 19/10/2018
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q 13 0 12/04/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 35 15 07/09/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA 1 0 19/05/2014
Gekkonidae Gehyra nana northern spotted rock dtella C QA 1 0 19/05/2014
Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q 5 3 20/04/2017
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 13 3 14/08/2025
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 156 86 24/03/2022
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 3 0 07/06/2023
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 124 48 14/08/2025
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 2 0 23/04/2014
Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA I 5 0 15/05/2021
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 3 1 13/05/2014
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 2 0 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 Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 September 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-mitchell-grass-downs-mgd&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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