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Reptiles of Northwest Highlands (NWH) bioregion

Total number of species: 141

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 5 0 22/01/2014
Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA 13 3 16/03/2020
Elapidae Demansia flagellatio long-tailed whipsnake C Q 7 3 15/04/2011
Elapidae Demansia quaesitor sombre whipsnake C QA 34 7 25/07/2019
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 2 0 09/04/2009
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 2 0 29/06/1988
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 1 0 29/01/2019
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 13 3 16/03/2020
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 8 3 14/03/2014
Elapidae Pseudechis pailsei eastern dwarf mulga snake C Q 2 0 09/04/2014
Elapidae Pseudechis sp. C QAI 2 0 09/04/2014
Elapidae Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's brown snake C QA 1 0 08/05/1990
Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA 4 4 17/01/2003
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA 1 0 28/08/2011
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 1 0 08/03/2004
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 0 18/09/2002
Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA 6 2 25/07/2017
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 12 3 08/08/2014
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 3 1 17/03/2005
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 19 0 19/11/2017
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 4 2 27/07/2009
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 13 0 06/04/2014
Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I 14 0 15/05/2012
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA 53 7 19/11/2017
Boidae Antaresia sp. C QAI 1 0 18/11/2017
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 39 3 16/11/2017
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 1 0 31/12/1997
Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA 70 2 12/08/2014
Boidae Liasis sp. C QAI 1 0 16/01/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA 18 5 07/02/2014
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 1 0 07/02/2014
Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA 1 0 04/02/2015
Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA 66 4 04/11/2021
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 22 0 02/05/2015
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 2 0 09/11/2014
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA 7 0 20/04/2012
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 15 1 08/04/2014
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 9 3 01/05/2013
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 7 3 03/01/2008
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 9 0 26/05/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus zoticus agile snake-eyed skink C QA 50 2 04/11/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus alacer lively ctenotus C QA 1 0 25/07/2010
Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q 2 0 20/12/2007
Scincidae Ctenotus decaneurus ten-lined ctenotus C QA 1 0 02/04/2004
Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA 9 1 29/01/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA 73 1 09/11/2014
Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA 2 0 12/04/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q 87 11 04/11/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA 2 1 18/04/2010
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA 71 4 17/10/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus pulchellus red-sided ctenotus C QA 15 9 18/04/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 31/03/2009
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 67 5 04/11/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus striaticeps stripe-headed finesnout ctenotus C QA 19 2 31/05/2022
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA 34 11 08/08/2014
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 8 0 29/01/2019
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 5 0 05/02/2016
Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA 1 0 28/10/2010
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 4 2 10/12/2013
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 2 2 06/05/1978
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 10 1 29/01/2019
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA 31 0 16/06/2016
Scincidae Morethia ruficauda lined firetail skink C QA 5 0 08/04/2014
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 2 0 15/04/2014
Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA 4 1 29/10/2010
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 38 0 04/11/2021
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA 16 10 18/04/2010
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 1 0 31/12/1963
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 6 2 09/04/2011
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 81 27 04/11/2021
Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA 4 0 31/12/1989
Varanidae Varanus glebopalma long-tailed rock monitor C QA 7 3 01/03/2013
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 4 0 25/02/1986
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 40 2 31/01/2024
Varanidae Varanus mitchelli Mitchell's water monitor CR CE QA 1 0 11/12/1990
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 16 3 08/04/2014
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 2 0 23/04/2010
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 5 0 04/02/2015
Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA 3 0 31/12/1999
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 7 5 02/07/2011
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 19 3 14/10/2022
Agamidae Amphibolurus centralis centralian lashtail dragon C QA 2 1 31/05/2022
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA 1 0 31/03/2009
Agamidae Chelosania brunnea chameleon dragon C QA 2 0 30/10/2010
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 17 0 20/04/2012
Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA 10 2 02/05/2015
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 2 0 20/04/2012
Agamidae Ctenophorus pictus painted dragon C QA 1 0 26/05/2015
Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA 105 35 17/10/2022
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 3 1 16/06/2016
Agamidae Diporiphora granulifera granulated two-lined dragon C Q 6 0 14/10/2022
Agamidae Diporiphora lalliae Lally's two-line dragon C QA 1 1 31/01/1978
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 5 1 28/03/2007
Agamidae Gowidon longirostris long-nosed dragon C QA 3 1 09/12/2013
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti C QA 1 0 11/10/2010
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 144 19 17/05/2016
Agamidae Lophognathus horneri C QA 18 0 17/10/2022
Agamidae Moloch horridus thorny devil C QA 1 0 03/11/2003
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 34 20 14/03/2014
Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI 8 1 15/11/2017
Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA 23 16 02/05/2015
Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA 3 3 26/05/2004
Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA 3 0 09/12/2013
Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA 18 7 09/12/2013
Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA 12 1 16/03/2020
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 7 1 25/07/2019
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 35 3 29/01/2019
Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded QA 2 0 03/04/1992
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA 7 1 04/02/2015
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus eromanga Eromanga Basin knob-tail gecko C Q 3 1 31/12/2003
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA 13 6 26/05/2015
Diplodactylidae Crenadactylus naso northern clawless geckos C QA 1 0 31/12/1963
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus barraganae Gulf fat-tailed gecko C QA 5 2 29/01/2019
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA 2 2 06/04/1978
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus sensu lato fat-tailed diplodactylus Superseded QA 4 0 20/03/2005
Diplodactylidae Lucasium byrnei Byrne's gecko C QA 1 1 11/08/1980
Diplodactylidae Lucasium immaculatum pale-striped ground gecko C QA 11 8 02/10/2010
Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA 9 1 04/11/2021
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 1 1 31/12/1960
Diplodactylidae Oedura bella Gulf marbled velvet gecko C QA 13 4 13/04/2011
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 04/11/2013
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded QA 2 2 31/08/1980
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 68 37 15/07/2023
Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q 4 0 30/08/2017
Diplodactylidae Strophurus taeniatus white-striped gecko C QA 17 7 02/05/2015
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 50 8 04/11/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA 17 1 19/05/2014
Gekkonidae Gehyra nana northern spotted rock dtella C QA 7 1 19/05/2014
Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q 88 18 04/11/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 22 1 26/05/2015
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 58 30 30/08/2017
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 2 0 19/04/2009
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 140 33 17/10/2022
Chelidae Elseya lavarackorum Gulf snapping turtle V E QA I 262 2 06/09/2023
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa red-flushed river turtle NT QAI 7 0 11/05/2018
Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I 97 1 06/09/2023
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 1 0 13/10/2010
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 154 0 16/09/2023
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 1 1 24/11/1999

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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 Northwest Highlands (NWH) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-northwest-highlands-nwh&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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