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Reptiles of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion

Total number of species: 222

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 149 24 07/04/2019
Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI 7 2 17/11/2007
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 15 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 11 3 22/12/2003
Elapidae Antaioserpens warro Warrego burrowing snake C Q 1 1 30/12/1880
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 19 6 13/12/2012
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 281 64 05/02/2021
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 128 10 31/10/2017
Elapidae Cacophis sp. C QA 1 0 30/01/2018
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 172 14 22/01/2025
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 28 6 19/06/2013
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 647 41 09/07/2025
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 3 1 01/07/1991
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 599 42 17/04/2025
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 2 0 19/04/2016
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 4 0 31/12/2003
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 62 14 17/02/2015
Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Emydocephalus annulatus turtle-headed sea snake C QAI I 6 1 18/10/2007
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 128 20 01/09/2022
Elapidae Furina dunmalli Dunmall's snake V V Q 8 2 26/12/2008
Elapidae Hemiaspis damelii grey snake E E QA 9 0 31/01/2002
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 302 37 05/02/2023
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 34 22 31/01/2022
Elapidae Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' banded snake C QA 96 9 08/12/2020
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 41 3 06/12/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 7 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 3 2 24/07/1997
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I 43 2 26/11/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I 4 0 28/04/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 19 3 28/11/2020
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I 8 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I 3 0 09/02/1996
Elapidae Microcephalophis gracilis slender sea snake C VI I 1 1 17/01/2003
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA 66 4 06/09/2023
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 48 5 20/09/2023
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 7 2 31/12/1996
Elapidae Pseudechis guttatus spotted black snake C QA 40 13 16/09/2020
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 659 19 20/01/2025
Elapidae Pseudechis sp. C QAI 5 0 13/11/2019
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 2 0 31/01/1981
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI 13 0 19/11/2019
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 577 19 17/01/2025
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA 11 1 07/12/2020
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 296 16 05/11/2020
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 197 35 16/08/2022
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 430 42 29/11/2023
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 1 1 09/04/1970
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1329 28 08/04/2023
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 524 37 18/02/2025
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 137 13 08/02/2023
Boidae Antaresia sp. C QAI 1 0 16/09/2014
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 14 0 29/11/2023
Boidae Morelia sp. C QAI 5 0 25/09/2014
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 2142 37 06/01/2026
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI 6 1 26/05/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios insperatus Fassifern blind snake CR CE Q 1 1 15/04/1992
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 22 10 18/10/2021
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 78 18 04/01/2023
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 39 19 06/11/2021
Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q 40 3 23/11/2017
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 64 1 01/03/2019
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 2 0 31/12/1999
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 55 18 16/11/2017
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 1 0 17/01/2009
Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA 36 18 29/10/2009
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA 5 1 27/03/2020
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 498 90 17/01/2025
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 308 15 23/01/2025
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 219 18 26/09/2021
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 358 76 28/11/2018
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 740 131 09/07/2025
Scincidae Calyptotis sp. C QA 5 0 08/11/2018
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q 16 0 24/04/2001
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 108 7 15/06/2018
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 89 10 03/09/2023
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 524 49 30/05/2017
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 1 0 12/12/2019
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 158 15 20/05/2025
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 60 2 09/07/2025
Scincidae Carlia tetradactyla southern rainbow-skink C QA 7 3 30/11/1995
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 683 73 09/04/2023
Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 46 9 16/06/2021
Scincidae Coggeria naufragus satinay sand skink C Q 102 16 17/02/2016
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 22 6 29/10/2015
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 398 26 08/04/2023
Scincidae Concinnia sp. C QA 1 0 08/12/2016
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 345 50 08/02/2021
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 2 0 16/05/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 19 19 26/05/2004
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 1738 54 26/09/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 4 1 21/04/2021
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 5 0 05/12/2011
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 26 0 27/10/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 147 4 30/04/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus eurydice brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C QA 1 0 10/10/1990
Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA 1 0 30/05/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA 1 0 31/12/1989
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 28 1 24/02/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 551 58 05/10/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 1 0 27/10/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 416 29 07/04/2023
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 287 31 29/11/2023
Scincidae Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's skink C QA 69 20 29/10/2022
Scincidae Egernia mcpheei eastern crevice-skink C QA 34 0 28/09/2023
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 2 0 22/11/1994
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 33 10 01/01/2016
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q 12 4 26/05/2004
Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA 14 0 31/10/2002
Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q 186 24 30/07/2023
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 415 28 07/10/2022
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 54 0 21/10/2021
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 5 0 13/10/1983
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 15 1 04/10/2014
Scincidae Harrisoniascincus zia rainforest cool-skink V V QA 29 4 22/01/2014
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA 155 15 25/09/2023
Scincidae Karma tryoni Tryon's skink E QA 26 10 28/01/2011
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q 119 26 18/05/2019
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA 452 21 06/12/2021
Scincidae Lampropholis colossus Bunya sunskink NT Q 19 0 12/12/2015
Scincidae Lampropholis couperi plain-backed sunskink C Q 120 14 30/05/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 2417 326 09/07/2025
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 136 13 06/08/2021
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 53 2 07/10/2016
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 65 8 27/10/2020
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA 1 0 05/03/1991
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA 1 0 27/05/2014
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 1 0 22/02/2004
Scincidae Liopholis modesta eastern ranges rock-skink C QA 41 15 26/05/2004
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA 3 1 05/02/1991
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 731 53 09/07/2025
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI 2 0 26/05/2015
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 17 2 01/09/2022
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA 2 0 04/11/1992
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 51 16 01/09/2022
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 2 0 02/12/2016
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 213 9 06/12/2022
Scincidae Nangura spinosa Nangur skink CR CE Q 25 5 08/05/2010
Scincidae Ophioscincus cooloolensis Cooloola snake-skink C Q 180 6 14/02/2016
Scincidae Ophioscincus ophioscincus yolk-bellied snake-skink C Q 75 21 16/03/2018
Scincidae Ophioscincus sp. C QA 1 0 01/10/1996
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA 93 10 09/02/2023
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 1 0 02/01/1992
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 30 0 23/11/2020
Scincidae Saiphos equalis three-toed skink C QA 102 22 29/09/2017
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 1 0 30/04/1917
Scincidae Saproscincus challengeri orange-tailed shadeskink C QA 95 36 19/01/2023
Scincidae Saproscincus oriarus heath shadeskink C QA 6 5 01/01/2013
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA 90 37 07/10/2021
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 162 7 03/12/2020
Scincidae Saproscincus spectabilis pale-lipped shadeskink C QA 18 14 03/11/2019
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 2 0 31/12/1985
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 586 10 17/11/2022
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 178 7 04/12/2022
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 35 4 26/01/2025
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 1 0 31/12/1997
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 46 0 16/07/2025
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 28 2 27/10/2020
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 1809 5 29/07/2025
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA 7 0 15/11/2002
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 153 11 04/10/2023
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 1 1 22/01/1909
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 364 22 27/10/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 137 21 23/01/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 5 0 19/04/2023
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 1927 20 28/02/2025
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon C QA 136 3 09/12/2021
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 1553 24 30/11/2023
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 1 0 23/08/2016
Pygopodidae Delma inornata patternless delma C QA 1 0 31/12/1992
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 63 15 02/11/2017
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA 2 0 01/04/1992
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 12 3 30/05/2016
Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q 201 6 09/07/2025
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 436 90 08/08/2023
Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q 12 0 10/02/2017
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 68 10 23/11/2022
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 4 2 28/09/1995
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus sp. C QA 1 0 01/04/2001
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus caudiannulatus ringed thin-tailed gecko E E Q 42 11 25/10/2019
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus kabikabi Oakview leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q 2 1 08/05/2010
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius salebrosus rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko C Q 28 4 17/08/2019
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius swaini southern leaf-tailed gecko C QA 352 6 02/02/2021
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius wyberba granite leaf-tailed gecko E E QA 3 1 03/10/2014
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 103 8 08/02/2025
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA 71 16 09/12/2023
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 81 6 29/11/2023
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 14/12/1997
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 217 14 08/04/2022
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 240 10 29/11/2023
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 1 0 01/01/1992
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 27/10/2020
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 11 0 17/10/2013
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 413 33 29/11/2023
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 01/06/2017
Diplodactylidae Strophurus taenicauda golden-tailed gecko NT Q 1 0 02/06/2014
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 344 21 13/03/2023
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 9 1 08/12/2010
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 30 0 30/05/2017
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 268 8 24/01/2025
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 235 32 28/11/2023
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 7 1 26/11/2018
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 164 5 20/06/2022
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 222 8 28/02/2025
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 15 0 02/04/2017
Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I 306 1 24/06/2021
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 15 0 31/12/2005
Chelidae Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle CR CE Q I 600 8 05/01/2023
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 203 6 29/10/2022
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 241 3 17/01/2025
Chelidae Emydura macquarii nigra Fraser Island short-neck turtle C Q I 40 1 20/06/2022
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 24 0 19/06/2019
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 295 8 26/05/2021
Emydidae Trachemys scripta elegans red-eared slider II 1 0 23/01/2004
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 43 18 24/11/1999
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 203 82 10/04/2023
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 313 151 17/08/2023
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 13 5 04/03/2012
Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI 8 2 20/12/1999
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 64 32 05/12/2017
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 1 0 01/06/1970
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 6 1 20/08/2013

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Reptiles of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-southeast-queensland-seq&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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