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Reptiles of Wet Tropics (WET) bioregion

Total number of species: 203

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 0 10/04/2016
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 33 9 10/09/2021
Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 2 0 22/03/2011
Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI 1 1 10/03/1961
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 6 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1898
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 38 14 13/04/2023
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 126 31 07/01/2024
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 6 3 21/05/2016
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 1 1 11/09/2004
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 72 22 07/02/2025
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 19 8 09/12/2015
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 12 3 21/11/2021
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 3 1 17/01/2003
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 11 1 23/05/2014
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 6 2 25/08/2010
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 40 17 02/01/2023
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 4 2 31/12/1998
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 28/12/1979
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 2 0 25/05/2014
Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 54 25 29/06/2019
Elapidae Oxyuranus sp. C QAI 1 0 12/06/1997
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 1 18/09/1980
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 151 13 05/04/2024
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 33 10 03/08/2025
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 30 4 24/02/2023
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 11 8 24/04/2009
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 137 25 09/08/2025
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 32 3 18/12/2016
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 114 30 28/07/2025
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 12 11 26/05/2004
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 86 16 08/06/2025
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 101 33 18/01/2025
Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1966
Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I 7 4 02/08/2011
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 40 9 28/06/2021
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 20 3 27/10/2020
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 21 8 20/09/2017
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 280 21 09/11/2025
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 208 22 19/07/2025
Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q 4 4 21/08/2007
Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA 1 0 31/10/1999
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1976
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 3 1 28/09/2010
Typhlopidae Anilios robertsi Roberts' blind snake C Q 1 1 10/02/1983
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 7 4 15/11/2006
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 59 13 23/11/2020
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 10 1 17/09/2010
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 3 2 24/09/2014
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 77 10 05/04/2024
Scincidae Calorodius thorntonensis Thornton Peak skink C Q 12 6 29/08/2009
Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q 375 162 09/02/2023
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 161 48 08/10/2024
Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q 151 123 30/08/2019
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 20 2 04/03/2018
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 68 53 26/09/2011
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 243 80 09/10/2024
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 3 0 14/09/2010
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q 547 151 03/12/2025
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded Q 82 47 31/12/2014
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 52 6 04/03/2019
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 74 21 09/06/2021
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 177 53 23/04/2020
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 25 13 18/10/2017
Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q 53 28 29/05/2025
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 51 31 22/01/2017
Scincidae Concinnia frerei Bartle Frere bar-sided skink E Q 6 3 12/10/2013
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q 2 0 17/10/2004
Scincidae Concinnia sp. C QA 1 0 03/07/2021
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 23 5 22/01/2017
Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q 72 13 07/02/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q 29 1 09/10/2024
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 80 66 04/07/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 5 0 31/08/2016
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 2 0 26/09/1998
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 3 0 26/05/2017
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 1 0 10/05/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 31 8 09/10/2024
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 177 77 07/07/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q 1 0 31/01/1985
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q 4 0 18/05/2013
Scincidae Ctenotus monticola Atherton ctenotus E Q 8 2 09/10/2024
Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q 3 3 31/12/1990
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 02/10/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 90 17 24/11/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 64 5 09/10/2024
Scincidae Ctenotus terrareginae Hinchinbrook ctenotus C Q 41 1 23/11/2021
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 54 23 01/03/2023
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA 3 3 08/09/1970
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 6 2 02/09/2016
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 4 3 17/01/2003
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 7 6 31/12/1988
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 59 7 31/12/2021
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 1 0 27/09/2001
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q 49 23 10/10/2024
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI 6 4 23/10/2006
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q 58 27 29/11/2025
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland mulch-skink C Q 39 20 26/01/2014
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 33 27 22/10/2013
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q 6 3 31/05/2007
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 37 5 23/04/2020
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI 1 0 19/03/2002
Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q 407 235 05/04/2024
Scincidae Lampropholis bellendenkerensis C Q 20 1 05/09/2020
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q 253 52 22/01/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato rainforest sunskink Superseded Q 55 19 25/11/2011
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 46 19 28/05/2021
Scincidae Lampropholis robertsi grey-bellied sunskink C Q 13 3 15/11/2004
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q 329 48 05/04/2024
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 4 1 27/04/2018
Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q 1 0 28/05/2021
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 21 17 12/03/2016
Scincidae Liburnascincus scirtetis Black Mountain rainbow-skink C Q 42 25 10/02/2012
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q 12 0 30/09/2015
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q 1 1 18/12/1943
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 139 14 10/10/2024
Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q 96 71 11/09/2021
Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI 8 3 25/09/2007
Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q 22 0 02/10/2015
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI 2 1 22/01/2017
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 44 3 22/11/2021
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 5 1 07/10/2012
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA 1 0 05/03/2005
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 44 26 19/05/2016
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q 1 0 31/12/1998
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 64 8 10/10/2024
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 464 109 29/11/2025
Scincidae Saproscincus czechurai wedge-snouted shadeskink C Q 50 35 29/11/2025
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q 1 0 15/11/2001
Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q 12 6 18/05/2015
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 3 0 12/12/2005
Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q 179 67 30/10/2022
Scincidae Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink CR Q 11 3 15/11/2014
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 11 3 27/10/2020
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 1 0 27/10/2020
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 15 3 09/12/2015
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 19 1 17/02/2023
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 7 0 27/02/2024
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 140 8 20/10/2024
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 3 0 31/12/1999
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 7 0 27/12/2017
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 23 4 24/11/2021
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 268 1 20/02/2025
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 51 9 07/11/2021
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 140 36 28/10/2024
Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q 2 0 11/08/2011
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 34 0 08/10/2024
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 8 6 04/10/2017
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 223 8 08/10/2024
Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q 138 23 05/04/2024
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 8 1 28/10/2024
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q 2 0 26/11/2020
Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q 18 1 02/01/2023
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 22 8 22/06/2021
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 32 10 31/05/2021
Pygopodidae Pygopus robertsi Cape York scaly-foot C Q 4 2 03/05/2012
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 1 0 19/05/2016
Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 103 20 05/04/2024
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 2 1 09/02/2010
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q 4 3 15/03/2010
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus sp. C QA 1 0 02/10/2009
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 343 52 08/12/2024
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 1 1 31/12/1908
Diplodactylidae Amalosia nebula upland zigzag gecko C Q 24 15 25/11/2015
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 23 16 15/07/2021
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 32 0 12/08/2021
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 1 0 24/02/1993
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 3 2 08/09/2011
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 6 3 21/05/2016
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 9 0 02/12/2018
Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q 62 32 22/07/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 16 2 27/11/2020
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 7 1 02/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 1 0 28/11/1976
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 6 0 27/11/2020
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi McDonald's ring-tailed gecko C Q 4 1 07/03/2014
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q 27 12 21/09/2008
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q 1 0 24/02/1993
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 125 28 07/02/2023
Gekkonidae Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh rock dtella C Q 2 2 08/09/1970
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 1 0 21/09/2010
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 92 2 03/12/2025
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 179 46 24/07/2021
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 32 17 15/02/2023
Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q 72 62 26/04/2018
Gekkonidae Nactus galgajuga Black Mountain gecko C Q 15 7 10/02/2012
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 4 2 16/03/2014
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 3 0 23/11/2016
Chelidae Elseya irwini (Johnstone) Johnstone River snapping turtle C V Q 544 4 16/06/2015
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 17 5 11/02/2023
Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA I 1 0 13/04/2008
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 374 12 21/02/2023
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 31/12/1979
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 19 1 03/07/2021
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 0 09/11/1996
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 11 2 28/04/2011
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 234 6 05/07/2023
Crocodylidae Crocodylus sp. C QAI 2 0 07/08/2011

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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 Wet Tropics (WET) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-wet-tropics-wet&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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