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Reptiles of Eastern Cape freshwater biogeographic province

Total number of species: 108

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 10 7 05/02/2008
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 1 1 30/11/1913
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 1 1 30/09/1961
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA 2 1 31/12/1982
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 1 0 07/12/1995
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 5 3 19/07/2014
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 1 1 01/02/1979
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 3 2 22/06/2014
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 1 0 17/05/1994
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 21 10 16/08/2011
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 4 2 06/08/1979
Elapidae Furina sp. C QAI 1 0 22/06/2012
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 195 12 01/04/2016
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 1 1 26/07/1932
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 18 13 07/08/2014
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 10 6 13/02/2017
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 4 3 20/05/1994
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 2 1 05/02/2008
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 332 5 04/04/2016
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 23 6 13/06/2009
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 24 8 16/12/2018
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 8 5 23/04/1993
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 226 6 05/04/2016
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 36 13 05/08/2017
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 110 1 05/04/2016
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 24 1 21/06/2018
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 18 5 08/07/2015
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 10 4 05/02/2008
Boidae Morelia viridis green python NT QAI 53 2 20/05/2015
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 260 4 05/04/2016
Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q 1 1 31/12/1993
Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI 2 2 07/08/1980
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 1 1 16/12/1978
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 6 3 05/02/2008
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 1 0 21/05/1994
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 57 13 26/06/2015
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 22 9 03/04/1993
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 5 5 31/12/1989
Scincidae Carlia rimula crevice rainbow-skink C Q 24 17 20/03/2016
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 5 4 04/08/2007
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 2 2 31/12/1989
Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA 271 166 21/11/2015
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 8 4 15/09/2002
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 25 18 04/08/2007
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 2 1 22/06/2003
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 49 40 16/08/2011
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 1 1 30/06/1990
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 1 1 08/07/1976
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 34 22 19/06/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 78 46 03/12/2009
Scincidae Emoia atrocostata australis littoral whiptail-skink C Q 21 19 26/05/2004
Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI 19 10 20/05/2015
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 37 33 04/10/2008
Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI 9 0 21/05/1994
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI 10 4 03/10/2008
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 80 57 01/08/2009
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta McIlwraith bar-lipped skink C Q 1 1 16/08/1999
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q 10 6 07/10/2008
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI 2 1 31/07/2009
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 1 1 31/01/1914
Scincidae Liburnascincus coensis Coen rainbow-skink C Q 15 12 15/09/2008
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q 3 2 20/08/1999
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q 2 1 18/05/1994
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 2 0 21/03/1979
Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI 35 28 18/09/2008
Scincidae Lygisaurus parrhasius fire-tailed rainbow-skink C Q 13 10 18/09/2008
Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q 95 55 01/08/2007
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 5 3 19/05/1994
Scincidae Sepsiscus pluto Cape York worm-skink C Q 18 6 20/05/1994
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 10 5 06/12/1999
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 31/10/1913
Varanidae Varanus doreanus blue-tailed monitor C QAI 1 0 13/11/2013
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 10 1 27/02/1994
Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI 19 6 22/05/1994
Varanidae Varanus keithhornei canopy goanna C Q 15 2 20/05/2015
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 1 0 31/01/1983
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 18 3 23/08/2021
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 22 12 26/05/2004
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 7 0 27/07/2015
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 3 3 31/08/1932
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 25 15 26/05/2004
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 8 7 06/12/1999
Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI 8 7 26/05/2004
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 3 3 25/07/1960
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 35 21 17/06/2014
Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 01/04/1993
Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q 33 30 17/01/2003
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 5 3 20/03/2016
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q 35 7 17/08/2011
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 1 1 27/06/1978
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus hoskini Hoskin's ring-tailed gecko C Q 9 9 16/09/2008
Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI 1 1 30/12/1870
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 57 44 18/09/2008
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 25 25 18/09/2008
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 1 1 29/12/1960
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 7 0 29/06/2024
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 51 48 03/04/1993
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 1 0 26/06/1993
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI 1 0 31/12/1982
Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q 107 95 22/06/2012
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 6 5 31/03/1994
Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I 6 3 01/02/1994
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 60 46 21/05/1994
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 10 8 30/05/2021
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 5 0 21/08/2021
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 82 2 22/11/2021

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.

A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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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 Eastern Cape freshwater biogeographic province, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=fbp-eastern-cape&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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