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Reptiles of Brisbane local government area

Total number of species: 117

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 23 5 02/01/2013
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 2 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 130 26 22/11/2017
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 22 1 03/04/2013
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 32 0 18/03/2023
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 74 5 09/07/2025
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 124 13 17/04/2025
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 1 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 16 4 31/12/1996
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 46 9 22/06/2017
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 2 2 31/12/1996
Elapidae Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' banded snake C QA 11 4 27/05/2010
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 2 0 16/01/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I 1 0 10/10/1992
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 1 0 02/03/1993
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 0 30/06/1992
Elapidae Pseudechis guttatus spotted black snake C QA 2 2 31/12/1996
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 68 2 03/01/2024
Elapidae Pseudechis sp. C QAI 3 0 18/10/2019
Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI 5 0 16/11/2019
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 76 2 31/10/2017
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 22 6 07/02/2015
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 25 12 08/12/2016
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 68 10 01/11/2019
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 309 15 28/01/2023
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 100 9 15/11/2024
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 10 1 16/09/2021
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 558 9 02/04/2023
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 6 4 05/12/2016
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 12 1 25/10/2014
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 4 2 31/08/2015
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 8 0 22/12/2016
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 10 4 20/07/2017
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 1 0 17/01/2009
Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA 2 1 16/01/1988
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 77 18 17/01/2025
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 32 0 28/04/2017
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 17 4 26/05/2004
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 4 0 01/02/2015
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 118 10 09/07/2025
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 4 0 15/06/2016
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 4 0 31/10/2017
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 6 0 10/12/2004
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 4 0 07/01/1994
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 7 0 09/07/2025
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 87 10 08/01/2022
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 1 1 31/12/1992
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 30 6 31/10/2017
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 20 2 19/12/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 318 14 29/01/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 3 0 05/12/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 22 1 31/10/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 8 0 24/02/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 118 0 08/01/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 38 3 19/03/2010
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 45 5 14/03/2016
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 9 6 31/12/1996
Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q 13 3 30/07/2023
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 95 5 08/10/2021
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 19 0 14/10/1994
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA 6 4 26/05/2004
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA 21 1 20/07/2016
Scincidae Lampropholis couperi plain-backed sunskink C Q 4 3 31/12/1993
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 382 36 09/07/2025
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 9 2 01/08/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 5 0 12/03/2015
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 2 1 11/12/2019
Scincidae Liopholis modesta eastern ranges rock-skink C QA 4 4 31/05/1964
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA 1 0 16/01/1988
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 45 4 09/07/2025
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 1 0 31/10/2017
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 2 1 31/12/1986
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 20 0 12/11/2010
Scincidae Ophioscincus ophioscincus yolk-bellied snake-skink C Q 14 2 16/03/2018
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA 14 1 31/12/1997
Scincidae Saiphos equalis three-toed skink C QA 3 0 18/11/2015
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA 9 9 17/01/2003
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 230 4 08/09/2022
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 24 4 14/11/2013
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 4 0 12/02/2019
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 87 1 29/01/2023
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA 1 0 31/12/1985
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 8 4 31/12/1996
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 1 1 22/01/1909
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 37 2 31/10/2017
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 9 1 28/04/2017
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 1 0 31/01/1976
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 372 9 30/09/2023
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon C QA 3 0 05/12/1992
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 318 9 05/09/2023
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 1 0 23/08/2016
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 27 9 20/07/2017
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 2 0 30/05/2016
Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q 19 1 09/07/2025
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 95 34 31/10/2017
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 13 2 17/02/2015
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 3 1 31/12/1996
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA 14 6 09/12/2023
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 38 4 12/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 39 2 02/11/2023
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 1 0 31/01/1976
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 7 2 02/01/2013
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 01/06/2017
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 39 5 14/12/2017
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 100 4 24/01/2025
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 2 1 30/07/2021
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 34 3 04/12/2018
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 37 5 30/07/2019
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 8 1 31/12/1996
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 71 2 17/01/2021
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 3 0 02/11/2018
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 35 1 22/11/2017
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 04/07/1976
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 19 14 10/04/2023
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 32 18 03/02/2022
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 1 04/09/1990

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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 Brisbane local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-brisbane&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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