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Reptiles of Cairns local government area

Total number of species: 102

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 6 1 10/09/2021
Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 4 4 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 2 1 24/03/2017
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 6 6 26/05/2004
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 3 2 17/01/2003
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 16 15 17/01/2003
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 5 3 21/01/2007
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 1 1 31/01/1960
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 28/12/1979
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 3 3 31/08/1969
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 2 2 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 16 10 17/01/2003
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 5 1 02/02/2015
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1989
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 2 2 17/01/2003
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 20 7 30/11/2016
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 3 1 04/03/2016
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 16 7 04/03/2022
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 10 9 17/01/2003
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 19 6 10/09/2021
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 17 15 28/02/2014
Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1966
Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I 6 4 17/01/2003
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 13 4 09/01/2017
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 4 2 03/08/2012
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 12 3 20/09/2017
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 12 5 16/01/2019
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 23 5 05/11/2024
Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q 1 1 31/12/1918
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 6 2 17/10/2013
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 3 2 24/09/2014
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 8 2 21/01/2023
Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q 26 15 23/04/2015
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 2 0 28/02/2000
Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q 62 57 07/10/2017
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 31 31 06/12/1976
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 18 4 11/02/2023
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q 24 19 06/11/2014
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded Q 8 5 31/12/2014
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 5 1 23/05/2014
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 5 3 19/04/2017
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 15 10 21/08/2015
Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q 8 7 31/12/1988
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 9 7 11/05/2015
Scincidae Concinnia frerei Bartle Frere bar-sided skink E Q 5 2 12/10/2013
Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q 4 1 09/11/2013
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 17 15 17/09/2016
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 6 1 25/05/2014
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 34 31 02/11/2004
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 8 7 28/02/2000
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 9 6 10/08/2016
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 2 1 31/12/1988
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI 1 1 05/11/1908
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q 2 0 28/02/2000
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland mulch-skink C Q 4 1 31/12/1988
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 7 4 18/10/2013
Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q 25 19 10/08/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis bellendenkerensis C Q 2 0 12/10/2013
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q 30 0 25/11/2011
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 2 2 13/11/2008
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q 1 1 13/04/1908
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q 1 1 18/12/1943
Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q 59 53 11/09/2021
Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI 1 1 11/07/1981
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 1 0 28/02/2000
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 14 9 20/01/2016
Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q 13 12 28/02/2000
Scincidae Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink CR Q 11 3 15/11/2014
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 3 0 23/08/2016
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 27/02/2024
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 5 0 22/11/2018
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 2 2 26/05/2004
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 12 0 11/02/2016
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 1 1 28/02/1953
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 13 0 08/01/2018
Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q 7 0 20/04/2017
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 4 4 31/12/1974
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 3 3 17/01/2003
Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 5 1 03/11/1999
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 21 9 18/05/2015
Diplodactylidae Amalosia nebula upland zigzag gecko C Q 1 1 30/08/2011
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 10 6 14/12/2022
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 1 0 21/09/2010
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 23 7 27/11/2024
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 5 0 31/12/2014
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 20 14 19/07/2017
Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q 17 16 26/09/2005
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 1 0 16/03/2014
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 4 0 11/02/2023
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 7 1 02/07/2019
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 12 0 29/12/2020
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 3 0 15/10/2015
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 1 1 31/12/1970
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 67 1 05/07/2023
Crocodylidae Crocodylus sp. C QAI 1 0 24/01/2010

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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.

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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 Cairns local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-cairns&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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