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Reptiles of Southern Downs local government area

Total number of species: 125

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 5 2 31/12/1996
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 4 3 31/12/1996
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 6 1 02/01/2009
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 6 0 05/11/2017
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 34 2 19/12/2016
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 37 1 25/07/2022
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 16 5 29/05/2016
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 85 5 05/02/2023
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 6 3 29/04/2016
Elapidae Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' banded snake C QA 8 0 03/11/2019
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA 4 1 31/12/1997
Elapidae Pseudechis guttatus spotted black snake C QA 9 2 27/01/2015
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 97 3 01/02/2022
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 24 2 13/10/2023
Elapidae Suta dwyeri Dwyer's snake C QA 9 1 25/05/2016
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 101 1 03/11/2019
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 6 1 17/01/2008
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 5 0 20/01/2004
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 16 0 15/09/2020
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 1 1 31/12/1975
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 67 1 19/01/2023
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 2 2 26/05/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 10 2 14/02/2017
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 3 1 31/12/1996
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1988
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 10 4 17/09/2014
Scincidae Acritoscincus platynotum red-throated skink C QA 26 2 14/02/2017
Scincidae Anomalopus leuckartii two-clawed worm-skink C QA 14 0 16/10/2015
Scincidae Anomalopus mackayi long-legged worm-skink E V QA 6 0 13/06/2019
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 1 0 31/12/1970
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 18 0 29/10/2022
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 11 0 02/02/2021
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 54 23 14/02/2017
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 1 1 31/12/1996
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 4 1 31/01/2015
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 7 2 25/02/2011
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 5 0 03/03/2019
Scincidae Carlia tetradactyla southern rainbow-skink C QA 17 5 03/03/2019
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 20 3 30/04/2015
Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 12 2 16/01/2001
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 1 1 25/08/1981
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 55 5 12/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 10 0 05/11/2017
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 56 9 12/11/2022
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 2 0 20/09/2012
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 2 0 17/09/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus eurydice brown-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C QA 6 0 12/04/2016
Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA 1 0 11/04/2014
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 2 0 26/05/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 39 5 14/02/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 51 3 24/12/2020
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 8 0 09/12/2021
Scincidae Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's skink C QA 123 37 29/10/2022
Scincidae Egernia mcpheei eastern crevice-skink C QA 26 0 13/11/2022
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 59 13 16/10/2015
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 86 9 13/11/2022
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 3 0 14/10/1998
Scincidae Harrisoniascincus zia rainforest cool-skink V V QA 2 1 31/12/1988
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA 9 1 28/02/2023
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA 7 0 04/11/2018
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 80 6 13/11/2022
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 12 5 14/02/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 4 0 31/10/1997
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 17 10 10/04/2018
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 32 11 14/02/2017
Scincidae Liopholis modesta eastern ranges rock-skink C QA 27 2 16/10/2015
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA 20 1 14/04/2016
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 77 9 12/11/2022
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 4 1 11/04/2014
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 50 14 03/03/2019
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 5 0 13/12/2002
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA 4 1 20/10/2000
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 1 0 21/03/2014
Scincidae Saiphos equalis three-toed skink C QA 44 6 12/11/2022
Scincidae Saproscincus challengeri orange-tailed shadeskink C QA 15 10 03/11/2019
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA 4 2 13/01/2001
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 74 3 03/12/2020
Scincidae Saproscincus spectabilis pale-lipped shadeskink C QA 4 2 03/11/2019
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 1 0 01/02/2022
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 12 0 09/04/2018
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 8 0 08/02/2014
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 3 0 24/01/2019
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 18/01/2018
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 3 0 19/12/2016
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 158 0 14/10/2023
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA 4 0 06/09/2011
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA 30 3 13/11/2022
Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA 1 0 31/12/1975
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 8 0 27/01/2015
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 94 40 24/12/2020
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 214 2 13/11/2022
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 3 0 31/12/1996
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon C QA 53 4 09/12/2021
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 64 6 08/09/2021
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 2 0 01/02/2022
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 7 1 23/09/2011
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA 1 0 01/09/2007
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 8 0 16/09/2014
Pygopodidae Delma torquata collared delma V V Q 1 0 30/11/1995
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 22 8 14/02/2017
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 3 0 06/03/2016
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius swaini southern leaf-tailed gecko C QA 10 1 02/02/2021
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius wyberba granite leaf-tailed gecko E E QA 61 16 29/01/2025
Carphodactylidae Uvidicolus sphyrurus border thick-tailed gecko C V QA 32 1 03/03/2019
Diplodactylidae Amalosia hinesi Nandewar zigzag gecko C QA 10 4 13/12/2021
Diplodactylidae Amalosia lesueurii Lesueur's velvet gecko C QA 141 85 11/11/2022
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 1 31/10/1939
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 19 5 08/04/2022
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA 1 0 31/12/1975
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 49 3 13/12/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 23/02/2011
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 154 59 13/11/2022
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 11 3 03/03/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 32 5 12/11/2022
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 1 0 19/12/2016
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 3 0 19/12/2016
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 143 62 20/01/2021
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 6 0 01/05/2009
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 34 2 13/04/2024
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 1 0 31/07/2018
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 21 1 22/12/2011
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 1 0 31/01/1992
Chelidae Wollumbinia belli Bell's turtle E E QA I 19 0 13/04/2024
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 1 0 31/03/1976

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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 Southern Downs local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 November 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-southern-downs&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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