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Reptiles of Sunshine Coast local government area

Total number of species: 114

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 3 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 27 10 15/11/2017
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 22 2 31/10/2017
Elapidae Cacophis sp. C QA 1 0 30/01/2018
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 17 0 25/10/2018
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 7 0 28/01/1994
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 60 6 30/01/2018
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 62 3 13/04/2018
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 4 0 31/07/2009
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1976
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 30 3 04/04/2018
Elapidae Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' banded snake C QA 12 1 20/02/2014
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 4 0 06/12/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I 2 0 26/11/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I 1 0 28/04/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 3 0 28/11/2020
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA 4 0 13/03/2015
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 2 0 20/09/2023
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 49 0 31/10/2019
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 34 2 12/04/2018
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 44 0 31/10/2019
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 24 2 24/02/2015
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 39 6 30/01/2018
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 100 0 28/06/2022
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 56 5 26/02/2021
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 6 1 14/07/2009
Boidae Morelia sp. C QAI 2 0 15/03/2013
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 153 3 23/09/2023
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 13 2 04/01/2023
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 5 1 24/03/2014
Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q 4 0 23/11/2017
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 12 0 14/12/2016
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 5 0 16/11/2017
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 43 12 26/05/2015
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 10 0 22/03/2012
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 19 4 21/02/2014
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 16 8 10/02/2006
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 20 9 19/12/2017
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 1 0 20/01/2017
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 9 5 11/11/2010
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 1 0 17/05/2023
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 2 0 28/03/2014
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 26 0 17/10/2019
Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 6 1 22/03/2013
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 5 0 24/09/2008
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 31 8 26/11/2017
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 35 5 25/10/2020
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 166 0 17/05/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 30/03/2011
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 1 0 02/10/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 14 0 10/02/2006
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 30/04/2002
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 19 0 29/05/2014
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 4 0 02/03/2004
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 74 6 26/11/2019
Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q 69 13 02/11/2017
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 38 0 14/11/2017
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 5 0 28/01/1994
Scincidae Karma murrayi Murray's skink C QA 28 4 27/09/2013
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q 22 2 26/05/2015
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA 40 2 16/05/2020
Scincidae Lampropholis couperi plain-backed sunskink C Q 53 0 18/02/2015
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 339 37 31/10/2019
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 16 0 30/09/2012
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 3 0 26/05/1992
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA 1 0 05/02/1991
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 10 0 10/02/2006
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 1 0 02/12/2016
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 1 0 31/10/1993
Scincidae Ophioscincus ophioscincus yolk-bellied snake-skink C Q 1 0 21/05/2012
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA 15 5 11/10/2017
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 1 0 24/10/2014
Scincidae Saproscincus challengeri orange-tailed shadeskink C QA 2 0 30/10/2002
Scincidae Saproscincus rosei Rose's shadeskink C QA 46 8 20/01/2020
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 3 0 19/03/2002
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 77 0 10/11/2017
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 1 0 31/12/1982
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 13/12/2011
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 10 0 19/06/2020
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 304 1 23/09/2023
Agamidae Amphibolurus muricatus jacky lizard C QA 1 0 31/12/1976
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 10 2 09/11/2010
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 18 1 27/10/2004
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 9 0 18/11/2005
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1976
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 258 1 27/06/2022
Agamidae Lophosaurus spinipes southern angle-headed dragon C QA 22 0 07/11/2012
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 155 0 10/04/2018
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 1 0 29/05/2014
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 1 0 31/01/1994
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 32 8 30/11/2015
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 13 4 20/02/2014
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 10/11/1998
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA 6 0 09/12/2003
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 6 0 23/01/1995
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 1 0 29/04/2001
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 26 0 16/03/2017
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 4 0 23/10/1993
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 15 2 20/08/2013
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 5 0 04/03/2014
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 10 0 31/10/2017
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 1 0 13/12/1993
Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I 78 0 30/10/2019
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/2005
Chelidae Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle CR CE Q I 152 0 30/10/2019
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 71 0 30/10/2019
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 8 0 27/05/2020
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 1 0 29/03/1995
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 57 1 27/05/2020
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 1 24/11/1999
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 3 1 24/11/1999
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 4 3 24/11/1999
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 1 1 14/04/1991
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 1 1 17/02/1991

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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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.

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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 Sunshine Coast local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-sunshine-coast&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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