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Reptiles of Whitsunday local government area

Total number of species: 156

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 16 2 09/04/2007
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 1 1 31/12/1926
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 2 0 10/11/2006
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 1 0 13/07/2009
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 3 1 11/12/2002
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 15 0 29/06/2020
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 11 2 10/08/2007
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 4 0 15/10/2019
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 19 2 16/11/2022
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 1 0 31/05/1999
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 36 9 16/11/2022
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 28 6 16/11/2022
Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA 1 0 20/04/2012
Elapidae Denisonia maculata ornamental snake V V Q 6 0 10/11/2006
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 1 0 31/12/1986
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 3 0 28/10/2007
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 5 2 23/02/2014
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 13 0 09/06/2020
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1926
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 2 2 03/10/2002
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1926
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 1 0 15/10/2002
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 10 0 31/08/2012
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 6 0 19/10/2010
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 19 1 16/11/2022
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 20 1 16/11/2022
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 27 0 15/10/2019
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 5 1 08/09/2021
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 26 2 15/10/2019
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 61 6 31/05/2014
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 23 2 15/10/2019
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 54 14 11/05/2020
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 16 1 22/06/2020
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 2 0 11/05/2020
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 40 1 19/06/2019
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 9 0 16/11/2022
Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q 1 1 28/10/2007
Typhlopidae Anilios grypus long-beaked blind snake C QA 1 0 10/05/2006
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 2 0 09/11/2006
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 2 0 05/05/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 3 1 06/12/2005
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 2 1 31/12/2008
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 3 0 31/12/1993
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 39 6 16/11/2022
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 1 0 27/01/2006
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 1 0 30/12/1885
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q 1 0 28/10/2007
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q 9 2 26/05/2015
Scincidae Carlia inconnexa Whitsunday rainbow skink C Q 9 9 22/10/2010
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 4 0 31/12/1996
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 38 3 08/09/2021
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 97 32 11/05/2020
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q 80 27 16/11/2022
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 34 4 08/09/2021
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 90 6 16/11/2022
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 31 0 13/12/2020
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 46 4 08/08/2020
Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q 15 7 16/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 33 20 16/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q 7 0 16/05/2008
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 43 1 09/02/2007
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q 7 2 31/08/2012
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA 1 0 12/10/2017
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 61 14 20/10/2010
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 13 1 16/11/2022
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 17 0 30/06/2020
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 11 0 28/10/2007
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 27 2 08/09/2021
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 9 1 04/03/2014
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 82 27 31/12/2008
Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 4 0 13/05/2006
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q 1 0 16/04/1991
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 3 0 26/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 55 3 16/11/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 12 0 27/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 68 9 28/06/2020
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 7 3 01/04/2008
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 6 3 09/02/2007
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 6 0 12/02/2007
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 42 26 15/10/2019
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q 58 8 16/11/2022
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 25 16 13/12/2020
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 12 10 16/08/1976
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 4 0 02/06/2020
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 1 0 26/03/2006
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 2 0 23/03/2018
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 45 11 27/06/2020
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 4 4 28/09/2011
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 12 2 15/10/2019
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA 2 0 25/02/2014
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 9 1 19/06/2020
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 1 0 10/03/1987
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 49 15 08/09/2021
Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q 1 0 08/05/2006
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q 1 0 03/06/2020
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 2 0 28/10/2007
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 7 0 08/09/2021
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 1 0 01/10/1984
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q 50 8 16/11/2022
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 1 0 13/12/2016
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 3 0 27/02/2021
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 5 1 31/12/2008
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 16/11/2006
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 2 0 31/12/1974
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 12/05/2017
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 5 0 23/03/2018
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 22 0 16/11/2022
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 54 1 16/11/2022
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 16 0 07/06/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 92 12 13/12/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 9 3 17/06/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1996
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 17 2 09/02/2007
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 47 0 27/02/2021
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q 2 2 07/12/2005
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 10 2 16/11/2022
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 32 2 16/11/2022
Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q 2 0 27/05/2020
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 3 0 01/11/2008
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 9 1 30/06/2020
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q 20 18 01/10/2011
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 3 0 12/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 18 5 29/09/2011
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 18 0 13/12/2016
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 7 0 08/09/2021
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 39 0 06/06/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 37 3 28/06/2020
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 3 0 18/10/2010
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 31 4 30/06/2020
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 11 0 15/11/2006
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 1 0 21/05/2007
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 31 0 28/06/2020
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q 58 0 08/09/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 213 14 08/09/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 8 8 03/02/1971
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 6 2 09/05/2006
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 9 0 11/05/2020
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 200 41 08/09/2021
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 8 2 31/08/2012
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 4 0 31/08/2012
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 1 0 31/12/1998
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 4 0 10/05/2020
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 2 0 11/11/2010
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 39 0 24/09/2020
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 8 1 06/07/2020
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 22/10/2003
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 50 2 16/02/2022
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 2 0 04/07/2003
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 5 0 09/12/2021
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 177 4 04/10/2009

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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 Whitsunday local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-whitsunday&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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