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Reptiles of Great Sandy National Park

Total number of species: 96

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 66 2 01/01/2016
Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI 4 0 17/11/2007
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 11 0 16/05/1996
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 6 1 22/12/2003
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 7 0 05/03/2009
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 27 1 21/02/2000
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 12 1 12/02/2016
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 40 2 16/02/2016
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 24 1 30/11/2014
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 3 0 26/04/1999
Elapidae Emydocephalus annulatus turtle-headed sea snake C QAI I 5 0 26/12/2003
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 10 2 25/11/2003
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 2 0 26/03/1996
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 28 1 16/11/2007
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 5 0 12/06/1996
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 3 2 24/07/1997
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I 36 0 12/06/2003
Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I 3 0 22/05/2007
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 12 1 18/05/2011
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I 6 0 04/05/1996
Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I 3 0 09/02/1996
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1993
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 9 2 07/02/2016
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 14 2 25/05/2009
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 16 1 28/03/2009
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 4 0 01/02/2004
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 19 0 16/08/2022
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 30 2 04/03/2017
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 23 1 12/02/2016
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 16 1 12/04/2013
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 35 1 15/11/2014
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 54 0 07/02/2021
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 1 0 01/02/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 4 1 12/02/2015
Typhlopidae Anilios silvia striped blind snake NT Q 34 3 02/11/2002
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 4 1 19/04/1999
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA 1 1 31/10/1978
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 25 0 02/11/2002
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 115 4 07/02/2021
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 248 34 16/02/2016
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 5 3 19/04/1999
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 5 0 18/05/2019
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 5 3 19/04/1999
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 53 8 02/11/2002
Scincidae Coeranoscincus reticulatus three-toed snake-tooth skink C V QA 9 0 15/11/2009
Scincidae Coggeria naufragus satinay sand skink C Q 102 16 17/02/2016
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 7 0 11/02/2016
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 57 3 08/02/2021
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 44 1 11/02/2016
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 7 0 13/11/1996
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 24/10/1997
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 67 9 18/06/2022
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 31 4 20/06/2022
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 20 0 29/01/2021
Scincidae Eroticoscincus graciloides elf skink C Q 59 2 16/02/2016
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 21 1 20/06/2022
Scincidae Lampropholis amicula friendly sunskink C QA 106 2 18/05/2019
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 260 38 08/02/2021
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 38 2 16/03/2008
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 2 0 07/10/2016
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 31 0 10/02/2016
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 6 1 25/02/1999
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 1 0 19/04/1999
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 31 0 12/02/2016
Scincidae Ophioscincus cooloolensis Cooloola snake-skink C Q 174 5 14/02/2016
Scincidae Ophioscincus ophioscincus yolk-bellied snake-skink C Q 1 0 03/02/1976
Scincidae Ophioscincus truncatus short-limbed snake-skink C QA 1 0 26/02/2018
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 22 2 31/12/2020
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 38 0 03/03/2021
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 1 0 24/07/2013
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 20/07/2016
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 62 0 22/06/2022
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 64 0 03/09/2017
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 10 1 27/09/2015
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 16 2 16/03/2008
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 7 1 19/04/1999
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 44 3 14/10/2004
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 47 2 10/02/2016
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 7 1 23/11/2022
Diplodactylidae Amalosia jacovae clouded gecko C QA 4 3 23/01/2019
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 13 1 23/11/2003
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 19 5 16/06/2022
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 2 0 06/02/2006
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 14 1 22/06/2022
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 22 0 20/06/2022
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 13 1 04/07/2016
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 1 0 19/04/1999
Chelidae Emydura macquarii nigra Fraser Island short-neck turtle C Q I 40 1 20/06/2022
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 1 0 19/04/1999
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 25/12/1988
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 35 1 21/06/2022
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 38 1 21/06/2023
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 4 0 14/11/2007
Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI 5 0 20/12/1999
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 1 0 24/07/1999
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 1 0 01/06/1970

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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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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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 Great Sandy National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 9 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-great-sandy&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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