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Reptiles of Far North Regional Plan

Total number of species: 226

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 1 0 12/12/1960
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 29 11 10/09/2021
Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 2 0 22/03/2011
Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI 1 1 10/03/1961
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 1 1 28/12/1979
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 8 7 26/05/2004
Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA 4 3 26/05/2004
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 36 18 13/04/2023
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 15 5 22/05/2015
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 100 31 09/03/2024
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 19 12 16/10/2017
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 2 2 25/12/1973
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 67 26 07/02/2025
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 1 0 04/11/2000
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 26 12 17/09/2015
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 10 5 24/09/2011
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 4 1 17/01/2003
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 2 1 24/04/1996
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 6 6 06/07/2007
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 31 18 02/01/2023
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 13 7 15/11/2015
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 28/12/1979
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 1 1 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 46 26 29/06/2019
Elapidae Oxyuranus sp. C QAI 1 0 12/06/1997
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 5 3 13/06/1993
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 121 15 20/11/2025
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 4 3 26/05/2004
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 38 10 03/08/2025
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 7 4 25/05/2013
Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA 29 4 24/02/2023
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 28 17 06/10/2025
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 150 37 09/08/2025
Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 21 2 04/03/2016
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 116 41 28/07/2025
Colubridae Dendrelaphis sp. C QAI 4 0 24/01/2007
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 14 11 10/04/2010
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 83 15 08/06/2025
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 96 46 18/01/2025
Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I 2 1 17/11/2004
Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I 7 4 02/08/2011
Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA 8 1 18/10/2013
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 55 12 05/12/2023
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 28 4 25/11/2024
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 23 6 27/05/2024
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 295 28 09/11/2025
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 165 21 19/07/2025
Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q 12 10 22/05/2015
Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA 5 3 31/12/1992
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1976
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 2 1 25/09/2005
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 4 3 20/10/2014
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 34 15 24/11/2025
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 3 3 26/05/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 2 2 03/07/1971
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 3 2 24/09/2014
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 68 11 05/04/2024
Scincidae Calorodius thorntonensis Thornton Peak skink C Q 12 6 29/08/2009
Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q 340 153 09/02/2023
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 270 179 10/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q 122 99 25/11/2021
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 162 33 14/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 67 59 26/09/2011
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 172 67 10/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 45 8 07/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q 437 126 03/12/2025
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded Q 82 47 31/12/2014
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 70 41 07/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 81 67 09/06/2021
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 112 59 23/04/2020
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 232 115 05/12/2023
Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q 42 26 29/05/2025
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 58 36 30/03/2018
Scincidae Concinnia frerei Bartle Frere bar-sided skink E Q 8 3 23/09/2024
Scincidae Concinnia sp. C QA 1 0 03/07/2021
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 8 6 22/01/2017
Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q 77 13 24/11/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q 31 5 12/10/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 81 68 04/07/2019
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 91 11 05/12/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 36 9 19/09/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 17 4 04/10/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 5 1 16/09/2014
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 51 3 06/10/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 163 132 07/07/2021
Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q 25 12 21/09/2015
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q 10 0 18/05/2013
Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q 4 4 24/09/1984
Scincidae Ctenotus monticola Atherton ctenotus E Q 68 9 09/10/2024
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 5 0 02/10/2017
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 107 34 05/10/2025
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 2 0 18/10/2014
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 44 25 05/10/2025
Scincidae Ctenotus terrareginae Hinchinbrook ctenotus C Q 3 1 31/05/2007
Scincidae Ctenotus zebrilla Southern Cape York finesnout ctenotus C Q 12 2 10/09/2014
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 37 19 01/03/2023
Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA 8 5 26/05/2004
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 5 1 02/09/2016
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 11 9 26/05/2004
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 9 6 07/10/2015
Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 5 3 26/05/2015
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 33 7 31/12/2021
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q 126 103 11/10/2025
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI 7 5 22/04/2000
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q 47 20 29/11/2025
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland mulch-skink C Q 38 19 26/01/2014
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 24 18 22/10/2013
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q 8 5 31/05/2007
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 24 4 23/04/2020
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI 1 0 19/03/2002
Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q 401 240 05/04/2024
Scincidae Lampropholis bellendenkerensis C Q 26 1 14/08/2025
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q 244 51 22/01/2017
Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato rainforest sunskink Superseded Q 55 19 25/11/2011
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 35 17 20/11/2025
Scincidae Lampropholis robertsi grey-bellied sunskink C Q 13 3 15/11/2004
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q 273 45 23/11/2025
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 3 1 27/04/2018
Scincidae Lerista alia Bulleringa fine-lined slider C Q 1 1 30/10/2000
Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA 6 6 24/09/1984
Scincidae Lerista parameles Chillagoe fine-lined slider C Q 6 4 21/07/2007
Scincidae Lerista storri Mount Surprise slider C Q 4 4 24/09/2015
Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q 12 4 28/05/2021
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 40 31 01/08/2020
Scincidae Liopholis whitii White's skink C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q 33 0 25/11/2021
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q 7 6 05/11/2000
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 133 67 10/10/2025
Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q 104 80 11/09/2021
Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI 6 3 25/09/2005
Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q 41 6 06/09/2016
Scincidae Lygisaurus rococo Chillagoe litter-skink NT Q 16 8 03/08/2012
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI 4 1 22/01/2017
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 7 0 25/09/2005
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 7 3 05/10/2025
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA 1 0 05/03/2005
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 73 43 04/10/2024
Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA 23 22 22/09/2015
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q 16 11 31/12/1993
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 8 5 18/10/2013
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus koshlandae fine-browed dwarf skink C Q 2 2 10/05/2010
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 72 22 13/10/2025
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 371 102 29/11/2025
Scincidae Saproscincus czechurai wedge-snouted shadeskink C Q 49 35 29/11/2025
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q 1 0 15/11/2001
Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q 3 2 30/11/2003
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 3 0 12/12/2005
Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q 171 66 30/10/2022
Scincidae Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink CR Q 15 3 23/09/2024
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 26 3 24/03/2026
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 1 0 27/10/2020
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 6 1 03/02/2021
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 2 1 26/05/2004
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 6 0 17/02/2023
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 4 0 12/02/2001
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 9 0 25/03/2026
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 167 17 20/11/2025
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 3 0 31/12/1999
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 5 0 22/01/2012
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 6 3 09/03/2012
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 27 4 05/12/2023
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 250 2 01/11/2025
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 43 7 04/02/2025
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 263 100 13/10/2025
Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q 9 0 05/03/2019
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 31 7 08/10/2024
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 10 7 04/10/2017
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 201 9 16/11/2025
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 3 1 04/11/2000
Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q 124 22 05/04/2024
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 19 3 28/10/2024
Agamidae Tympanocryptis einasleighensis Einasleigh earless dragon C Q 3 3 25/10/2005
Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q 5 1 02/01/2023
Pygopodidae Delma sp. C QA 1 0 04/11/2000
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 23 11 04/10/2025
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 42 20 31/05/2021
Pygopodidae Pygopus robertsi Cape York scaly-foot C Q 3 2 26/05/2004
Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA 1 1 05/05/1945
Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 90 20 05/04/2024
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 7 2 09/02/2010
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 327 47 23/11/2025
Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA 1 1 31/12/1908
Diplodactylidae Amalosia nebula upland zigzag gecko C Q 25 16 25/11/2015
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 92 48 06/10/2025
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 11 0 12/08/2021
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 1 0 10/09/2001
Diplodactylidae Amalosia sp. C QA 5 0 10/09/2014
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 22/05/2015
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 51 12 11/09/2016
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA 8 0 10/09/2014
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 37 12 01/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Oedura argentea silver-eyed velvet gecko C Q 1 1 28/10/2000
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 72 30 22/10/2018
Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q 122 71 22/07/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 1 31/12/1932
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 7 3 05/12/2023
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 19 3 02/10/2017
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 1 0 31/12/1990
Diplodactylidae Strophurus taeniatus white-striped gecko C QA 2 0 23/04/2008
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 4 3 23/10/2013
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi McDonald's ring-tailed gecko C Q 28 9 22/05/2015
Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus sp. C QAI 2 0 30/03/2018
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 197 82 05/12/2023
Gekkonidae Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh rock dtella C Q 8 6 05/03/1994
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 8 4 26/05/2015
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 3 3 26/05/2004
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 109 10 03/12/2025
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 380 163 22/10/2024
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 45 23 15/02/2023
Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q 98 82 26/04/2018
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 2 0 24/09/2018
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 2 0 23/11/2016
Chelidae Elseya irwini (Johnstone) Johnstone River snapping turtle C V Q 544 4 16/06/2015
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 1 0 14/05/2008
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 20 6 11/02/2023
Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA I 4 0 17/02/2015
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 380 12 21/02/2023
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 26 0 03/07/2021
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 4 0 15/10/2015
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 50 4 01/08/2020
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 125 2 05/07/2023
Crocodylidae Crocodylus sp. C QAI 2 0 07/08/2011

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Reptiles of Far North Regional Plan, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 September 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=regional-plan-far-north&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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