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Reptiles of Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan

Total number of species: 221

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 21 2 11/06/2013
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI 1 1 31/12/1926
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 1 0 16/11/2011
Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA 31 1 08/05/2019
Elapidae Brachyurophis sp. C QA 1 0 04/11/2002
Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q 6 5 13/07/2009
Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA 13 2 17/03/2015
Elapidae Cacophis krefftii dwarf crowned snake C QA 10 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA 16 7 03/04/2014
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 96 1 03/09/2021
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 35 7 13/05/2019
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 6 0 15/10/2019
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 3 1 31/12/2009
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 130 9 02/03/2025
Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI 11 0 04/04/2005
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 47 11 16/11/2022
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 50 9 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 219 2 17/10/2025
Elapidae Denisonia sp. C QA 1 0 27/03/2020
Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q 1 0 31/12/1986
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 28 1 21/02/2020
Elapidae Furina dunmalli Dunmall's snake V V Q 1 1 28/02/1999
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 13 3 23/02/2014
Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I 2 0 28/11/2023
Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA 55 0 09/06/2020
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 3 3 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 1 1 03/10/2002
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1926
Elapidae Notechis scutatus eastern tiger snake C QA 1 0 30/11/2002
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 28 5 31/08/2012
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 8 0 17/03/2013
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 39 5 16/11/2022
Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA 1 1 31/12/1927
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 1 0 06/04/1998
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 122 3 17/10/2025
Elapidae Rhinoplocephalus sp. U 1 1 27/11/2001
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 137 2 17/10/2025
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 17 1 08/09/2021
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 105 9 17/10/2025
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 179 12 22/11/2023
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 102 4 05/09/2021
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 181 17 02/09/2021
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 83 1 29/05/2023
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 3 0 11/05/2020
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 116 7 17/10/2025
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 9 0 16/11/2022
Typhlopidae Anilios affinis small-headed blind snake C QAI 5 0 20/08/2021
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 25 1 08/05/2019
Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA 6 1 13/03/2011
Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA 2 0 31/12/2001
Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI 4 0 05/05/2004
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 12 3 06/12/2005
Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA 7 1 19/11/2013
Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA 2 1 22/02/2020
Scincidae Anomalopus sp. C QA 6 0 31/07/2000
Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA 25 5 10/05/2021
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 85 13 16/11/2022
Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA 1 0 27/01/2006
Scincidae Calyptotis lepidorostrum cone-eared calyptotis C Q 10 3 01/12/2023
Scincidae Calyptotis scutirostrum scute-snouted calyptotis C QA 4 0 03/04/2014
Scincidae Calyptotis temporalis broad-templed calyptotis C Q 5 2 28/10/2007
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q 12 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 159 4 14/11/2024
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis open-litter rainbow skink C Q 29 0 09/10/2017
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 267 59 11/05/2020
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q 200 86 15/12/2023
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 367 11 17/10/2025
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 215 24 14/11/2024
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 86 2 13/12/2020
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 130 20 19/02/2025
Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q 57 22 16/11/2022
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 94 40 18/11/2023
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 7 0 17/03/2013
Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q 8 1 16/05/2008
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 94 15 02/12/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q 19 2 20/02/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA 4 1 12/10/2017
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 90 21 06/12/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 33 3 16/11/2022
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 239 7 17/10/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA 12 0 28/10/2007
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 162 4 19/02/2025
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 44 4 04/09/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 2 0 30/08/2011
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 158 32 05/05/2010
Scincidae Ctenotus allotropis brown-blazed wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 10 0 13/05/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus arcanus arcane ctenotus C QA 6 3 17/11/2003
Scincidae Ctenotus capricorni Capricorn ctenotus NT Q 1 0 10/02/1999
Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q 1 0 16/04/1991
Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA 2 0 13/08/1999
Scincidae Ctenotus ingrami unspotted yellow-sided ctenotus C QA 35 0 02/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA 21 0 23/05/2012
Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA 15 1 14/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 29 0 26/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 433 16 17/10/2025
Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 45 1 27/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA 2 0 10/05/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 170 12 17/02/2025
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 18 5 28/11/2023
Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q 5 0 25/03/2021
Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA 22 3 24/03/2019
Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q 6 1 04/05/2004
Scincidae Eremiascincus sp. C QA 3 0 21/07/2010
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 25 4 17/03/2013
Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA 22 0 15/12/2023
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 105 42 26/02/2020
Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q 146 73 18/11/2023
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 90 51 27/09/2021
Scincidae Lampropholis guichenoti pale-flecked garden sunskink C QA 1 0 13/03/1975
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 19 10 04/12/1996
Scincidae Lerista allanae Allan's lerista E E Q 1 1 16/11/1948
Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q 150 3 07/05/2025
Scincidae Lerista punctatovittata eastern robust slider C QA 42 5 13/10/2019
Scincidae Lerista sp. C QA 2 0 12/06/2020
Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA 8 6 15/06/2020
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 17 4 23/03/2018
Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q 1 0 23/11/2022
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 250 31 17/10/2025
Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI 1 0 13/06/2017
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 12 9 28/09/2011
Scincidae Magmellia luteilateralis orange-speckled forest-skink V Q 834 24 14/12/2023
Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 129 7 19/02/2025
Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA 2 0 25/02/2014
Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA 2 0 25/11/2004
Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 314 8 02/09/2021
Scincidae Morethia sp. C QA 4 0 06/05/2018
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 157 22 14/11/2024
Scincidae Praeteropus auxilliger sandstone worm-skink C Q 3 3 15/04/2012
Scincidae Praeteropus brevicollis short-necked worm-skink C Q 26 4 12/04/2019
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q 1 0 03/06/2020
Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA 5 1 28/10/2007
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 95 9 08/09/2021
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 5 0 13/11/2001
Scincidae Saproscincus eungellensis Eungella shadeskink CR Q 106 0 10/12/2023
Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q 102 32 15/12/2023
Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA 5 2 04/12/2006
Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA 1 0 31/12/1996
Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA 3 0 13/12/2016
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA 3 0 12/06/2020
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 26 0 29/03/2023
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 22 1 23/05/2012
Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I 2 1 31/12/1955
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 17 2 29/11/2024
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 1 0 31/10/1992
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 2 0 31/12/1974
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 4 0 17/10/2025
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 7 0 23/03/2018
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 117 0 16/11/2022
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 143 3 29/11/2024
Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA 18 3 22/08/2021
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 42 0 30/03/2023
Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 5 0 23/05/2012
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 211 19 21/02/2025
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 39 9 14/11/2024
Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 4 0 26/05/2015
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 66 8 01/12/2023
Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 6 0 04/05/2000
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 196 1 29/03/2023
Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA 2 0 13/06/2017
Agamidae Tympanocryptis hobsoni Emerald earless dragon C Q 27 26 16/10/2015
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q 7 2 12/03/2011
Pygopodidae Delma plebeia common delma C QA 1 0 16/10/2017
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 43 7 16/11/2022
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 195 7 28/03/2023
Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q 39 1 25/08/2021
Pygopodidae Pygopus lepidopodus common scaly-foot C QA 2 0 21/07/2010
Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA 21 0 14/06/2020
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 94 8 29/07/2021
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus championae Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko V Q 13 2 02/05/2024
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus fimbriatus Scawfell Island leaf-tailed gecko C Q 3 0 17/10/2025
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q 14 5 09/10/2013
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus nepthys peppered-belly broad-tailed gecko C Q 111 77 01/12/2023
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q 28 23 09/10/2013
Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q 19 0 17/10/2025
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 4 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 33 13 17/10/2025
Diplodactylidae Amalosia sp. C QA 4 0 15/04/2012
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 96 2 05/06/2020
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA 56 2 08/09/2021
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 159 0 18/02/2025
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 46 3 20/02/2025
Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA 1 0 13/08/1999
Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA 9 0 12/11/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 155 9 28/09/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 121 14 28/10/2021
Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA 6 2 18/12/2017
Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA 13 1 17/10/2025
Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded QA 2 0 17/10/1999
Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 1 0 12/04/2019
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 155 3 28/06/2020
Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q 323 5 29/09/2021
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 886 35 17/10/2025
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 23 16 16/04/2018
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 47 2 10/09/2021
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 29 1 17/10/2025
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 1069 88 17/10/2025
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 15 2 17/08/2020
Chelidae Chelodina expansa broad-shelled river turtle C QA I 4 0 12/05/2019
Chelidae Chelodina longicollis eastern snake-necked turtle C QA I 30 0 29/07/2021
Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI 4 0 09/09/2017
Chelidae Elseya albagula white-throated snapping turtle CR CE Q I 5 0 31/12/2012
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 22 0 12/05/2020
Chelidae Elseya sp. C QAI 8 0 31/07/2014
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 159 1 03/12/2020
Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI 3 0 23/05/2012
Chelidae Rheodytes leukops Fitzroy River turtle E E Q I 15 0 31/12/2012
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 51 2 17/08/2020
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI 1 0 30/01/1985
Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 22/10/2003
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 53 3 16/02/2022
Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 7 3 08/12/2007
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 49 3 09/12/2021
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 207 5 02/04/2012

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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 Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Plan, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 September 2026. https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=regional-plan-mackay-isaac-and-whitsunday&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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