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Reptiles of Murray River sub-basin (herb)

Total number of species: 62

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 2 1 31/12/1998
Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 1 0 22/03/2011
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 3 0 23/04/2020
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 4 1 18/08/2011
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 3 1 27/07/2004
Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 3 0 26/03/2004
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 3 1 24/03/2001
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 4 1 14/04/2011
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 1 1 31/12/1970
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 4 1 23/04/2020
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 4 2 26/05/2004
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 1 0 26/04/2007
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 1 1 15/02/1972
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 2 0 18/10/2004
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 10 0 18/10/2005
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 3 0 24/09/2005
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 3 0 23/04/2020
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 5 4 31/12/1986
Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q 7 1 23/04/2020
Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q 71 3 17/02/2023
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 2 2 11/10/1976
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 1 1 24/02/1967
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 5 1 23/04/2020
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 31/12/1986
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 2 1 12/12/2003
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 17/02/2023
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 1 1 04/06/1977
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 3 1 18/08/2011
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 1 1 04/11/1981
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 2 1 28/09/2004
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q 1 0 18/08/2011
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q 7 0 17/03/2005
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 4 2 23/04/2020
Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q 16 0 22/03/2005
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 7 5 24/09/2005
Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q 73 3 17/02/2023
Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q 2 1 10/09/2001
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 1 0 18/08/2011
Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q 5 0 24/09/2005
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 2 0 23/09/2005
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 56 3 14/11/2010
Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q 33 1 21/03/2005
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA 2 1 29/07/2001
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 2 0 17/02/2023
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 12 0 21/03/2005
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 1 0 31/12/1999
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 22/12/2008
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 12 0 17/02/2023
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 1 0 31/12/1989
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 1 0 23/09/2005
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 4 0 08/03/2000
Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q 1 0 24/09/2005
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 1 26/05/2004
Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 1 0 31/12/1993
Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 2 1 26/05/2004
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 1 0 10/09/2001
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 1 0 31/12/1995
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 2 2 24/10/1978
Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 1 0 23/04/2020
Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 4 0 22/07/2019
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 1 1 17/01/2003
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 6 0 03/07/2021

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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.

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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 Murray River sub-basin (herb), WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-herb-murray-river&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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