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Reptiles of Watson River sub-basin (herb)

Total number of species: 53

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 3 1 01/12/2019
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 4 3 01/12/2019
Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q 1 0 21/10/2017
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 1 0 01/12/2019
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 1 0 17/04/2020
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 1 0 01/12/2019
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 4 1 19/04/2020
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 2 1 01/11/2017
Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 1 1 22/05/1981
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 1 0 01/12/2019
Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 1 14/01/1933
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 0 03/09/2017
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 1 0 31/12/1981
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 2 1 01/12/2019
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 8 6 16/07/2020
Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1933
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 1 0 01/12/2019
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 2 1 01/12/2019
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 2 1 01/12/2019
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 1 0 01/12/2019
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 2 2 17/01/2003
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 1 1 31/12/1932
Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q 2 2 31/12/1993
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 01/12/2019
Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA 22 18 28/07/2020
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 1 0 09/06/2020
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 2 2 26/05/1981
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 2 2 01/07/1982
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 12 9 01/12/2019
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 9 0 30/06/2020
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 10 5 29/06/2020
Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 1 0 01/12/2019
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 2 2 02/07/1982
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 2 2 01/07/1982
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 2 1 01/12/2019
Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 5 0 01/07/2020
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 3 0 23/02/2018
Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA 20 0 25/07/2020
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 33 0 13/07/2020
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 38 0 28/07/2020
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 3 1 28/06/2020
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 1 0 01/12/2019
Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 1 0 01/12/2019
Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI 4 2 01/12/2019
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 2 0 11/06/2020
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 2 1 01/12/2019
Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q 2 1 01/12/2019
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 4 1 01/04/2020
Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q 2 1 01/12/2019
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 2 1 01/12/2019
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 1 0 01/12/2019
Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q 23 21 01/12/2019
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 3 0 01/12/2019

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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 Watson River sub-basin (herb), WetlandInfo website, accessed 7 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-herb-watson-river&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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