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Reptiles of Ross River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 116

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Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est.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 3 0 30/04/1991
Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q 1 1 31/12/1901
Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI 2 2 26/05/2004
Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q 1 0 31/12/1982
Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI 1 1 17/01/2003
Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA 1 1 30/11/1989
Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA 4 0 18/01/2005
Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q 6 1 13/01/1995
Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 13 5 01/04/2009
Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 2 1 31/12/1996
Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA 3 1 26/10/2005
Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I 14 14 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 23 23 26/05/2004
Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I 2 2 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis macdowelli small-headed sea snake C QAI I 3 3 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I 6 6 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI I 3 3 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I 3 3 31/12/1972
Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1972
Elapidae Microcephalophis gracilis slender sea snake C VI I 1 1 30/07/1882
Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI 2 0 22/11/2000
Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA 3 0 31/12/2000
Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 7 1 14/10/2009
Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA 1 0 14/10/2009
Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 10 1 14/03/2010
Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 31 10 21/06/2018
Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 1 1 08/04/2005
Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 20 5 14/03/2010
Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA 7 0 31/12/1996
Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA 3 1 12/01/2021
Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 3 0 01/04/2009
Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 28 3 20/08/2015
Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 2 0 31/12/1998
Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 1 0 08/03/1996
Typhlopidae Indotyphlops braminus flowerpot blind snake II 2 0 15/03/2010
Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 4 0 08/03/1996
Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q 6 4 31/01/2015
Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q 88 11 28/08/2020
Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 2 1 31/12/1995
Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q 208 197 15/10/2008
Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q 5 0 18/01/2005
Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q 2 1 11/09/2011
Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 26 16 08/02/2012
Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 2 1 08/02/2012
Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 1 0 23/05/1999
Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 14 12 31/12/1995
Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q 1 0 31/12/1993
Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q 4 3 31/12/1994
Scincidae Concinnia martini dark bar-sided skink C QA 1 0 14/10/2009
Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA 4 2 09/04/1994
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus adamsi Adams' snake-eyed skink C Q 1 0 26/05/2015
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 1 0 31/12/1995
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 1 0 28/08/2020
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA 2 0 04/03/2020
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 4 0 08/02/2012
Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI 16 10 31/12/1996
Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI 1 0 15/10/2008
Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 9 3 18/01/2012
Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA 8 0 28/03/2012
Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA 3 0 30/04/1991
Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA 5 0 23/05/1999
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Mt Elliot skink C Q 1 0 14/12/2013
Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q 7 0 18/01/2012
Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA 4 1 31/12/1995
Scincidae Lampropholis elliotensis C Q 6 4 14/12/2013
Scincidae Lampropholis mirabilis saxicoline sunskink NT Q 33 22 14/12/2013
Scincidae Lampropholis sp. C QA 2 0 31/01/1991
Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 2 0 18/01/2012
Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q 2 2 10/10/1976
Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q 1 0 15/07/2000
Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q 8 2 08/02/2012
Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q 1 0 31/12/1992
Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q 1 0 08/03/1996
Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 7 1 14/12/2013
Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 5 0 14/10/2009
Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 2 0 30/04/1991
Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q 3 1 31/12/1974
Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI 1 0 23/03/2019
Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA 2 2 17/01/2003
Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 1 0 31/12/1981
Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA 7 0 28/08/2020
Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 4 3 02/11/2017
Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 35 19 28/08/2020
Agamidae Diporiphora nobbi nobbi C QA 3 1 15/10/2008
Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA 1 1 29/09/1984
Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q 3 0 14/09/2005
Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 7 6 17/01/2003
Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 15 6 14/03/2010
Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 21/12/1999
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus amnicola Mount Elliot broad-tailed gecko V Q 2 1 16/03/2010
Carphodactylidae Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru gecko CR CE Q 2 0 24/11/2018
Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded QA 9 6 02/12/2018
Diplodactylidae Amalosia robusta robust velvet gecko C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q 4 1 11/09/2011
Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 31/12/1995
Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA 1 0 31/12/1995
Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q 1 0 17/05/1995
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q 4 2 01/12/2015
Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA 5 2 17/01/2003
Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA 2 1 02/12/2018
Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 27 4 02/12/2018
Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 1 0 29/07/2000
Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA 1 1 15/05/1976
Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 15 3 04/03/2020
Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 42 11 02/12/2018
Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 4 4 17/01/2003
Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 2 1 30/04/1994
Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 53 20 12/12/2017
Chelidae Emydura macquarii macquarii Murray turtle C QA I 1 1 30/06/1971
Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 10 1 02/08/2015
Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 1 0 06/01/2016
Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I 1 0 22/04/1990
Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 10 3 02/09/2011

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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


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Reptiles of Ross River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-ross-river&Class=reptiles&Kingdom=animals

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