List of reptiles of Western Australia

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This is a list of reptiles of Western Australia:

Contents

1 Crocodylia (Crocodiles)
2 Testudines (Turtles)
3 Squamata
4 Serpentes (Snakes)
5 References
6 Further reading

[edit] Crocodylia (Crocodiles)

Crocodylidae

Crocodylus johnstoni (Freshwater Crocodile)
Crocodylus porosus (Estuarine Crocodile, Salt-Water Crocodile)

[edit] Testudines (Turtles)

Chelidae

Chelodina kuchlingi
Chelodina oblonga (Oblong Turtle)
Chelodina rugosa (Northern Snake-Necked Turtle)
Chelodina steindachneri (Flat-Shelled Turtle)
Elseya dentata
Emydura australis
Emydura victoriae
Pseudemydura umbrina (Western Swamp Turtle)

Cheloniidae

Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtle)
Chelonia mydas (Green Turtle)
Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Turtle)
Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (Hawksbill Turtle - subspecies)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Pacific Ridley Turtle)
Natator depressus (Flatback Turtle)

Dermochelyidae

Dermochelys coriacea (Leathery Turtle, Luth Turtle)

[edit] Squamata

Agamidae (Dragons)

Amphibolurus norrisi
Caimanops amphiboluroide
Chelosania brunnea (Chameleon Dragon)
Chlamydosaurus kingii (Frilled Lizard)
Cryptagama aurita
Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Ring-tailed Dragon)
Ctenophorus clayi
Ctenophorus cristatus (Crested Dragon)
Ctenophorus femoralis
Ctenophorus fordi (Malle Dragon)
Ctenophorus isolepis (Military Dragon)
Ctenophorus maculatus (Spotted Dragon)
Ctenophorus mckenziei
Ctenophorus nuchalis (Central Netted Dragon)
Ctenophorus ornatus (Ornate Dragon)
Ctenophorus pictus (Painted Dragon)
Ctenophorus reticulatus (Western Netted Dragon)
Ctenophorus rufescens
Ctenophorus salinarum
Ctenophorus scutulatus (Lozenge-Marked Dragon)
Ctenophorus yinnietharra
Diporiphora albilabris
Diporiphora bennettii
Diporiphora bilineata (Two-Lined Dragon)
Diporiphora convergens
Diporiphora lalliae
Diporiphora magna
Diporiphora pindan
Diporiphora reginae
Diporiphora superba
Diporiphora valens
Diporiphora winneckei
Lophognathus gilberti (Gilbert's Dragon)
Lophognathus longirostri (Long-nosed Water Dragon)
Lophognathus temporalis (Northern Water Dragon)
Moloch horridus (Thorny Devil)
Pogona microlepidota
Pogona minor
Pogona minor minor (Western Bearded Dragon)
Pogona minor minima (Abrolhos Bearded Dragon)
Pogona minor mitchelli
Pogona nullarbor
Tympanocryptis adelaidensis (Queen Adelaide Dragon)
Tympanocryptis cephalus (Earless Dragon)
Tympanocryptis intima (Earless Dragon)
Tympanocryptis lineata (Earless Dragon)
Tympanocryptis parviceps (Earless Dragon)
Tympanocryptis uniformis (Earless Dragon)

Gekkonidae (Geckos)

Christinus marmoratus (Marbled Gecko)
Crenadactylus ocellatus (Clawless Gecko)
Diplodactylus assimilis
Diplodactylus alboguttat
Diplodactylus ciliaris (Spiny-tailed Gecko)
Diplodactylus conspicill (Fat-tailed Gecko)
Diplodactylus elderi (Jewelled Gecko)
Diplodactylus fulleri
Diplodactylus galeatus
Diplodactylus granariens
Diplodactylus intermediu (Eastern Spiny-Tailed Gecko)
Diplodactylus jeanae
Diplodactylus kenneallyi
Diplodactylus maini
Diplodactylus mcmillani
Diplodactylus michaelsen
Diplodactylus mitchelli
Diplodactylus occultus
Diplodactylus ornatus
Diplodactylus polyophtha
Diplodactylus pulcher
Diplodactylus rankini
Diplodactylus savagei
Diplodactylus squarrosus
Diplodactylus stenodacty (Crowned Gecko)
Diplodactylus strophurus
Diplodactylus taeniatus (White-striped Gecko)
Diplodactylus wellington
Diplodactylus wilsoni
Diplodactylus wombeyi
Gehyra australis (Northern Dtella, House Gecko)
Gehyra fenestra (Pilbara Spotted Gecko)
Gehyra montium
Gehyra nana
Gehyra occidentalis
Gehyra pilbara (Pilbara Dtella)
Gehyra punctata (Spotted Gecko)
Gehyra purpurascens
Gehyra variegata (Tree Dtella)
Gehyra xenopus
Hemidactylus frenatus (Asian House Gecko)
Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's Gecko, Prickly Gecko)
Heteronotia planiceps
Heteronotia spelea (Desert Cave Gecko)
Lucasium damaeum (Beaded Gecko)
Nephrurus asper (Spiny Knob-tailed Gecko)
Nephrurus laevissimus (Knob-Tailed Gecko)
Nephrurus levis (Knob-Tailed Gecko)
Nephrurus stellatus (Southern Knob-tailed Gecko)
Nephrurus vertebralis (Knob-Tailed Gecko)
Nephrurus wheeleri (Knob-Tailed Gecko)
Oedura filicipoda
Oedura gracilis
Oedura marmorata (Marbled Velvet Gecko)
Oedura obscura
Oedura reticulata (Reticulated Velvet Gecko)
Oedura rhombifer (Zig-zag Gecko)
Pseudothecadactylus lindneri (Giant Cave Gecko)
Rhynchoedura ornata (Beaked Gecko)
Underwoodisaurus milii (Thick-tailed Gecko)

Pygopodidae (Legless Lizards)

Aclys concinna
Aprasia haroldi
Aprasia inaurita
Aprasia pulchella
Aprasia repens
Aprasia rostrata
Aprasia smithi
Aprasia striolata
Delma borea
Delma elegans
Delma fraseri
Delma grayii
Delma haroldi
Delma nasuta
Delma pax
Delma tinct
Lialis burtonis (Burton's Legless Lizard)
Pletholax gracilis
Pygopus lepidopodus (Common Scaly Foot)
Pygopus nigriceps (Black-headed Scaly Foot)
Pygopus steelscotti

Scincidae (Skinks)

Varanidae

Varanus acanthurus (Ridge-Tailed Monitor)
Varanus brevicauda (Short-Tailed Pygmy Monitor)
Varanus caudolineatus (Line-Tailed Pygmy Monitor)
Varanus eremius (Rusty Desert Monitor)
Varanus giganteus (Perentie)
Varanus gilleni (Pygmy Mulga Monitor)
Varanus glauerti (Glauert's Monitor)
Varanus glebopalma (Long-Tailed Rock Monitor)
Varanus gouldii (Gould's Goanna, Sand Monitor)
Varanus gouldii flavirufus (Centralian Sand Goanna)
Varanus kingorum (Pygmy Rock Monitor)
Varanus mertensi (Mertens' Water Monitor)
Varanus mitchelli (Mitchell's Water Monitor)
Varanus panoptes (Yellow Spotted Monitor)
Varanus pilbarensis (Pilbara Rock Monitor)
Varanus rosenbergi (Rosenberg's Heath Monitor)
Varanus storri (Storr's Monitor)
Varanus timorensis (Spotted Tree Monitor)
Varanus tristis (Black-headed Monitor, Freckled Monitor)

[edit] Serpentes (Snakes)

Acrochordidae (File Snakes)

Acrochordus granulatus (Little File Snake)

Boidae (Pythons)

Antaresia childreni (Children's Python)
Antaresia maculosa (Spotted Python)
Antaresia perthensis (Pygmy Python)
Antaresia stimsoni (Large-blotched Python)
Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed Python)
Aspidites ramsayi (Woma Python)
Liasis fuscus (Water Python)
Liasis olivaceus (Olive Python)
Liasis olivaceus barroni (Western Olive Python)
Morelia carinata (Rough-scaled Python)
Morelia spilota imbricata (Southwestern Carpet Python)
Morelia spilota variegata (Northwestern Carpet Python)

Colubridae (Colubrids)

Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)
Cerberus rhynchops (Bockadam)
Dendrelaphis punctulata (Common Tree Snake)
Fordonia leucobalia (White-Bellied Mangrove Snake)
Myron richardsonii (Richardson's Mangrove Snake)
Tropidonophis mairii (Keelback or Freshwater Snake)

Elapidae (Elapids)

Acanthophis antarcticus (Common Death Adder)
Acanthophis praelongus (Northern Death Adder)
Acanthophis pyrrhus (Desert Death Adder)
Demansia atra (Black Whip Snake)
Demansia olivacea (Marble-headed Whip Snake)
Demansia papuensis (Papaun Whip Snake)
Demansia psammophis (Yellow-Faced Whip Snake)
Demansia simplex (Whip Snake)
Drysdalia coronata (Crowned Snake)
Drysdalia mastersii (Masters' Snake)
Echiopsis atriceps
Echiopsis curta (Bardick)
Elapognathus minor (Little Brown Snake)
Furina ornata (Orange-naped Snake)
Notechis scutatus (Eastern Tiger Snake, Mainland Tiger Snake)
Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan)
Pseudechis australis (King Brown, Mulga Snake)
Pseudechis butleri (Butler's Snake)
Pseudonaja affinis (Dugite)
Pseudonaja inframacula (Peninsula Brown Snake)
Pseudonaja ingrami (Ingram's Brown Snake)
Pseudonaja modesta (Ringed Brown Snake)
Pseudonaja nuchalis (Western Brown Snake, Gwarder)
Pseudonaja textilis (Common Brown Snake, Eastern Brown Snake)
Rhinoplocephalus bicolor (Muller's Snake)
Rhinoplocephalus pallidi (Northern Small-eyed Snake)
Simoselaps anomalus (Northern Desert Banded Snake)
Simoselaps approximans
Simoselaps bertholdi (Desert Banded Snake)
Simoselaps bimaculatus (Weatern Black-naped Snake)
Simoselaps calonotus (Western Black-striped Snake)
Simoselaps fasciolatus (Narrow-banded Burrowing Snake)
Simoselaps littoralis (Coastal Burrowing Snake)
Simoselaps minimus
Simoselaps semifasciatus (Half-girdled Snake)
Suta fasciata (Rosen's Snake)
Suta gouldii (Black-headed Snake)
Suta monachus (Hooded Snake)
Suta nigriceps
Suta ordensis (Ord Curl Snake)
Suta punctata (Little Spotted Snake)
Suta spectabilis
Suta suta (Myall Snake, Curl Snake)
Vermicella annulata (Bandy Bandy)
Vermicella multifasciata (Northern Bandy Bandy)

Hydrophiidae (Sea Snakes)

Acalyptophis peronii
Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Aipysurus duboisii (Dubois's Sea Snake)
Aipysurus eydouxii (Spine-tailed Sea Snake)
Aipysurus foliosquama
Aipysurus fuscus
Aipysurus laevis (Olive Sea Snake)
Aipysurus tenuis
Astrotia stokesii
Disteira kingii
Disteira major
Disteira stokesii
Emydocephalus annulatus
Ephalophis greyi
Hydrelaps darwiniensis
Hydrophis atriceps
Hydrophis coggeri
Hydrophis czeblukovi
Hydrophis elegans
Hydrophis geometricus
Hydrophis inornatus
Hydrophis mcdowelli
Hydrophis melanocephalus
Hydrophis melanosoma
Hydrophis ornatus
Lapemis hardwickii
Parahydrophis mertoni
Pelamis platurus (Yellow-bellied Sea Snake)

Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes)

Ramphotyphlops australis
Ramphotyphlops bitubercu
Ramphotyphlops diversus
Ramphotyphlops endoterus
Ramphotyphlops grypus
Ramphotyphlops guentheri
Ramphotyphlops hamatus
Ramphotyphlops howi
Ramphotyphlops kimberley
Ramphotyphlops leptosoma
Ramphotyphlops ligatus
Ramphotyphlops margareta
Ramphotyphlops micromma
Ramphotyphlops pinguis
Ramphotyphlops troglodyt
Ramphotyphlops unguirost
Ramphotyphlops waitii
Ramphotyphlops yampiensi

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

Aplin, K. P. and Smith, L. A. (2001). "Checklist of the frogs and reptiles of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 63: 51–74.

Categories: Reptiles of Western Australia | Regional reptiles lists | Western Australia-related lists | Lists of Australian animals

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