List Of Reptiles Of Western Australia
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Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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Crocodylia Crocodilia () is an Order (biology), order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles that are known as crocodilians. They first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and are the closest living relatives of birds. Crocodilians are a type of crocodylomorp ...
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Crocodylidae Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term "crocodile" is sometimes used more loosely to include all extant membe ...
* ''Crocodylus johnstoni'' (
freshwater crocodile The freshwater crocodile (''Crocodylus johnstoni)'', also known Common name, commonly as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile, and the freshie, is a species of crocodile native to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike ...
) * ''Crocodylus porosus'' (estuarine crocodile,
saltwater crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It ha ...
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Testudines Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...
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Chelidae Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ...
*''Chelodina colliei''
Turtle Taxonomy Working Group The Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) is an informal working group of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). It is composed of a number of leading turtle taxonomists, with varying participation by individual partici ...
an Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Rhodin AGJ, Shaffer HB, Bour R 2014. Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. In: Rhodin AGJ, Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB, Mittermeier RA (Editors). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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southwestern snake-necked turtle The oblong turtle (''Chelodina oblonga''), also known commonly as the narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle, southwestern snake-necked turtle, (western) long-neck(ed) turtle, and as yaagan in Noongar language, is a species of turtle in the family ...
, oblong turtle) *''Chelodina oblonga'' (
northern snake-necked turtle The northern snake-necked turtle or northern long-necked turtle (''Chelodina (Chelydera) rugosa'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae or Austro-South American side-necked turtles. It is native to northern Australia and southern New Gui ...
) *''Chelodina steindachneri'' ( dinner-plate turtle, flat-shelled turtle) *''
Chelodina burrungandjii ''Chelodina'' (''Chelydera'') ''burrungandjii'', the sandstone snake-necked turtle or Arnhem Land long-necked turtle, is a medium-sized turtle reaching carapace lengths of 316 mm.Thomson, S., Kennett, R., Tucker, A., FitzSimmons, N.N., Fea ...
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Chelodina kuchlingi ''Chelodina'' (''Chelydera'') ''kuchlingi'', commonly known as Kuchling's long-necked turtle or Kuchling's turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''ku ...
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Chelodina walloyarrina ''Chelodina'' (''Chelydera'') ''walloyarrina'', the Kimberley long neck turtle or Kimberley snake-necked turtle, is a large species of long neck turtle endemic to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In recent years, it has been unclear a ...
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Elseya dentata ''Elseya dentata'' (Gray, 1863),Gray, J.E. 1863. On the species of ''Chelymys'' from Australia, with the description of a new species. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''. 3(12):98-99 the northern snapping turtle, is a large aquatic turtle ...
'' (northern snapping turtle) *''Emydura victoriae'' ( red-faced turtle) *''Pseudemydura umbrina'' (
western swamp turtle The western swamp turtle or western swamp tortoise (''Pseudemydura umbrina'') is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle endemic to a small portion of Western Australia. It is the only member of the genus ''Pseudemydura'' in the mo ...
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Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles ...
*''Caretta caretta'' (
loggerhead sea turtle The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of sea turtle, oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around ...
) *''Chelonia mydas'' (
green sea turtle The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exte ...
) *''Eretmochelys imbricata'' (
hawksbill sea turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution that is largel ...
) *''Lepidochelys olivacea'' (
olive ridley sea turtle The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in t ...
, Pacific ridley sea turtle) *''Natator depressus'' (
flatback sea turtle The Australian flatback sea turtle (''Natator depressus'') is a species of sea turtle in the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental sh ...
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Dermochelyidae Dermochelyidae is a family of sea turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, containing one living species, the leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''). The oldest fossils of the group date to the Late Cretaceous ...
*''Dermochelys coriacea'' ( leatherback turtle, leathery turtle, lute turtle)


Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest Order (biology), order of reptiles; most members of which are commonly known as Lizard, lizards, with the group also including Snake, snakes. With over 11,991 species, it i ...
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Agamidae Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview Phylogenetically ...
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Amphibolurus norrisi The Mallee heath dragon (''Amphibolurus norrisi''), is a species of semi-Arboreal Agamidae endemic to Australia. it has also been referenced as Norris’s dragon, Mallee heath lashtail and Mallee heath lashtail dragon. Taxonomy The taxonomic ...
'' * ''Caimanops amphiboluroides'' ( mulga dragon) * '' Chelosania brunnea'' (chameleon dragon) * ''Chlamydosaurus kingii'' (
frill-necked lizard The frilled lizard (''Chlamydosaurus kingii)'', also known commonly as the frilled agama, the frillneck lizard, the frill-necked lizard, and the frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern ...
, frilled lizard) * '' Cryptagama aurita'' * ''
Ctenophorus caudicinctus ''Ctenophorus caudicinctus'', commonly known as the ring-tailed dragon or ring-tailed bicycle-dragon is a native species of Agamidae, agamid lizard occurring in rocky ranges and outcrops of Australia. ''Ctenophorus caudicinctus'' is most commonly ...
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Ctenophorus clayi ''Ctenophorus clayi'', also known commonly as the black-collared dragon,Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia'', New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, the black-shouldered ground-dragon, and Clay' ...
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Ctenophorus cristatus ''Ctenophorus cristatus'', commonly known as the crested dragon,Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia'', New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, Cogger, H. (2000) ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia ...
'' (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 crevice-dragon) * '' Ctenophorus pictus'' (painted dragon) * ''Ctenophorus reticulatus'' ( western netted dragon) * '' Ctenophorus rufescens'' * '' Ctenophorus salinarum'' * '' Ctenophorus scutulatus'' (lozenge-marked dragon) * '' Ctenophorus yinnietharra'' (Yinnietharra dragon) * ''
Diporiphora albilabris ''Diporiphora albilabris'', the white-lipped two-line dragon or tar tar lizard, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of t ...
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Diporiphora bennettii ''Diporiphora bennettii'', also known commonly as the Kimberley sandstone dragon or the robust two-line dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''bennettii'', is i ...
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Diporiphora bilineata ''Diporiphora bilineata'', the northern two-line dragon or two-lined dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Ocea ...
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Diporiphora convergens ''Diporiphora convergens'', the Crystal Creek two-lined dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (co ...
'' * '' Diporiphora lalliae'' * ''
Diporiphora magna ''Diporiphora magna'', the yellow-sided two-lined dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continen ...
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Diporiphora pindan ''Diporiphora pindan'', the Pindan two-line dragon or Pindan dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australi ...
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Diporiphora reginae ''Diporiphora reginae'', the plain-backed two-line dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (contine ...
'' * '' Diporiphora superba'' * ''
Diporiphora valens ''Diporiphora valens'', the southern Pilbara spinifex dragon , southern Pilbara tree dragon, or Pilbara two-line dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country compris ...
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Diporiphora winneckei ''Diporiphora winneckei'', also known commonly as the canegrass dragon, canegrass two-line dragon, blue-lined dragon, and Winnecke's two-pored dragon, is a species of small, terrestrial, diurnal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is end ...
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Lophognathus gilberti ''Lophognathus gilberti'', also known Common name, commonly as Gilbert's dragon, Gilbert's lashtail, or Ta-ta lizard, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Agamidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The S ...
'' (Gilbert's dragon) * '' Lophognathus longirostris'' (long-nosed water dragon) * '' Lophognathus temporalis'' (northern water dragon) * ''
Moloch horridus The thorny devil (''Moloch horridus''), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the ge ...
'' (thorny dragon or thorny devil) * ''
Pogona microlepidota ''Pogona microlepidota'', the Kimberley bearded dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
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Pogona minor ''Pogona'' is a genus of reptiles containing eight lizard species, which are often known by the common name bearded dragons or informally (especially in Australia) beardies. The name "bearded dragon" refers to the underside of the throat (or "b ...
'' (bearded dragon) ** ''P. m. minor'' (western bearded dragon) ** ''P. m. minima'' (
Abrolhos bearded dragon ''Pogona minor minima'', the Abrolhos bearded dragon or Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon, is an agamid lizard found only on islands at Houtman Abrolhos, and commonly named for this location. It is closely related to other bearded dragons found in We ...
) ** ''P. m. mitchelli'' * ''
Pogona nullarbor ''Pogona nullarbor'', the Nullabor bearded dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia. The species is restricted to the Nullarbor Plain The Nullarbor Plain ( ; Latin: feminine of 'no' and 'tree') is part of the area of flat, almo ...
'' * Genus '' Tympanocryptis'' ** ''T. adelaidensis'' (Queen Adelaide dragon) ** ''T. cephalus'' (blotch-tailed earless dragon) ** ''T. intima'' (gibber earless dragon) ** ''T. lineata'' (lineated earless dragon) ** ''T. parviceps'' (Gnaraloo heath dragon) ** ''T. uniformis'' (even-scaled earless dragon) ;
Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 62 genera. The Gekkonidae contain many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (''Hemidactylus''), the tokay gecko (''Ge ...
(geckoes) * '' Amalosia obscura'' * ''
Christinus alexanderi ''Christinus alexanderi'', also known as Alexander's southern gecko or Alexander's marbled gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae geckos found in the Nullarbor Plain of Australia. It is one of the many species and subspecies regionally termed as marbl ...
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Christinus marmoratus ''Christinus marmoratus'', also known as marbled gecko or southern marbled gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae (gecko) native to southern mainland of Australia, from Victoria (Australia), Victoria to Western Australia. The species is well adapted ...
'' (marbled gecko) * '' Crenadactylus ocellatus'' (clawless gecko) * '' Diplodactylus alboguttatus'' * '' Diplodactylus assimilis'' * '' Diplodactylus ciliaris'' (spiny-tailed gecko) * '' Diplodactylus conspicillatus'' (fat-tailed gecko) * '' Diplodactylus elderi'' (jewelled gecko) * '' Diplodactylus fulleri'' * '' Diplodactylus galeatus'' * '' Diplodactylus granariensis'' * '' Diplodactylus intermedius'' (eastern spiny-tailed gecko) * '' Diplodactylus jeanae'' * '' Diplodactylus kenneallyi'' * '' Diplodactylus maini'' * '' Diplodactylus mcmillani'' * '' Diplodactylus michaelseni'' * '' Diplodactylus mitchelli'' * '' Diplodactylus occultus'' * '' Diplodactylus ornatus'' * '' Diplodactylus polyophthalmus'' * '' Diplodactylus pulcher'' * '' Diplodactylus rankini'' * '' Diplodactylus savagei'' * '' Diplodactylus squarrosus'' * '' Diplodactylus stenodactylus'' (crowned gecko) * '' Diplodactylus strophurus'' * '' Diplodactylus taeniatus'' (white-striped gecko) * '' Diplodactylus wellingtonae'' * '' Diplodactylus wilsoni'' * '' Diplodactylus wombeyi'' * ''
Gehyra australis ''Gehyra australis'', the Australian house gecko, northern dtella or top-end dtella, is a species of gecko native to northern and eastern Australia. It is also widespread in Indonesia, alongside common house geckos and four-clawed geckos. ''G ...
'' (northern dtella, house gecko) * '' Gehyra fenestrula'' (Pilbara spotted gecko) * '' Gehyra montium'' * '' Gehyra nana'' * ''
Gehyra occidentalis The Kimberley Plateau dtella (''Gehyra occidentalis'') is a species of gecko endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocea ...
'' * '' Gehyra pilbara'' (Pilbara dtella) * '' Gehyra punctata'' (spotted gecko) * '' Gehyra purpurascens'' * ''
Gehyra variegata ''Gehyra variegata'', the tree dtella, variegated dtella or varied dtella, is a species of gecko in the genus ''Gehyra'', native to inland Australia.Michael, D., Lindenmayer, D. (2010). Reptiles of the NSW Murray Catchment: A Guide to Their Ident ...
'' (tree dtella) * '' Gehyra xenopus'' * ''
Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South Asia, South and Southeast Asia as well as Near Oceania. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tiktiki, chipkali or ...
'' (Asian house gecko) * '' Heteronotia binoei'' (Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko) * '' Heteronotia planiceps'' * '' Heteronotia spelea'' (desert cave gecko) * ''
Lucasium damaeum The beaded gecko (''Lucasium damaeum'') is a gecko endemic to Australia. Description With only a few species of the genus ''Lucasium'' it is endemic to Australia. The 7 cm long beaded gecko is reddish brown on top, with what looks like c ...
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Nephrurus asper ''Nephrurus asper'', also known as rough knob-tailed gecko, spiny knob-tailed gecko or prickly knob-tailed gecko is a species of gecko. Like all species of ''Nephrurus'' it is endemic to Australia. This is one of three similar species that stand ...
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Nephrurus laevissimus ''Nephrurus laevissimus'', also known as the smooth knob-tailed gecko , is a species of gecko. Like all species of ''Nephrurus'', it is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising ma ...
'' (knob-tailed gecko) * '' Nephrurus levis'' (knob-tailed gecko) * ''
Nephrurus stellatus ''Nephrurus stellatus'', also known as the stellate knob-tailed gecko, starry knob-tailed gecko, or southern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. Geographic range ''N. ste ...
'' (southern knob-tailed gecko) * ''
Nephrurus vertebralis ''Nephrurus vertebralis'', also known as midline knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko. Like all species of ''Nephrurus'' is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland A ...
'' (knob-tailed gecko) * ''
Nephrurus wheeleri ''Nephrurus wheeleri'', also known commonly as the banded knob-tailed gecko, the southern banded knob-tailed gecko, and Wheeler's knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. www.reptile-database.org. The species, li ...
'' (knob-tailed gecko) * '' Oedura filicipoda'' * '' Oedura gracilis'' * '' Oedura marmorata'' (marbled velvet gecko) * '' Oedura reticulata'' (reticulated velvet gecko) * '' Oedura rhombifer'' (zigzag gecko) * ''
Pseudothecadactylus lindneri The giant cave gecko (''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri)'', also known commonly as the northern giant cave gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The sp ...
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Rhynchoedura ornata The western beaked gecko (''Rhynchoedura ornata'') is a species of gecko found throughout the interior of Australia. Taxonomy The species was first described by Albert Günther in 1867. It is placed in the ''Rhynchoedura'' genus, which are found ...
'' (western beaked gecko) * '' Strophurus assimilis'' (Goldfields spiny-tailed gecko) * '' Strophurus spinula'' (lesser thorn-tailed gecko) * ''
Underwoodisaurus milii ''Underwoodisaurus milii'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is commonly known as the thick-tailed or barking gecko, referring to its distinctive plump tail and sharp, barking defensive call. The genus i ...
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Pygopodidae Pygopodidae, commonly known as snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, are a Family (biology), family of Legless lizard, legless lizards with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. The 47 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight ...
(legless lizards) * '' Aprasia haroldi'' * '' Aprasia inaurita'' * '' Aprasia pulchella'' * '' Aprasia repens'' * '' Aprasia rostrata'' * '' Aprasia smithi'' * '' Aprasia striolata'' * ''
Delma borea The rusty-topped delma (''Delma borea'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australi ...
'' * '' Delma concinna'' * '' Delma elegans'' * ''
Delma fraseri Fraser's delma (''Delma fraseri)'', also known commonly as Fraser's scalyfoot, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to the state of Western Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''fraseri'', is in honor of ...
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Delma grayii ''Delma grayii'', also known commonly as Gray's legless lizard, Gray's scalyfoot, and the side-barred delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''grayii'', is in h ...
'' * '' Delma haroldi'' * ''
Delma nasuta ''Delma nasuta'', also known as sharp-snouted delma or sharp-snouted legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising main ...
'' * '' Delma pax'' * '' Delma tincta'' * ''
Lialis burtonis ''Lialis'' is a genus of legless lizards in the Family (biology), family Pygopodidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea. Diet Lizards in the genus ''Lialis'' specialize in eating skinks.Patchell F, Richard Shine, Shine R (1986). "F ...
'' (Burton's legless lizard) * ''
Pletholax gracilis Pletholax (Keeled Legless Lizard) is a legless lizard occurring in Western Australia. Species Two species are recognized as being valid. *'' Pletholax gracilis'' - slender slider *'' Pletholax edelensis'' - Edel land slider ''Nota bene'': A b ...
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Pygopus lepidopodus The common scaly-foot (''Pygopus lepidopodus'') is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Behavior Mostly active at dusk or dawn (crepuscular), it can be nocturnal after high daytime tempera ...
'' (common scaly foot) * ''
Pygopus nigriceps The hooded scaly-foot (''Pygopus nigriceps''), also known as western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot or western hooded scaly-foot, is an endemic Australian legless lizard of the family Pygopodidae. Description Adult hooded scaly-foots range f ...
'' (black-headed scaly foot) * ''
Pygopus steelescotti The northern hooded scaly-foot (''Pygopus steelescotti'') is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''steelescotti'', is in honor of Dr. Colin Steele-Scott ...
'' ; Scincidae (skinks) * '' Bassiana trilineata'' * ''
Carlia amax ''Carlia amax'' is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus ''Carlia''. It is native to northern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Austral ...
'' * '' Carlia gracilis'' * '' Carlia johnstonei'' * '' Carlia munda'' * '' Carlia rufilatus'' * '' Carlia triacantha'' * '' Cryptoblepharus carnabyi'' * '' Cryptoblepharus megastic'' * '' Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus'' * '' Cryptoblepharus virgatus'' * '' Ctenotus alacer'' * '' Ctenotus alleni'' * '' Ctenotus angusticeps'' * '' Ctenotus ariadnae'' * '' Ctenotus atlas'' * '' Ctenotus australis'' * '' Ctenotus brooksi'' * '' Ctenotus calurus'' * '' Ctenotus catenifer'' * '' Ctenotus colletti'' * '' Ctenotus decaneurus'' * '' Ctenotus delli'' * '' Ctenotus dux'' * '' Ctenotus ehmanni'' * '' Ctenotus fallens'' * '' Ctenotus gemmula'' * '' Ctenotus grandis'' * '' Ctenotus greeri'' * '' Ctenotus hanloni'' * '' Ctenotus helenae'' * '' Ctenotus impar'' * '' Ctenotus inornatus'' * '' Ctenotus labillardieri'' * '' Ctenotus lancelini'' * '' Ctenotus leae'' * '' Ctenotus leonhardii'' * '' Ctenotus mastigura'' * '' Ctenotus militaris'' * '' Ctenotus mimetes'' * '' Ctenotus nasutus'' * '' Ctenotus ora'' * '' Ctenotus nigrilineatus'' * '' Ctenotus pantherinus'' * '' Ctenotus piankai'' * '' Ctenotus quattuordecimli'' * '' Ctenotus robustus'' * '' Ctenotus rubicundus'' * '' Ctenotus rufescens'' * '' Ctenotus rutilans'' * '' Ctenotus saxatilis'' * '' Ctenotus schomburgkii'' * '' Ctenotus serventyi'' * '' Ctenotus severus'' * '' Ctenotus tanamiensis'' * '' Ctenotus tantillus'' * ''
Ctenotus uber ''Ctenotus uber'', the spotted ctenotus, is a species of skink found in Western Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006617 uber Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides Ridesharing ...
'' * '' Ctenotus xenopleura'' * '' Ctenotus youngsoni'' * '' Ctenotus zastictus'' * '' Cyclodomorphus branchial'' * '' Cyclodomorphus maxima'' * '' Egernia carinata'' * '' Egernia adepressa'' * '' Egernia douglasi'' * '' Egernia formosa'' * '' Egernia inornata'' * '' Egernia kingii'' * '' Egernia kintorei'' * '' Egernia luctuosa'' * '' Egernia multiscutata'' * '' Egernia napoleonis'' * '' Egernia pilbarensis'' * '' Egernia pulchra'' * '' Egernia stokesii'' * '' Egernia striata'' * '' Eremiascincus richardson'' (broad-banded sand swimmer) * '' Glaphyromorphus brongers'' * '' Glaphyromorphus darwinie'' * '' Glaphyromorphus gracilip'' * '' Glaphyromorphus isolepis'' * ''
Hemiergis initialis The southwestern earless skink (''Hemiergis initialis'') is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia. References

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'' * '' Hemiergis millewae'' * '' Hemiergis peronii'' * '' Hemiergis quadrilineatum'' * '' Lerista allochira'' * ''
Lerista apoda The Dampier Land limbless slider (''Lerista apoda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean t ...
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Lerista arenicola The bight slider (''Lerista arenicola'') is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern ...
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Lerista axillaris The stripe-sided robust slider (''Lerista axillaris'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean ...
'' * '' Lerista bipes'' * '' Lerista borealis'' * '' Lerista bunglebungle'' * '' Lerista chalybura'' * '' Lerista christinae'' * '' Lerista concolor'' * '' Lerista connivens'' * '' Lerista distinguenda'' * '' Lerista dorsalis'' * '' Lerista elegans'' * '' Lerista flammicauda'' * ''
Lerista frosti ''Lerista frosti'', also known commonly as the Centralian slider and Frost's lerista, is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Australia. Taxonomy A description of the species was presented to the ...
'' * '' Lerista gascoynensis'' * '' Lerista gerrardii'' * '' Lerista greeri'' * '' Lerista griffini'' * '' Lerista haroldi'' * '' Lerista humphriesi'' * '' Lerista ips'' * '' Lerista kalumburu'' * '' Lerista kendricki'' * '' Lerista kennedyensis'' * '' Lerista labialis'' * '' Lerista lineata'' * '' Lerista lineopunctulata'' * '' Lerista macropisthopus'' * '' Lerista maculosa'' * '' Lerista microtis'' * '' Lerista muelleri'' * ''
Lerista neander The Pilbara robust slider (''Lerista neander'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the ...
'' * '' Lerista nichollsi'' * '' Lerista onsloviana'' * '' Lerista petersoni'' * '' Lerista picturata'' * '' Lerista planiventralis'' * ''
Lerista praefrontalis The Yampi sandslider (''Lerista praefrontalis'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
'' * '' Lerista praepedita'' * '' Lerista puncticauda'' * '' Lerista quadrilineata'' * ''
Lerista robusta The brad-eyed sandslider (''Lerista robusta'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the s ...
'' * '' Lerista separanda'' * '' Lerista simillima'' * '' Lerista stictopleura'' * ''
Lerista taeniata The ribbon slider or ribbon lerista (''Lerista taeniata'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory and Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north an ...
'' * '' Lerista talpina'' * '' Lerista terdigitata'' * '' Lerista tridactyla'' * '' Lerista uniduo'' * '' Lerista varia'' * '' Lerista vermicularis'' * '' Lerista viduata'' * ''
Lerista walkeri ''Lerista walkeri'', also known Common name, commonly as the coastal Kimberley slider and Walker's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The S ...
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Lerista xanthura The yellow-tailed plain slider (''Lerista xanthura'') is a species of skink located primarily in the desert areas of South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales in Australia. This uncommon lizard can be identified b ...
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Menetia amaura ''Menetia'' is a genus of skinks Endemism, endemic to Australia. They are ground-dwellers and live in open forests and open grasslands. Species The following six species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *''Menetia alan ...
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Menetia greyii ''Menetia greyii'', commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to mainland Australia and Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''greyii'', is in honour of e ...
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Menetia maini ''Menetia maini'', also known commonly as Main's menetia, Main's dwarf skink, and the northern dwarf skink, is a species of skink in the subfamily Eugongylinae native to northern central Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''maini'', is in ...
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Menetia surda ''Menetia surda'', the western dwarf skink, is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the sout ...
'' * '' Morethia adelaidensis'' * '' Morethia boulengeri'' * ''
Morethia butleri ''Morethia butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's Morethia and the woodland Morethia skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''butleri'' is in honor of Austr ...
'' * '' Morethia lineoocellata'' * '' Morethia obscura'' * '' Morethia ruficauda'' * '' Morethia storri'' * ''
Notoscincus butleri ''Notoscincus butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's snake-eyed skink, the lined soil-crevice skink, and the lined soil-crevis skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The speci ...
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Notoscincus ornatus The ornate soil-crevice skink (''Notoscincus ornatus'') is a species of skink found in Australia. Geographic range The ornate soil-crevice skink (''N. ornatus'') is known to be found from the far north of Western Australia, the Northern Territo ...
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Proablepharus reginae ''Proablepharus reginae'', the western soil-crevice skink, is a species of skink found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continen ...
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Proablepharus tenuis ''Proablepharus tenuis'', also known commonly as Broom's small skink and the northern soil-crevice skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Geographic range ...
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Pseudemoia baudini ''Pseudemoia baudini'', also known commonly as Baudin's skink, Baudin's window-eyed skink, and the Bight Coast skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''baudini' ...
'' * '' Tiliqua multifasciata'' (Centralian blue-tongued lizard) * '' Tiliqua occipitalis'' (western blue-tongued lizard) * ''
Tiliqua scincoides ''Tiliqua scincoides'' (common blue-tongued skink, blue-tongued lizard, common bluetongue) is a species of skink. It is native to Australia as well Tanimbar Island (Maluku Province, Indonesia). Subspecies There are three subspecies: *'' Tiliqua ...
'' (eastern blue-tongued lizard) * '' Trachydosaurus rugosus'' (shingle-back) ;
Varanidae The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea and order Anguimorpha. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the living genus '' Varanus'' and a number of extinct genera more closely related ...
(goannas or monitors) * '' Varanus acanthurus'' (ridge-tailed monitor) * '' Varanus brevicauda'' (short-tailed pygmy monitor) * '' Varanus caudolineatus'' (line-tailed pygmy monitor) * ''
Varanus eremius The rusty desert monitor (''Varanus eremius'') is a species of small monitor lizards native to Australia. It is also known as the pygmy desert monitor. The monitor lizard belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'' along with the pygmy mulga monitor. Th ...
'' (rusty desert monitor) * '' Varanus giganteus'' (perentie) * '' Varanus gilleni'' (pygmy mulga monitor) * '' Varanus glauerti'' (Glauert's monitor) * ''
Varanus glebopalma The black-palmed rock monitor (''Varanus glebopalma'') is a member of the Varanidae family found in Australia. Also known as the twilight monitor or the long-tailed rock monitor, it is a member of the subgenus ''Odatria'', and is found in the nor ...
'' (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'' (Timor monitor, spotted tree monitor) * ''Varanus tristis'' (black-headed monitor, freckled monitor)


Serpentes (snakes)

;Acrochordidae (file snakes) * ''Acrochordus granulatus'' (little file snake) ;Pythonidae (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) ** ''L. o. barroni'' (western olive python) * ''Morelia carinata'' (rough-scaled python) * ''Morelia spilota'' (carpet python) * ''M. s. imbricata'' (southwestern carpet python) * ''M. s. 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'' (coastal taipan) * ''Oxyuranus temporalis'' (Central Ranges 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 pallidiceps'' (northern small-eyed snake) * ''Simoselaps anomalus'' (northern desert banded snake) * ''Simoselaps approximans'' * ''Simoselaps bertholdi'' (desert banded snake) * ''Simoselaps bimaculatus'' (western 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'' * ''Grey's mudsnake, 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''


See also

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References


Further reading

* * *{{cite journal, url=http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf , title=Turtles of the World, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status , journal=Chelonian Research Monographs , volume=5 , date=2011-12-31 , author1=Rhodin, Anders G.J. , author2=van Dijk, Peter Paul , author3=Inverson, John B. , author4=Shaffer, H. Bradley , author5=Roger, Bour , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf , archive-date=2012-01-31 , url-status=dead


External links


WA list at kingsnake.com

WA Museum listing
Reptiles of Western Australia, Australia Lists of biota of Western Australia, Reptiles Lists of reptiles of Australia, Western Australia