List of reptiles of Western Australia

This is a list of reptiles of Western Australia:

Crocodylia (crocodiles)

Crocodylidae
  • Crocodylus johnstoni (freshwater crocodile)
  • Crocodylus porosus (estuarine crocodile, saltwater crocodile)

Testudines (turtles)

Chelidae
  • Chelodina colliei[1] (southwestern snake-necked turtle, oblong turtle)
  • Chelodina oblonga[1] (northern snake-necked turtle)
  • Chelodina steindachneri[1] (dinner-plate turtle, flat-shelled turtle)
  • Chelodina burrungandjii[1]
  • Chelodina kuchlingi[1]
  • Chelodina walloyarrina[1]
  • Elseya dentata[1] (northern snapping turtle)
  • Emydura victoriae[1] (red-faced turtle)
  • Pseudemydura umbrina[1] (western swamp turtle)
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae

Squamata (lizards)

Agamidae (dragons)
Gekkonidae (geckoes)
Bynoe's gecko (Heteronotia binoei), Northern Territory, Australia
Pygopodidae (legless lizards)
Scincidae (skinks)
Varanidae (goannas or monitors)

Serpentes (snakes)

Acrochordidae (file snakes)
Pythonidae (pythons)
Colubridae (Colubrids)
Elapidae (Elapids)
Hydrophiidae (sea snakes)
Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

See also

  • flag Australia portal
  •  Reptiles portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van 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. Chelonian Research Monographs 5 (7): 000.329–479, doi:10.3854/ crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.
  2. ^ a b Sadlier, Ross A.; Beatson, Cecilie A.; Brennan, Ian; Bauer, Aaron M. (2023). "A new species of spiny-tailed gecko (Squamata: Diplodactylidae: Strophurus) from the mulga woodlands of inland Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 38 (1): 11. doi:10.18195/issn.0312-3162.38.2023.011-026. ISSN 0312-3162.

Further reading

  • Aplin, K. P. & Smith, L. A. (2001). "Checklist of the frogs and reptiles of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. 63: 51–74.
  • Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush; Brad Maryan; David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the World, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.

External links

  • WA list at kingsnake.com
  • WA Museum listing