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Species Number Index Reptiles Species Number Reptiles Species Number Acanthophis antarcticus 207 Crenadactylus ocellatus 56 Acanthophis pyrrhus 208 Cryptoblepharus australis 99 Amphibolurus burnsi 7 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi 100 =Cryptoblepharus ochrus Amphibolurus longirostris 8 Cryptoblepharus carnabyi 101 Amphibolurus muricatus 9 =Cryptoblepharus pannosus Amphibolurus nobbi 30 Cryptoblepharus ochrus 100 =Diporiphora nobbi Cryptoblepharus pannosus 101 Amphibolurus norrisi 10 Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus 99 Antaresia stimsoni 204 =Cryptoblepharus australis Aprasia aurita 77 Cryptoblepharus pulcher 102 Aprasia inaurita 78 Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus 102 =Cryptoblepharus pulcher Aprasia pseudopulchella 79 Cryptoblepharus virgatus 102 Aprasia striolata 80 =Cryptoblepharus pulcher Aspidites ramsayi 205 Ctenophorus chapmani 11 Austrelaps labialis 209 Ctenophorus clayi 12 Austrelaps superbus 210 Ctenophorus cristatus 13 Bandy Bandy, Common 241 Ctenophorus decresii 14 Bardick 219 Ctenophorus fionni 15 Bassiana duperreyi 96 Ctenophorus fordi 16 Bassiana trilineata 97 Ctenophorus gibba 17 Bluetongue, Blotched 187 Ctenophorus isolepis 18 Bluetongue, Centralian 186 Ctenophorus maculatus 19 Bluetongue, Eastern 190 Ctenophorus maculosus 20 Bluetongue, Pygmy 185 Ctenophorus mckenziei 21 Bluetongue, Saltbush Slender 130 Ctenophorus nuchalis 22 Bluetongue, Spinifex Slender 129 Ctenophorus pictus 23 Bluetongue, Western 188 Ctenophorus reticulatus 24 Brachyurophis australis 211 Ctenophorus rufescens 25 Brachyurophis fasciolatus 212 Ctenophorus salinarum 26 Brachyurophis semifasciatus 213 Ctenophorus tjantjalka 27 Caretta caretta 4 Ctenophorus vadnappa 28 Carlia triacantha 98 Ctenotus ariadnae 103 Chelodina expansa 1 Ctenotus astarte 104 Chelodina longicollis 2 Ctenotus atlas 105 Chelonia mydas 5 Ctenotus brachyonyx 106 Christinus alexanderi 44 Ctenotus brooksi 107 Christinus marmoratus 45 Ctenotus brooksi 110 =Ctenotus euclae Copperhead, Lowland 210 Ctenotus brooksi Copperhead, Pygmy 209 128 =Ctenotus taeniatus Coppertail, Centralian 115 Ctenotus calurus 108 Page 62 Census of South Australian Vertebrates Reptiles Species Number Reptiles Species Number Ctenotus dux 109 Ctenotus, Short-legged 127 Ctenotus euclae 110 Ctenotus, Southern Spinifex 105 Ctenotus grandis 111 Ctenotus, Spotted 118 Ctenotus greeri 112 Cyclodomorphus melanops 129 Ctenotus helenae 113 Cyclodomorphus venustus 130 Ctenotus joanae 114 Death Adder, Common 207 Ctenotus leae 115 Death Adder, Desert 208 Ctenotus leonhardii 116 Delma australis 81 Ctenotus olympicus 117 Delma borea 82 Ctenotus orientalis 118 Delma borea 82 =Delma borea Ctenotus pantherinus 119 Delma borea 84 Ctenotus piankai 120 =Delma desmosa Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus 121 Delma butleri 83 Ctenotus regius 122 Delma butleri 83 =Delma butleri Ctenotus robustus 123 Delma desmosa 84 Ctenotus saxatilis 124 Delma fraseri Ctenotus saxatilis 89 113 =Delma petersoni =Ctenotus helenae Delma haroldi Ctenotus saxatilis 83 124 =Delma butleri =Ctenotus saxatilis Delma impar 85 Ctenotus schomburgkii 125 Delma inornata 86 Ctenotus septenarius 126 Delma molleri 87 Ctenotus strauchii 127 Delma nasuta 88 Ctenotus taeniatus 128 Delma petersoni 89 Ctenotus, Ashy Downs 104 Delma tincta 90 Ctenotus, Bight Coast 110 Demansia psammophis 214 Ctenotus, Blacksoil 114 Demansia reticulata 215 Ctenotus, Brown 106 Demansia rimicola 216 Ctenotus, Common Desert 116 Demansia sp. 'Channel Country Ctenotus, Dusky 113 Whipsnake' 216 =Demansia rimicola Ctenotus, Eastern Desert 122 Dermochelys coriacea 6 Ctenotus, Eyrean 128 Diplodactylus byrnei Ctenotus, Giant Desert 111 66 =Lucasium byrnei Ctenotus, Gibber 126 Diplodactylus calcicolus 57 Ctenotus, Greer's 112 Diplodactylus ciliaris 73 Ctenotus, Many-lined 121 =Strophurus ciliaris Ctenotus, Narrow-lined 109 Diplodactylus conspicillatus 58 Diplodactylus damaeus Ctenotus, Paleface 120 67 =Lucasium damaeum Ctenotus, Pin-striped 103 Diplodactylus elderi 74 Ctenotus, Saltbush 117 =Strophurus elderi Ctenotus, Sandhill 107 Diplodactylus furcosus 59 Ctenotus, Sandplain 125 Diplodactylus galeatus 60 Census of South Australian Vertebrates Page 63 Reptiles Species Number Reptiles Species Number Diplodactylus granariensis Dragon, Mallee 16 57 =Diplodactylus calcicolus Dragon, Mallee Tree-dragon 10 Diplodactylus granariensis 59 =Diplodactylus furcosus Dragon, McKenzie's 21 Diplodactylus granariensis Dragon, Military 18 64 =Diplodactylus wiru Dragon, Nobbi 30 Diplodactylus intermedius 75 =Strophurus intermedius Dragon, Nullarbor Bearded 37 Diplodactylus pulcher 61 Dragon, Nullarbor Earless 40 Diplodactylus steindachneri Dragon, Ochre 27 68 =Lucasium steindachneri Dragon, Painted 23 Diplodactylus stenodactylus 65 Dragon, Peninsula 15 =Lucasium bungabinna Dragon, Prickly 11 Diplodactylus stenodactylus 69 =Lucasium stenodactylum Dragon, Red-barred 28 Diplodactylus tessellatus 62 Dragon, Red-rumped 31 Diplodactylus vittatus 57 Dragon, Rusty 25 =Diplodactylus calcicolus Dragon, Smooth-snouted Earless 41 Diplodactylus vittatus 59 =Diplodactylus furcosus Dragon, Spotted 19 Diplodactylus vittatus Dragon, Tawny 14 63 =Diplodactylus vittatus Dragon, Water 34 Diplodactylus vittatus 63 Dragon, Western Netted 24 Diplodactylus williamsi 76 =Strophurus williamsi Drysdalia coronoides 217 Diplodactylus wiru 64 Drysdalia mastersii 218 Diporiphora linga 29 Dtella, Central Rock 47 Diporiphora nobbi 30 Dtella, Purple 48 Diporiphora reginae 31 Dtella, Southern Rock 46 Diporiphora winneckei 32 Dtella, Tree 49 Dragon, Black-collared 12 Dugite 231 Dragon, Canegrass 32 Echiopsis curta 219 Egernia coventryi Dragon, Central Bearded 38 170 =Lissolepis coventryi Dragon, Central Netted 22 Egernia cunninghami 131 Dragon, Centralian Earless 39 Egernia inornata 163 Dragon, Channel 7 =Liopholis inornata Dragon, Claypan 26 Egernia kintorei 164 =Liopholis kintorei Dragon, Crested 13 Egernia margaretae 165 Dragon, Dwarf Bearded 36 =Liopholis margaretae Dragon, Eastern Bearded 35 Egernia multiscutata 166 =Liopholis multiscutata Dragon, Eyrean Earless 43 Egernia richardi 132 Dragon, Five-lined Earless 42 Egernia slateri Dragon, Gibber 17 167 =Liopholis slateri Dragon, Lake Eyre 20 Egernia stokesii 133 Dragon, Linga 29 Egernia striata 168 Dragon, Long-nosed 8 =Liopholis striata Egernia striolata 134 Page 64 Census of South Australian Vertebrates Reptiles Species Number Reptiles Species Number Egernia whitii Gehyra purpurascens 48 169 =Liopholis whitii Gehyra variegata 49 Emydura macquarii 3 Goanna, Black-headed 197 Eremiascincus fasciolatus 135 Goanna, Desert Pygmy 192 Eremiascincus richardsonii 136 Goanna, Heath 196 Eulamprus heatwolei 137 Goanna, Pygmy Mulga 194 Eulamprus quoyii 138 Goanna, Sand 195 Eulamprus tympanum 139 Goanna, Short-tailed Pygmy 191 Furina diadema 220 Gwardar 235 Furina ornata 221 Hemiergis decresiensis 140 Gecko, Barking 54 Hemiergis initialis 141 Gecko, Beaded 67 Hemiergis millewae 142 Gecko, Beaked 71 Hemiergis peronii 143 Gecko, Bynoe's 50 Heteronotia binoei 50 Gecko, Clawless 56 Lampropholis delicata 144 Gecko, Desert Wood 64 Lampropholis guichenoti 145 Gecko, Eastern Spiny-tailed 76 Legless Lizard, Bronzeback 92 Gecko, Eastern Stone 63 Legless Lizard, Burton's 91 Gecko, Fat-tailed 58 Leiolopisma baudini 181 Gecko, Jewelled 74 =Pseudemoia baudini Gecko, Map 68 Leiolopisma duperreyi 96 =Bassiana duperreyi Gecko, Marbled 45 Leiolopisma entrecasteauxii 182 Gecko, Marbled Velvet 70 =Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Gecko, Mesa 60 Leiolopisma rawlinsoni 184 =Pseudemoia rawlinsoni Gecko, Northern Spiny-tailed 73 Leiolopisma trilineatum 97 Gecko, Nullarbor Marbled 44 =Bassiana trilineata Gecko, Pale Knob-tailed 52 Lerista aericeps 146 Gecko, Patchwork 61 Lerista arenicola 147 Gecko, Pernatty Knob-tailed 51 Lerista baynesi 148 Gecko, Pink-blotched 66 Lerista bipes 149 Gecko, Ranges Stone 59 Lerista bougainvillii 150 Gecko, Sandplain 69 Lerista desertorum 151 Gecko, Smooth Knob-tailed 53 Lerista distinguenda 152 Gecko, South Coast 57 Lerista dorsalis 153 Gecko, Southern Sandplain 65 Lerista edwardsae 154 Gecko, Southern Spiny-tailed 75 Lerista elongata 155 Gecko, Starred Knob-tailed 55 Lerista labialis 156 Gecko, Tessellated 62 Lerista microtis 157 Gecko, Thorn-tailed 72 Lerista muelleri 162 =Lerista timida Gehyra 2n=44 46 =Gehyra lazelli Lerista punctatovittata 158 Gehyra lazelli 46 Lerista speciosa 159 Gehyra montium 47 Lerista taeniata 160 Census of South Australian Vertebrates Page 65 Reptiles Species Number Reptiles Species Number Lerista terdigitata 161 Notechis scutatus 223 Lerista timida 162 Notoscincus ornatus 178 Lialis burtonis 91 Oedura marmorata 70 Liasis stimsoni Ophidiocephalus taeniatus 92 204 =Antaresia stimsoni Oxyuranus microlepidotus 224 Liopholis inornata 163 Parasuta flagellum 225 Liopholis kintorei 164 Parasuta monachus 226 Liopholis margaretae 165 Parasuta nigriceps 227 Liopholis multiscutata 166 Parasuta spectabilis 228 Liopholis slateri 167 Perentie, Perentie 193 Liopholis striata 168 Phyllodactylus marmoratus 45 Liopholis whitii 169 =Christinus marmoratus Lissolepis coventryi 170 Physignathus lesueurii 34 Lizard, Jacky Lizard 9 Pogona barbata 35 Lizard, Sleepy Lizard 189 Pogona minor 36 Lucasium bungabinna 65 Pogona nullarbor 37 Lucasium byrnei 66 Pogona vitticeps 38 Lucasium damaeum 67 Proablepharus kinghorni 179 Lucasium steindachneri 68 Proablepharus reginae 180 Lucasium stenodactylum Pseudechis australis 229 65 =Lucasium bungabinna Pseudechis porphyriacus 230 Lucasium stenodactylum 69 =Lucasium stenodactylum Pseudemoia baudini 181 Lucasium stenodactylum (revised) 69 Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii 182
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    Reptiles of the Wet Tropics The concentration of endemic reptiles in the Wet Tropics is greater than in any other area of Australia. About 162 species of reptiles live in this region and 24 of these species live exclusively in the rainforest. Eighteen of them are found nowhere else in the world. Many lizards are closely related to species in New Guinea and South-East Asia. The ancestors of two of the resident geckos are thought to date back millions of years to the ancient super continent of Gondwana. PRICKLY FOREST SKINK - Gnypetoscincus queenlandiae Length to 17cm. This skink is distinguished by its very prickly back scales. It is very hard to see, as it is nocturnal and hides under rotting logs and is extremely heat sensitive. Located in the rainforest in the Wet Tropics only, from near Cooktown to west of Cardwell. RAINFOREST SKINK - Eulamprus tigrinus Length to 16cm. The body has irregular, broken black bars. They give birth to live young and feed on invertebrates. Predominantly arboreal, they bask in patches of sunlight in the rainforest and shelter in tree hollows at night. Apparently capable of producing a sharp squeak when handled or when fighting. It is rare and found only in rainforests from south of Cooktown to west of Cardwell. NORTHERN RED-THROATED SKINK - Carlia rubrigularis Length to 14cm. The sides of the neck are richly flushed with red in breeding males. Lays 1-2 eggs per clutch, sometimes communally. Forages for insects in leaf litter, fallen logs and tree buttresses. May also prey on small skinks and own species.
  • Herpetological Notes. No.5

    Herpetological Notes. No.5

    AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Kinghorn, J. Roy, 1955. Herpetological notes. No. 5. Records of the Australian Museum 23(5): 283–286, plate xiv. [1 September 1955]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.23.1955.638 ISSN 0067-1975 Published by the Australian Museum, Sydney naturenature cultureculture discover discover AustralianAustralian Museum Museum science science is is freely freely accessible accessible online online at at www.australianmuseum.net.au/publications/www.australianmuseum.net.au/publications/ 66 CollegeCollege Street,Street, SydneySydney NSWNSW 2010,2010, AustraliaAustralia HERPETOLOGICAL NOTES No. 5. By J. R. KINGHORN. (Plate xiv; two Text-figures.) 1. TAXONOMIC OHANGES IN THE GENUS RHYNOHOELAPS. Recent investigation shows that Rhynchoelaps bertholdi belongs to an entirely different genus of snakes from other species generally placed in the same genus. R. b61,tholdi has what may be described as typical elapine type head scalation, whilst other members of the group have a shovel-shaped snout, with a more or less oblique arrangement of head shields, naturally conforming to the disposition of the bones of the skull. Only one member of the shovel-snouted group has a more or less normal type arrangement of shields, but it is quite distinct from bertholdi. This species is fasciolata, originally named Rhinelaps fasciolatus Gunther, but in this the nasal is widely separated from the preocular: J an, in Rev. et ];Jag. Zool., p. 5UI, Dec. 1858, first mentioned E. bertholdi with Rhynchoelap8 proposed as a subgenus, but there was no description. In the same magazine, 1859, 2, ii, p. 123 he uses the name Simoselaps, genotype E. bertholdi and gave a fairly full description; so it would appear that Simoselaps should be used; but bec,wse of common usage I propose a~ present to refer it to Rhynchoelaps bertholdi.