Native animal species list Native animals in South Australia are categorised into one of four groups: • Unprotected • Exempt • Basic • Specialist. To find out the category your animal is in, please check the list below. However, Specialist animals are not listed. There are thousands of them, so we don’t carry a list. A Specialist animal is simply any native animal not listed in this document. Mammals Common name Zoological name Species code Category Dunnart Fat-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis crassicaudata A01072 Basic Dingo Wild dog Canis familiaris Not applicable Unprotected Gliders Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis E04226 Basic Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps E01138 Basic Possum Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula K01113 Basic Potoroo and bettongs Brush-tailed bettong (Woylie) Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi M21002 Basic Long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus Z01175 Basic Rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens W01187 Basic Rodents Mitchell's hopping-mouse Notomys mitchellii Y01480 Basic Plains mouse (Rat) Pseudomys australis S01469 Basic Spinifex hopping-mouse Notomys alexis K01481 Exempt Wallabies Parma wallaby Macropus parma K01245 Basic Red-necked pademelon Thylogale thetis Y01236 Basic Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus K01261 Basic Swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor E01242 Basic Tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii eugenii C05889 Basic Tasmanian pademelon Thylogale billardierii G01235 Basic 1 Amphibians Common name Zoological name Species code Category Southern bell frog Litoria raniformis G03207 Basic Smooth frog Geocrinia laevis C03029 Basic Reptiles Common name Zoological name Species code Category Dragon lizards Black-collared dragon Ctenophorus clayi Z02179 Basic Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps Y02204 Exempt Central netted dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis Q02196 Basic Crested dragon Ctenophorus cristatus A02180 Basic Downs bearded dragon Pogona henrylawsoni U05586 Basic Dwarf bearded dragon Pogona minor minor G21035 Basic Eastern bearded dragon Pogona barbata K02177 Basic Eyrean earless dragon Tympanocryptis tetraporophora K02257 Basic Eyre Peninsula dragon Ctenophorus fionni Y02184 Basic Gilbert’s dragon Lophognathus gilberti E02246 Basic Jacky lizard Amphibolurus muricatus M02194 Basic Kimberley bearded dragon Pogona microlepidota W05587 Basic Lined earless dragon Tympanocryptis lineata G02255 Basic Long-nosed dragon Gowidon longirostris G02247 Basic Mallee dragon Ctenophorus fordi K02185 Basic Military dragon Ctenophorus isolepis Z02187 Basic Mountain dragon Rankinia diemensis E02182 Basic Nobbi dragon Diporiphora nobbi Z02195 Basic North-west bearded dragon Pogona minor mitchelli C04313 Basic Ornate dragon Ctenophorus ornatus U02198 Basic Painted dragon Ctenophorus pictus W02199 Basic Red-barred dragon Ctenophorus vadnappa G02203 Basic Ring-tailed dragon Ctenophorus caudicinctus M02178 Basic Southern angle-headed dragon Lophosaurus spinipes C02245 Basic Tawny dragon Ctenophorus decresii C02181 Basic Water dragon Intellagama lesueurii A02252 Basic Western bearded dragon Pogona minor minima G02191 Basic Western netted dragon Ctenophorus reticulatus A02200 Basic 2 Common name Zoological name Species code Category Geckos Banded knob-tail Nephrurus wheeleri M05590 Basic Banded velvet gecko Oedura cincta Z02119 Basic Beaded gecko Lucasium damaeum K02109 Basic Bynoe's gecko Heteronotia binoei C02105 Exempt Centralian knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus amyae A04312 Basic Common barking gecko Underwoodisaurus milii U02138 Exempt Common knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus levis A02112 Basic Dotted velvet gecko Oedura gemmata C05589 Basic Eastern stone gecko Diplodactylus vittatus (revised) Q04492 Basic Fringe-toed velvet gecko Oedura filicipoda A05588 Basic Gibber gecko Lucasium byrnei Y02052 Basic Golden-tailed gecko Strophurus taenicauda W02075 Basic Helmeted gecko Diplodactylus galeatus S02057 Basic Jewelled gecko Strophurus elderi Z02055 Basic Lesueur’s velvet gecko Amalosia lesueurii M02118 Basic Map gecko Lucasium steindachneri K04261 Basic Marbled gecko Christinus marmoratus M02126 Exempt Northern giant cave gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri Z02135 Basic Northern knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus sheai Z05583 Basic Northern spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus ciliaris K02053 Basic Northern spotted velvet gecko Oedura coggeri K02117 Basic Northern velvet gecko Oedura castelnaui Y02116 Basic Ocellated velvet gecko Oedura monilis A02120 Basic Pale knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus laevissimus W02111 Basic Phasmid striped gecko Strophurus taeniatus A05596 Basic Ring-tailed gecko Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus S02049 Basic Robust tree dtella Gehyra purpurascens K02089 Basic Robust velvet gecko Nebulifera robusta G02123 Basic Rough knob-tail Nephrurus asper U02110 Basic Rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko Saltuarius salebrosus C05597 Basic Sandplain gecko Lucasium stenodactylum Q04424 Basic Short-tailed dtella Gehyra baliola G05599 Basic Southern spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus intermedius W02059 Basic Southern spotted velvet gecko Oedura tryoni Y02124 Basic Starred knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus stellatus C02113 Basic Western spiny-tailed gecko Strophurus strophurus Y05600 Basic Wheat-belt stone gecko Diplodactylus granariensis (revised) U05622 Basic Western tree dtella Gehyra variegata Z05371 Exempt 3 Common name Zoological name Species code Category Legless lizards Common scaly-foot Pygopus lepidopodus E02174 Basic Eastern hooded scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi Q04044 Basic Excitable delma Delma tincta C02165 Basic Gulfs delma Delma molleri S02161 Basic Patternless delma Delma inornata Q02160 Basic Western hooded scaly-foot Pygopus nigriceps G02175 Basic Monitors and goannas Black-headed monitor Varanus tristis M02282 Basic Black-palmed monitor Varanus glebopalma K05601 Basic Black-spotted spiny-tailed monitor Varanus baritji G04315 Basic Desert pygmy goanna Varanus eremius M02266 Basic Gould’s goanna Varanus gouldii gouldii U21022 Basic Kimberley rock monitor Varanus glauerti S02269 Basic Long-tailed rock monitor Varanus kingorum M05602 Basic Mangrove monitor Varanus indicus Y02272 Basic Mertens’ water monitor Varanus mertensi K02273 Basic Mitchell’s water monitor Varanus mitchelli M02274 Basic Northern ridge-tailed monitor Varanus primordius Z05603 Basic Pilbara Mulga monitor Varanus bushi K05581 Basic Pilbara rock monitor Varanus pilbarensis Q05604 Basic Pygmy Mulga goanna Varanus gilleni Q02268 Basic Ridge-tailed monitor Varanus acanthurus G02263 Basic Rusty monitor Varanus semiremex U02278 Basic Sand monitor (arid subspecies) Varanus gouldii flavirufus W21023 Basic Short-tailed pygmy goanna Varanus brevicauda Y04112 Basic Spencer’s monitor Varanus spenceri W02279 Basic Spotted tree monitor Varanus scalaris K05493 Basic Storr’s monitor Varanus storri S05605 Basic Stripe-tailed monitor Varanus caudolineatus U05606 Basic Skinks Adelaide snake-eye Morethia adelaidensis S02525 Exempt Black rock skink Egernia saxatilis K02425 Basic Blacksoil skink Proablepharus kinghorni Q04192 Basic Blotched bluetongue Tiliqua nigrolutea U02578 Basic Bougainville's skink Lerista bougainvillii G02475 Exempt Broad-banded sandswimmer Eremiascincus richardsonii U02438 Basic Bull skink Liopholis multiscutata A02420 Basic Centralian bluetongue Tiliqua multifasciata S02577 Basic Centralian Ranges rock-skink Liopholis margaretae M02418 Basic 4 Common name Zoological name Species code Category Common desert ctenotus Ctenotus leonhardii S02365 Basic Common snake-eye Morethia boulengeri U02526 Exempt Copper-tailed skink Ctenotus taeniolatus E02386 Basic Cunningham’s skink Egernia cunninghami Y02408 Basic Dampier Land limbless slider Lerista apoda Q05620 Basic Dark barsided skink Concinnia martini W04507 Basic Delicate skink Lampropholis delicata M02450 Exempt Desert skink Liopholis inornata C02413 Basic Dwarf skink Menetia greyii W02519 Exempt Eastern bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides Y02580 Exempt Eastern crevice skink Egernia mcpheei S04505 Basic Eastern desert ctenotus Ctenotus regius U02374 Basic Eastern striped skink Ctenotus spaldingi W02375 Basic Eastern three-lined skink Acritoscincus duperreyi U02682 Basic Eastern tree skink Egernia striolata S02429 Exempt Eastern water skink Eulamprus quoyii K02557 Exempt Four-toed earless skink Hemiergis peronii U02446 Exempt Garden skink Lampropholis guichenoti Z02451 Exempt Gidgee skink Egernia stokesii Z02427 Basic Goldfields crevice-skink Egernia formosa M05610 Basic Hosmer’s skink Egernia hosmeri A02412 Basic King’s skink Egernia kingii E02414 Basic Land mullet Bellatorias major K02417 Basic Lined soil-crevice skink Notoscincus butleri Z05611 Basic Mainland she-oak skink Cyclodomorphus michaeli U04506 Basic Major skink Bellatorias frerei W02411 Basic Mallee snake-eye Morethia obscura C02529 Exempt Murray’s skink Silvascincus murrayi Q05612 Basic Myall slider Lerista edwardsae G04023 Exempt Narrow-banded sandswimmer Eremiascincus fasciolatus (revised) S05621 Basic Night skink Liopholis striata Q02428 Basic Northern bar-lipped skink Eremiascincus isolepis S05613 Basic Pink-tongued lizard Cyclodomorphus gerrardii Y05492 Basic Pin-striped ctenotus Ctenotus ariadnae Z02339 Basic Pygmy spiny-tailed skink Egernia depressa K02409 Basic Robust rainbow-skink Carlia schmeltzii U05614 Basic Sandhill ctenotus Ctenotus brooksi G02343 Basic Sandplain ctenotus Ctenotus schomburgkii G02379 Exempt Sleepy lizard Tiliqua rugosa Z02583 Exempt Southern four-toed slider Lerista dorsalis E02482 Basic Southern robust slider Lerista picturata Q02496 Exempt 5 Common name Zoological name Species code Category Southern three-toed slider Lerista terdigitata E02502