The Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest living reptile and crocodilian known. It was hunted for its skin throughout its range up to the 1970s and is threatened by illegal killing and habitat loss. It is regarded as dangerous to...
The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to 1.8 metres and...
The Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is an extremely venomous snake endemic to semi-arid regions of central east Australia. Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake dandarabilla. It was first described by Frederick...
The Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. The common name of this species refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black....
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta ), is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) in carapace length when...
The Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is a species of highly venomous snake native to Australia and southern New Guinea. It was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril in 1854. The Eastern brown...
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 Hawksbill sea turtle has a global distribution; it lives part...
Tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) are large and highly venomous snakes of southern Australia. These snakes are locally well-known for their unusual coloration. They are usually ground-dwellers but also swim well and climb into trees and buildings.
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 the world....
The Frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is a species of lizard native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Its common names come from the large frill around its neck, which usually stays folded against the lizard's body....
The Red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of venomous snake native to Australia. Originally described by George Shaw in 1794 as a species new to science, it is one of eastern Australia's most commonly encountered snakes. It...
The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. It is widespread throughout its native range but is facing increased threat from...
The Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is a species of lizard native to Australia. It is the sole species in the genus Moloch. The names given to this lizard reflect its appearance: the two large horned scales on its head complete the illusion of a...
The Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to Oceania. This snake is infamous for being an invasive species responsible for extirpating the majority of the native bird population in Guam. It is also one...
The Mulga snake (Pseudechis australis) is a highly venomous snake native to Australia. First described by English zoologist John Edward Gray in 1842, it is variable in appearance. The venom of this snake can cause severe effects if delivered in...
The Freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) is a species of crocodile found only in the northern regions of Australia. Unlike their much larger Australian relative, the Saltwater crocodile, Freshwater crocodiles are not known as man-eaters,...
The Carpet python (Morelia spilota) is a large snake of the family Pythonidae. It is named for the beautiful markings on its skin, which resemble an oriental carpet pattern. This species is a popular pet among snake enthusiasts.
The perentie (Varanus giganteus) is the largest monitor lizard or goanna native to Australia. It is one of the largest living lizards on earth, after the Komodo dragon, Asian water monitor, Crocodile monitor, and intersecting by size with Nile...
The Green tree python (Morelia viridis) is a nonvenomous snake native to New Guinea, some islands in Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. First described by Hermann Schlegel in 1872, it was known for many years as Chondropython...
The Common garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small species of lizard native to Australia. The part of its scientific name, guichenoti, is in honor of French zoologist Antoine Alphonse Guichenot.
The Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is a venomous species of snake found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most widely distributed snakes in the world. Yellow-bellied sea snakes...
The Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) venomous sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. This snake spends much of its time under water to hunt, but returns to land to digest, rest, and reproduce. Because of its affinity...
Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are agamid lizards found in eastern and central Australia. They live in areas where food may be hard to find and need to bask in the sun to maintain elevated body temperatures.
The Amethystine python (Simalia amethistina) is a species of nonvenomous snake. Popular among reptile enthusiasts, and noted for its coloration and size, the Amethystine python is one of the six largest snakes in the world, as measured either by...
The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta ), also known as the pitted-shelled turtle or Fly River turtle, is a species of turtle native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the only living member of the family Carettochelyidae,...
The lace monitor or tree goanna (Varanus varius ) is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in total length and 14 kilograms (31 lb) in weight. The lace monitor is considered...
The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii ), which includes the eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii ) and the Gippsland water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii howittii ) subspecies, is an arboreal agamid species native to...
Tiliqua rugosa, most commonly known as the shingleback lizard or bobtail lizard, is a short-tailed, slow-moving species of blue-tongued skink (genus Tiliqua ) endemic to Australia. It is commonly known as the shingleback or sleepy lizard. Three of...
The Australian flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus ) is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental shelf. This turtle gets its common...
The dugite (Pseudonaja affinis ) is a species of venomous, potentially lethal, snake native to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae. The word 'dugite' is an anglicisation of names for the snake in some dialects of the Nyungar language,...
Lepidodactylus lugubris, known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae.
The woma python (Aspidites ramsayi), also known commonly as Ramsay's python, the sand python, and simply the woma, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae, endemic to Australia. Once common throughout Western Australia, it has become...
The Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus ) is an endangered short-necked turtle that is endemic to the Mary River in south-east Queensland, Australia. While the Mary River Turtle was first formerly discovered in 1994, they eluded discovery in their...
The Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus) is a burrowing species of lizard found in Australia. It is also known as the Australian spiny-tailed monitor, the Ridge-tailed monitor, the Ackie's dwarf monitor, and colloquially simply Ackie monitor.
The Sand goanna (Varanus gouldii ) is a species of large Australian monitor lizard, also known as Gould's monitor, Sand monitor, or Racehorse goanna.
The Common tree snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus) is a species of slender non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to many parts of Australia.
The Arafura File Snake is a non-venomous aquatic snake species. This snake was first described by Samuel Booker McDowell in 1979 and its skin is used to make drums in New Guinea.
The Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata ) is an agamid lizard found in wooded parts of Australia. It is one of a group of species known commonly as bearded dragons. Other common names for this species include Jew lizard and frilly lizard, the...
The Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus ) is a species of non-venomous snake in the Pythonidae (the python family). Being naturally non-venomous, these snakes must constrict their prey to suffocate it prior to consumption.
The Yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes) is a monitor lizard found in Australia and southern New Guinea. It's the third largest lizard in Australia, after perentie and Lace monitor. It is also known as the Argus monitor and may be referred to...
The Northern brown snake (Pseudonaja nuchalis) is a species of very fast, highly venomous elapid snake native to Australia. The other common name of this species is gwardar and means "go the long way around" in an Aboriginal language.
The Mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus) is a member of the monitor lizard family with a large distribution. It was first described by the French herpetologist François Marie Daudin in 1802. The Mangrove monitor is also known as Mangrove goanna or...
