2005 Western Australia Reptile and Frog List

This is a list of all the reptiles and frogs that I photographed or identified in nine days in Western Australia in November 2005. If you think any of my identifications are wrong, please let me know by sending mail to john@wildherps.com.

Click on any thumbnail image to see a page about that species, with larger images.

John Sullivan
January 2006

Lizards

Agamidae (Dragons)

1. thumbnail Amphibolurus longirostris (Long-nosed Dragon)
Kalbarri; Kalbarri National Park
2. thumbnail Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus (Spotted Military Dragon)
Monkey Mia
3. thumbnail Ctenophorus nuchalis (Central Netted Dragon)
Hamelin Pool; Peron Peninsula
4. thumbnail Ctenophorus scutulatus (Lozenge-marked Dragon)
Monkey Mia; Peron National Park
5. thumbnail Pogona minor minor (Dwarf Bearded Dragon)
Peron Peninsula; Peron National Park

Gekkonidae (Geckos)

6. thumbnail Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus (Southwestern Clawless Gecko)
Walyunga National Park
7. Diplodactylus alboguttatus (White-spotted Ground Gecko)
Peron Peninsula
8. thumbnail Diplodactylus ornatus (Ornate Gecko)
Kalbarri National Park; Peron Peninsula
9. thumbnail Diplodactylus pulcher (Beautiful Gecko)
Peron Peninsula
10. thumbnail Gehyra variegata (Variegated Dtella)
Denham
11. thumbnail Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's Gecko)
Kalbarri; Kalbarri National Park; Denham
12. thumbnail Strophurus spinigerus spinigerus (Soft Spiny-tailed Gecko)
Kalbarri National Park

Pygopodidae (Legless Lizards)

13. thumbnail Lialis burtonis (Burton's Snake-lizard)
Kalbarri National Park
14. thumbnail Pygopus nigriceps (Western Hooded Scaly-foot)
Peron Peninsula

Scincidae (Skinks)

15. thumbnail Cryptoblepharus carnabyi (Spiny-palmed Snake-eyed Skink)
Kalbarri National Park
16. thumbnail Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus (Callose-palmed Snake-eyed Skink)
Walyunga National Park; Kalbarri; Jurien
17. thumbnail Ctenotus fallens (West Coast Ctenotus)
Rottnest Island
18. thumbnail Egernia kingii (King's Skink)
Rottnest Island
19. thumbnail Lerista planiventralis (Keeled Lerista)
Monkey Mia
20. thumbnail Lerista lineopunctulata (West Coast Line-spotted Lerista)
Peron National Park
21. thumbnail Lerista muelleri (Mueller's Lerista)
Kalbarri National Park
22. thumbnail Menetia greyii (Common Dwarf Skink)
Kalbarri
23. thumbnail Morethia lineoocellata (Western Pale-flecked Morethia)
Rottnest Island
24. thumbnail Tiliqua rugosa konowi (Rottnest Island Shingleback)
Rottnest Island
25. thumbnail Tiliqua rugosa palarra (Shark Bay Shingleback)
Denham
26. thumbnail Tiliqua rugosa rugosa (Common Shingleback)
Walyunga National Park

Varanidae (Monitors, Goannas)

27. thumbnail Varanus giganteus (Perentie)
Kalbarri National Park
28. thumbnail Varanus gouldii (Sand Monitor)
Eagle Bluff; Peron National Park

Snakes

Elapidae (Elapids)

29. thumbnail Brachyurophis semifasciatus (Southern Shovel-nosed Snake)
Kalbarri National Park
30. thumbnail Pseudonaja affinis exilis (Rottnest Island Dugite)
Rottnest Island
31. thumbnail Pseudonaja nuchalis (Gwardar)
near Jurien

Turtles

Cheluidae (Austro-American Sideneck Turtles)

32. thumbnail Chelodina oblonga (Oblong Turtle)
Walyunga National Park

Cheloniidae (Seaturtles)

33. Caretta caretta (Loggerhead)
Shark Bay

Frogs

Hylidae (Treefrogs)

34. thumbnail Litoria moorei (Western Green Treefrog)
near Jurien