Herpetofauna of the Paluma Region

AMPHIBIANS

• Myobatrachidae
  • Ornate burrowing frog, Limnodynastes ornatus
  • Striped marshfrog, Limnodynastes peronii
  • Northern barred frog, Mixophyes schevilli

• Hylidae
  • Green tree frog, Litoria caerulea
  • Dwarf tree frog, Litoria fallax
  • Green-eyed tree frog, Litoria genimaculata
  • Stony-creek frog, Litoria lesueuri
  • Waterfall frog, Litoria nannotis
  • Striped rocket frog, Litoria nasuta
  • Orange-thighed tree frog, Litoria xanthomera
  • Australian lace-lid, Nyctimystes dayi

• Microhylidae
  • Cophixalus ornatus
  • Sphenophryne robusta

• Bufonidae
  • Cane toad, Bufo marinus

REPTILES

• Gekkonidae
  • Dubious dtella, Gehyra dubia
  • Bynoe's prickly gecko, Heteronotia binoei
  • Velvet gecko, Oedura coggeri
  • Velvet gecko, Oedura monilis
  • Velvet gecko, Oedura rhombifer
  • Northern leaf-tailed gecko, Saltuarius cornutus

• Agamidae
  • Amphibolurus nobbi
  • Frilled lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii
  • Two-line dragon, Diporiphora australis
  • Boyd's forest dragon, Hypsilurus boydii
  • Eastern water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii

• Scincidae
  • Lined rainbow skink, Carlia jarnoldae
  • Northern red-throated skink, Carlia rubrigularis
  • Coeranoscincus frontalis
  • Cream-striped shinning skink, Cryptoblepharus virgatus
  • Ctenotus essingtoni
  • Robust Ctenotus, Ctenotus robustus
  • Copper tailed skink, Ctenotus taeniolatus
  • Major skink, Egernia frerei
  • Eastern water skink, Eulamprus quoyii
  • Grey-tailed skink, Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis
  • Glaphyromorphus punctulata
  • Pink-tongue skink, Hemisphaeriodon gerrardii
  • Lampropholis basiliscus
  • Lampropholis coggeri
  • Four-toed litter skink, Saproscincus tetradactyla
  • Blue-tongue skink, Tiliqua scincoides

• Boidae
  • Spotted python, Liasis maculosis
  • Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
  • Carpet python, Morelia spilota

• Colubridae
  • Brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis
  • Northern tree snake, Dendrelaphis calligastra
  • Green tree snake, Dendrelaphis punctulata
  • Slaty-grey snake, Stegonotus cucullatus
  • Keelback, Tropidonophis mairii

• Elapidae
  • Death adder, Acanthophis antarcticus
  • Death adder, Acanthophis praelongus
  • Golden crowned snake, Cacophis churchilli
  • Black whip snake, Demansia atra
  • Yellow-faced whip snake, Demansia psammophis
  • Collared whip snake, Demansia torquata
  • Orang-naped snake, Furina ornata
  • Swamp snake, Hemiaspis signata
  • Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus
  • Red-bellied blacksnake, Pseudechis porphyriacus
  • Small-eyed snake, Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens
  • Black-striped snake, Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus
  • Rough-scaled snake, Tropidechis carinatus
  • Bandy-Bandy, Vermicella annulata

• Chelidae
  • Saw-shelled turtle, Elseya latisternum

Prepared by: Geordie Torr, Dept. of Zoology, James Cook University, QLD 4811, Australia.

Geordie.Torr1@jcu.edu.au

Last updated: December, 1995.