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Reptiles and amphibians by scientific name
- Hypsilurus boydii
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- Litoria rothii
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Boyd's Forest Dragon
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Frog
- Litoria inermis (Bumpy Rocket Frog)
- Litoria gracilenta (Dainty Green Tree Frog)
- Litoria fallax (Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog)
- Cyclorana novaehollandiae (Eastern Snapping Frog)
- Litoria caerulea (Green Tree Frog)
- Cyclorana alboguttata (Greenstriped Frog)
- Litoria rubella (Naked Tree Frog)
- Litoria bicolor (Northern Dwarf Tree Frog, Northern Sedgefrog)
- Litoria rothii (Northern Laughing Frog, Roth's Tree Frog)
- Opisthodon ornatus (syn. Limnodynastes ornatus) (Ornate Burrowing Frog)
- Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Marsh Frog, Spotted Grass Frog)
- Litoria lesueuri (Stony Creek Frog, Lesueur's Frog)
- Litoria nasuta (Striped Rocket Frog)
- Litoria infrafrenata (White-lipped Tree Frog)
Gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus (Asian House Gecko)
- Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's Gecko)
- Gehyra dubia (Dubious Gecko)
- Strophurus williamsi (Eastern Spiny-tailed Gecko, Soft-spined Gecko)
- Diplodactylus conspicillatus (Fat-tailed Gecko, Fat-tailed Diplodactylus)
- Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning Gecko)
- Oedura castelnaui (Northern Velvet Gecko)
- Gehyra nana (Spotted Gecko)
- Oedura rhombifer (Zigzag Velvet Gecko)
Goanna
- Varanus tristis (Freckled Monitor, Black-tailed Monitor)
- Varanus gouldii (Gould's Goanna)
- Varanus varius (Lace Monitor)
- Varanus scalaris (Spotted Tree Monitor)
- Varanus panoptes (Yellow-spotted Monitor)
Lizard
- Lialis burtonis (Burton's Legless Lizard)
- Tiliqua scincoides (Common Blue-tongue, Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard)
- Physignathus lesueurii (Eastern Water Dragon)
- Amphibolurus nobbi nobbi (Nobbi nobbi, Nobbi Dragon)
- Diporiphora australis (Tommy Roundhead Dragon)
- Chlamydosaurus kingii (Frilled Lizard)
Skink
- Proablepharus tenuis (Skink)
- Lygisaurus foliorium (syn. Carlia foliorum) (Skink)
- Lygisaurus laevis (syn. Carlia laevis) (Skink)
- Carlia munda (Skink)
- Lampropholis coggeri (Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus litoralis (Skink)
- Notoscincus ornatus (Skink)
- Carlia rostralis (Skink)
- Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Skink)
- Carlia longipes (Skink)
- Menetia greyii (Skink)
- Carlia storri (Skink)
- Carlia rubrigularis (Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus (Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus (Metallic Snake-eyed Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus adamsi (Adam's Snake-eyed Skink)
- Saproscincus basiliscus (Basal Shade Skink)
- Glaphyromorphus punctulatus (Brown Skink)
- Coeranoscincus frontalis (Burrowing Skink)
- Ctenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed Skink)
- Lampropholis delicata (Dark-flecked Garden Sun Skink)
- Ctenotus robustus (Eastern Striped Skink)
- Carlia decora (Elegant Rainbow Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Elegant Snake-eyed Skink)
- Morethia taeniopleura (Fire-tailed Skink)
- Carlia jarnoldae (Lined Rainbow Skink)
- Bellatorias frerei (syn. Egernia frerei) (Major Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus (Metallic Snake-eyed Skink)
- Cyclodomorphus gerrardii (Pink-tongued Skink)
- Lygisaurus aeratus (syn. Carlia aerata) (Rainbow Skink)
- Carlia schmeltzii (Schmeltz's Skink)
- Ctenotus spaldingi (Spalding's Ctenotus)
- Eulamprus sokosoma (Stout Bar-sided Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Striped Snake-eyed Skink)
Snake
- Morelia amethistina (Amethystine Python)
- Vermicella annulata (Bandy-bandy)
- Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed Python)
- Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Black-striped Snake)
- Ramphotyphlops affinis (Blind Snake)
- Boiga irregularis (Brown Tree Snake)
- Morelia spilota (Carpet Snake, Carpet Python)
- Demansia torquata (Collared Whip Snake)
- Dendrelaphis punctulata (Common Tree Snake)
- Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern Brown Snake)
- Ramphotyphlops braminus (Flowerpot Snake)
- Tropidonophis mairii (Freshwater Snake, Keelback)
- Demansia papuensis (Greater Black Whip Snake, Papuan Whip Snake)
- Demansia vestigata (Lesser Black Whip Snake)
- Acrochordus granulatus (Little File Snake)
- Enhydris polylepis (Macleay's Water Snake)
- Dendrelaphis calligaster (Northern Tree Snake)
- Furina ornata (Orange-naped Snake)
- Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake)
- Furina diadema (Red-naped Snake)
- Stegonotus cucullatus (Slatey-grey Snake)
- Antaresia maculosa (Spotted Python)
- Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan, Coastal tTipan)
- Liasis mackloti (Water Python)
- Furina barnardi (Yellow-naped Snake, Barnard's Snake)