Alice Springs Fauna •

Alice Springs ReptilesBearded Dragon Bynoe’s Gecko Common Desert Ctenotus Ctenotus saxatilis Eastern Tree Dtella Long-nosed Dragon Perentie

Visitors to Alice Springs can enjoy what we locals enjoy, some of the reptiles that can be found in the Central Australia region, whether it is the occasional Perentie ambling through the spinifex and grass, a Long-nosed Dragon sunning next to the pool or a Bearded Dragon basking on a rock.

Inland Bearded Dragons (Pogona vitticeps), Alice Springs Reptile Centre, NT
Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Ctenotus saxatilis, Alice Springs NT
Stony-soil Ctenotus (Ctenotus saxatilis)
Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre NT
Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei), Alice Springs, NT
Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei)
Eastern Tree Dtella (Gehyra versicolor), Alice Springs NT
Eastern Tree Dtella (Gehyra versicolor)
Common Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii), Alice Springs NT
Common Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii)
Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris), Alice Springs, NT
Long-nosed Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)

Of course you can also see our native reptiles in the local Alice Springs Reptile Centre and the Alice Springs Desert Park. Maybe a walk through some of our other town attractions such as the Olive Pink Botanic Garden and the Alice Springs Telegraph Station, but you will need keen observation, as some reptiles blend in well with the surrounding environment, or may be off in a flash, at being disturbed.

Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Alice Springs Desert Park
Wild Perentie (Varanus giganteus), at the Alice Springs Desert Park

There is of course a chance to look back into time at reptiles long past, with a visit to the local Megafauna Central.


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Clade: Sauropsida
  • Class: Reptilia

Alice Springs ReptilesBearded Dragon Bynoe’s Gecko Common Desert Ctenotus Ctenotus saxatilis Eastern Tree Dtella Long-nosed Dragon Perentie

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Alice Springs FloraAlice Springs Flora Index Acacia ligulata Annual Yellowtop Bougainvillea Apple Bush Burdekin Plum Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqa) Cattle Bush Desert Cotton (Aerva javanica) Desert Oak Eremophila Wildberry Feijoa sellowiana Flannel Cudweed Fork-leaf Corkwood Ghost Gum Golden Everlasting Kurrajong Lemon-flowered Gum MacDonnell’s Desert Fuchsia Native Bluebell Native Tomato Needlewood Olive Tree Perennial Yellow Top Rat’s Tail River Red Gum Inland River Red Gum Rosy Dock Round-leaved Mallee Scurvy Grass Silky Eremophila Stemodia viscosa Striped Mintbush Sturt’s Desert Pea Sturt’s Desert Rose Tangled Leschenaultia Tar Vine Weeping Bottlebrush White Cedar Yellow Billybutton Yellow-keeled Swainsona Yellow Oleander