Reptiles > Reptile Index

We present our Reptile image index, providing quick links to our current listing of reptile species, found in Australia. We like to thank the many contributors, who have shared their insights and photographs to our section on the class Reptilia.

Click on the thumbnail images to go to the page on each reptile species…

Central netted dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
Central netted dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
Common Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii), Alice Springs NT
Ctenotus leonhardii (Common Desert Ctenotus)
Ctenotus saxatilis, Alice Springs NT © Dorothy Latimer
Ctenotus saxatilis
Crocodiles, Darwin, NT
Crocodile (Crocodylus porosu)
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)
Inland Bearded Dragon / Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Inland Bearded Dragon / Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Northern Giant Cave Gecko (Pseudothecadactylus lindneri), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Geckos
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)
Tryon's Gecko (Oedura tryoni), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko / Tryon’s Gecko (Oedura tryoni)
Gould's Goanna, Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park
Goanna, Monitor, Perentie
Black Headed Goanna (Varanus tristis), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Black Headed Goanna (Varanus tristis)
Perentie (Varanus giganteus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre NT
Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
Pygmy Mulga Goanna (Varanus gilleni)
Pygmy Mulga Goanna (Varanus gilleni)
Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii), Finke Gorge National Park
Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii)
Lined Firetail Skink (Morethia ruficauda)
Long-nosed Dragon in Alice Springs backyard
Long-nose Dragon (Gowidon longirostris)
Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Serpentes
Blind Snake (Genus Anilios)
Blind Snake (Genus Anilios)
Central Carpet Python (Morelia bredli), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Central Carpet Python (Morelia bredli)
Stimson's python - "Children's pythons" © Gary Taylor
Children’s Python (Antaresia childreni)
Stimson's Python (Antaresia stimsoni), Simpsons Gap
Stimson’s Python (Antaresia stimsoni)
Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Skinks
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata)
Centralian Blue Tongue Lizard (Tiliqua multifasciata), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Centralian Blue Tongue Lizard (Tiliqua multifasciata)
Common Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii), Alice Springs NT
Common Desert Ctenotus (Ctenotus leonhardii)
Ctenotus saxatilis, Alice Springs NT © Dorothy Latimer
Ctenotus saxatilis
Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Cunningham’s Skink (Egernia cunninghami)
Concinnia martini (Dark Barsided Skink), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Dark Barsided Skink (Concinnia martini)
Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii)
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)
Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)
Great Desert Skink (Egernia kintorei), Alice Springs Desert Park
Great Desert Skink (Egernia kintorei)
Lined Firetail Skink (Morethia ruficauda)
Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus), Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)


  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Informal: Gnathostomata
  • Class: Reptilia
  • Subclass:
    • Archosauria
    • Lepidosauria
  • Order: Testudines

ReptilesReptile Index Central Netted Dragon Ctenotus leonhardii Ctenotus saxatilis Crocodile Geckos Bynoe’s Gecko Eastern Tree Dtella Southern Spotted Velvet Gecko Gidgee Skink Goanna, Monitor, Perentie Black Headed Goanna Perentie Pygmy Mulga Goanna Sand Goanna Inland Bearded Dragon Lined Firetail Skink Long-nose Dragon Serpentes Blind Snake Central Carpet Python Children’s Python Stimson’s Python Skinks Spiny-tailed Goanna Thorny Devil Yellow-Bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)