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Common Names of Australian
Reptiles
Based on the Census of Australian Vertebrate Species (CAVS) - Reptiles Version 8.1 - 15 June 1995 - Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
Common
names and cross references added by J W Hardy, Coordinator Wildlife Licensing,
Biodiversity Management Unit, NPWS in July 1997 (Nomenclatural changes updated 1
August 2002)
N.B. Scientific names
generally follow Reptiles and Amphibians
of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992 with additions and cross references from Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996.
Common names have been added
by the NSW NPWS for the purpose of database recognition of species held by
reptile keepers. Where more than
one common name is listed for the one species, the first is that appearing in Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and/or Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996. Other common names were lifted from the popular
literature including Reptiles and
Amphibians of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992; and A Field Guide to the Snakes and Lizards of
New South Wales, Gerry Swan, 1990.
N.B. Scientific names
generally follow Reptiles and Amphibians
of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992 with additions and cross references from Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996.
Common names have been added
by the NSW NPWS for the purpose of database recognition of species held by
reptile keepers. Where more than
one common name is listed for the one species, the first is that appearing in Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and/or Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996. Other common names were lifted from the popular
literature including Reptiles and
Amphibians of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992; and A Field Guide to the Snakes and Lizards of
New South Wales, Gerry Swan, 1990.
NSW NPWS
Pygopodidae - legless lizards
Y2140 Aclys concinna Kluge,1974 Javelin Lizard WA
K2141 Aprasia aurita Kluge,1974 Eared Worm-lizard NSW(?),Vic
M2142 Aprasia haroldi Storr,1978 Shark Bat Worm-lizard WA
Z2143 Aprasia inaurita Kluge,1974 Mallee Worm-lizard NSW,SA,Vic,WA 3
Q2144 Aprasia parapulchella Kluge,1974 Granite Worm-lizard NSW 3
Pink-tailed Worm Lizard
S2145 Aprasia pseudopulchella Kluge,1974 Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard SA 3
U2146 Aprasia pulchella Gray,1839 Pretty Worm-lizard WA
W2147 Aprasia repens Fry,1914) Sedgelands Worm-lizard WA
A2148 Aprasia rostrata Parker,1956 Exmouth Worm-lizard WA 3
C2149 Aprasia smithi Storr,1970 Zuytdorp Worm-lizard WA
M2150 Aprasia striolata Lütken,1863 Striated Worm-lizard NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA
U2154 Delma australis Marble-faced Delma NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA 3
W2155 Delma borea Kluge,1974 Rusty-topped Delma NT,Qld,SA(?),WA
G2167 Delma butleri Storr,1987 Unbanded Delma NSW,NT,Qld(?),SA, 3
Butler’s Legless Lizard Vic,WA
Spinifex Snake-lizard
A2156 Delma elegans Kluge,1974 Pilbara Delma WA
C2157 Delma fraseri Gray,1831 Fraser’s Delma SA,WA
E2158 Delma grayii Smith,1849 Side-barred Delma WA
Gray’s Legless Lizard
Y2168 Delma haroldi Storr,1987 Neck-barred Delma NT,WA
G2159 Delma impar (Fischer,1882) Many-lined Delma NSW,SA,Vic 3
Striped Legless lizard
Q2160 Delma inornata Kluge,1974 Patternless Delma NSW,Qld,SA,Vic 1
A2032 Delma labialis Shea,1987 Single-striped Delma Qld 3
M2038 Delma mitella Shea,1987 Atherton Delma Qld
S2161 Delma molleri Lütken,1863 Gulfs Delma SA 3
U2162 Delma nasuta Kluge,1974 Sharp-snouted Delma NSW(?),NT,Qld,SA,WA
Sharp-snouted Legless Lizard
W2163 Delma pax Kluge,1974 Peace Delma NT,WA
A2164 Delma plebeia De Vis,1888 Leaden Delma NSW,Qld 1
C2165 Delma tincta De Vis,1888 Excitable Delma NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA 1
E2166 Delma torquata Kluge,1974 Adorned Delma Qld 3
U2170 Lialis burtonis Gray,1835 Burton’s Snake-lizard NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic, 1
Burton's Legless Lizard WA
W2171 Ophidiocephalus taeniatus Lucas and Frost,1897 Bronzeback NT,SA(?) 3
A2172 Paradelma orientalis (Günther,1876) Brigalow Scaly-foot Qld 3
C2173 Pletholax gracilis Cope,1864 Slender Slider WA
E2174 Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacepede,1804) Southern Scaly-foot NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA 1
Common Scaly Foot
G2175 Pygopus nigriceps (Fischer,1882) Western Scaly-foot NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic, 1
Black-headed Scaly Foot WA
Hooded Scaly-foot
Pygopus schraderi Eastern Scaly-foot NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic
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