List of reptiles of Western Australia

This is a list of reptiles of Western Australia:

Crocodylia (crocodiles)
Crocodylidae

Testudines (turtles)
Chelidae
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae

Squamata (lizards)
Agamidae (dragons)
Gekkonidae (geckoes)
Bynoe's gecko (Heteronotia binoei), Northern Territory, Australia
Pygopodidae (legless lizards)
Scincidae (skinks)
Varanidae (goannas or monitors)

Serpentes (snakes)
Acrochordidae (file snakes)
Pythonidae (pythons)
Colubridae (Colubrids)
Elapidae (Elapids)
Hydrophiidae (sea snakes)
Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

References
  1. Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Rhodin AGJ, Shaffer HB, Bour R]. 2014. Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. In: Rhodin AGJ, Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB, Mittermeier RA (Editors). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Chelonian Research Monographs 5 (7): 000.329–479, doi:10.3854/ crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.

Further reading
  • Aplin, K. P. & Smith, L. A. (2001). "Checklist of the frogs and reptiles of Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement. 63: 51–74.
  • Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush; Brad Maryan; David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
  • Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the World, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
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