List of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos
The Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, is recognised as containing 24 terrestrial reptile species, plus the marine green turtle (Chelonia mydas) which is often observed in large numbers near shore. This is a list of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos:[1][2]
An Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor minima) on West Wallabi Island
A barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) on West Wallabi Island
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon | Pogona minor minima[3] |
| Marbled gecko | Christinus marmoratus |
| Clawless gecko | Crenadactylus ocellatus |
| Ornate stone gecko | Diplodactylus ornatus[4] |
| Variegated dtella | Gehyra variegata |
| Binoe's prickly gecko | Heteronotia binoei |
| South-western spiny-tailed gecko | Strophurus spinigerus |
| Barking gecko | Underwoodisaurus milii |
| Marble-faced delma | Delma australis |
| Gray's legless lizard | Delma grayii |
| Burton's legless lizard | Lialis burtonis |
| Spiny-palmed snake-eyed skink | Cryptoblepharus carnabyi |
| West Coast ctenotus | Ctenotus fallens |
| King's skink | Egernia kingii |
| Spiny-tailed skink | Egernia stokesii stokesii |
| South-western four-toed lerista | Lerista distinguenda |
| West Coast four-toed lerista | Lerista elegans |
| West Coast line-spotted lerista | Lerista lineopunctulata |
| Western worm lerista | Lerista praepedita |
| Common dwarf skink | Menetia greyii |
| Western pale-flecked morethia | Morethia lineoocellata |
| Southern pale-flecked morethia | Morethia obscura |
| Carpet python | Morelia spilota imbricata |
| Coastal burrowing snake | Simoselaps littoralis |
| Green turtle | Chelonia mydas |
References
- How, R. A., Pearson, D. J., Desmond, A. and Maryan, B. (2004). "Reappraisal of the reptiles on the islands of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia". The Western Australian Naturalist. 24 (3): 172–178.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Inventory of the Land Conservation Values of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands" (Fisheries Management Paper No. 151 ed.). Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia. October 2003. ISSN 0819-4327. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Browne-Cooper, R., Bush, B., Maryan, B., Robinson, D. (2007). "Island species lists; Houtman Abrolhos". Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. pp. 160, 278. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
North, East and West Wallabi Islands ...
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Browne-Cooper, R., Bush, B., Maryan, B., Robinson, D. (2007). "Island species lists; Houtman Abrolhos". Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. pp. 114, 278. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
Also East Wallabi Island ...
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Further reading
- Storr, G. M., Hanlon, T. M. S. and Dunlop, J. N. (1983). "Herpetofauna of the Geraldton region, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 10: 215–234.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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