Reptiles, Frogs and Freshwater Fish: FRASER ISLAND World ...
Reptiles, Frogs and Freshwater Fish: FRASER ISLAND World ...
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<strong>Reptiles</strong><br />
Sea Turtles<br />
loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta<br />
green turtle Chelonia mydas<br />
hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata<br />
olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea<br />
flatback turtle Natator depressus<br />
Leathery Turtles<br />
leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea<br />
<strong>Freshwater</strong> Turtles<br />
broad-shelled river turtle Chelodina expansa<br />
eastern snake-necked turtle Chelodina longicollis<br />
Fraser Isl<strong>and</strong> short-neck turtle Emydura macquarii nigra<br />
Geckoes<br />
wood gecko Diplodactylus vittatus<br />
dubious dtella Gehyra dubia<br />
* house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus<br />
a velvet gecko Oedura cf. rhombifer<br />
southern spotted velvet gecko Oedura tryoni<br />
Flap-footed Lizards<br />
Burton’s legless lizard Lialis burtonis<br />
Dragons<br />
nobbi Amphibolurus nobbi nobbi<br />
frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii<br />
eastern two-lined dragon Diporiphora australis<br />
eastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii<br />
bearded dragon Pogona barbata<br />
Goannas<br />
s<strong>and</strong> monitor Varanus gouldii<br />
lace monitor Varanus varius<br />
Skinks<br />
three-clawed worm-skink Anomalopus verreauxii<br />
cone-eared calyptotis Calyptotis lepidorostrum<br />
tree-base litter-skink Carlia foliorum<br />
tussock rainbow-skink Carlia vivax<br />
three-toed snake-tooth skink Coeranoscincus reticulatus<br />
Fraser Isl<strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>-skink Coggeria naufragus<br />
cream-striped shinning-skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus<br />
arcane ctenotus Ctenotus arcanus<br />
robust ctenotus Ctenotus robustus<br />
copper-tailed skink Ctenotus taeniolatus<br />
pink-tongued skink Cyclodomorphus gerrardii<br />
major skink Egernia frerei<br />
elf skink Eroticoscincus graciloides<br />
a forest-skink Eulamprus martini<br />
eastern water skink Eulamprus quoyii<br />
bar-sided forest-skink Eulamprus tenuis<br />
friendly sunskink Lampropholis amicula<br />
dark-flecked garden sunskink Lampropholis delicata<br />
pale-flecked garden skink Lampropholis guichenoti<br />
common dwarf skink Menetia greyii<br />
<strong>Reptiles</strong>, <strong>Frogs</strong> <strong>and</strong><strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Fish</strong><br />
<strong>FRASER</strong> <strong>ISLAND</strong> <strong>World</strong> Heritage Area<br />
Skinks (cont.)<br />
fire-tailed skink Morethia taeniopleura<br />
Cooloola snake-skink Ophioscincus cooloolensis<br />
common blue-tongue Tiliqua scincoides<br />
Blind or Worm Snakes<br />
proximus blind snake Ramphotypholps proximus<br />
Sylvia’s blind snake Ramphotyphlops silvia<br />
Pythons<br />
eastern small blotched python Antaresia maculosus<br />
carpet python Morelia spilota variegata<br />
Rear -fanged <strong>and</strong> Solid Toothed Snakes<br />
brown tree snake Boiga irregularis<br />
common tree snake Dendrelaphis punctulata<br />
keelback snake Tropidonophis mairii<br />
Front-Fanged Snakes<br />
common death adder Acanthophis antarcticus<br />
white-crowned snake Cacophis harriettae<br />
dwarf crowned snake Cacophis krefftii<br />
golden crowned snake Cacophis squamulosus<br />
yellow-faced whip snake Demansia psammophis<br />
black whip snake Demansia vestigiata<br />
black-bellied swamp snake Hemiaspis signata<br />
pale-headed snake Hoplocephalus bitorquatus<br />
taipan Oxyuranus scutelllatus<br />
red-bellied black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus<br />
eastern brown snake Pseudonaja textilis<br />
eastern small-eyed snake Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens<br />
rough-scaled snake Tropidechis carinatus<br />
eastern b<strong>and</strong>y-b<strong>and</strong>y Vermicella annulata<br />
Seasnakes<br />
horned seasnake Acalyptophis peronii<br />
reef shallows sea snake Aipysurus duboisii<br />
spine-tailed sea snake Aipysurus eydouxii<br />
olive sea snake Aipysurus laevis<br />
Stoke’s sea snake Astrotia stokesii<br />
spectacled sea snake Disteira kingii<br />
olive-headed sea snake Disteira major<br />
turtle-headed sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus<br />
beaked sea snake Enhydrina schistosa<br />
elegant sea snake Hydrophis elegans<br />
small-headed sea snake Hydrophis mcdowelli<br />
yellow-bellied sea snake Pelamis platurus<br />
Seasnake records derived from str<strong>and</strong>ings occurring<br />
primarily on the eastern beach.
<strong>Frogs</strong> <strong>and</strong> Toads<br />
Southern <strong>Frogs</strong><br />
beeping froglet Crinia parinsignifera<br />
clicking froglet Crinia signifera<br />
wallum froglet Crinia tinnula<br />
striped marshfrog Limnodynastes peronii<br />
scarlet-sided pobblebonk Limnodynastes terraereginae<br />
great barred-frog Mixophyes fasciolatus<br />
copper-backed broodfrog Pseudophryne raveni<br />
s<strong>and</strong>y gungan Uperoleia fusca<br />
eastern gungan Uperoleia laevigata<br />
Tree <strong>Frogs</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ground Hylids<br />
common green treefrog Litoria caerulea<br />
Cooloola sedgefrog Litoria cooloolensis<br />
wallum rocketfrog Litoria freycineti<br />
graceful treefrog Litoria gracilenta<br />
striped rocketfrog Litoria nasuta<br />
wallum sedgefrog Litoria olongburensis<br />
emerald-spotted treefrog Litoria peronii<br />
ruddy treefrog Litoria rubella<br />
True Toads<br />
*cane toad Bufo marinus<br />
The introduced cane toad poses a serious threat to some of our<br />
native wildlife. Breeding by this pest is encouraged by the<br />
damming of creeks This activity is illegal <strong>and</strong> fines apply.<br />
<strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Fish</strong>es<br />
<strong>Freshwater</strong> Eels<br />
long-finned eel Anguilla reinhardtii<br />
south Pacific eel Anguilla obscura<br />
Herrings<br />
bony bream Nematolosa erebi<br />
Fork-tailed Catfish<br />
lesser salmon catfish Arius graeffei<br />
Eel-tailed Catfish<br />
hyrtl’s t<strong>and</strong>an Neosilurus hyrtli<br />
eel-tailed catfish T<strong>and</strong>anus t<strong>and</strong>anus<br />
Hardyheads<br />
flyspecked hardyhead Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum<br />
Rainbow <strong>Fish</strong><br />
Duboulay’s rainbow fish Melanotaenia duboulayi<br />
ornate rainbow fish Rhadinocentrus ornatus<br />
Blue-eyes<br />
honey blue-eye Pseudomugil mellis<br />
pacific blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer<br />
Swamp Eels<br />
a swamp eel Ophisternon cf. gutturale<br />
Glass <strong>Fish</strong><br />
Aggassiz’s perchlet Ambassis agassizi<br />
<strong>Freshwater</strong> Basses <strong>and</strong> Cods<br />
Australian bass Macquaria novemaculeata<br />
Grunters<br />
jungle perch Kuhlia rupestris<br />
Pygmy Perches<br />
Oxleyan pygmy perch Nannoperca oxleyana<br />
Gudgeons<br />
striped gudgeon Gobiomorphus australis<br />
empire gudgeon Hypseleotris compressa<br />
firetail gudgeon Hypseleotris galii<br />
western carp gudgeon Hypseleotris klunzingeri<br />
purple spotted gudgeon Mogurnda adspersa<br />
Gobies<br />
a goby Pseudogobius sp.<br />
speckled goby Redigobius bikolanus<br />
Livebearers<br />
*mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki<br />
* Introduced species<br />
List current to 10.06.05.<br />
Compiled By: R. Hobson & I. Thrash<br />
Natural Resource Rangers, Fraser Isl<strong>and</strong>.
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