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Reptiles
The ANHAT database has 328007 records for 791 species and subspecies of terrestrial
reptiles (data for 26 marine reptiles were excluded). There are currently no recognised
extinct terrestrial reptiles.
Fifty-four species account for approximately 50% of the total reptile species records in
ANHAT (Table 22). These species have over 1400 records each and in the case of the
Bynoe's Gecko (Heteronotia binoei), over 9200 records.
Table 22 Reptile species that account for approximately 50% of the total species records in
ANHAT.
Species No. Records % Records
Heteronotia binoei 9211 2.82
Crocodylus porosus 8754 2.68
Lampropholis delicata 7474 2.28
Lampropholis guichenoti 7322 2.24
Varanus varius 6403 1.96
Gehyra variegata 5572 1.70
Menetia greyii 5176 1.58
Morethia boulengeri 4627 1.41
Ctenotus robustus 4068 1.24
Tiliqua scincoides 3994 1.22
Pseudechis porphyriacus 3857 1.18
Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus 3792 1.16
Tiliqua rugosus 3763 1.15
Physignathus lesueurii 3424 1.05
Pseudonaja textilis 3399 1.04
Morelia spilota 3397 1.04
Cryptoblepharus virgatus 3320 1.01
Pogona barbata 3284 1.00
Varanus gouldii 3120 0.95
Amphibolurus muricatus 2787 0.85
Ctenotus taeniolatus 2773 0.85
Lialis burtonis 2757 0.84
Eulamprus quoyii 2710 0.83
Carlia munda 2677 0.82
Dendrelaphis punctulata 2466 0.75
Rhynchoedura ornata 2156 0.66
Ctenophorus nuchalis 2136 0.65
Lerista muelleri 2120 0.65
Eulamprus heatwolei 2113 0.65
Lerista bougainvillii 2106 0.64
Gehyra dubia 2101 0.64
Morethia obscura 2062 0.63
Christinus marmoratus 2047 0.63
Cryptoblepharus carnabyi 2009 0.61
Ctenotus schomburgkii 2007 0.61
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