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DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

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APPROXIMATE
NUMBER
OF SPECIES
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EXAMPLE

Monitors, Goannas

Anguinomorpha

Varanidae

  

31

Y

Lace Monitor 
(Varanus varius)

Geckos

Gekkota

Gekkonidae

  

230

Y

Barking Gecko 
(Underwoodisaurus milii) 

Legless Lizards, Snake lizards

Gekkota

Pygopodidae

  

43

Y

Gulf Delma 
(Delma molleri)

Agamas, Dragons

Iguania

Agamidae

  

97

Y

Painted Dragon 
(Ctenophorus pictus)

Skinks

Scincomorpha

Scincidae

  

352

Y

Arcane Ctenotus
(Ctenotus arcanus)



AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTS

AGAMAS

Agamas of the World

Agamas (Dragons) of Australia

Agamas
of
The World

Dragons
(Agamas)
of
Australia


Agamas (Dragons) of South Australia

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of NSW

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of Queensland

NORTHERN TERRITORY DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

DRAGON LIZARDS of Victoria Agamas Agamidae - Victoria

ACT - DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

Agamas (Dragons) of Tasmania

Dragons
(Agamas)
of South
Australia

Dragons
(Agamas)
of NSW

Dragons
(Agamas)
of Qld

Dragons
(Agamas)
of NT

Dragons
(Agamas)
of WA

Dragons
(Agamas)
of Victoria

Dragons
(Agamas)
of
ACT

Dragons
(Agamas)
of
Tasmania



GECKOS

Geckos

Geckos of Australia

Geckos
of
The World		 Geckos
of
Australia

Geckos of South Australia

GECKOS OF NSW

Queensland GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

GECKOS OF VICTORIA

Geckos of ACT

Geckos
of South
Australia		 Geckos
of
NSW		 Geckos
of
Qld		 Geckos
of
NT		 Geckos
of
WA
Geckos
of
Victoria 		Geckos
of
ACT


LEGLESS LIZARDS

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of Australia

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of NSW

Queensland LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

NORTHERN TERRITORY - LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTING

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTING

VICTORIAN LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LIST

Legless_Lizards_of_ACT.html
Legless Lizards of
Australia 		Legless Lizards
of SA 		Legless Lizards
of NSW 		Legless Lizards of Qld Legless Lizards of NT Legless Lizards of WA Legless Lizards of
Victoria 		Legless Lizards
of ACT


MONITOR LIZARDS

Monitors of The World

Monitors of Australia

Monitors
of
The World 		Monitors
of
Australia

Monitors of South Australia

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae NSW

Queensland MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

NORTHERN TERRITORY MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Monitors of Victoria - Goannas Varanids Varanidae

ACT MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Monitors
of South
Australia		 Monitors
of
NSW		 Monitors
of
Qld 		Monitors
of
NT		 Monitors
of
WA		 Monitors
of
Victoria		 Monitors
of the
ACT


SKINKS

SKINKS OF THE WORLD

Skinks of Australia

Skinks
of
The World 		Skinks
of
Australia

Skinks of Australia

Skinks of NSW

Skinks of Queensland

SKINKS OF NORTHERN TERRITORY- SPECIES LIST

SKINKS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA- SPECIES LIST

Skinks of Victoria

ACT SKINK LIZARDS Scincidae

Skinks of Tasmania

Skinks
of South
Australia 		Skinks
of
NSW 		Skinks
of
Qld 		Skinks
of
NT 		Skinks
of
WA 		Skinks
of
Victoria 		Skinks
of
ACT 		Skinks
of
Tasmania

 

DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island

NSW = New South Wales

Qld = Queensland

Tas = Tasmania

Vic = Victoria

ACT = Australian Capital Territory
(Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Reptilia (paraphyletic)

Subclass:

Diapsida

(unranked):

Sauria

Infraclass:

Lepidosauromorpha

Order:

Squamata



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Reptiles of South Australia
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WA

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Selection of Australian Frogs

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World


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