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Distribution Key

Red-tailed Soil-crevice Skink Austroablepharus (or Proablepharus) kinghorni NSW, NT, Qld

COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Eastern Three-lined Skink  or Bold-striped Cool-skink

Acritoscincus duperreyi

NSW, ACT, Vic, SA, Tas

Red-throated Skink 

Acritoscincus platynotus 
(was A. platynotum)

NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic

Western Three-lined Skink 

Acritoscincus (or Bassiana) trilineatus 

WA, SA

Highlands Forest-skink,
Southern Elf Skink or McCoy's Skink

Anepischetosia (was Nannoscincus) maccoyi

NSW, ACT, Vic, SA, Tas

*Mt Surprise Soil-crevice Skink or Lyon's Grassland Striped Skink

Austroablepharus barrylyoni

Qld

Red-tailed Soil-crevice Skink or Kinghorn's Snake-Eyed Skink

Austroablepharus kinghorni

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

*Orange-tailed Grassland Striped Skink or Orange-tailed Soil-crevice Skink

Austroablepharus naranjicaudus

NT

Two-clawed Worm-skink

Anomalopus leuckartii

NSW, Qld

Five-clawed Worm-skink

Anomalopus mackayi

NSW, Qld

Cape York Worm-skink

Anomalopus pluto

Qld

Punctate Worm-skink

Anomalopus swansoni

NSW

Three-Clawed Worm-skink or Verreaux's Skink

Anomalopus verreauxi

NSW, Qld

Major Skink

Bellatorias (was Egernia) frerei

NSW, Qld

Land Mullet

Bellatorias (was Egernia) major

NSW, Qld

Arnhem Land Skink

Bellatorias obiri (was Egernia arnhemensis)

NT

Thornton Peak Uplands Skink

Calorodius (was Calyptotis) thorntonensis

North Qld (Thornton Uplands)

Cone Eared Calyptotis

Calyptotis lepidorostrum

Qld (South/central East coast)

Red-Tailed Calyptotis Skink

Calyptotis ruficauda

North-eastern NSW

Scute-snouted Calyptotis Skink

Calyptotis scutirostrum

North-eastern NSW, South-east Qld

Broad-templed Calyptotis Skink

Calyptotis temporalis

Qld (East coast)

Southern Forest Cool-skink

Carinascincus
(was Niveoscincus) coventryi

NSW, ACT, Vic

Alpine Cool-skink or Northern Snow Skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) greeni

Tas

Metallic Cool-skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) metallicus (was metallicum and metallica)

Tas, Vic

Southern Snow Skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) microlepidotus

Tas

Ocellated Skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) ocellatus

Tas

Southern Cool-skink or Tasmanian Mountain Skink

Carinascincus
(was Niveoscincus) orocryptus

Tas

Pedra Branca Skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) palfreymani

Tas
(Pedra Branca Rock)

Tasmanian Tree Skink

Carinascincus (was Niveoscincus) pretiosus

Tas

Bauxite or Two-spined Rainbow-skink

Carlia amax

NT, Qld, WA

Northern Red-throated Rainbow-skink

Carlia crypta

Qld

Elegant Rainbow-skink

Carlia decora (previously C. pectoralis)

Qld

Sandy Rainbow-skink

Carlia dogare

Qld

Slender Rainbow-skink

Carlia gracilis

NT, WA

Whitsunday Rainbow-skink

Carlia inconnexa (Previously C.pectoralis inconnexa)

Qld (offshore islands only)

Kimberley Islands Rainbow-skink

Carlia insularis

WA (offshore islands only?)

Monsoonal Three-keeled Rainbow-skink or Northern Desert Rainbow-skink

Carlia isostriacantha

NT, WA, Qld?

Lined Rainbow-skink

Carlia jarnoldae

Qld

Rough Brown Rainbow-skink

Carlia johnstonei

WA

Closed-litter Rainbow-skink

Carlia longipes

Qld

Shaded-Litter Rainbow-skink

Carlia munda

NT, Qld, WA

Open-litter Rainbow-skink

Carlia pectoralis

NSW, Qld

Five Keeled or Long-named Rainbow-skink

Carlia quinquecarinata

Qld Darnley Island (Erub Island)in the Torres Strait (New Guinea?)

Blue-throated Rainbow-skink

Carlia rhomboidalis

Qld

Black-throated Rainbow-skink

Carlia rostralis

Qld

Orange Flanked Rainbow-skink

Carlia rubigo (previously C. pectoralis)

Qld

Northern Red Throated Rainbow-skink

Carlia rubrigularis

Qld

Red-sided Rainbow-skink

Carlia rufilatus

NT, WA

Robust Rainbow-skink

Carlia schmeltzii

NSW, Qld

Six-toothed Rainbow-skink

Carlia sexdentata

NT, Qld

Brown Bicarinate Rainbow-skink

Carlia storri (Split from C. bicarinata)

Qld

Southern Rainbow-skink

Carlia tetradactyla

NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic, ACT

Desert Rainbow-skink

Carlia triacantha

NT, SA, WA (Qld?)

Tussock (or Lively) Rainbow-skink

Carlia vivax

NSW, Qld

Limbless Snake-tooth Skink

Coeranoscincus frontalis

Qld

Three-toed Snake-tooth Skink

Coeranoscincus reticulatus

NSW, Qld

Satinay Sand Skink

Coggeria naufragus

Qld (Fraser Island)

Lemon-barred Forest-skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) amplus

Qld

* Northern Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) brachysoma

Qld

Bartle Frere  Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus)  frerei

Qld

Dark Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) martini

NSW, Qld

Stout Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) sokosoma

Qld

Nangur Spiny Skink

Concinnia (or Nangura ) spinosa

Qld

Bar-sided Forest-skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) tenuis

NSW, Qld

Yellow-blotched Forest-skink

Concinnia (was Eulamprus) tigrinus

Qld

Adams' Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus adamsi (was C. virgatus)

North-eastern Qld

Inland snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus australis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus buchananii

WA

Swanson's Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus cygnatus

Far-northern NT

Dappled Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus daedalos

Far-northern NT

Blue-tailed Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink

Cryptoblepharus egeriae

CI (extinct in the wild)
CKI (deliberately introduced to save the species)

Noble Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus exochus

NT, WA (Northern border area)

Black-boulder (or Fuhn'sShinning (Snake-eyed) Skink

Cryptoblepharus fuhni

Qld (Cape Melville)

Arafura Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus gurrmul (was C. litoralis).

NT (Oxley, New Year and North Goulburn Islands)

Juno's Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus juno

North-western NT, Far-northern WA

Supralittoral (or Coastal) Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink

Cryptoblepharus litoralis

Far-northern NT, Coastal Qld

Blotched Shinning Snake-eyed) Skink

Cryptoblepharus megastictus

Far-northern WA, (NT?)

Mertens' Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus mertensi

North-eastern NT

Metallic Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus metallicus

NT, Qld, WA

Pale Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus ochrus

SA (NT?, Qld?)

Ragged Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pannosus

SA, NT, NSW, QLD, Vic, ACT (possibly introduced)

Callose-palmed (or Peron's) Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink

Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus

WA

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pulcher

NSW, Qld, SA, WA

Tawny Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus ruber

NT, WA

Pygmy Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus tytthos

WA

Russet Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus ustulatus

WA

Cream-striped Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink or Wall Skink

Cryptoblepharus virgatus

Qld (Cape York)

 

Spangled Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus wulbu

Far-north NT

Agile Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus zoticus

NT, Qld

Field Ctenotus

Ctenotus agrestis

Qld

Lively Ctenotus

Ctenotus alacer

NT, Qld, WA

Ajana Ctenotus

Ctenotus alleni

WA

Brown-blazed Wedgesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus allotropis

NSW, Qld

Airlie Island Ctenotus

Ctenotus angusticeps

WA (Airlie Island)

Massive-gibber Ctenotus

Ctenotus septenarius

NT, SA, QLD, WA

Arcane Ctenotus

Ctenotus arcanus

NSW, Qld

Ariadna's Ctenotus

Ctenotus ariadnae

WA, SA, Qld, NT

Jabiluka Ctenotus

Ctenotus arnhemensis

NT

Stony Downs Ctenotus

Ctenotus astarte

Qld, SA

Southern Mallee Ctenotus
or Porcupine Grass Ctenotus

Ctenotus atlas

NSW, SA, WA, Vic

Western Limestone Ctenotus

Ctenotus australis

WA

White-faced Ctenotus

Ctenotus borealis (name obsolete - see Ctenotus robustus)

NT

Short-clawed Ctenotus
(Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus brachyonyx)

NSW, SA, Qld, Vic

Short-footed Ctenotus

Ctenotus brevipes (was Ctenotus essingtonii brevipes)

Qld

Wedge-snout Ctenotus

Ctenotus brooksi

NT, Qld, SA, WA, Vic, NSW

Plain-backed Kimberley Ctenotus

Ctenotus burbidgei

WA

Blue-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus calurus

WA, NT, SA

Capricorn Ctenotus

Ctenotus capricorni

Qld

Chain-striped South-west Ctenotus

Ctenotus catenifer

WA

Brown-backed Ctenotus

Ctenotus coggeri

NT

Buff-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus colletti

NT, WA

Ten-lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus decaneurus

NT, WA, Qld

Darling Range South-west (or Darling Range Heath) Ctenotus

Ctenotus delli

WA

Pilbara Ctenotus

Ctenotus duricola

WA

Fine Side-lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus dux

NT, SA, WA, Qld

Brown-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus ehmanni

WA

*Lowlands Plain-backed (or Essington) Ctenotus

Ctenotus essingtonii

NT

Eucla Ctenotus

Ctenotus euclae
(was C. brooksi euclae )

SA, WA

Brown-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus eurydice

NSW?, Qld

Black-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus eutaenius

Qld

Clay-soil Ctenotus
Status uncertain

Ctenotus helenae (or Ctenotus inornata) Status uncertain

WA, NT, Qld, SA?

West-coast Laterite Ctenotus
(Invalid species)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus fallens)

WA

Magela Ctenotus

Ctenotus gagudju

NT

Jewelled South-west Ctenotus

Ctenotus gemmula

WA

Grand Ctenotus

Ctenotus grandis

NT, SA, WA

Spotted-necked Ctenotus

Ctenotus greeri

NT, WA, SA

Chained Ctenotus

Ctenotus halysis

WA (Kimberley region)

Nimble Ctenotus

Ctenotus hanloni

NT, SA, WA

Stout Ctenotus

Ctenotus hebetior

NT, Qld

Top-end Lowlands Ctenotus

Ctenotus hilli

NT

Clay-soil Ctenotus
(Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus helenae)

NT, SA, WA

Stern Ctenotus (Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus severus)

WA

North West Cape Ctenotus 

Ctenotus iapetus

WA

(South Western) Odd-striped Ctenotus

Ctenotus impar

WA

Unspotted Yellow-sided Ctenotus

Ctenotus ingrami

NSW, Qld

Bar-shouldered Ctenotus (Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus

NT, Qld, WA, SA?, Vic?

Black-soil Ctenotus

Ctenotus joanae

NT, Qld, SA

Kurnbudj Ctenotus

Ctenotus kurnbudj

NT

Kutjupa Wedge-snout Ctenotus/Skink

Ctenotus kutjupa

WA, SA, NT (Great Victoria Desert and adjacent regions)

Common South-west Ctenotus

Ctenotus labillardieri

WA

Lancelin South-west Ctenotus

Ctenotus lancelini

WA (Lancelin Island),

Gravelly-soil Ctenotus

Ctenotus lateralis

Qld, NT?

Orange-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus leae

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Leonhardi's Ctenotus

Ctenotus leonhardii

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Maryan's Ctenotus

Ctenotus maryani

WA

Whiptail Ctenotus

Ctenotus mastigura

WA

Median-striped Ctenotus

Ctenotus mesotes

WA (Kimberley region)

Soldier Ctenotus

Ctenotus militaris

NT, WA

Checker-sided Ctenotus

Ctenotus mimetes

WA

Atherton Ctenotus

Ctenotus monticola

Qld

Nasute Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus nasutus

NT, WA, SA?

Pin-striped Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus nigrilineatus

WA

Nullum Ctenotus

Ctenotus nullum

Qld

Spotted Ctenotus Skink

Ctenotus olympicus

Qld, NSW, SA, NT

Coastal Plains Skink

Ctenotus ora

WA

Eastern Ctenotus

Ctenotus orientalis (was C. uber orientalis)

Vic, Qld, NSW, ACT, SA, WA, ACT

North-western Wedgesnout Ctenotus/Skink

Ctenotus pallescens

NT, WA?

Western Pilbara Lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus pallasotus

WA (Pilbara)

Leopard Ctenotus (subspecies)

Ctenotus pantherinus acripes

Northern and eastern NT, inland Qld, north-eastern SA, Barrow Island WA

Kimberly Leopard Ctenotus

Ctenotus pantherinus calx

Kimberley region, WA, extending into NT

Leopard Ctenotus (subspecies)

Ctenotus pantherinus ocellifer

Pilbara and southern Kimberly extending through central WA, into south-western NT, and inland South Australia

South-Western Leopard Ctenotus

Ctenotus pantherinus pantherinus

(South-western) WA

Coarse Sands Ctenotus

Ctenotus piankai

NT, SA, WA, Qld?

Red-sided Ctenotus

Ctenotus pulchellus

NT, Qld

Fourteen Lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus

NT, SA, WA

Quinkan Ctenotus

Ctenotus quinkan

Qld

Spear-like Ctenotus

Ctenotus quirinus

NT

Cape Heath Ctenotus

Ctenotus rawlinsoni

Qld

Pale-rumped (or Royal) Ctenotus

Ctenotus regius

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

Kimberley Lined Ctenotus

Ctenotus rhabdotus

north-western NT,
north-eastern WA

Crack-dwelling Ctenotus

Ctenotus rimacola

NT, WA

* Robust Striped Skink or Eastern Striped Skink
(Status uncertain)

Ctenotus robustus or Ctenotus spaldingi (Status uncertain)
(includes skinks previously known as Ctenotus borealis)

NSW, ACT, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Ruddy Ctenotus

Ctenotus rubicundus

WA

Red-earth Ctenotus

Ctenotus rosarium

Qld

Rufous Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus rufescens

WA

Rusty-shouldered Ctenotus

Ctenotus rutilans

WA

Stony-soil (or Rock) Ctenotus (Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus saxatilis)

NT, Qld, SA,WA

Black-soil Rises Ctenotus

Ctenotus schevilli

Qld

Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus

Ctenotus schomburgkii (see also Ctenotus kutjupa)

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA,Vic

Massive-gibber Ctenotus

Ctenotus septenarius

NT, SA, QLD, WA

Gravel-downs Ctenotus

Ctenotus serotinus

Qld

North-western Sandy-loam Ctenotus

Ctenotus serventyi

WA

Stern Ctenotus (Status Uncertain)

Ctenotus inornatus (or Ctenotus severus)

WA

* Spalding's or Straight-browed Ctenotus
(Status uncertain)

Ctenotus spaldingi (see Ctenotus robustus)

NSW, ACT, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
(Distribution uncertain)

Buff-striped Ctenotus

Ctenotus storri

NT

Eastern Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus

Ctenotus strauchii

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Stripe-headed Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus striaticeps

NT, Qld

Stuart's Ctenotus

Ctenotus stuarti

NT

Sharp-browed Ctenotus

Ctenotus superciliaris

NT, WA
(North-west of Australia)

Eyrean Ctenotus

Ctenotus taeniatus (was Ctenotus brooksi taeniatus)

NSW, Qld, Vic, SA, NT

Copper-Tailed Skink

Ctenotus taeniolatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic, ACT

Tanami Ctenotus

Ctenotus tanamiensis

NT, WA

Kimberly Wedge-snout Ctenotus

Ctenotus tantillus

NT, WA

Hinchinbrook Ctenotus

Ctenotus terrareginae

Qld

Spotted Ctenotus

Ctenotus uber

WA

Median-striped (or Uneven Striped) Ctenotus

Ctenotus vagus

WA (Kimberley region)

Scant-striped Ctenotus

Ctenotus vertebralis

NT

Wide-striped Ctenotus

Ctenotus xenopleura

WA

Shark bay South-west Ctenotus

Ctenotus youngsoni

WA

Hamelin Pool Ctenotus

Ctenotus zastictus

WA

Southern Cape York Finesnout Ctenotus

Ctenotus zebrilla

Qld

Lord Howe Island Skink

Cyclodina (was Pseudemoia and Oligosoma ) lichenigera

LHI, NI

Common Slender Bluetongue

Cyclodomorphus branchialis

WA

* Tasmanian She-oak Skink

Cyclodomorphus casuarina

Tas

Western Slender Bluetongue

Cyclodomorphus celatus

WA

Pink-Tongued Skink

Cyclodomorphus (was Hemisphaeriodon) gerrardii

NSW, Qld

Giant Slender Bluetongue

Cyclodomorphus maximus

WA

Spinifex Slender Bluetongue

Cyclodomorphus melanops

NSW, WA, SA, NT, QLD

* Mainland She-oak Skink

Cyclodomorphus michaeli (was casuarina)

NSW, Vic

Alpine She-oak Skink

Cyclodomorphus praealtus (was casuarina)

NSW, Vic

Samphire (or Saltbush) Slender Bluetongue

Cyclodomorphus venustus

SA, Qld, NSW

Cunningham's Skink

Egernia cunninghami cunninghami

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

* Sydney Cunningham's Skink (Status uncertain)

Egernia cunninghami krefftii (Status uncertain)

NSW

Western Pilbara Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink

Egernia cygnitos (split from Egernia depressa)

WA (Western Pilbara)

Southern Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink

Egernia depressa

WA

Kimberly Crevice-skink

Egernia douglasi

WA

Central Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink

Egernia eos (split from Egernia depressa)

NT, SA?, WA

Eastern Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink

Egernia epsisolus (split from Egernia depressa)

WA (Eastern Pilbara)

Goldfields Crevice-skink

Egernia formosa

WA

Hosmer's Skink

Egernia hosmeri

NT, Qld

King's Skink

Egernia kingii

WA

Eastern Crevice Skink

Egernia mcpheei

NSW, Qld

*South-western Crevice-skink

Egernia napoleonis

WA

Pilbara Crevice-skink

Egernia pilbarensis

WA

*Kaputar Rock Skink

Egernia roomi

NSW (Nandewar Ranges)

Bight Crevice-skink

Egernia richardi
(was E. carinata)

SA, WA

Yakka Skink

Egernia rugosa

Qld

Common Black Rock Skink

Egernia saxatilis intermedia

NSW, ACT, Vic

Warrumbungle Black Rock Skink

Egernia saxatilis saxatilis

NSW, (Warrumbungle mountains)

Baudin Island Stoke's (Gidgee) Skink

Egernia stokesii aethiops (status uncertain)

Baudin Island, WA

*Western Stoke's (Gidgee) Skink

Egernia stokesii badia

Mainland WA

Houtman Abrolhos Stoke's (Gidgee) Skink

Egernia stokesii stokesii

WA (Houtman Abrolhos)

*Eastern Stoke's (Gidgee) Skink

Egernia stokesii zellingi

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

Tree Skink

Egernia striolata

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Mangrove Skink or Littoral Whiptail Skink

Emoia atrocostata

CI, Qld, (Cape York & Torres Straight), New Guinea &
Pacific Islands, South East Asia

Scrub Whiptail Skink

Emoia longicauda

Qld , New Guinea

Christmas Island Whiptail Skink

Emoia nativitatis

CI

Brown-sided Bar-lipped Skink

Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) brongersmai

WA

Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink

Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) douglasi

NT

Narrow-Banded Sand Swimmer

Eremiascincus fasciolatus

Qld ( Range has been reduced)

Northern Narrow-Banded Sand Swimmer

Eremiascincus intermedius (was Eremiascincus fasciolatus)

NT, WA

Northern Bar-lipped Skink

Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) isolepis

NT, WA,QLD

Mosaic Desert Skink

Eremiascincus musivus

WA

Western Narrow-banded Skink

Eremiascincus pallidus (was Eremiascincus fasciolatus)

WA, NT, SA

Lowlands Bar-lipped Skink

Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) pardalis

Qld, New Guinea

Ghost Skink

Eremiascincus phantasmus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer

Eremiascincus richardsonii

Qld, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA, Vic.

Rusty Skink

Eremiascincus rubiginosus

WA (Hamersley Range - Pilbara)

Northern Elf Skink

Eroticoscincus (was Hemiergis) graciloides

Qld

Sheen-skink

Eugongylus albofasciolatus

Qld, Solomon islands, New Britain, New Ireland, Micronesia

Bar-lipped Sheen-skink

Eugongylus rufescens

Qld

Yellow Bellied Water Skink
(Status uncertain)

Eulamprus heatwolei

NSW, ACT, Vic, SA

Alpine Water Skink

Eulamprus kosciuskoi

NSW, ACT, Vic

*Blue Mountains Swamp-Skink

Eulamprus leuraensis

NSW

Orange-speckled Forest-skink

Eulamprus (Tumbunascincus, Sphenomorhus or Magmellia) luteilateralis STATUS UNCERTAIN

Qld

Eastern (Common) Water Skink

Eulamprus quoyii

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Southern Water-skink

Eulamprus tympanum tympanum

NSW, ACT, Vic, SA

Corangamite Water Skink or
Dreeite Water Skink Glossary SPRAT Profile

Eulamprus tympanum marnieae

Vic

Arnhem Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus arnhemicus

NT

Mount Elliot Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus clandestinus

Qld

Slender Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus cracens

Qld

Cape York Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus(= crassicaudis =crassicaudum) (was Eremiascincus crassicaudus)

Qld

Northern Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis

NT, WA

Brown-tailed Bar-lipped Skink

Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis

Qld

Atherton Tableland Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus mjobergi

Qld

Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink

Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis

NT, Qld (and New Guinea)

Dwarf Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus pumilus

Qld

Fine-spotted Mulch-skink

Glaphyromorphus punctulatus

Qld

Prickly Forest Skink

Gnypetoscincus (or Concinnia) queenslandiae

Qld

Rainforest Cool-skink

Harrisoniascincus (was Cautula) zia

NSW, Qld

Three-toed Earless Skink
(Status uncertain)

Hemiergis decresiensis continentis

(Mainland) SA, Western Vic?

Three-toed Earless Skink
(Status uncertain)

Hemiergis decresiensis davisi - (Correct name should be Hemiergis talbingoensis davisi)

NSW, Qld?

Three-toed Earless Skink

Hemiergis decresiensis decresiensis

(Kangaroo Island) SA

South-western Mulch-skink

Hemiergis (was Glaphyromorphus) gracilipes

WA

* Southwestern Earless Skink (Eastern subspecies)

Hemiergis initialis brookeri

SA, and south-eastern WA

Southwestern Earless Skink (Western Subspecies)

Hemiergis initialis initialis

South-western WA

Triodia Earless Skink or Millewa Skink

Hemiergis millewae

NSW, SA, Vic, WA

Peron's (Lowlands) Earless Skink

Hemiergis peronii

SA, Vic, WA

Two-toed Earless Skink

Hemiergis quadrilineatus (Also known as H. quadrilineatum and H. quadrilineata)

WA

Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink (Status uncertain)

Hemiergis talbingoensis talbingoensis (split from H. decresiensis)

Vic, NSW, ACT

Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink
(Status uncertain)

Hemiergis talbingoensis davisi (split from H. decresiensis)

NSW, Qld?

* Blue-speckled Forest-skink or Murray's skink

Karma (also known as Silvascincus) murrayi

NSW, Qld

Tryon's Skink

Karma
(also known Silvascincus) tryoni

NSW, Qld

Diamond-shielded Sunskink

Lampropholis adonis

Qld

Friendly Sunskink

Lampropholis amicula

NSW, Qld

Bellenden Ker Sunskink

Lampropholis bellendenkerensis

Qld

Montane Sunskink

Lampropholis caligula

NSW

Rainforest Sunskink

Lampropholis coggeri

Qld

Bunya Mountains Sunskink

Lampropholis colossus

Qld

Plain-backed Sunskink

Lampropholis couperi

Qld

Grass Skink or Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink (Rainbow Skink in Hawaii)

Lampropholis delicata

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, also invasive to Lord Howe Island New Zealand and Hawaii

Mount Elliot Sunskink

Lampropholis elliotensis

Qld

Long Sunskink

Lampropholis elongata

NSW (Riamukka State Forest area)

* Common Grass Skink or Garden Skink

Lampropholis guichenoti

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Saxicoline Sunskink

Lampropholis mirabilis

Qld

Grey-bellied Sunskink

Lampropholis robertsi

Qld

Grey-bellied Sunskink

Lampropholis similis

Qld

Desert Plain Slider

Lerista aericeps

NSW, NT, Qld, WA, SA

*Bulleringa Fine-LinedSlider

Lerista alia

Qld

Greater Robust Fine-lined Slider or Retro Slider

Lerista allanae

Qld (Clermont area)

Cape Range Slider

Lerista allochira

WA (North West Cape)

Limbless Fine-lined Slider

Lerista ameles

Qld

Friendly Slider

Lerista amicorum (was Lerista muelleri)

WA

Olkola Slider

Lerista anyara

Qld

Dampierland Limbless Slider

Lerista apoda

WA

Bight Slider
- Invalid Species - now called the South-western Slider

Lerista arenicola - Invalid species now called Lerista microtis (2024)

SA, WA

Stripe-sided Robust Slider

Lerista axillaris

WA

Baynes' Slider

Lerista baynesi

SA, WA

Two-toed Skink (North-western Sandslider)

Lerista bipes

NT, SA, WA, Qld, NSW?

Inland Kimberly Slider

Lerista borealis

NT, WA

Bougainville's Skink (South-eastern Slider)

Lerista bougainvillii

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic

Bungle Bungle Robust Slider

Lerista bunglebungle

WA

Carpentaria Fine-lined Slider

Lerista carpentariae

NT

Pilbara Blue-tailed Slider

Lerista chalybura

Qld

Lyre-patterned Slider

Lerista chordae

Qld (Torrens Creek area)

Bold-striped Slider

Lerista christinae

WA

Vine-thicket Fine-lined Slider

Lerista cinerea

Qld

Sharp-blazed Three-toed Slider

Lerista clara (was L.muelleri)

WA

Nubbined Fine-lined Slider

Lerista colliveri

Qld

Blinking Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista connivens

WA

Central Deserts Robust Slider

Lerista desertorum

NT, SA, WA, Qld

South-western Orange-tailed Slider

Lerista distinguenda

WA, SA

Southern Slider

Lerista dorsalis

SA, WA

Edwards' Slider

Lerista edwardsae (was L. picturata edwardsae)

SA

Elegant Slider

Lerista elegans

WA

Wide-striped Mulch Slider

Lerista elongata

SA

Noonbah Robust Slider

Lerista emmotti

Qld

Good-legged Lerista

Lerista eupoda

WA

Pilbara Flame-tailed Slider

Lerista flammicauda

WA

Eastern Mulch-slider

Lerista fragilis

Qld

Centralian Slider

Lerista frosti

NT

Gascoyne Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista gascoynensis

WA

Bold-striped Robust Slider

Lerista gerrardii

WA

*Timid Slider

Lerista goerlingi (see Lerista rhodonoides)

WA, SA, NT, Vic, NSW, Qld

South-eastern Kimberly Sandslider

Lerista greeri

WA, NT?

Stout Sandslider

Lerista griffini

NT, WA

Gnaraloo Mulch-slider

Lerista haroldi

WA

Taper-tailed West-coast Slider

Lerista humphriesi

WA

McIvor River Slider

Lerista ingrami

Qld

Robust Duneslider

Lerista ips

NT, WA

*Jackson's Lerista

Lerista jacksoni (was L. muelleri)

WA

Kalumburu Kimberly Slider

Lerista kalumburu

WA

Lesser Robust Fine-lined Slider

Lerista karlschmidti

NT, Qld?

Dark Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista kendricki

WA

Kennedy Range Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista kennedyensis

WA

*King's Lerista

Lerista kingi (was L. muelleri)

WA

Southern Sandslider

Lerista labialis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Perth Slider

Lerista lineata

WA

* Dotted-line Robust Slider

Lerista lineopunctulata

WA (South-western)

Unpatterned Robust Slider

Lerista macropisthopus

WA

*Micro Slider

Lerista micra (was L. muelleri)

WA

South-western Slider

Lerista microtis (includes skinks previously called Lerista arenicola(2024)

SA, WA

Northern Dotted Line Robust Slider

Lerista miopus

WA (Western central coast)

Wood Mulch-slider

Lerista muelleri (split into multiple species)

WA

Pilbara Robust Slider

Lerista neander

WA

*Nevin's Lerista

Lerista nevinae (was L. muelleri)

WA (Cape Lambert)

Inland Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista nichollsi

WA

Hidden Slider

Lerista occulta (was L.muelleri)

WA

Onslow Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista onsloviana

WA

North-eastern Orange-tailed Slider

Lerista orientalis

NT, Qld, WA

*Chillagoe Fine-lined Slider

Lerista parameles

Qld

Pale Broad-blazed slider

Lerista petersoni (was L. talpina)

WA

Southern Robust Slider

Lerista picturata

WA

Keeled Slider

Lerista planiventralis

WA

Yampi Sandslider

Lerista praefrontalis

WA

Blunt-tailed West-coast Slider

Lerista praepedita

WA

Eastern Robust Slider

Lerista punctatovittata

SA, NSW, Vic, Qld

Dotty-tailed Robust Slider

Lerista puncticauda

WA

Four-Chained Slider

Lerista quadrivincula (was L. concolor)

WA

Broad-eyed Slider

Lerista robusta

WA

Rochford Slider

Lerista rochfordensis

Qld

Rolfe's Slider

Lerista rolfei (was muelleri)

WA

Dampierland Plain Slider

Lerista separanda

WA

Fitzroy Sandslider

Lerista simillima

WA

Pale-striped Mulch Slider

Lerista speciosa

SA

*Mount Surprise Slider

Lerista storri

Qld

Spotted Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista stictopleura

WA

Arnhem Coast Fine-lined Slider

Lerista stylis

NT, Qld

Ribbon Slider

Lerista taeniata

NT, WA, SA

Robust Mulch-slider

Lerista terdigitata

SA

Timid Slider

Lerista timida
(was L. muelleri)
(= L. goerlingi)
(= L.rhodonoides)

WA, SA, NT, NSW, Qld, Vic?

Dark-backed Mulch Slider

Lerista tridactyla

WA

Slender Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista uniduo (was L. maculosa)

WA

Shark Bay Broad-blazed Slider

Lerista varia

WA

Powerful Lerista

Lerista verhmens
(was L. muelleri)

WA (Western Pilbara)

Slender Duneslider

Lerista vermicularis

WA

Ravensthorpe Range Slider

Lerista viduata

WA

Side-striped Fine-lined Slider

Lerista vittata

Qld

Coastal Kimberly Slider

Lerista walkeri

WA

Two-toed Fine-lined Slider

Lerista wilkinsi

Qld

Yellow-tailed Plain Slider

Lerista xanthura

NT, WA

Yuna broad-blazed Slider

Lerista yuna

WA

Pilbara Blue-tailed Slider

Lerista zeitzi

WA

North-eastern Orange-tailed Slider

Lerista zonulata

Qld

Coen Rock (or Rainbow) Skink

Liburnascincus (was Carlia) coensis

(North-eastern Cape York) Qld

*Bamboo Range Rock Skink

Liburnascincus artemis

(North-eastern Cape York) Qld

Outcrop Rainbow-Skink

Liburnascincus (was Carlia) mundivensis

(Eastern )Qld

Black Mountain Rock Skink
or Black Mountain Rainbow-Skink

Liburnascincus (was Carlia) scirtetis

(near Cooktown) Qld

Snowy Mountains Skink
or Guthega Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) guthega

NSW, Vic

Desert Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) inornata

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Great Desert Skink
or Kintore's Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) kintorei

NT, SA, WA

Centralian Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis margaretae (was Liopholis margaretae margaretae)

NT, SA (Central Australia)
(Not found in NSW)

Eastern Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) modesta

NSW, Qld

Mountain Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) montana

NSW, ACT, Vic

Bull Skink or Southern sand-Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) multiscutata

SA, Vic, WA

Jurien Bay Skink

Liopholis pulchra longicauda

WA (Jurien Bay)

South-western Rock-Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) pulchra pulchra

WA

Flinders Ranges Rock-skink

Liopholis personata (was Liopholis margaretae personata)

SA (Flinders Ranges)

Centralian Floodplains Desert-skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) slateri

NT, SA

Nocturnal Desert-skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) striata

NT, SA, WA

White's Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) whitii
(includes skinks previously known as Egernia whitii tenobrosa)

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic (Note that skinks previously called L. margaretae from NSW are now called L. whitii)

White's Skink (tenobrosa subspecies- now invalid)

(was Egernia whitii tenobrosa now Liopholis whitii)

SA, Vic

Western Mourning Skink

Lissolepis (was Egernia) luctuosa

WA

Eastern Mourning Skink

Lissolepis (was Egernia) coventryi

SA, Vic, NSW(?)

Large-disced Litter-skink

Lygisaurus aeratus

Qld

Iridescent (or Tree-base) Litter-skink

Lygisaurus foliorum (was Carlia burnetti)

NSW, Qld

Rainforest Edge Litter-skink

Lygisaurus laevis

Qld

Translucent Litter-skink

Lygisaurus macfarlani

Qld

Fire-tailed Rainbow-skink

Lygisaurus (was Carlia) parrhasius

Qld

Crevice Rainbow-skink

Lygisaurus (or Carlia) rimula

Qld (Iron Range)

Chillagoe Litter-skink

Lygisaurus rococo

Qld

Eastern Cape Litter-skink

Lygisaurus sesbrauna

Qld

Endeavour River Litter-skink

Lygisaurus tanneri

Qld

Sun-loving Litter-skink

Lygisaurus zuma

Qld

Top End Dwarf Skink

Menetia alanae

NT

Shark Bay Dwarf Skink

Menetia amaura (Status uncertain may be considered to be Menetia greyii)

WA

Jabiluka Dwarf Skink

Menetia concinna

NT

Common Dwarf Skink

Menetia greyii

NSW, ACT, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Northern Dwarf Skink

Menetia maini

NT, Qld, WA

Western Dwarf Skink

Menetia surda

WA

Saltbush Morethia Skink

Morethia adelaidensis

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA, NT?

South-eastern Morethia Skink

Morethia boulengeri

NSW, ACT, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Woodland Morethia Skink

Morethia butleri

SA, WA

West-Coast Morethia Skink

Morethia lineoocellata

WA

Shrubland Morethia Skink

Morethia obscura

NSW, SA, Vic, WA

Lined Firetail Skink

Morethia ruficauda

NT, SA, WA

Top End Firetail Skink

Morethia storri

NT, WA

North-eastern Fire-Tailed Skink

Morethia taeniopleura

NSW(?), Qld

Nangur Spiny Skink

Nangura (Concinnia) spinosa

Qld

Lined Soil-crevice Skink

Notoscincus butleri

WA

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink (Subspecies)

Notoscincus ornatus ornatus

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink (Subspecies)

Notoscincus ornatus wotjulum (or Notoscncus wotjulum) status uncertain - see below

NT, Qld, WA

Ornate Soil-crevice Skink

Notoscincus wotjulum (or Notoscncus ornatus wotjulum) status uncertain - see above

NT, Qld, WA

Cooloola Snake-skink

Ophioscincus coolooensis

Qld

Yolk-bellied Snake Skink

Ophioscincus ophioscincus

Qld

Short-limbed Snake-skink

Ophioscincus truncatus

NSW, Qld

Sandstone Worm-skink

Praeteropus auxilliger

Qld

Short-necked Worm-skink

Praeteropus brevicollis

Qld

Speckled Worm-skink

Praeteropus gowi

Qld

Mount Abbot Worm-skink

Praeteropus monachus

Qld

Red-tailed Soil-crevice Skink

Proablepharus (or Austroablepharus) kinghorni

NSW, NT, Qld

Western Soil-crevice Skink

Proablepharus reginae

NT, SA, WA

Northern Soil-crevice Skink

Proablepharus tenuis

NT, Qld, WA

Bight Coast Skink

Pseudemoia baudini

SA, WA

Alpine Bog-skink

Pseudemoia cryodroma

Vic, NSW

Southern Grass Skink

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

NSW, ACT, SA, Tas, Vic, ACT

Tussock Skink

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri

NSW, ACT, SA, Tas, Vic, ACT

Glossy Grass Skink

Pseudemoia rawlinsoni

NSW, ACT, SA, Tas, Vic, ACT

Spencers' Skink or Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

Pseudemoia spenceri

NSW, ACT, Vic

Fine-browed Dwarf Skink

Pygmaeascincus (was Menetia) koshlandae

Eastern Cape York Qld

Magnetic Island Dwarf Skink

Pygmaeascincus (was Menetia) sadlieri

Magnetic Island,- Qld

Dwarf Litter-skink

Pygmaeascincus (Was Lygisaurus) timlowi

Qld

Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink

Saiphos equalis

NSW, Qld

Pale-lipped Shadeskink

Saproscincus basiliscus

Qld

Orange-tailed Shadeskink

Saproscincus challengeri

NSW, Qld

Wedge-snouted Shadeskink

Saproscincus czechurai

Qld

Hannah's Shadeskink

Saproscincus eungellensis

Qld (Eungella National Park,Clarke Range, )

Lewis' Shadeskink

Saproscincus lewisi

Qld (Cooktown region)

Weasel Skink

Saproscincus mustelinus

NSW, ACT, Vic

Heath Shadeskink

Saproscincus oriarus

NSW, Qld

Rose's Shadeskink

Saproscincus rosei

NSW, Qld

Cape Melville Shadeskink

Saproscincus saltus

Qld

Pale-lipped Shade Skink or Gully Shade Skink

Saproscincus spectabilis

Qld, NSW (Sydney to Brisbane)

Four-fingered Shade skink

Saproscincus tetradactyla

Qld (Cairns Region)

Blue-speckled Forest-skink or Murray's Skink

Silvascincus (also known as Karma) murrayi

NSW, Qld

Tryon's Skink

Silvascincus
(also known as Karma) tryoni

NSW, Qld

Bowring's Supple Skink
(Christmas Island grass skink)

Subdoluseps (Was Lygosoma) bowringii

Malaysia, India (Andaman Islands),
Philippines,
Indonesia,
Hong Kong, Singapore, India,
Indochina west to Myanmar (= Burma), Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Chrismas Island (Australia introduced?) Cook Island (New Zealand)?

Bartle Frere Cool-skink

Techmarscincus (was Bartleia) jigurru

Qld

Pygmy (Adelaide) Bluetongue

Tiliqua adelaidensis

SA

Centralian Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua multifasciata

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Blotched Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua nigrolutea

NSW, ACT, SA, Tas, Vic

Western Blue-Tongue Lizard

Tiliqua occipitalis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Common/Eastern Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa aspera

SA, NSW, Vic, Qld, ACT, WA?

Rottnest Island Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa konowi

Rottnest Island WA

Shark Bay Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa palarra

Shark Bay region, WA

Western Shingleback

Tiliqua rugosa rugosa

South Western Australia, WA

Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Northern Bluetongue Lizard

Tiliqua scincoides intermedia

NT, Qld, WA

 

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

Suborder:

Scleroglossa

Infraorder:

Scincomorpha

Family:

Scincidae

Subfamily:

Lygosominae



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