THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
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A Listing of Australian Skinks
Distribution Key
ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)
Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

 

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Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Acritoscincus (was Bassiana) duperreyi Bold-striped Cool-skink NSW,ACT,SA,Tas,Vic
Acritoscincus  (was Bassiana) platynotum Red-throated Cool-skink NSW,Qld,Vic
Acritoscincus trilineatus (was Bassiana trilineata) South-western Cool-skink or Western three-lined skink SA(?),WA
Anepischetosia (was Nannoscincus) maccoyi *Highlands Forest-skink NSW,Vic, SA
Anomalopus brevicollis Short-necked Worm-skink Qld
Anomalopus lentiginosus (status unknown) Common Worm-skink NSW,Qld
Anomalopus gowi Speckled Worm Skink Qld
Anomalopus leuckartii Two-clawed Worm-skink NSW,Qld
Anomalopus mackayi Five-clawed Worm-skink NSW,Qld
Anomalopus pluto Cape York Worm-skink Qld
Anomalopus swansoni Punctate Worm-skink NSW
Anomalopus verreauxi Three-Clawed Worm skink NSW,Qld
Bellatorias (was Egernia) frerei *Major Skink NSW, Qld
Bellatorias (was Egernia) major Land Mullet NSW, Qld
Bellatorias obiri (was Egernia arnhemensis) Arnhem Land Skink NT,
Calyptotis lepidorostrum Cone Eared Calyptotis Qld
Calyptotis ruficauda Red-Tailed Calyptotis Skink NSW
Calyptotis scutirostrum Scute-snouted Calyptotis Skink NSW,Qld
Calyptotis temporalis Broad-templed Calyptotis Skink Qld
Calyptotis thorntonensis Thornton Peak Calyptotis Skink Qld
Carlia amax Bauxite or Two-spined Rainbow-skink NT,Qld,WA
Carlia bicarinata (Status in Australia uncertain) see C. storri Rainbow-skink Qld? (Cape York Peninsula? and also New Guinea)
Carlia burnetti - has been renamed Lygisaurus foliorum Tree-base Litter-skink or Iridescent Litter-skink NSW,Qld
Carlia decora (previously C. pectoralis) *Sandy Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia dogare Elegant Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia gracilis Slender Rainbow-skink NT,WA
Carlia jarnoldae Lined Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia inconnexa (Previously C.pectoralis inconnexa) *Whitsunday Rainbow-skink Qld (offshore islands only)
Carlia johnstonei Rough Brown Rainbow-skink WA
Carlia longipes Closed-litter Rainbow-skink NT,Qld
Carlia munda Shaded-Litter Rainbow-skink NT,Qld,WA
Carlia mundivensis Outcrop Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia parrhasius (now Lygisaurus parrhasius) Fire-tailed Rainbow-skink QLD
Carlia pectoralis *Open-litter Rainbow-skink NSW,Qld
Carlia quinquecarinata *Five Keeled or Long-named Rainbow-skink Qld Darnley Island (Erub Island)in the Torres Strait (New Guinea?)
Carlia rhomboidalis Blue-throated Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia rostralis Black-throated Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia rimula Crevice Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia rubigo (previously C. pectoralis *Orange Flanked Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia rubrigularis Red Throated Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia rufilatus Red-sided Rainbow-skink NT,WA
Carlia schmeltzii Robust Rainbow-skink NSW,Qld
Carlia sexdentata *Six-toothed Rainbow-skink NT,Qld
Carlia scirtetis Black Mountain Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia storri (Split from C. bicarinata) Brown Bicarinate Rainbow-skink Qld
Carlia tetradactyla Southern Rainbow-skink NSW,Qld,Vic,ACT
Carlia triacantha Desert Rainbow-skink NT,SA,WA (Qld?)
Carlia vivax Tussock (or Lively) Rainbow-skink NSW,Qld
Coeranoscincus frontalis Limbless Snake-toothed Skink Qld
Coeranoscincus reticulatus Three-toed Snake-toothed Skink NSW,Qld
Coggeria naufragus *Satinay Sand Skink Qld
Cryptoblepharus adamsi (was C. virgatus) *Adams' Snake-eyed Skink Qld
Cryptoblepharus australis *Inland snake-eyed Skink NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Cryptoblepharus buchananii *Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink WA
Cryptoblepharus carnabyi Spiny-Palmed Shinning(Snake-eyed) Skink NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Cryptoblepharus cygnatus *Swanson's Snake-eyed Skink NT
Cryptoblepharus daedalos * Dappled Snake-eyed Skink NT
Cryptoblepharus egeriae Blue-tailed Shinning(Snake-eyed)Skink CI
Cryptoblepharus exochus *Noble Snake-eyed Skink NT, WA
Cryptoblepharus fuhni Black-boulder (or Fuhn'sShinning(Snake-eyed)Skink Qld
Cryptoblepharus gurrmul (was C. litoralis. *Arafura Snake-eyed Skink NT (Oxley, New Year and North Goulburn Islands)
Cryptoblepharus juno *Juno's Snake-eyed Skink NT, WA
Cryptoblepharus litoralis Supralittoral (or Coastal) Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink NT,Qld
Cryptoblepharus megastictus Blotched Shinning Snake-eyed) Skink WA, (NT?)
Cryptoblepharus mertensi *Mertens' Snake-eyed Skink NT
Cryptoblepharus metallicus * Metallic Snake-eyed Skink NT,Qld,WA
Cryptoblepharus ochrus * Pale Snake-eyed Skink SA (NT?)
Cryptoblepharus pannosus * Ragged Snake-eyed Skink SA, NT, NSW, QLD, Vic
Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus Callose-palmed (or Peron's) Shinning(Snake-eyed)Skink WA
Cryptoblepharus pulcher Elegant snake-eyed skink NSW, Qld, SA,WA
Cryptoblepharus ruber *Tawny Snake-eyed Skink NT, WA
Cryptoblepharus tytthoss *Pygmy Snake-eyed Skink NT
Cryptoblepharus ustulatus *Russet Snake-eyed Skink WA
Cryptoblepharus virgatus Cream-striped Shinning (Snake-eyed) Skink or Wall Skink Qld
Cryptoblepharus wulbu *Spangled Snake-eyed Skink NT
Cryptoblepharus zoticus * Agile Snake-eyed Skink NT, Qld
Ctenotus agrestis Field Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus alacer Lively Ctenotus NT,Qld, WA, SA?
Ctenotus alleni Ajana Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus allotropis Brown-blazed Wedgesnout Ctenotus NSW,Qld
Ctenotus angusticeps Airlie Island Ctenotus WA (Airlie Island)
Ctenotus aphrodite (same as Ctenotus septenarius)  Massive-gibber Ctenotus NT, SA, QLD, WA
Ctenotus arcanus Arcane Ctenotus NSW,Qld
Ctenotus ariadnae Ariadna's Ctenotus WA,SA,Qld,NT
Ctenotus arnhemensis Jabiluka Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus astarte Stony Downs Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus atlas Southern Mallee Ctenotus NSW,SA,WA,Vic
Ctenotus australis Western Limestone Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus borealis White-faced Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus brachyonyx Short-clawed Ctenotus NSW,SA,Vic,Qld
Ctenotus brevipes Short-footed Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus brooksi Wedge-snout Ctenotus NT,Qld,SA,WA,Vic,NSW
Ctenotus burbidgei Plain-backed Kimberley Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus calurus Blue-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus capricorni Capricorn Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus catenifer Chain-striped South-west Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus coggeri Brown-backed Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus colletti Buff-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus NT,WA
Ctenotus decaneurus Ten-lined Ctenotus NT,WA,Qld
Ctenotus delli Darling Range South-west (or Darling Range Heath) Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus duricola Pilbara Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus dux Fine Side-lined Ctenotus NT,SA,WA,Qld
Ctenotus ehmanni Brown-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus essingtonii *Lowlands Plain-backed (or Essingtons) Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus euclae (was C. brooksi euclae) Eucla Ctenotus SA,WA
Ctenotus eurydice Brown-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus NSW?,Qld
Ctenotus eutaenius Black-backed Yellow-lined Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus fallens West-coast Laterite Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus gagudju Magela Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus gemmula Jewelled South-west Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus grandis Grand Ctenotus NT,SA,WA
Ctenotus greeri Spotted-necked Ctenotus NT,WA,SA
Ctenotus halysis *Chained Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus hanloni Nimble Ctenotus NT,SA,WA
Ctenotus hebetior Stout Ctenotus NT,Qld
Ctenotus hanloni Nimble ctenotus NT,SA,Qld
Ctenotus helenae Clay-soil Ctenotus NT,SA,WA,Qld?
Ctenotus hilli Top-end Lowlands Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus iapetus North West Cape Ctenotus  WA
Ctenotus impar (South Western) Odd-striped Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus ingrami Unspotted Yellow-sided Ctenotus NSW,Qld
Ctenotus inornatus Bar-shouldered Ctenotus NT,Qld,WA
Ctenotus joanae Black-soil Ctenotus NT,Qld,SA
Ctenotus kurnbudj Kurnbudj Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus labillardieri Common South-west Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus lancelini Lancelin South-west Ctenotus WA (Lancelin Island),
Ctenotus lateralis Gravelly-soil Ctenotus Qld, NT?
Ctenotus leae Orange-tailed Finesnout Ctenotus NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's Ctenotus NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Ctenotus maryani Maryan's Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus mastigura Whiptail Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus mesotes *Median-striped Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus militaris Soldier Ctenotus NT,WA
Ctenotus mimetes Checker-sided Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus monticola Atherton Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus nasutus Nasute Finesnout Ctenotus NT,WA,SA?
Ctenotus nigrilineatus Pin-striped Finesnout Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus nullum Nullum Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus olympicus Spotted Ctenotus Skink Qld, NSW, SA, WA?
Ctenotus ora Coastal Plains Skink WA
Ctenotus orientalis (Was C. uber orientals) Eastern Ctenotus Vic, Qld, NSW, SA, WA, ACT
Ctenotus pallescens North-western Wedgesnout Ctenotus NT, WA?
Ctenotus pantherinus Leopard Ctenotus NSW(?), NT, Qld, SA, WA
Ctenotus piankai Coarse Sands Ctenotus NT,SA,WAQld?
Ctenotus pulchellus Red-sided Ctenotus NT,Qld
Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus Fourteen Lined Ctenotus NT,SA,WA
Ctenotus quinkan Quinkan Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus quirinus Spear-like Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus rawlinsoni Cape Heath Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus regius Pale-rumped (or Royal) Ctenotus NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic
Ctenotus rimacola Crack-dwelling Ctenotus NT, WA
Ctenotus robustus Robust Striped (Ctenotus)Skink NSW, ACT, , NT, Qld, SA,Vic, WA
Ctenotus rubicundus Ruddy Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus rosarium Red-earth Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus rufescens Rufous Finesnout Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus rutilans Rusty-shouldered Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus saxatilis Stony-soil (or Rock) Ctenotus NT,SA,WA,Qld
Ctenotus schevilli Black-soil Rises Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus schomburgkii Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Ctenotus septenarius Massive-gibber Ctenotus NT, SA, QLD, WA
Ctenotus serotinus Gravel-downs Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus serventyi North-western Sandy-loam Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus severus Stern Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus spaldingi Straight-browed Ctenotus NT,Qld, WA?
Ctenotus storri Buff-striped Ctenotus NT,
Ctenotus strauchii Eastern Barred Wedge-snout Ctenotus NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Ctenotus striaticeps Stripe-headed Finesnout Ctenotus NT,Qld
Ctenotus stuarti Stuart's Ctenotus NT
Ctenotus taeniatus (was Ctenotus brooksi taeniatus) Ctenotus Skink NSW,Qld,Vic,SA,NT
Ctenotus taeniolatus Copper-Tailed Skink NSW,Qld,Vic,ACT
Ctenotus tanamiensis Tanami Ctenotus NT,WA
Ctenotus tantillus Kimberly Wedge-snout Ctenotus NT,WA
Ctenotus terrareginae Hinchinbrook Ctenotus Qld
Ctenotus uber Spotted Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus vagus Median-striped (or Uneven Striped) Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus vertebralis Scant-striped Ctenotus NT,
Ctenotus xenopleura Wide-striped Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus youngsoni Shark bay South-west Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus zastictus Hamelin Pool Ctenotus WA
Ctenotus zebrilla Southern Cape York Finesnout Ctenotus Qld
Cyclodina (was Pseudemoia and Oligosoma) lichenigera Lord Howe Island Skink LHI,NI
Cyclodomorphus branchialis Common Slender Bluetongue WA
*Cyclodomorphus casuarina Tasmanian She-oak Skink Tas
*Cyclodomorphus celatus Western Slender Bluetongue WA
Cyclodomorphus (was Hemisphaeriodon) gerrardi Pink-Tongued Skink NSW,Qld
Cyclodomorphus maximus Giant Slender Bluetongue WA
*Cyclodomorphus melanops Spinifex Slender Bluetongue NSW, WA, SA, NT, QLD
*Cyclodomorphus michaeli (was casuarina) Mainland She-oak Skink NSW, Vic
*Cyclodomorphus praealtus (was casuarina) Alpine She-oak Skink NSW,Vic
Cyclodomorphus venustus Samphire (or Saltbush) Slender Bluetongue SA, Qld, NSW
Egernia cunninghami Cunningham's Skink NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Egernia cygnitos (split from depressa) *Western Pilbara Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink WA
Egernia depressa *Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink WA
Egernia douglasi Kimberly Crevice-skink WA
Egernia eos (split from depressa) *Central Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink NT,SA?,WA
Egernia epsisolus (split from depressa) *Eastern Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink WA
Egernia formosa Goldfields Crevice-skink WA
Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's Skink NT,Qld
Egernia kingii King's Skink WA
Egernia mcpheei Eastern Crevice Skink NSW, Qld
Egernia napoleonis South-western Crevice-skink WA
Egernia pilbarensis Pilbara Crevice-skink WA
Egernia richardi (was carinata) *Bright Crevice-skink or
Dark Spinytail Skink
SA,WA
Egernia rugosa Yakka Skink Qld
Egernia saxatilis Black Rock Skink NSW,Vic
Egernia stokesii Stoke's (Gidgee)Skink NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Egernia striolata Tree Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Egernia sp (to be described) *Kaputar Rock Skink NSW (Mt Kaputar only)
Emoia atrocostata Mangrove Skink or Littoral Whiptail Skink CI,Qld, Torres Straight &
Pacific Islands, South East Asia
Emoia longicauda Scrub Whiptail Skink Qld , New Guinea
Emoia nativitatis Christmas Island Whiptail Skink CI
Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) brongersmia *Brown-sided Bar-lipped Skink WA
Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) douglasi *Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink NT,
Eremiascincus fasciolatus Narrow-Banded Sand Swimmer NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA (Vic in error?)
Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) isolepis Northern Bar-lipped Skink NT,WA,QLD
Eremiascincus musivus Mosaic Desert Skink WA
Eremiascincus (was Glaphyromorphus) pardalis *Lowlands Bar-lipped Skink Qld
Eremiascincus richardsonii Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA, (Vic in error?)
Eroticoscincus (was Hemiergis) graciloides Elf Skink Qld
Eugongylus albofasciolata Sheen-skink Qld
Eugongylus rufescens Bar-lipped Sheen-skink Qld
Eulamprus amplus Lemon-barred Forest-skink Qld
Eulamprus brachysoma Northern Bar-sided Skink Qld,
Eulamprus  frerei Bartle Frere Bar-sided Skink Qld
Eulamprus heatwolei Warm-temperate Water-skink NSW,ACT,Vic, SA
Eulamprus kosciuskoi Alpine Water Skink NSW,Vic
Eulamprus leuraensis Blue Mountains Swamp-Skink NSW
Eulamprus luteilateralis Orange-speckled Forest-skink Qld
Eulamprus martini Dark Bar-sided Skink NSW,Qld
Eulamprus murrayi Blue-speckled Forest-skink or Murray's skink NSW,Qld
Eulamprus quoyii Eastern (Common) Water Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Eulamprus sokosoma Stout Bar-sided Skink Qld
Eulamprus tenuis Bar-sided Forest-skink NSW,Qld
Eulamprus tigrinus Yellow-blotched Forest-skink Qld
Eulamprus tryoni Tryon's Skink Qld,NSW
Eulamprus tympanum Cool-temperate Water-skink NSW,SA,Vic
Glaphyromorphus clandestinus Mount Elliot Mulch-skink Qld
Glaphyromorphus coggeri Rainforest Sunskink Qld
Glaphyromorphus cracens Slender Mulch-skink Qld
Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus (= crassicaudis =crassicaudum) (was Eremiascincus crassicaudus) Cape York Mulch-skink Qld, NT, New Guinea
Glaphyromorphus darwiniensis Northern Mulch-skink NT,WA
Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis Brown-tailed Bar-lipped Skink Qld
Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland Mulch-skink Qld
Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis *Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink NT,Qld (and New Guinea)
Glaphyromorphus pumilus
Dwarf Mulch-skink

Qld
Glaphyromorphus punctulatus Fine-spotted Mulch-skink Qld
Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae Prickly Forest Skink Qld
Harrisoniascincus (was Cautula) zia Rainforest Cool-skink NSW,Qld
Hemiergis decresiensis Three-toed Earless Skink SA
Hemiergis (was Glaphyromorphus) gracilipes *South-western Mulch-skink WA
Hemiergis initialis Southwestern Earless Skink SA,WA
Hemiergis millewae Triodia Earless Skink NSW,SA,Vic,WA
Hemiergis peronii Perons(Lowlands)Earless Skink SA,Vic,WA
Hemiergis quadrilineata (=quadrilineatum) Two-toed Earless Skink WA
Hemiergis talbingoensis (split from decresiensis) *Eastern Three-toed Earless Skink Vic, NSW
Lampropholis adonis Diamond-shielded Sunskink Qld
Lampropholis amicula Friendly Sunskink NSW,Qld
Lampropholis caligula Montane Sunskink NSW
Lampropholis coggeri Rainforest Sunskink Qld
Lampropholis colossus Bunya Mountains Sunskink Qld
Lampropholis couperi Plain-backed Sunskink Qld
Lampropholis delicata Grass Skink or Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink NSW,Qld,SA,Tas,Vic
Lampropholis guichenoti *Common Grass Skink or Garden Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Lampropholis elongata Long Sunskink NSW (Riamukka State Forest area)
Lampropholis mirabilis Saxicoline Sunskink Qld
Lampropholis robertsi Grey-bellied Sunskink Qld
Lerista aericeps Desert Plain Slider NSW,NT,Qld,WA
Lerista allanae Greater Robust Fine-lined Slider or Retro Slider Qld (Clermont area)
Lerista allochira Cape Range Slider WA (North West Cape)
Lerista ameles Limbless Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista amicorum (was muelleri) *Friendly Slider WA
Lerista apoda Dampierland Limbless Slider WA
Lerista arenicola Bight Slider SA,WA
Lerista axillaris Stripe-sided Robust Slider WA
Lerista baynesi Baynes' Slider SA,WA
Lerista bipes Two-toed Skink (North-western Sandslider) NT,SA,WA,Qld?
Lerista borealis Inland Kimberly Slider NT,WA
Lerista bougainvillii *Bougainville's Skink (South-eastern Slider) NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Lerista bunglebungle Bungle Bungle Robust Slider WA
Lerista carpentariae Carpenteria Fine-lined Slider NT,
Lerista chalybura Pilbara Blue-tailed Slider Qld
Lerista chordae Lyre-patterned Slider Qld (Torrens Creek area)
Lerista christinae Bold-striped Slider WA
Lerista cinerea Vine-thicket Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista clara (was muelleri) *Slider (no common name) WA
Lerista colliveri Nubbined Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista connivens Blinking Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista desertorum Central Deserts Robust Slider NT,SA,WA
Lerista distinguenda South-western Orange-tailed Slider WA,SA
Lerista dorsalis Southern Slider SA,WA
Lerista edwardsae ( was L. picturata edwardsae) Edward's Slider SA
Lerista elegans Elegant Slider WA
Lerista elongata Wide-striped Mulch Slider SA
Lerista emmotti Noonbah Robust Slider Qld,SA,
Lerista eupoda Good-legged Lerista WA
Lerista flammicauda Pilbara Flame-tailed Slider WA
Lerista fragilis Eastern Mulch-slider Qld
Lerista frosti Centralian Slider NT,SA(?),WA(?),
Lerista gascoynensis Gascoyne Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista gerrardii Bold-striped Robust Slider WA
Lerista goerlingi (see Lerista rhodonoides) *Slider (no common name) WA,SA,NT,Vic,NSW,Qld
Lerista greeri South-eastern Kimberly Sandslider WA, NT?
Lerista griffini Stout Sandslider NT,WA
Lerista haroldi Gnaraloo Mulch-slider WA
Lerista humphriesi Taper-tailed West-coast Slider WA
Lerista ingrami McIvor River Slider Qld
Lerista ips Robust Duneslider NT,WA
Lerista jacksoni (was muelleri) *Jackson's Lerista WA
Lerista kalumburu Kalumburu Kimberly Slider WA
Lerista karlschmidti Lesser Robust Fine-lined Slider NT,Qld?
Lerista kendricki Dark Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista kennedyensis Kennedy Range Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista kingi (was muelleri) *King's Lerista WA
Lerista labialis Southern Sandslider NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Lerista lineata Perth Slider WA
Lerista lineopunctulata Dotted-line Robust Slider WA
Lerista macropisthopus Unpatterned Robust Slider WA
Lerista micra (was muelleri) *Micro Slider WA
Lerista microtis South-western Slider SA,WA
Lerista muelleri (split into multiple species) Wood Mulch-slider WA
Lerista neander Pilbara Robust Slider WA
Lerista nevinae (was muelleri) *Nevin's Lerista WA (Cape Lambert)
Lerista nichollsi Inland Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista occulta (was muelleri) *Hidden Slider WA
Lerista onsloviana Onslow Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista orientalis North-eastern Orange-tailed Slider NT,Qld,WA
Lerista petersoni (was L. talpina) Pale Broad-blazed slider WA
Lerista picturata Southern Robust Slider WA
Lerista planiventralis Keeled Slider WA
Lerista praefrontalis Yampi Sandslider WA
Lerista praepedita Blunt-tailed West-coast Slider WA
Lerista punctatovitta Eastern Robust Slider SA,NSW,Vic,Qld
Lerista puncticauda Dotty-tailed Robust Slider WA
Lerista quadrivincula (was L. concolor) Four-Chained Slider WA
Lerista robusta Broad-eyed Slider WA
Lerista rochfordensis Rochford Slider Qld
Lerista rolfei (was muelleri) *Rolfe's Slider WA
Lerista separanda Dampierland Plain Slider WA
Lerista simillima Fitzroy Sandslider WA
Lerista speciosa Pale-striped Mulch Slider SA
Lerista storri Chillagoe Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista stictopleura Spotted Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista stylis Arnhem Coast Fine-lined Slider NT,Qld
Lerista taeniata Ribbon Slider NT,WA
Lerista talpina (now L. petersoni) Pale Broad Blazed Slider WA
Lerista terdigitata Robust Mulch-slider SA,WA
Lerista timida (was muelleri) (= goerlingi) (=rhodonoides) *Timid Slider WA,SA,NT,NSW,Qld,Vic?
Lerista tridactyla Dark-backed Mulch Slider WA
Lerista uniduo (was maculosa) Slender Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista varia Shark Bay Broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista verhmens (was muelleri) *Powerful Lerista WA (Western Pilbara)
Lerista vermicularis Slender Duneslider WA
Lerista viduata Ravensthorpe Range Slider WA
Lerista vittata Side-striped Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista walkeri Coastal Kimberly Slider WA
Lerista wilkinsi Two-toed Fine-lined Slider Qld
Lerista xanthura Yellow-tailed Plain Slider NSW,NT,SA,WA
Lerista yuna Yuna broad-blazed Slider WA
Lerista zeitzi * Pilbara Blue-tailed Slider WA
Lerista zonulata North-eastern Orange-tailed Slider Qld
Liburnascincus (was Carlia) coensis Coen Rainbow-skink Qld
Liopholis (was Egernia) guthega *Snowy Mountains Skink NSW
Liopholis (was Egernia) kintorei *Great Desert Skink NT, SA,WA
Liopholis (was Egernia) inornata *Desert Skink NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Liopholis (was Egernia) margaretae Centralian Ranges/Flinders Ranges Rock-skink NT, SA
Liopholis (was Egernia) modesta Eastern Ranges Rock-skink NSW, Qld
Liopholis (was Egernia) montana Mountain Skink NSW, Vic, ACT
Liopholis (was Egernia) multiscutata Bull Skink or Southern sand-Skink SA, Vic, WA
Liopholis (was Egernia) pulchra *South-western Rock-Skink WA
Liopholis (was Egernia) slateri *Centralian Floodplains Desert-skink NT,Qld(?),SA
Liopholis (was Egernia) striata *Nocturnal Desert-skink NT,SA,WA
Liopholis (was Egernia) w. whitii *White's Skink NSW,Qld,SA?,Tas,Vic
Liopholis (was Egernia) w. tenobrosa *White's Skink SA ?
Lissolepis (was Egernia) luctuosa *Western Mourning Skink WA
Lissolepis (was Egernia) coventryi *Eastern Mourning Skink SA,Vic,NSW(?)
Lygisaurus aeratus Large-disced Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus foliorum (was Carlia burnetti) Tree-base Litter-skink NSW,Qld
Lygisaurus laevis Rainforest Edge Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus macfarlani Translucent Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus (was Carlia) parrhasius Fire-tailed Rainbow-skink Qld
Lygisaurus rococo Chillagoe Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus tanneri Endeavour River Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus timlowi Dwarf Litter-skink Qld
Lygisaurus zuma Sun-loving Litter-skink Qld
Lygosoma bowringii Christmas Island Grass-skink CI
Menetia alanae Top End Dwarf Skink NT
Menetia amaura Shark Bay Dwarf Skink WA
Menetia concinna Jabiluka Dwarf Skink NT
Menetia greyii Common Dwarf Skink NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Menetia koshlandae Fine-browed Dwarf Skink Qld
Menetia maini Northern Dwarf Skink NT,Qld,WA
Menetia surda Western Dwarf Skink WA
Morethia adelaidensis Saltbush Morethia Skink NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Morethia boulengeri South-eastern Morethia Skink NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Morethia butleri Woodland Morethia Skink SA,WA
Morethia lineoocellata West-Coast Morethia Skink WA
Morethia obscura Shrubland Morethia Skink NSW,SA,Vic,WA
Morethia ruficauda Lined Firetail Skink NT,SA,WA
Morethia storri Top End Firetail Skink NT,WA
Morethia taeniopleura North-eastern Fire-Tailed Skink NSW(?),Qld
Nangura spinosa Nangur Spiny Skink Qld
Niveoscincus coventryi Southern Forest Cool-skink NSW,Vic
Niveoscincus greeni Alpine Cool-skink Tas,
Niveoscincus metallicum Metallic Cool-skink Tas,Vic
Niveoscincus microlepidotus Southern Snow Skink Tas
Niveoscincus ocellatus Ocellated Skink Tas
Niveoscincus orocryptus Heath Cool-skink Tas
Niveoscincus palfreymani Red-Throated Skink Tas(Pedra Branca Rock)
Niveoscincus pretiosus Tasmanian Tree Skink Tas
Notoscincus butleri Lined Soil-crevice Skink WA
Notoscincus ornatus Ornate Soil-crevice Skink NT,Qld,SA,WA
Ophioscincus coolooensis Cooloola Snake-skink Qld
Ophioscincus ophioscincus Yolk-bellied Snake Skink Qld
Ophioscincus truncatus Short-limbed Snake-skink NSW,Qld
Proablepharus kinghorni Red-tailed Soil-crevice Skink NSW,NT,Qld
Proablepharus reginae Western Soil-crevice Skink NT,SA,WA
Proablepharus tenuis Northern Soil-crevice Skink NT,Qld,WA
Pseudemoia baudini Bight Coast Skink WA
Pseudemoia entrecasteaux Southern Grass Skink NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Pseudemoia rawlinsoni Glossy Grass Skink NSW,NT(?),Vic
Pseudemoia spenceri Trunk-climbing Cool-skink NSW,Vic
Saiphos equalis Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink NSW,Qld
Saproscincus challengeri Orange-tailed Shadeskink NSW,Qld
Saproscincus czechurai Wedge-snouted Shadeskink Qld
Saproscincus mustelinus Weasel Skink NSW,Vic
Saproscincus rosei Rose's Shadeskink NSW,Qld
Saproscincus spectabilis Gully Shade Skink Qld, NSW
Saproscincus tetradactyla Four-fingered Shade skink Qld
Techmarscincus (was Bartleia) jigurru Bartle Frere Cool-skink Qld
Tiliqua adelaidensis Pygmy (Adelaide) Bluetongue SA
Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian Blue-Tongued Lizard NT,Qld,SA,WA
Tiliqua nigrolutea Blotched Blue-Tongued Lizard NSW,SA,Tas,Vic
Tiliqua occipitalis Western Blue-Tongued Lizard NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Tiliqua rugosa Shingle-Back NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Tiliqua scincoides Blue-Tongued Lizard (Common & Northern) NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA



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