REPTILES OF MAGNETIC ISLAND

The following reptile species have been observed on Magnetic Island and are considered native to the Island:

SNAKES
Acanthophis antarcticus (Common death adder)
Acrochordus granulatus (Little file snake)
Anilios torresianus (North-eastern blind snake)
Antaresia maculosa (Spotted python)
Boiga irregularis (Brown tree snake)
Cacophis churchilli (Northern dwarf crowned snake)
Demansia torquata (Collared whipsnake)
Demansia vestigiata (Lesser black whipsnake)
Dendrelaphis punctulatus (Common tree snake)
Furina ornata (Orange-naped snake)
Liasis fuscus (Water python)
Morelia kinghorni (Amethystine python)
Morelia spilota (Carpet python)
Tropidonophis mairii (Freshwater snake/Keelback)

GECKOS
Amalosia rhombifer (Zigzag velvet gecko)
Gehyra dubia (Dubious dtella)
Hemidactylus frenatus (Asian house gecko - introduced)
Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's gecko)
Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning gecko)
Oedura monilis (Ocellated velvet gecko)

SKINKS 
Bellatorias frerei (Major skink)
Carlia decora (Elegant rainbow skink)
Carlia rhomboidalis (Blue-throated rainbow skink)
Carlia rubigo (Orange-flanked rainbow skink)
Carlia schmeltzii (Schmeltz's rainbow skink)
Concinnia sokosoma (Stout bar-sided skink)
Ctenotus eutaenius (Black-backed yellow-lined Ctenotus)
Ctenotus robustus (Eastern striped skink)
Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis (Coastal snake-eyed skink)
Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher (Elegant snake-eyed skink)
Glaphyromorphus clandestinus (Mount Elliot mulch skink)
Glaphyromorphus punctulatus (Fine-spotted mulch skink)
Lampropholis delicata (Garden skink)
Lampropholis mirabilis (Saxicoline sunskink)
Lygisaurus foliurum (Tree-base litter skink)
Morethia taeniopleura (Eastern fire-tailed skink)
Praeteropus gowi (Speckled worm skink)
Pygmaeascincus sadlieri (​Magnetic Island pygmy skink)

LIZARDS & MONITORS
Lialis burtonis (Burton's legless lizard)
Tiliqua scincoides (Eastern blue-tongue)
Varanus semiremex (Rusty monitor)
Varanus tristis (Black-headed monitor)

TURTLES
Chelonia mydas (Green turtle)
Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle)
Natator depressus (Flatback turtle)

(Photo: Tim Hempstead)

PROTECTING RARE AND ENDANGERED REPTILES

One of the many reasons MINCA bought and manages the Bolger Bay Conservation Park is to preserve the habitat for threatened reptiles and reptiles with naturally restricted distributions. These include:

• The Magnetic Island Pygmy Skink (Pygmaeascincus sadlieri), endemic to Magnetic Island;
• The naturally restricted Single-striped Delma (Delma labialis);
• The Near Threatened Saxicoline Sunskink (Lampropholis mirabilis);
• The naturally restricted Rusty Monitor (Varanus semiremex); and
• The Vulnerable Common Death-adder (Acanthophis antarcticus).

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