REPTILES OF MAGNETIC ISLAND
The following reptile species of snakes, geckos, skinks, legless lizards, monitors and turtles have been observed on and around Magnetic Island, and most are considered to be native to the Island.
Snakes
Australian scrub python/Amethystine python
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Brown tree snake
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Claw-snouted blind-snake
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Death adder
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Freshwater snake/Keelback
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Lesser black whipsnake
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Little file snake
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North-eastern blind snake
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Northern dwarf crowned snake
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Orange-naped snake
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Slatey-grey snake
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Spotted python
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Water python
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Geckos
Asian house gecko (Introduced)
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Bynoe's gecko
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Mourning gecko (Introduced)
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Native tree gecko (Dubious dtella)
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Ocellated velvet gecko
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Zig zag velvet gecko
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Skinks
Black-backed yellow lined ctenotus
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Black-throated rainbow skink
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Blue-throated rainbow skink
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Coastal snake-eyed skink
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Eastern striped skink
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Elegant rainbow skink
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Elegant snake-eyed skink
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Magnetic Island pygmy skink/Sadlier's pygmy skink
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Major skink
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Mount Elliott mulch skink
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Orange-flanked rainblow skink
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Saxicoline sunskink
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Schmeltz's rainbow skink
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Speckled worm-skink
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Tree-base litter skink
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Legless lizards
Burton's snake-lizard (Burton's legless lizard)
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Striped-tailed delma
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Monitors
Black-headed monitor
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Rusty monitor
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Turtles
Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. For more information visit the Magnetic Island Network for Turtles (MINT).
Green turtle
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Flatback turtle
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Hawksbill turtle
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What's the difference between Green turtles and Hawksbill turtles?
• Green turtles often have a clean shell with fan-shaped patterns on the scales, while Hawksbill turtles have interlocking scales, like roof tiles speckled with black spots and often have algae on top of their shell.
• Green turtles have a rounded face while Hawksbill turtles have a hooked beak.
• Green turtles are larger: they can reach 1.2m and 120kg, while Hawksbill turtles reach 0.9m and 90kg.
• Green turtles often have a clean shell with fan-shaped patterns on the scales, while Hawksbill turtles have interlocking scales, like roof tiles speckled with black spots and often have algae on top of their shell.
• Green turtles have 2 scales between the eyes while Hawksbill turtles have 4.
• Green turtles often have a clean shell with fan-shaped patterns on the scales, while Hawksbill turtles have interlocking scales, like roof tiles speckled with black spots and often have algae on top of their shell.
• Green turtles have a rounded face while Hawksbill turtles have a hooked beak.
• Green turtles are larger: they can reach 1.2m and 120kg, while Hawksbill turtles reach 0.9m and 90kg.
• Green turtles often have a clean shell with fan-shaped patterns on the scales, while Hawksbill turtles have interlocking scales, like roof tiles speckled with black spots and often have algae on top of their shell.
• Green turtles have 2 scales between the eyes while Hawksbill turtles have 4.
PROTECTING RARE AND ENDANGERED REPTILES
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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:
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