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Carpet Snake, Morelia spilota. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Carpet Snake or Carpet Python
Carpet snakes are extremely variable in colour and pattern. Most specimens are olive green, with pale, dark-edged blotches, stripes or cross-bands. This species is widespread and found throughout northern, eastern and southern Australia.
Reptiles
Snakes
Ringed Thin-tail Gecko, Phyllurus caudiannulatus. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Bulburin Leaf-tailed Gecko (Ringed Thin-tail Gecko)
The Bulburin Leaf-tailed Gecko (Ringed Thin-tail Gecko) is largely restricted to Bulburin State Forest, south-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Green Turtle
The Green Turtle is a large turtle with a bullet-shaped head and four large scales down either side of the shell. It is found in coastal, tropical and subtropical waters worldwide.
Reptiles
Turtles
Rough-throated Leaf-tail Gecko, Saltuarius salebrosus. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Central Queensland Leaf-tailed Gecko (Rough-throated Leaf-tailed Gecko)
The Central Queensland Leaf-tailed Gecko (Rough-throated Leaf-tailed Gecko) is mainly known from dry areas in mid-eastern and south-central Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Eungella leaf-tailed gecko, Phyllurus nepthys. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Eungella Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Eungella Leaf-tailed Gecko is confined to the Clarke Range, west of Mackay, mid-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Asian House Gecko
Originally a tree-living species, Asian House Geckos now thrive in human dwellings and on buildings, where they catch insects attracted to artificial light sources.
Reptiles
Geckos
Border Leaftail Gecko, Saltuarius wyberba. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Granite Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Granite Leaf-tailed Gecko is found in South-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales, extending from the Warwick area south to the Mann River Nature Reserve.
Reptiles
Geckos
Champion's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Phyllurus championae. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Koumala Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Koumala Leaf-tailed Gecko is known from only two localities near Koumala in mid-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Whitsunday Leaf-tailed Gecko, Phyllurus ossa. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Mackay Coast Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Mackay Coast Leaf-tailed Gecko occurs in disjunct populations in the Proserpine/ Mackay area (Mount Ossa/Mount Charlton, Conway Range, Mount Dryander), mid-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Thick-tailed Gecko, Underwoodisaurus milii. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Thick-tailed Gecko
The Thick-tailed Gecko is uncommon in Brisbane's outskirts. It occurs in eastern and southern Australia.
Reptiles
Geckos
Long-necked Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko, Orraya occultus.© Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. McIlwraith Leaf-tailed Gecko
The McIlwraith Leaf-tailed Gecko is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range, north-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Mount Elliot Leaf-tailed Gecko, Phyllurus amnicola.© Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Mount Elliot Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Mount Elliot Leaf-tailed Gecko is only found on Mount Elliot, Bowling Green Bay NP (30 km SE of Townsville, north-eastern Queensland).
Reptiles
Geckos
Saltwater Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Saltwater Crocodile
The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile is a broad-snouted species that grows to a large size. It occurs in the islands of the western Pacific, India, south-east Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. In Queensland, Saltwater Crocodiles may be encountered in the sea or any coastal waterway from Rockhampton north.
Reptiles
Crocodiles
Northern Leaf-tail Gecko, Saltuarius cornutus. © Queensland Museum, Bruce Cowell. Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko
The Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko is found in the Wet Tropics rainforests of north-eastern Queensland.
Reptiles
Geckos
Robust Velvet Gecko, Nebulifera robusta. © Queensland Museum, Steve Wilson. Robust Velvet Gecko
The Robust Velvet Gecko is common in Brisbane's outer suburbs and surrounding eucalypt woodlands. Mid-eastern Australia.
Reptiles
Geckos
Stone Gecko, Diplodactylus vittatus. © Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright Stone Gecko
The Stone Gecko is largely absent from suburbs, common in moderately dry peripheral bushland. Brisbane records include Mt Crosby and Mt Gravatt. Drier parts of eastern Australia.
Reptiles
Geckos
Broad-tailed Gecko, Phyllurus platurus.© Queensland Museum, Jeff Wright. Sydney Leaf-tailed Gecko (Broad-tailed Gecko)
The Sydney Leaf-tailed Gecko (Broad-tailed Gecko) is confined to the Sydney Sandstones, New South Wales.
Reptiles
Geckos
Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle
The Loggerhead Turtle is a large turtle with a broad, triangular head and powerful crushing jaws. It is found in coastal, tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
Reptiles
Turtles
Spotted Velvet Gecko, Oedura tryoni. © Queensland Museum, Steve Wilson. Spotted Velvet Gecko
The Spotted Velvet Gecko is uncommon in suburban Brisbane; abundant in surrounding bush-land. Coast and ranges from mid-eastern Queensland to north-eastern New South Wales.
Reptiles
Geckos
Freshwater Crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni. © Queensland Museum, Gary Cranitch. Freshwater Crocodile
The Freshwater Crocodile is a narrow-snouted species that grows to 3 metres. It occurs in far northern Australia. In Queensland, this species is usually found in western-flowing rivers that drain into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Reptiles
Crocodiles
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