A quiet week

Tusked frog

I spent most of last week out and about looking for critters and using up the last of my free time (during the week) before starting full time work again this week. Unfortunately the weather wasn't on my side with very cold nights by Sunshine Coast standards for this time of the year and windy cool days. Apart from a few small skinks and the odd frog it was very quite on the photography front. I did manage to get a few habitat shots which is something that I usually forget to do when there are more interesting subjects to photograph so it certainly wasn't wasted time. In fact I think it's physically impossible to waste time when you are out enjoying nature.

Diamond-shielded Sunskink

 

 Below is a list of the one hundred and sixty seven species of reptiles and amphibians that I believe currently exist within the boundaries of South East Queensland not including the marine species as discussed earlier. The area as I have defined it is bounded by the Sunshine Coast region in the north, the Gold Coast region in the south and all of the coast and islands in between. The scenic rim region is the southern border, and the Lockyer, Toowoomba and Somerset regions form the western border.

I would really appreciate some feedback as to the authenticity of my list i.e. do you think I have missed any that should have been included? Do you think that I have included animals that should not be on the list? Any comments would be most welcome and appreciated.

The list is as follows:

TURTLES

CHELUIDAE

EASTERN LONG-NECKED TURTLE (Chelodina longicollis)

BROAD-SHELLED TURTLE (Macrochelodina expansa)

SOUTHERN SNAPPING TURTLE (Elseya albagula)

MARY RIVER TURTLE (Elusor macrurus)

KREFFT’S TURTLE (Emydura macquarii krefftii)

MACQUARIE TURTLE (Emydura macquarii macquarii)

SOUTHERN SAW-SHELLED TURTLE (Wollumbinia latisternum)

EMYDIDAE

RED-EARED SLIDER (Trachemys scripta elegans)

GECKOS

CARPHODACTYLIDAE

THICK-TAILED OR BARKING GECKO (Nephrurus milii)

SOUTHERN LEAF-TAILED GECKO (Saltuarius swaini)

DIPLODACTYLIDAE

CLOUDED GECKO (Amalosia jacovae)

EASTERN STONE GECKO (Diplodactylus vittatus)

ROBUST VELVET GECKO (Nebulifera robusta)

SOUTHERN SPOTTED VELVET GECKO (Oedura tryoni)

GEKKONIDAE

DUBIOUS DTELLA (Gehyra dubia)

ASIAN HOUSE GECKO (Hemidactylus frenatus)

BYNOE’S GECKO (Heteronotia binoei)

LEGLESS LIZARDS

PYGOPODIDAE

OLIVE DELMA (Delma inornata)

LEADEN DELMA (Delma plebeia)

EXCITABLE DELMA (Delma tincta)

COLLARED DELMA (Delma torquata)

BURTONS SNAKE-LIZARD (Lialis burtonis)

COMMON SCALY-FOOT (Pygopus lepidopodus)

SKINKS

SCINCIDAE

TWO-CLAWED WORM SKINK (Anomalopus leuckartii)

FIVE-CLAWED WORM SKINK (Anomalopus mackayi)

VERREAUX’S SKINK (Anomalopus verreauxii)

MAJOR SKINK (Bellatorias frerei)

LAND MULLET (Bellatorias major)

CONE-EARED CALYPTOTIS (Calyptotis lepidorostrum)

SCUTE-SNOUTED CALYPTOTIS (Calyptotis scutirostrum)

SHADED-LITTER RAINBOW SKINK (Carlia munda)

OPEN-LITTER RAINBOW SKINK (Carlia pectoralis pectoralis)

ROBUST RAINBOW SKINK (Carlia schmeltzii)

SOUTHERN RAINBOW SKINK (Carlia tetradactyla)

TUSSOCK RAINBOW SKINK (Carlia vivax)

THREE-TOED SNAKE-TOOTHED SKINK (Coeranoscincus reticulatus)

MARTIN’S SKINK (Concinnia martini)

BARRED-SIDED SKINK (Concinnia tenuis)

ELEGANT SNAKE-EYED SKINK (Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher)

ARCANE CTENOTUS (Ctenotus arcanus)

BROWN-BACKED YELLOW-LINED CTENOTUS (Ctenotus eurydice)

EASTERN STRIPED SKINK (Ctenotus robustus)

COPPER-TAILED SKINK (Ctenotus taeniolatus)

PINK-TONGUED SKINK (Cyclodomorphus gerrardii)

CUNNINGHAM’S SKINK (Egernia cunninghami)

EASTERN CREVICE SKINK (Egernia mcpheei)

TREE SKINK (Egernia striolata)

BROAD-BANDED SAND-SWIMMER (Eremiascincus richardsonii)

ELF SKINK (Eroticoscincus graciloides)

MURRAY’S SKINK (Eulamprus murrayi)

EASTERN WATER SKINK (Eulamprus quoyii)

TRYON’S SKINK (Eulamprus tryoni)

RAINFOREST COOL-SKINK (Harrisoniascincus zia)

DIAMOND SHIELDED SUNSKINK (Lampropholis adonis)

FRIENDLY SUNSKINK (Lampropholis amicula)

PLAIN-BACKED SUNSKINK (Lampropholis couperi)

GARDEN SKINK (Lampropholis delicata)

GRASS SKINK (Lampropholis guichenoti)

EASTERN MULCH-SLIDER (Lerista fragilis)

TIMID SLIDER (Lerista timida)

EASTERN RANGES ROCK SKINK (Liopholis modesta)

WHITE’S SKINK (Liopholis whitii)

TREE BASE LITTER SKINK (Lygisaurus foliorum)

SOUTH EASTERN MORETHIA SKINK (Morethia boulengeri)

EASTERN FIRE-TAILED SKINK(Morethia taeniopleura)

YOLK-BELLIED SNAKE-SKINK (Ophioscincus ophioscincus)

 SHORT-LIMBED SNAKE-SKINK (Ophioscincus truncates)

THREE-TOED SKINK (Saiphos equalis)

ORANGE-TAILED SHADE SKINK (Saproscincus challengeri)

 ROSE’S SHADE SKINK (Saproscincus rosei)

PALE-LIPPED SHADE SKINK (Saproscincus spectabilis)

EASTERN BLUE-TONGUE SKINK (Tiliqua scincoides)

DRAGON LIZARDS

AGAMIDAE

JACKY DRAGON (Amphibolurus muricatus)

FRILLED LIZARD (Chlamydosaurus kingii)

TOMMY ROUNDHEAD (Diporiphora australis)

 NOBBI DRAGON (Diporiphora nobbi)

SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED

OR RAINFOREST DRAGON (Hypsilurus spinipes)

EASTERN WATER DRAGON (Intellagama lesueurii)

EASTERN BEARDED DRAGON (Pogona barbata)

EYREAN EARLESS DRAGON (Tympanocryptis tetraporophora)

MONITOR LIZARDS

VARANIDAE

SAND MONITOR (Varanus gouldii)

YELLOW-SPOTTED MONITOR (Varanus panoptes)

LACE MONITOR (Varanus varius)

SNAKES

TYPHLOPIDAE

(BLIND SNAKES)

SMALL-HEADED BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops affinis)

FLOWERPOT SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops braminus)

ROBUST BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops ligatus)

BLACKISH BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops nigrescens)

PROXIMUS BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops proximus)

COOLOOLA BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops silvia)

BROWN-SNOUTED BLIND SNAKE (Ramphotyphlops wiedii)

PYTHONIDAE

(PYTHONS)

SPOTTED PYTHON (Antaresia maculosa)

CARPET PYTON (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)

COLUBRIDAE

(SOLID TOOTHED AND REAR FANGED)

BROWN TREE SNAKE (Boiga irregularis)

COMMON TREE SNAKE (Dendrelaphis punctulata)

KEELBACK OR FRESHWATER SNAKE (Tropidonophis mairii)

ELAPIDAE

(FRONT FANGED, VENOMOUS, TERRESTRIAL)

COMMON DEATH ADDER (Acanthophis antarcticus)

AUSTRALIAN CORAL SNAKE (Brachyurophis australis)

WHITE-CROWNED SNAKE (Cacophis harriettae)

DWARF CROWNED SNAKE (Cacophis kreffti)

GOLDEN-CROWNED SNAKE (Cacophis squamulosus)

CARPENTARIA SNAKE (Cryptophis boschmai)

EASTERN SMALL-EYED SNAKE (Cryptophis nigrescens)

 

YELLOW-FACED WHIP SNAKE (Demansia psammophis psammophis)

 

LESSER BLACK WHIP SNAKE (Demansia vestigiata)

RED-NAPED SNAKE (Furina diadema)

GREY SNAKE (Hemiaspis damelii)

DUNMALL’S SNAKE (Furina dunmalli)

MARSH SNAKE (Hemiaspis signata)

STEPHENS’ BANDED SNAKE (Hoplocephalus stephensii)

PALE-HEADED SNAKE (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus)

EASTERN TIGER SNAKE (Notechis scutatus)

COASTAL TAIPAN (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

DWYER’S SNAKE (Parasuta dwyeri)

SPOTTED BLACK SNAKE (Pseudechis guttatus)

RED-BELLIED BLACK SNAKE (Pseudechis porphyriacus)

EASTERN BROWN SNAKE (Pseudonaja textilis)

CURL SNAKE (Suta suta)

 

ROUGH-SCALED SNAKE (Tropidechis carinatus)

 

BANDY BANDY (Vermicella annulata)

 

FROGS

BUFONIDAE

CANE TOAD (Rhinella marina)

HYLIDAE

GREEN-STRIPED FROG (Litoria alboguttata)

GREEN-THIGHED FROG (Litoria brevipalmata)

SUPERB COLLARED FROG (Litoria brevipes)

GREEN TREE FROG (Litoria caerulea)

SOUTHERN ORANGE-EYED TREE FROG (Litoria chloris)

COOLOOLA SEDGE FROG (Litoria cooloolensis)

BLEATING TREE FROG ( Litoria dentata)

EASTERN SEDGE FROG (Litoria fallax)

WALLUM ROCKET FROG (Litoria freycineti)

GRACEFUL TREE FROG (Litoria gracilenta)

BROAD-PALMED FROG (Litoria latopalmata)

STRIPED ROCKET FROG (Litoria nasuta)

WALLUM SEDGE FROG (Litoria olongburensis)

CASCADE TREE FROG (Litoria pearsoniana)

EMERALD-SPOTTED TREE FROG (Litoria peroni)

WHIRRING TREE FROG (Litoria revelata)

NAKED TREE FROG (Litoria rubella)

SOUTHERN LAUGHING TREE FROG (Litoria tyleri)

WHISTLING TREE FROG (Litoria verreauxii verreauxii)

ROUGH COLLARED FROG (Litoria verrucosa)

STONEY CREEK FROG (Litoria wilcoxi)

LIMNODYNASTIDAE

TUSKED FROG (Adelotus brevis)

BLACK-SOLED FROG (Lechriodus fletcheri)

EASTERN BANJO FROG (Limnodynastes dumerilii)

BARKING FROG (Limnodynastes fletcheri)

STRIPED MARSH FROG (Limnodynastes peroni)

SALMON-STRIPED FROG (Limnodynastes salmini)

SPOTTED MARSH FROG (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)

SCARLET-SIDED POBBLEBONK (Limnodynastes terraereginae)

PAINTED BURROWING FROG (Neobatrachus sudellae)

ORNATE BURROWING FROG (Platyplectrum ornatum)

RED AND YELLOW MOUNTAIN FROG (Philoria kundagungan)

LOVERIDGE’S FROG (Philoria loveridgei)

 

MYOBATRACHIDAE

POUCHED FROG (Assa darlingtoni)

BEEPING FROGLET (Crinia parinsignifera)

CLICKING FROGLET (Crinia signifera)

WALLUM FROGLET (Crinia tinnula)

GREAT BARRED FROG (Mixophyes fasciolatus)

FLEAY’S BARRED FROG (Mixophyes fleayi)

GIANT BARRED FROG (Mixophyes iteratus)

RED-BACKED BROODFROG (Pseudophryne coriacea)

GREAT BROWN BROODFROG (Pseudophryne major)

COPPER-BACKED BROOD FROG (Pseudophryne raveni)

DUSKY GUNGAN (Uperoleia fusca)

EASTERN GUNGAN (Uperoleia laevigata)

CHUBBY GUNGAN (Uperoleia rugosa)

 

 That's my list, what do you reckon?