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Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

Crocodylia Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both ) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians. They first appeared 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living ...
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; Crocodylidae * ''Crocodylus johnstoni'' (

freshwater crocodile The freshwater crocodile (''Crocodylus johnstoni''), also known as the Australian freshwater crocodile, Johnstone's crocodile or the freshie, is a species of crocodile endemic to the northern regions of Australia. Unlike their much larger Austr ...

) * ''Crocodylus porosus'' (estuarine crocodile,

saltwater crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been list ...

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Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
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; Chelidae *''Chelodina colliei''

Turtle Taxonomy Working Group The Turtle Taxonomy Working Group (TTWG) is an informal working group of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG). It is composed of a number of leading turtle Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists, with varying participation b ...

an Dijk PP, Iverson JB, Rhodin AGJ, Shaffer HB, Bour R 2014. Turtles of the World, 7th edition: annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. In: Rhodin AGJ, Pritchard PCH, van Dijk PP, Saumure RA, Buhlmann KA, Iverson JB, Mittermeier RA (Editors). Conservation Biology of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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southwestern snake-necked turtle The oblong turtle (''Chelodina oblonga''), also known commonly as the narrow-breasted snake-necked turtle and the southwestern snake-necked turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern part o ...

, oblong turtle) *''Chelodina oblonga'' (

northern snake-necked turtle The northern snake-necked turtle or northern long-necked turtle (''Chelodina (Chelydera) rugosa'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae or Austro-South American Side-necked Turtles. It is native to northern Australia and southern New Gu ...

) *''Chelodina steindachneri'' ( dinner-plate turtle, flat-shelled turtle) *'' Chelodina burrungandjii'' *'' Chelodina kuchlingi'' *'' Chelodina walloyarrina'' *''

Elseya dentata ''Elseya dentata'' (Gray, 1863),Gray, J.E. 1863. On the species of ''Chelymys'' from Australia, with the description of a new species. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''. 3(12):98-99 the northern snapping turtle, is a large aquatic turtle ...

'' (northern snapping turtle) *''Emydura victoriae'' (

red-faced turtle ''Emydura victoriae'', also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent wa ...

) *''Pseudemydura umbrina'' (

western swamp turtle The western swamp turtle or western swamp tortoise (''Pseudemydura umbrina'') is a critically endangered species of freshwater turtle endemic to a small portion of Western Australia. It is the only member of the genus ''Pseudemydura'' in the mon ...

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Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles t ...

*''Caretta caretta'' (

loggerhead sea turtle The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...

) *''Chelonia mydas'' ( green sea turtle) *''Eretmochelys imbricata'' ( hawksbill sea turtle) *''Lepidochelys olivacea'' (

olive ridley sea turtle The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in ...

, Pacific ridley sea turtle) *''Natator depressus'' (

flatback sea turtle The Australian flatback sea turtle (''Natator depressus'') is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental shelf. This turtle gets its ...

) ; Dermochelyidae *''Dermochelys coriacea'' ( leatherback turtle, leathery turtle, lute turtle)

Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ...
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Amphibolurus norrisi The Mallee heath dragon (''Amphibolurus norrisi''), is a species of semi-Arboreal Agamidae endemic to Australia. it has also been referenced as Norris’s dragon, Mallee heath lashtail and Mallee heath lashtail dragon. Taxonomy The taxonomi ...

'' * ''Caimanops amphiboluroides'' (

mulga dragon The mulga dragon (''Diporiphora amphiboluroides'') is a species of agamid lizard found in Western Australia. The species is up to 250 mm long, the length from snout to vent is 95 mm, with a long, slender tail that ends abruptly. The pa ...

) * '' Chelosania brunnea'' (chameleon dragon) * ''Chlamydosaurus kingii'' (

frill-necked lizard The frilled lizard (''Chlamydosaurus kingii''), also known as the frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. This species is the only member o ...

, frilled lizard) * '' Cryptagama aurita'' * '' Ctenophorus caudicinctus'' (ring-tailed dragon) * '' Ctenophorus clayi'' * '' Ctenophorus cristatus'' (crested dragon) * '' Ctenophorus femoralis'' * '' Ctenophorus fordi'' (Malle dragon) * '' Ctenophorus isolepis'' (military dragon) * '' Ctenophorus maculatus'' (spotted dragon) * '' Ctenophorus mckenziei'' * ''Ctenophorus nuchalis'' ( central netted dragon) * ''Ctenophorus ornatus'' ( ornate crevice-dragon) * ''

Ctenophorus pictus ''Ctenophorus pictus'', commonly known as the painted ground-dragon or painted dragon,Waite ER (Editor). (1929). ''The Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia''. Adelaide: Government Printer. 270 pp. is a species of lizard from the family ...

Diporiphora winneckei ''Diporiphora winneckei'', also known commonly as the canegrass dragon, canegrass two-line dragon, blue-lined dragon, and Winnecke's two-pored dragon, is a species of small, terrestrial, diurnal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is end ...

'' * '' Lophognathus gilberti'' (Gilbert's dragon) * '' Lophognathus longirostris'' (long-nosed water dragon) * '' Lophognathus temporalis'' (northern water dragon) * ''

Moloch horridus The thorny devil (''Moloch horridus''), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is the sole species in the ge ...

'' (thorny dragon or thorny devil) * ''

Pogona microlepidota ''Pogona microlepidota'', the Kimberley bearded dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia. References Pogona Agamid lizards of Australia Taxa named by Ludwig Glauert Reptiles described in 1952 {{agamidae-stub ...

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Pogona minor ''Pogona minor'' is a species of agamid lizard from a group commonly known as bearded dragons, and is found on the southwest coast and interior of Western Australia. This taxonomic name includes the widespread type known as western bearded drago ...

'' (bearded dragon) ** ''P. m. minor'' (western bearded dragon) ** ''P. m. minima'' ( Abrolhos bearded dragon) ** ''P. m. mitchelli'' * ''

Pogona nullarbor ''Pogona nullarbor'', the Nullabor bearded dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia. References Pogona Agamid lizards of Australia Reptiles described in 1976 {{agamidae-stub ...

'' * Genus '' Tympanocryptis'' ** ''T. adelaidensis'' (Queen Adelaide dragon) ** ''T. cephalus'' (blotch-tailed earless dragon) ** ''T. intima'' (gibber earless dragon) ** ''T. lineata'' (lineated earless dragon) ** ''T. parviceps'' (Gnaraloo heath dragon) ** ''T. uniformis'' (even-scaled earless dragon) ;

Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos ('' Hemidactylus''), tokay g ...

(geckoes) * '' Amalosia obscura'' * ''

Christinus alexanderi ''Christinus alexanderi'', also known as Alexander's southern gecko or Alexander's marbled gecko, is a species of Gekkonidae geckos found in the Nullarbor Plain of Australia. It is one of the many species and subspecies regionally termed as marb ...

Diplodactylus savagei ''Diplodactylus savagei'', known commonly as the yellow-spotted Pilbara gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''savagei'', is in honor of American herpe ...

'' * '' Diplodactylus squarrosus'' * '' Diplodactylus stenodactylus'' (crowned gecko) * '' Diplodactylus strophurus'' * '' Diplodactylus taeniatus'' (white-striped gecko) * '' Diplodactylus wellingtonae'' * '' Diplodactylus wilsoni'' * '' Diplodactylus wombeyi'' * '' Gehyra australis'' (northern dtella, house gecko) * '' Gehyra fenestrula'' (Pilbara spotted gecko) * '' Gehyra montium'' * '' Gehyra nana'' * '' Gehyra occidentalis'' * '' Gehyra pilbara'' (Pilbara dtella) * '' Gehyra punctata'' (spotted gecko) * '' Gehyra purpurascens'' * '' Gehyra variegata'' (tree dtella) * '' Gehyra xenopus'' * ''

Hemidactylus frenatus The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are noctur ...

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* '' Heteronotia binoei'' (Bynoe's gecko, prickly gecko) * '' Heteronotia planiceps'' * '' Heteronotia spelea'' (desert cave gecko) * '' Lucasium damaeum'' (beaded gecko) * ''

Nephrurus asper ''Nephrurus asper'', also known as rough knob-tailed gecko, spiny knob-tailed gecko or prickly knob-tailed gecko is a species of gecko. Like all species of ''Nephrurus'' it is endemic to Australia. This is one of three similar species that stan ...

'' (spiny knob-tailed gecko) * ''

Nephrurus laevissimus ''Nephrurus laevissimus'', also known as the smooth knob-tailed gecko , is a species of gecko. Like all species of ''Nephrurus'', it is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as ...

'' (knob-tailed gecko) * ''

Nephrurus levis ''Nephrurus levis'', commonly known as the three-lined knob-tailed gecko, smooth knob-tailed gecko, or common knob-tailed gecko, is a native Australian gecko species. The smooth knob-tailed gecko is part of the Carphodactylidae family, a family e ...

'' (knob-tailed gecko) * ''

Nephrurus stellatus ''Nephrurus stellatus'', also known as the stellate knob-tailed gecko, starry knob-tailed gecko, or southern knob-tailed gecko, is a species of gecko in the family Carphodactylidae. It is endemic to southern Australia. Geographic range ''N. s ...

'' (southern knob-tailed gecko) * '' Nephrurus vertebralis'' (knob-tailed gecko) * ''

Nephrurus wheeleri ''Nephrurus wheeleri'', also known commonly as the banded knob-tailed gecko, the southern banded knob-tailed gecko, and Wheeler's knob-tailed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. www.reptile-database.org. The species, l ...

'' (knob-tailed gecko) * '' Oedura filicipoda'' * '' Oedura gracilis'' * '' Oedura marmorata'' (marbled velvet gecko) * '' Oedura reticulata'' (reticulated velvet gecko) * '' Oedura rhombifer'' (zigzag gecko) * ''

Pseudothecadactylus lindneri The giant cave gecko (''Pseudothecadactylus lindneri'') is a gecko endemic to Australia. References Pseudothecadactylus Reptiles described in 1975 Taxa named by Harold Cogger Geckos of Australia {{Diplodactylidae-stub ...

'' (giant cave gecko) * '' Rhynchoedura ornata'' (western beaked gecko) * ''

Underwoodisaurus milii ''Underwoodisaurus milii'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Carphodactylidae. The species is commonly known as the thick-tailed or barking gecko, referring to its distinctive plump tail and sharp, barking defensive call. The genus i ...

'' (thick-tailed gecko) ;

Pygopodidae Pygopodidae, commonly known as legless lizards, snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, is a family of squamates with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. At least 35 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight genera. They hav ...

(legless lizards) * '' Aprasia haroldi'' * '' Aprasia inaurita'' * '' Aprasia pulchella'' * ''

Aprasia repens The sedgelands worm-lizard (''Aprasia repens'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or o ...

'' * '' Aprasia rostrata'' * '' Aprasia smithi'' * '' Aprasia striolata'' * ''

Delma borea The rusty-topped delma (''Delma borea'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other de ...

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Delma concinna The javelin lizard (''Delma concinna'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other def ...

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Delma elegans The Pilbara delma (''Delma elegans'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defin ...

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Delma fraseri Fraser's delma (''Delma fraseri'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Austra ...

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Delma grayii ''Delma grayii'', also known as side-barred delma or Gray's legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, ...

'' * '' Delma haroldi'' * ''

Delma nasuta ''Delma nasuta'', also known as sharp-snouted delma or sharp-snouted legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as a ...

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Delma pax The peace delma (''Delma pax'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zon ...

'' * '' Delma tincta'' * ''

Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard (''Lialis burtonis'') is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species lacks forelegs and has only rudimentary hind legs. Pygopodid lizards are also referred to as "legless lizards",Bradshaw SD, Gans C, Gir ...

'' (Burton's legless lizard) * '' Pletholax gracilis'' * ''

Pygopus lepidopodus The common scaly-foot (''Pygopus lepidopodus'') is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Habit Mostly active at dusk or dawn ( crepuscular), it can be nocturnal after high daytime tempera ...

'' (common scaly foot) * ''

Pygopus nigriceps The hooded scaly-foot (''Pygopus nigriceps''), also known as western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot or western hooded scaly-foot, is an endemic Australian legless lizard of the family Pygopodidae. Description Adult hooded scaly-foots range ...

'' (black-headed scaly foot) * ''

Pygopus steelescotti The northern hooded scaly-foot (''Pygopus steelescotti'') is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''steelescotti'', is in honor of Dr. Colin Steele-Scot ...

'' ; Scincidae (skinks) * '' Bassiana trilineata'' * ''

Carlia amax ''Carlia amax'' is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus ''Carlia''. It is native to northern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the m ...

'' * '' Carlia gracilis'' * '' Carlia johnstonei'' * '' Carlia munda'' * '' Carlia rufilatus'' * '' Carlia triacantha'' * '' Cryptoblepharus carnabyi'' * '' Cryptoblepharus megastic'' * '' Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus'' * '' Cryptoblepharus virgatus'' * '' Ctenotus alacer'' * '' Ctenotus alleni'' * '' Ctenotus angusticeps'' * '' Ctenotus ariadnae'' * ''

Ctenotus atlas The Southern Mallee ctenotus (''Ctenotus atlas'') is a medium sized lizard in the family scincidae (skink) found in the central and southern interior regions of South Australia and Western Australia; the Mallee regions of NSW and Victoria, in A ...

'' * '' Ctenotus australis'' * '' Ctenotus brooksi'' * '' Ctenotus calurus'' * '' Ctenotus catenifer'' * '' Ctenotus colletti'' * '' Ctenotus decaneurus'' * '' Ctenotus delli'' * '' Ctenotus dux'' * '' Ctenotus ehmanni'' * '' Ctenotus fallens'' * '' Ctenotus gemmula'' * ''

Ctenotus grandis The grand ctenotus (''Ctenotus grandis'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory and Western Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3006530 grandis Grandis may refer to: * Grandis (company), a company producing magnetoresistiv ...

'' * '' Ctenotus greeri'' * '' Ctenotus hanloni'' * '' Ctenotus helenae'' * '' Ctenotus impar'' * '' Ctenotus inornatus'' * '' Ctenotus labillardieri'' * '' Ctenotus lancelini'' * '' Ctenotus leae'' * '' Ctenotus leonhardii'' * '' Ctenotus mastigura'' * ''

Ctenotus militaris The soldier ctenotus (''Ctenotus militaris'') is a species of skink found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area ...

'' * '' Ctenotus mimetes'' * '' Ctenotus nasutus'' * '' Ctenotus ora'' * '' Ctenotus nigrilineatus'' * ''

Ctenotus pantherinus ''Ctenotus pantherinus'', commonly known as the Leopard Ctenotus, is a species of skink endemic to central and western Australia. It's conservation status is currently classified as Least Concern. Description They are a Brown/grey lizard with ...

'' * '' Ctenotus piankai'' * '' Ctenotus quattuordecimli'' * '' Ctenotus robustus'' * '' Ctenotus rubicundus'' * '' Ctenotus rufescens'' * ''

Ctenotus rutilans The rusty-shouldered ctenotus (''Ctenotus rutilans'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia exclu ...

'' * '' Ctenotus saxatilis'' * '' Ctenotus schomburgkii'' * '' Ctenotus serventyi'' * '' Ctenotus severus'' * '' Ctenotus tanamiensis'' * ''

Ctenotus tantillus The Kimberley wedge-snout ctenotus (''Ctenotus tantillus'') is a species of skink found in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3006608 Ctenotus, tantillus Reptiles described in 1975 Taxa named by Gl ...

'' * '' Ctenotus uber'' * '' Ctenotus xenopleura'' * '' Ctenotus youngsoni'' * '' Ctenotus zastictus'' * '' Cyclodomorphus branchial'' * '' Cyclodomorphus maxima'' * '' Egernia carinata'' * '' Egernia adepressa'' * '' Egernia douglasi'' * '' Egernia formosa'' * '' Egernia inornata'' * '' Egernia kingii'' * '' Egernia kintorei'' * '' Egernia luctuosa'' * '' Egernia multiscutata'' * '' Egernia napoleonis'' * '' Egernia pilbarensis'' * '' Egernia pulchra'' * '' Egernia stokesii'' * '' Egernia striata'' * '' Eremiascincus richardson'' (broad-banded sand swimmer) * '' Glaphyromorphus brongers'' * '' Glaphyromorphus darwinie'' * '' Glaphyromorphus gracilip'' * '' Glaphyromorphus isolepis'' * '' Hemiergis initialis'' * '' Hemiergis millewae'' * '' Hemiergis peronii'' * '' Hemiergis quadrilineatum'' * '' Lerista allochira'' * '' Lerista apoda'' * ''

Lerista arenicola The bight slider (''Lerista arenicola'') is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia ...

'' * '' Lerista axillaris'' * ''

Lerista bipes The north-western sandslider (''Lerista bipes'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia. References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3230151 Lerista Reptiles described in 1882 Taxa named by ...

'' * '' Lerista borealis'' * '' Lerista bunglebungle'' * ''

Lerista chalybura The Pilbara blue-tailed slider (''Lerista chalybura'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia exclu ...

'' * '' Lerista christinae'' * '' Lerista concolor'' * '' Lerista connivens'' * '' Lerista distinguenda'' * ''

Lerista dorsalis The southern slider (''Lerista dorsalis'') is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Austral ...

'' * '' Lerista elegans'' * ''

Lerista flammicauda The Pilbara flame-tailed slider (''Lerista flammicauda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia ex ...

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Lerista frosti ''Lerista frosti'', also known commonly as the Centralian slider and Frost's lerista, is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Australia. Taxonomy A description of the species was presented to the ...

'' * '' Lerista gascoynensis'' * ''

Lerista gerrardii The bold-striped robust slider (''Lerista gerrardii'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia exclu ...

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Lerista greeri The south-eastern Kimberley sandslider (''Lerista greeri'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia ...

'' * '' Lerista griffini'' * '' Lerista haroldi'' * '' Lerista humphriesi'' * '' Lerista ips'' * '' Lerista kalumburu'' * '' Lerista kendricki'' * '' Lerista kennedyensis'' * '' Lerista labialis'' * '' Lerista lineata'' * ''

Lerista lineopunctulata The dotted-line robust slider or West Coast line-spotted lerista (''Lerista lineopunctulata'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western pe ...

'' * '' Lerista macropisthopus'' * '' Lerista maculosa'' * '' Lerista microtis'' * '' Lerista muelleri'' * '' Lerista neander'' * '' Lerista nichollsi'' * '' Lerista onsloviana'' * '' Lerista petersoni'' * '' Lerista picturata'' * '' Lerista planiventralis'' * '' Lerista praefrontalis'' * '' Lerista praepedita'' * '' Lerista puncticauda'' * '' Lerista quadrilineata'' * '' Lerista robusta'' * ''

Lerista separanda The Dampierland plain slider (''Lerista separanda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excludin ...

'' * '' Lerista simillima'' * '' Lerista stictopleura'' * '' Lerista taeniata'' * '' Lerista talpina'' * '' Lerista terdigitata'' * '' Lerista tridactyla'' * '' Lerista uniduo'' * ''

Lerista varia The Shark Bay broad-blazed slider (''Lerista varia'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia. It was described by Storr in 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events Jan ...

'' * '' Lerista vermicularis'' * '' Lerista viduata'' * '' Lerista walkeri'' * '' Lerista xanthura'' * ''

Lerista yuna The Yuna broad-blazed slider (''Lerista yuna'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding ext ...

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Menetia amaura The common dwarf skink (''Menetia amaura'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding externa ...

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Menetia greyii ''Menetia greyii'', commonly known as the common dwarf skink or Grey's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to mainland Australia and Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''greyii'', is in honour of ...

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Menetia maini The northern dwarf skink (''Menetia maini'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the m ...

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Menetia surda The western dwarf skink (''Menetia surda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding externa ...

'' * '' Morethia adelaidensis'' * '' Morethia boulengeri'' * '' Morethia butleri'' * '' Morethia lineoocellata'' * '' Morethia obscura'' * '' Morethia ruficauda'' * '' Morethia storri'' * ''

Notoscincus butleri ''Notoscincus butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's snake-eyed skink, the lined soil-crevice skink, and the lined soil-crevis skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The spec ...

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Notoscincus ornatus The ornate soil-crevice skink (''Notoscincus ornatus'') is a species of skink found in Australia. Geographic range The ornate soil-crevice skink (''N. ornatus'') is known to be found from the far north of Western Australia, the Northern Territo ...

'' * '' Proablepharus reginae'' * '' Proablepharus tenuis'' * '' Pseudemoia baudini'' * ''

Tiliqua multifasciata The Centralian blue-tongued skink or Centralian blue-tongue (''Tiliqua multifasciata'') is a species of skink, occurring predominantly in the far north-west corner of New South Wales, Australia. It is one of six species belonging to the genus ' ...

'' (Centralian blue-tongued lizard) * ''

Tiliqua occipitalis The western blue-tongued lizard (''Tiliqua occipitalis''), also known as the western blue-tongued skink, is a large skink native to Australia. It is one of six species of blue-tongued skinks found in Australia, though further species are found in ...

'' (western blue-tongued lizard) * '' Tiliqua scincoides'' (eastern blue-tongued lizard) * '' Trachydosaurus rugosus'' (shingle-back) ;

Varanidae The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea within the Anguimorpha group. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the living genus '' Varanus'' and a number of extinct genera more closely rel ...

(goannas or monitors) * '' Varanus acanthurus'' (ridge-tailed monitor) * '' Varanus brevicauda'' (short-tailed pygmy monitor) * '' Varanus caudolineatus'' (line-tailed pygmy monitor) * ''

Varanus eremius The rusty desert monitor (''Varanus eremius'') is a species of small monitor lizards native to Australia. It is also known as the pygmy desert monitor. The monitor lizard belongs to the subgenus ''Odatria'' along with the pygmy mulga monitor. ...

'' (rusty desert monitor) * '' Varanus giganteus'' (perentie) * '' Varanus gilleni'' (pygmy mulga monitor) * '' Varanus glauerti'' (Glauert's monitor) * ''

Varanus glebopalma The black-palmed rock monitor (''Varanus glebopalma'') is a member of the Varanidae family found in Australia. Also known as the twilight monitor or the long-tailed rock monitor, it is a member of the subgenus ''Odatria'', and is found in the n ...

'' (long-tailed rock monitor) * '' Varanus gouldii'' (Gould's goanna, sand monitor) * '' Varanus gouldii flavirufus'' (Centralian sand goanna) * '' Varanus kingorum'' (pygmy rock monitor) * '' Varanus mertensi'' (

Mertens' water monitor Mertens' water monitor (''Varanus mertensi''), also called commonly Mertens's water monitor, and often misspelled Mertin's water monitor, is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to northern Australia, and is a wide ...

) * ''

Varanus mitchelli Mitchell's water monitor (''Varanus mitchelli'') is a semiaquatic species of monitor lizard in the Family (biology), family Varanidae. The species is native to Australia. The species is native to the Northern regions of Australia, and is on IUCN' ...

'' (Mitchell's water monitor) * ''

Varanus panoptes The yellow-spotted monitor (''Varanus panoptes''), also known as the Argus monitor, is a monitor lizard found in northern and western regions of Australia and southern New Guinea. Taxonomy The first description of the species was provided in ...

'' (yellow-spotted monitor) * ''

Varanus pilbarensis The Pilbara rock monitor (''Varanus pilbarensis'') is a small member of the family Varanidae endemic to the Chichester Range in North West Australia. Taxonomy The population was described in 1980 by Glenn Storr, selecting a specimen collected ...

'' (Pilbara rock monitor) * ''

Varanus rosenbergi The Rosenberg's monitor (''Varanus rosenbergi'') is an Australian species of varanid reptile found in southern regions of the continent. They are large and fast predators with rugged bodies and long tails, having a combined length up to 1.5 metr ...

'' (Rosenberg's heath monitor) * ''

Varanus storri Storr's monitor (''Varanus storri'') is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''storri'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr. Geographic ...

'' (Storr's monitor) * ''

Varanus timorensis ''Varanus timorensis'', the Timor monitor or spotted tree monitor, is a species of small monitor lizards native to the island of Timor and some adjacent islands. Taxonomy Kimberley rock monitors (''Varanus glauerti''), Varanus scalaris, banded t ...

'' (Timor monitor, spotted tree monitor) * '' Varanus tristis'' (black-headed monitor, freckled monitor)

Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...
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Acrochordidae The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus ''Acrochordus''. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia a ...

(file snakes) * '' Acrochordus granulatus'' (little file snake) ;

Pythonidae The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized. Distributi ...

(pythons) * '' Antaresia childreni'' (Children's python) * '' Antaresia maculosa'' (spotted python) * '' Antaresia perthensis'' (pygmy python) * '' Antaresia stimsoni'' (large-blotched python) * '' Aspidites melanocephalus'' (black-headed python) * '' Aspidites ramsayi'' (woma python) * ''

Liasis fuscus The water python (''Liasis fuscus'') is a python species found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all other pythons, it is not venomous. Taxonomy German naturalist Wilhelm Peters described the water p ...

'' (water python) * '' Liasis olivaceus'' (olive python) ** ''L. o. barroni'' (western olive python) * '' Morelia carinata'' (rough-scaled python) * ''

Morelia spilota ''Morelia spilota'', commonly referred to as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. Many subspecies are ...

'' (carpet python) * ''M. s. imbricata'' (southwestern carpet python) * ''M. s. variegata'' (northwestern carpet python) ; Colubridae (Colubrids) * ''Boiga irregularis'' (

brown tree snake The brown tree snake (''Boiga irregularis''), also known as the brown catsnake, is an arboreal rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi to Papua), Papua New Guinea, and many islands ...

) * '' Cerberus rhynchops'' (bockadam) * ''

Dendrelaphis punctulata ''Dendrelaphis punctulatus'', also known commonly as the Australian tree snake, the common tree snake, and the green tree snake, is a species of slender, large-eyed, diurnal, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native ...

'' (common tree snake) * '' Fordonia leucobalia'' (white-bellied mangrove snake) * '' Myron richardsonii'' (Richardson's mangrove snake) * '' Tropidonophis mairii'' (keelback or freshwater snake) ;

Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoce ...

(Elapids) * ''

Acanthophis antarcticus The common death adder (''Acanthophis antarcticus'') is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread (unlike related species), it is facing increa ...

'' (common death adder) * '' Acanthophis praelongus'' (northern death adder) * '' Acanthophis pyrrhus'' (desert death adder) * '' Demansia atra'' (black whip snake) * '' Demansia olivacea'' (marble-headed whip snake) * '' Demansia papuensis'' (Papaun whip snake) * '' Demansia psammophis'' (yellow-faced whip snake) * '' Demansia simplex'' (whip snake) * '' Drysdalia coronata'' (crowned snake) * '' Drysdalia mastersii'' (Masters' snake) * '' Echiopsis atriceps'' * '' Echiopsis curta'' (bardick) * '' Elapognathus minor'' (little brown snake) * ''

Furina ornata The orange-naped snake (''Furina ornata''), also known as the moon snake, is a small venomous reptile native to northern and northwestern Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3091047 Venomous snakes Furina Snakes of Australia Reptil ...

'' (orange-naped snake) * '' Notechis scutatus'' (eastern tiger snake, mainland tiger snake) * '' Oxyuranus scutellatus'' (coastal taipan) * ''

Oxyuranus temporalis The Central Ranges taipan, or Western Desert taipan (''Oxyuranus temporalis''), is a species of taipan that was described in 2007 by Australian researchers Paul Doughty, Brad Maryan, Stephen Donnellan, and Mark Hutchinson. Taipans are large, fas ...

'' (Central Ranges taipan) * ''

Pseudechis australis The king brown snake (''Pseudechis australis'') is a species of highly venomous snake of the family Elapidae, native to northern, western, and Central Australia. Despite its common name, it is a member of the genus ''Pseudechis'' (black snakes) ...

'' (king brown, mulga snake) * ''

Pseudechis butleri The spotted mulga snake (''Pseudechis butleri''), also known Common name, commonly as Butler's black snake and Butler's snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Western Au ...

'' (Butler's snake) * ''

Pseudonaja affinis The dugite (; ''Pseudonaja affinis'') is a species of venomous, potentially lethal, snake native to Western Australia, a member of the family Elapidae. The word dugite is an anglicisation of names for the snake in some dialects of the Nyungar la ...

'' (dugite) * ''

Pseudonaja inframacula The peninsula brown snake (''Pseudonaja inframacula'') is a species of venomous elapid snake native to South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part ...

'' (peninsula brown snake) * ''

Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's brown snake (''Pseudonaja ingrami'') is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Taxonomy Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger described the species in 1908 as ''Diemenia in ...

'' (Ingram's brown snake) * ''

Pseudonaja modesta The ringed brown snake (''Pseudonaja modesta'') is a species of venomous elapid snake native to a broad swathe of inland Australia, from western New South Wales and Queensland to Western Australia. Albert Günther described it as ''Cacophis mod ...

'' (ringed brown snake) * '' Pseudonaja nuchalis'' (western brown snake, gwarder) * ''

Pseudonaja textilis The eastern brown snake (''Pseudonaja textilis''), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea. It was ...

'' (common brown snake, eastern brown snake) * ''

Rhinoplocephalus bicolor ''Rhinoplocephalus'' is a genus of seasnake in the family Elapidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species ''Rhinoplocephalus bicolor'', known commonly as Müller's snake, Muller's icsnake, and the square-nosed snake. The species ...

'' (Muller's snake) * '' Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps'' (northern small-eyed snake) * '' Simoselaps anomalus'' (northern desert banded snake) * '' Simoselaps approximans'' * '' Simoselaps bertholdi'' (desert banded snake) * '' Simoselaps bimaculatus'' (western black-naped snake) * '' Simoselaps calonotus'' (western black-striped snake) * '' Simoselaps fasciolatus'' (narrow-banded burrowing snake) * '' Simoselaps littoralis'' (coastal burrowing snake) * '' Simoselaps minimus'' * '' Simoselaps semifasciatus'' (half-girdled snake) * '' Suta fasciata'' (Rosen's snake) * '' Suta gouldii'' (black-headed snake) * '' Suta monachus'' (hooded snake) * '' Suta nigriceps'' * '' Suta ordensis'' (Ord curl snake) * '' Suta punctata'' (little spotted snake) * '' Suta spectabilis'' * '' Suta suta'' (myall snake, curl snake) * ''

Vermicella annulata The bandy-bandy (''Vermicella annulata''), also commonly known as the hoop snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The word bandy-bandy (bandi-bandi) traces back to the indigenous dialect of Worimi languag ...

'' (bandy-bandy) * '' Vermicella multifasciata'' (northern bandy-bandy) ;

Hydrophiidae Hydrophiinae is a subfamily of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. It contains most sea snakes and many genera of venomous land snakes found in Australasia, such as the taipans (''Oxyuranus''), tiger snakes (''Notechis''), brown snakes (''P ...

(sea snakes) * ''

Acalyptophis peronii ''Hydrophis peronii'', commonly known as the horned sea snake, Peron's sea snake, and the spiny-headed seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the western tropic ...

'' * '' Aipysurus apraefrontalis'' * ''

Aipysurus duboisii ''Aipysurus duboisii'', also known commonly as Dubois' sea snake and the reef shallows sea snake, is a species of highly venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. Its geographic range includes Papua New Guinea, New C ...

'' (Dubois's sea snake) * '' Aipysurus eydouxii'' (spine-tailed sea snake) * '' Aipysurus foliosquama'' * '' Aipysurus fuscus'' * '' Aipysurus laevis'' (olive sea snake) * '' Aipysurus tenuis'' * '' Astrotia stokesii'' * '' Disteira kingii'' * ''

Disteira major The olive-headed sea snake (''Hydrophis major''), also known as the greater sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Geographic range It is found in the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean in the waters ...

'' * '' Disteira stokesii'' * ''

Emydocephalus annulatus ''Emydocephalus annulatus'', commonly known as the turtleheaded sea snake or egg-eating sea snake, is a species of sea snake that can be found in waters of Oceania near Australia and some Pacific Islands such as the Philippines and the Loyalt ...

'' * '' Ephalophis greyi'' * '' Hydrelaps darwiniensis'' * ''

Hydrophis atriceps ''Hydrophis'' is a genus of sea snakes, venomous snakes in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. Species in the genus ''Hydrophis'' are typically found in Indo-Australian and Southeast Asian waters. Currently, around 36 species are ...

'' * '' Hydrophis coggeri'' * ''

Hydrophis czeblukovi ''Hydrophis czeblukovi'', also known commonly as the fine-spined sea snake, the geometrical sea snake, and the geometrical seasnake, is species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Family (from la, familia) is a ...

'' * '' Hydrophis elegans'' * '' Hydrophis geometricus'' * '' Hydrophis inornatus'' * '' Hydrophis mcdowelli'' * '' Hydrophis melanocephalus'' * '' Hydrophis melanosoma'' * ''

Hydrophis ornatus ''Hydrophis ornatus'', commonly known as the ornate reef sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Distribution This snake-species is found to occur in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, C ...

'' * ''

Lapemis hardwickii The spine-bellied sea snake (''Hydrophis hardwickii''), also commonly known as Hardwicke's sea snake and Hardwicke's spine-bellied sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Etymology The specific name, ''hardwickii'' ...

'' * '' Parahydrophis mertoni'' * '' Pelamis platurus'' (yellow-bellied sea snake) ;

Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

(blind snakes) * '' Ramphotyphlops australis'' * '' Ramphotyphlops bitubercu'' * '' Ramphotyphlops diversus'' * '' Ramphotyphlops endoterus'' * ''

Ramphotyphlops grypus The long-beaked blind snake (''Anilios grypus'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae,McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ...

'' * '' Ramphotyphlops guentheri'' * ''

Ramphotyphlops hamatus The pale-headed blind snake (''Anilios hamatus'') is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in ...

'' * '' Ramphotyphlops howi'' * '' Ramphotyphlops kimberley'' * '' Ramphotyphlops leptosoma'' * ''

Ramphotyphlops ligatus The robust blind snake (''Anilios ligatus'') is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in ove ...

'' * '' Ramphotyphlops margareta'' * '' Ramphotyphlops micromma'' * '' Ramphotyphlops pinguis'' * '' Ramphotyphlops troglodyt'' * '' Ramphotyphlops unguirost'' * '' Ramphotyphlops waitii'' * '' Ramphotyphlops yampiensi''

References

External links

WA list at kingsnake.com

WA Museum listing
Australia Reptiles

Crocodylia Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both ) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians. They first appeared 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living ...
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Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
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Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ...
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Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...
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Crocodylia Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both ) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians. They first appeared 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living ... (crocodiles)

Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ... (turtles)

Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ... (lizards)

Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ... (snakes)

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Crocodylia Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both ) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians. They first appeared 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage) and are the closest living ...
(crocodiles)

Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
(turtles)

Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ...
(lizards)

Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...
(snakes)