Reptiles and amphibians by scientific name
Information on the species observed on the main JCU campuses has been provided by Gregor Calvert, Brett Goodman, Andrew Krockenberger and Ray Lloyd. In general, names are in accordance with Wilson (2005) A Field Guide to Reptiles, supplemented by other sources. Research on amphibians and reptiles is centred around the laboratories of Ross Alford, Andrew Krockenberger and Lin Schwarzkopf.
- Acrochordus granulatus (Little file snake)
- Amphibolurus nobbi nobbi (Nobbi nobbi, Nobbi dragon)
- Antaresia maculosa (Spotted python)
- Aspidites melanocephalus (Black-headed python)
- Boiga irregularis (Brown tree snake)
- Carlia aerata (Rainbow skink)
- Carlia foliorum (Skink)
- Carlia jarnoldae (Lined rainbow skink)
- Carlia laevis (Skink)
- Carlia longipes (Skink)
- Carlia munda (Skink)
- Carlia pectoralis (Open litter rainbow skink)
- Carlia rostralis (Skink)
- Carlia rubrigularis (Skink)
- Carlia schmeltzii (Schmeltz's skink)
- Carlia storri (Skink)
- Chaunus marinus syn. Bufo (Cane toad)
- Chelodina canni (Cann's long-necked turtle)
- Chlamydosaurus kingii (Frilled lizard)
- Coeranoscincus frontalis (Burrowing skink)
- Cryptoblepharus litoralis (Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus (Skink)
- Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Cream-striped shining-skink)
- Cryptophis nigrostriatus (Black-striped snake)
- Ctenotus robustus (Eastern striped skink)
- Ctenotus spaldingi (Spalding's ctenotus)
- Ctenotus taeniolatus (Copper-tailed skink)
- Cyclodomorphus gerrardii (Pink-tongued skink)
- Cyclorana alboguttata (Greenstriped frog)
- Cyclorana novaehollandiae (Eastern snapping frog)
- Delma labialis (Striped-tailed delma)
- Delma tincta (Excitable delma)
- Demansia papuensis (Greater black whip snake, Papuan whip snake)
- Demansia torquata (Collared whip snake)
- Demansia vestigata (Lesser black whip snake)
- Dendrelaphis calligaster (Northern tree snake)
- Dendrelaphis punctulata (Common tree snake)
- Diplodactylus conspicillatus (Fat-tailed gecko, Fat-tailed Diplodactylus)
- Diporiphora australis (Tommy roundhead dragon)
- Egernia frerei (Major skink)
- Elseya latisternum (Saw-shelled turtle, Serrated snapping-turtle)
- Enhydris polylepis (Macleay's water snake)
- Eulamprus sokosoma (Stout bar-sided skink)
- Furina barnardi (Yellow-naped snake, Barnard's snake)
- Furina diadema (Red-naped snake)
- Furina ornata (Orange-naped snake)
- Gehyra dubia (Dubious gecko)
- Gehyra nana (Spotted gecko)
- Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis (Skink)
- Glaphyromorphus punctulatus (Brown skink)
- Hemidactylus frenatus (Asian house gecko)
- Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's gecko)
- Lampropholis coggeri (Skink)
- Lampropholis delicata (Dark-flecked garden sun skink)
- Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning gecko)
- Lialis burtonis (Burton's legless lizard)
- Liasis mackloti (Water python)
- Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted marsh frog, Spotted grass frog)
- Litoria bicolor (Northern dwarf tree frog, Northern sedgefrog)
- Litoria caerulea (Green tree frog)
- Litoria fallax (Eastern dwarf tree frog)
- Litoria gracilenta (Dainty green tree frog)
- Litoria inermis (Bumpy rocket frog)
- Litoria infrafrenata (Giant tree frog)
- Litoria lesueuri (Stony creek frog, Lesueur's frog)
- Litoria nasuta (Striped rocket frog)
- Litoria rothii (Northern laughing frog, Roth's tree frog)
- Litoria rubella (Naked tree frog)
- Menetia greyii (Skink)
- Morelia amethistina (Amethystine python)
- Morelia spilota (Carpet snake, Carpet python)
- Morethia taeniopleura (Fire-tailed skink)
- Notoscincus ornatus (Skink)
- Oedura castelnaui (Northern velvet gecko)
- Oedura rhombifer (Zigzag velvet gecko)
- Opisthodon ornatus (syn. Limnodynastes ornatus) (Ornate burrowing frog)
- Oxyuranus scutellatus (Taipan, Coastal taipan)
- Physignathus lesueurii (Eastern water dragon)
- Proablepharus tenuis (Skink)
- Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied black snake)
- Pseudonaja textilis (Eastern brown snake)
- Ramphotyphlops affinis (Blind snake)
- Ramphotyphlops braminus (Flowerpot snake)
- Saproscincus basiliscus (Basal shade skink)
- Stegonotus cucullatus (Slatey-grey snake)
- Strophurus williamsi (Eastern spiny-tailed gecko, Soft-spined gecko)
- Tiliqua scincoides (Common blue-tongue, Eastern blue-tongue lizard)
- Tropidonophis mairii (Freshwater snake, Keelback)
- Varanus gouldii (Gould's goanna)
- Varanus panoptes (Yellow-spotted monitor)
- Varanus scalaris (Spotted tree monitor)
- Varanus tristis (Freckled monitor, Black-tailed monitor)
- Varanus varius (Lace monitor)
- Vermicella annulata (Bandy-bandy)
