WPC Bioblitz Herps
A list of Reptiles and Amphibians from the Sydney Olympic Grounds compiled from Atlas of Living Australia data for the World Parks Congress Bioblitz.
Cane Toad
The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad which is native to Central and South America, but has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean as well as northern Australia. It is a member of the genus Rhinella but was formerly in the genus Bufo, ...more ↓
Striped Marsh Frog
The Striped Marsh Frog or Brown-striped Frog (Limnodynastes peronii) is a predominantly aquatic frog native to coastal eastern Australia. It is a common species in urban habitats.
Spotted Grass Frog
The Spotted grass Frog or Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) is a terrestrial frog native to Australia. It is distributed throughout all of New South Wales and Victoria, eastern South Australia, the majority of Queensland, and eastern Tasmania. It is also naturalised in Western Australia, having been unintentionally introduced at Kununurra in the 1970s, ...more ↓
Green and Golden Bell Frog
The green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea), also named the green bell frog, green and golden swamp frog and green frog, is a ground-dwelling tree frog native to eastern Australia. Despite its classification and climbing abilities, it does not live in trees and spends almost all of its time close to ground level. It can reach up to 11 cm (4.3 in) ...more ↓
Bleating Tree Frog
The bleating tree frog or Keferstein's tree frog (Litoria dentata) is a tree frog of the family Hylidae. This frog is native to coastal eastern Australia, from south-eastern Queensland, to around Eden, New South Wales.
Eastern Dwarf Treefrog
The eastern dwarf tree frog or Eastern Sedge-frog (Litoria fallax), is a small and very common tree frog found on the eastern coast of Australia, from around Cairns, Queensland, to around Ulladulla, New South Wales. Individual frogs of this species are often found elsewhere, having been accidentally relocated by transported fruit boxes. Confirmed sightings of breeding ...more ↓
Peron's Tree Frog
Peron's tree frog, the emerald spotted tree frog, the laughing tree frog, or the maniacal cackle frog (Litoria peronii) is a common Australian tree frog of the genus Litoria.
Tyler's Tree Frog
Tyler's tree frog or the southern laughing tree frog (Litoria tyleri) is an arboreal tree frog native to eastern Australia. It occurs from southeast Queensland to the south coast of New South Wales. It is generally a coastal species and is not found inland.
Common Eastern Froglet
The common eastern froglet (Crinia signifera) is a very common, Australian ground-dwelling frog, of the family Myobatrachidae.
Australian Water Dragon
The Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii, formerly Physignathus lesueurii), which includes the eastern water dragon (I. l. lesueurii) and the Gippsland water dragon (I. l. howittii) subspecies, is an arboreal agamid species native to eastern Australia from Victoria northwards to Queensland. There may be a small introduced population ...more ↓
Bearded Dragon
The eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) is an agamid lizard found in wooded parts of Australia. It is one of a group of species known commonly as bearded dragons. Other common names for this species include Jew lizard and frilly lizard, the latter being a confusion between this and another dragon, the frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii). This ...more ↓
Jacky Lashtail
The jacky dragon, Amphibolurus muricatus, is a type of lizard native to southeastern Australia. It was one of the first Australian reptiles to be named, originally described by English zoologist George Shaw in Surgeon-General White’s Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, which was published in London in 1790. It is well known for its bright yellow mouth and ...more ↓
Eastern Striped Skink
The Eastern Striped Skink (Ctenotus robustus) is a species of skink found in a wide variety of habitats in Australia. A robust lizard with complex markings and patterns. The snout to vent length is around 123 mm.
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
The Australian Striped Skink, also known as the Copper-tailed Ctenotus or Copper-Tailed Skink, (Ctenotus taeniolatus) is a species of medium-sized skinks found commonly along the eastern seaboard of Australia and throughout the country generally. Striped skinks are found in open bushland and heathland. They can grow to be 30 cm long.
Cream-striped Shining-skink
The fence or snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus virgatus) is a skink commonly found in southern and eastern Australia. Its habitats include urban areas, woodlands and grasslands. Will often be seen on vertical surfaces such trees, fences and walls.
Southern Weasel Skink
Saproscinus mustelinus, the southern weasel skink is a small species of skink that occurs in Australia. It is usually nocturnal, hunts small insects, and creates or utilizes existing vegetation for shelter. The skink is around 45 mm from snout to vent, is covered in iridescent reddish brown (fine) scales, and has several white marks behind and below the eye. Females lay ...more ↓
Rainbow Skink
The Delicate Skink,Dark-flecked Garden Sun Skink or Garden Skink (Lampropholis delicata) is a skink of the subfamily Lygosominae, originally from Eastern Australia. In its native range and in New Zealand it is also known as the Rainbow Skink, which elsewhere usually refers to the African Trachylepis margaritifera, also a member of the ...more ↓
Garden Skink
The Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink or Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small common skink often seen in suburban gardens in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in Australia, but is common across most of Southern Australia and some of New South Wales.
Eastern Water Skink
The Eastern Water Skink, Eastern Water-skink, or Golden Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) is a species of diurnal Scincidae that occurs in Australia, primarily in the southeast.
Eastern Brown Snake
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of genus Pseudonaja. This snake is considered the world's second most venomous land snake based on its LD50 value (SC) in mice. It is native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Red-bellied Black Snake
The red-bellied black snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is a species of elapid snake native to eastern Australia. Though its venom is capable of causing significant morbidity, a bite from it is not generally fatal and less venomous than other deadly Australian snakes. It is common in woodlands, forests and swamplands of eastern Australia. It is one of Australia's best-known ...more ↓
Common Snake-necked Turtle
The eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis), also known as the eastern snake-necked turtle, common snake-necked turtle or common long-necked turtle, has as its most distinctive feature its extremely long neck. In some cases, this turtle's neck can be as long as its carapace. It is a type of side-necked turtle, meaning that it bends its head ...more ↓
