List of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos

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The Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, is recognised as containing 24 terrestrial reptile species, plus the marine green turtle (Chelonia mydas) which is often observed in large numbers near shore. This is a list of reptiles of the Houtman Abrolhos:[1][2]

An Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor minima) on West Wallabi Island
A barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) on West Wallabi Island
Common nameScientific name
Abrolhos dwarf bearded dragonPogona minor minima[3]
Marbled geckoChristinus marmoratus
Clawless geckoCrenadactylus ocellatus
Ornate stone geckoDiplodactylus ornatus[4]
Variegated dtellaGehyra variegata
Binoe's prickly geckoHeteronotia binoei
South-western spiny-tailed geckoStrophurus spinigerus
Barking geckoUnderwoodisaurus milii
Marble-faced delmaDelma australis
Gray's legless lizardDelma grayii
Burton's legless lizardLialis burtonis
Spiny-palmed snake-eyed skinkCryptoblepharus carnabyi
West Coast ctenotusCtenotus fallens
King's skinkEgernia kingii
Spiny-tailed skinkEgernia stokesii stokesii
South-western four-toed leristaLerista distinguenda
West Coast four-toed leristaLerista elegans
West Coast line-spotted leristaLerista lineopunctulata
Western worm leristaLerista praepedita
Common dwarf skinkMenetia greyii
Western pale-flecked morethiaMorethia lineoocellata
Southern pale-flecked morethiaMorethia obscura
Carpet pythonMorelia spilota imbricata
Coastal burrowing snakeSimoselaps littoralis
Green turtleChelonia mydas

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