Based on the Census of Australian Vertebrate Species
(CAVS)-Reptiles Version 8.1 - 15 June 1995-Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
Common
names and cross references added by J W Hardy, Coordinator Wildlife Licensing,
Biodiversity Management Unit, NPWS in July 1997 (Nomenclatural changes updated 1
August 2002)
N.B. Scientific names
generally follow Reptiles and Amphibians
of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992 with additions and cross references from Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996.
Common names have been added
by the NSW NPWS for the purpose of database recognition of species held by
reptile keepers.Where more than
one common name is listed for the one species, the first is that appearing in Encyclopedia of Australian Animals -
Reptiles, Harald Ehmann 1992 and/or Webster Mulimedia’s Reptiles and Frogs CD-ROM, Harald Ehmann
and Michael Tyler 1996. Other common names were lifted from the popular
literature including Reptiles and
Amphibians of Australia, H.G. Cogger 1992; and A Field Guide to the Snakes and Lizards of
New South Wales, Gerry Swan, 1990.
Note that the original document has been split into pages and indexed to make it faster to load and easier to navigate. If you wish to use the list in its original layout it can be viewed HERE.
