Reptiles of Australia - Sydney and Blue Mountains Reptiles

Australian Reptiles - Sydney and the Blue Mountains

This page shows some reptiles that can be found in the Sydney and Blue Mountains and other regions of Australia. Click on the pictures to show more information about each of the different reptiles.

This section of the site is quite new and I will add more animals as I get around to it, and add more information about the reptiles that are there already.

NOTE: The reptiles are grouped according to type, and then listed in order of size, from smallest to largest.

Lizards

Mountain Dragon
Tympanocryptis diemensis

Size: Body (snout to vent) to 25 cm, tail to 35 cm

Mountain Dragon - Tympanocryptis diemensis

Snakes


Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis Size: To 2.2 m long Dangerously venomous
Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus Size: To 2.7 m long Dangerously venomous
Diamond Python / Carpet Python Morelia spilota Size: To 4 m long Non-venomous

Newly Listed Australian Reptiles

Below are some Australian reptiles that have been newly added to this page. Eventually I'll update the page so that it lists them all together.

NOTE: The reptiles below are listed in order of size, from smallest to largest.


Shingleback NEW Tiliqua rugosa Size: 26-31 cm Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
Common Blue-tongue Lizard NEW Tiliqua scincoides Size: 30-32 cm
Common Bearded Dragon NEW Pogona barbata Size: Body typically 25 cm. Total size 50-60 cm including tail.
Frilled-necked Lizard NEW Chlamydosaurus kingii Size: Typical 27 cm not including tail. 85 cm including tail. Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
Common Death Adder NEW Acanthopis antarcticus Size: Typical 70 cm, maxiumum 1 metre. Dangerously venomous
Broad-headed Snake NEW Hoplocephalus bungaroides Size: 0.9 metres
Stimson's Python NEW Antaresia stimsoni Size: Typical 90 cm, smaller than most pythons. Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
Tiger Snake NEW Notechis scutatus Size: 0.9 to 2 metres Dangerously venomous
Inland Taipan NEW Oxyuranus microlepidotus Size: Typically 2 metres Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains Dangerously venomous
Centralian Carpet Python NEW Morelia bredli Size: Typically 2 metres Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
Jungle Python NEW Morelia spilota cheyni Size: Up to 2 metres typical, smaller than most other carpet pythons. Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
Water Python NEW Liasis mackloti Size: To 2.1 metres Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains
King Brown Snake NEW Pseudechis australis Size: 2 to 2.5 metres Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains Dangerously venomous
Black-headed Python NEW Aspidites melanocephalus Size: About 2.6 metres Not in Sydney or the Blue Mountains

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