List of reptiles of Tasmania

This is a list of reptiles occurring in Tasmania:

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Lacertilia
- Family: Agamidae
  - Genus: Rankinia
    - Mountain Dragon Rankinia diemensis
- Family: Scincidae
  - Genus: Bassiana
    - Eastern Three-lined Skink Bassiana duperreyi
  - Genus: Cyclodomorphus
    - She-oak Skink Cyclodomorphus casuarinae (endemic)
  - Genus: Energia
    - White's Skink Energia whitii
  - Genus: Eulamprus
    - Southern Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum
  - Genus: Lampropholis
    - Delicate Skink Lampropholis delicata
  - Genus: Lerista
    - Bougainville's Skink Lerista bougainvillii
  - Genus: Niveoscincus
    - Southern Snow Skink Niveoscincus coventryi (endemic)
    - Northern Snow Skink Niveoscincus greeni (endemic)
    - Metallic Skink Niveoscincus metallicus
    - Spotted Skink Niveoscincus ocellatus (endemic)
    - Tasmanian Mountain Skink Niveoscincus orocryptus (endemic)
    - Pedra Branca Skink Niveoscincus palfreymani (endemic)
  - Genus: Pseudemoia
    - Southern Grass Skink Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
    - Southern Grass Tussock Skink Pseudemoia pagenstecheri
    - Rawlinson's Window-eyed Skink Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
  - Genus: Tiliqua
    - Blotched Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua nigrolutea
Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Elapidae
  - Genus: Austrelaps
    - Lowland Copperhead Austrelaps superbus
  - Genus: Drysdalia
    - White-lipped Snake Drysdalia coronoides
  - Genus: Notechis
    - Tasmanian Tiger Snake Notechis scutatus

References

"Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment". Retrieved 4 May 2014.

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