The Recherche Archipelago, a large island group off the southern coast of Western Australia, is recognised as containing 22 terrestrial reptile species. This is a list of reptiles of the Recherche Archipelago: [1] [2]
Common name | Scientific name |
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Mallee lashtail dragon | Amphibolurus norrisi |
Ornate crevice dragon | Ctenophorus ornatus |
Western marbled gecko | Christinus marmoratus |
Barking gecko | Underwoodisaurus milii |
Southern heath monitor | Varanus rosenbergi |
Southwestern cool skink | Acritoscincus trilineatus |
Cream-striped fence skink | Cryptoblepharus virgatus clarus |
Red-legged skink | Ctenotus labillardieri |
King's skink | Egernia kingii |
Bull-headed skink | Liopholis multiscutata |
Southwestern crevice skink | Egernia napoleonis |
Four-toed mulch skink | Hemiergis peronii peronii |
Southern four-toed lerista | Lerista dorsalis |
South Coast five-toed lerista | Lerista microtis intermedia |
Southern pale-flecked morethia | Morethia obscura |
Western bobtail | Tiliqua rugosa rugosa |
Southern carpet python | Morelia spilota imbricata |
Southern death adder | Acanthophis antarcticus |
Crowned snake | Elapognathus coronatus |
Recherche Island dugite | Pseudonaja affinis tanneri |
Specimen records (Israelite Bay)[ dead link]