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25 native species of reptiles and amphibians local to the area have been found on the Pinnacle Nature Reserve.

Originally based on a list for the Reserve published in 2010 by the ACT Herpetological Association, it has been enlarged slightly by fotpin members records and sightings posted on the NatureMapr.

All photos were taken on the Reserve by fotpin members, who are acknowledged when images are enlarged.

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click images to enlarge tap images to enlarge   Scientific name   [Common name]
Red-bellied Black snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus [Red-bellied Black snake]
Snakes
  Anilios nigrescens   [Blackish blind snake]
  Pseudechis porphyriacus   [Red-bellied Black Snake]
  Pseudonaja textilis    [Common or Eastern Brown Snake]
   
      
Skinks
  Ctenotus orientalis   [Oriental Striped-skink]
Robust Striped-skink
Ctenotus robustus [Robust Striped-skink]
  Ctenotus robustus   [Robust Striped-skink]
  Ctenotus taeniolatus   [Copper-tailed skink]
  Egernia cunninghami   [Cunningham's Skink]
  Hemiergis talbingoensis   [Three-toed Skink]
  Lampropholis delicata   [Delicate Skink]
  Morethia boulengeri   [Boulenger's Skink]
  Tiliqua rugosa   [Shingleback]
  Tiliqua scincoides   [Eastern Blue-tongue]
Bearded dragon
Pogona barbata [Bearded dragon]
Dragons
  Amphibolurus muricatus   [Jacky Dragon]
  Pogona barbata   [Eastern Bearded Dragon]
      
Legless Lizards
  Aprasia parapulchella Very rare / threatened species***   [Pink-tailed Worm-lizard]
  Delma inornata   [Olive Legless-lizard]
        *** very rare/threated species
Eastern long-neck turtle
Chelodina longicollis [Eastern long-neck turtle]
Geckos
  Christinus marmoratus   [Southern Marbled Gecko]
     
Turtles
  Chelodina longicollis   [Eastern Long-neck Turtle]
   
Frogs
  Crinia parinsignifera   [Plains Froglet]
Smooth toadlet
Uperoleia laevigata [Smooth toadlet]
  Crinia signifera   [Common Eastern Froglet]
  Limnodynastes dumerilii   [Eastern Banjo Frog, Pobblebonk]
  Limnodynastes peronii   [Brown-striped Frog]
  Limnodynastes tasmaniensis   [Spotted Grass Frog]
  Litoria peronii    [Peron's Tree Frog]
  Litoria verreauxi    [Whistling Tree Frog]
  Neobatrachus sudelli   [Spotted Burrowing Frog]
  Uperoleia laevigata   [Smooth Toadlet]
   
Boulengers skink
Morethia boulengeri [Boulengers skink]
 
Jacky dragon
Amphibolurus muricatus [Jacky dragon]
 
Southern marbled gecko
Christinus marmoratus [Southern marbled gecko]
 

Video of a young Eastern Brown snake hunting in long grass (John Brannan).
Click image to play in YouTube.


For more photos from the Pinnacle and elsewhere in the ACT, follow this link to NatureMapr

https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Locations/Guide/63/432