The Oddball Species Atlas
Meet Australia’s remarkable reptiles & frogs.
32 native species — from the secretive Oenpelli python to the punk-haired Mary River turtle. Real natural history, their place in Australian culture, and honest notes on which ones belong in a home and which belong in the wild.
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Wild onlyOenpelli pythonSimalia oenpelliensisSpecialist keepersOlive pythonLiasis olivaceusSpecialist keepersWoma pythonAspidites ramsayiSpecialist keepersBlack-headed pythonAspidites melanocephalusCommonly keptChildren's pythonAntaresia childreniCommonly keptCarpet pythonMorelia spilotaSpecialist keepersGreen tree pythonMorelia viridisSpecialist keepersScrub pythonSimalia kinghorniSpecialist keepersFrilled-neck lizardChlamydosaurus kingiiWild onlyThorny devilMoloch horridusCommonly keptCentral bearded dragonPogona vitticepsCommonly keptEastern water dragonIntellagama lesueuriiSpecialist keepersBoyd's forest dragonLophosaurus boydiiSpecialist keepersPerentieVaranus giganteusSpecialist keepersLace monitorVaranus variusCommonly keptRidge-tailed monitorVaranus acanthurusCommonly keptEastern blue-tongueTiliqua scincoides scincoidesCommonly keptShinglebackTiliqua rugosaWild onlyPygmy blue-tongue lizardTiliqua adelaidensisCommonly keptCunningham's skinkEgernia cunninghamiSpecialist keepersLand mulletBellatorias majorCommonly keptThick-tailed geckoUnderwoodisaurus miliiSpecialist keepersSmooth knob-tailed geckoNephrurus levisSpecialist keepersSouthern leaf-tailed geckoPhyllurus platurusSpecialist keepersMary River turtleElusor macrurusWild onlyPig-nosed turtleCarettochelys insculptaCommonly keptEastern long-necked turtleChelodina longicollisWild onlySaltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusSpecialist keepersFreshwater crocodileCrocodylus johnstoniCommonly keptAustralian green tree frogRanoidea caeruleaWild onlySouthern corroboree frogPseudophryne corroboreeSpecialist keepersWater-holding frogRanoidea platycephala
Commonly keptSpecialist keepersWild only Licences and allowed species vary by state — always check your state wildlife authority.