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Biodiversity of the reptile families of    Australia excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species		Genera	Endemic genera	Endemism (genera)		Species	Endemic species	Endemism (species)		Species in % of all species in Australia
Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)		1	0	0.0 %		2	1	50.0 %		0.2 %
Lizards (Sauria)
Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)		15	10	66.7 %		89	86	96.6 %		8.4 %
Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)		7	7	100.0 %		30	30	100.0 %		2.8 %
Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos)		10	10	100.0 %		95	95	100.0 %		9.0 %
Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)		7	2	28.6 %		63	58	92.1 %		6.0 %
Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)		7	6	85.7 %		45	44	97.8 %		4.3 %
Scincidae (Skinks)		40	29	72.5 %		452	440	97.3 %		42.9 %
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)		1	0	0.0 %		31	26	83.9 %		2.9 %
Snakes (Serpentes)
Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)		1	0	0.0 %		2	0	0.0 %		0.2 %
Colubridae (Typical Snakes)		4	0	0.0 %		5	2	40.0 %		0.5 %
Elapidae (Cobras. Mambas. Sea Snakes. etc.)		33	19	57.6 %		139	107	77.0 %		13.2 %
Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)		4	0	0.0 %		5	1	20.0 %		0.5 %
Pythonidae (Pythons)		6	1	16.7 %		16	10	62.5 %		1.5 %
Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)		1	0	0.0 %		48	46	95.8 %		4.6 %
Turtles (Testudines)
Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)		1	0	0.0 %		1	0	0.0 %		0.1 %
Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)		7	4	57.1 %		25	23	92.0 %		2.4 %
Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)		5	0	0.0 %		5	0	0.0 %		0.5 %
Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)		1	0	0.0 %		1	0	0.0 %		0.1 %