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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Western Australia [Australia] excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species | Genera |
Endemic genera |
Endemism (genera) | Species |
Endemic species |
Endemism (species) |
Species in % of all species in Western Australia | |||
Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | ||||||||||
Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.4 % | |||
Lizards (Sauria) | ||||||||||
Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) | 12 | 0 | 0.0 % | 62 | 24 | 38.7 % | 11.0 % | |||
Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 8 | 3 | 37.5 % | 1.4 % | |||
Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos) | 9 | 1 | 11.1 % | 56 | 37 | 66.1 % | 10.0 % | |||
Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 38 | 26 | 68.4 % | 6.8 % | |||
Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 32 | 17 | 53.1 % | 5.7 % | |||
Scincidae (Skinks) | 18 | 0 | 0.0 % | 206 | 113 | 54.9 % | 36.7 % | |||
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 21 | 5 | 23.8 % | 3.7 % | |||
Snakes (Serpentes) | ||||||||||
Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.2 % | |||
Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.5 % | |||
Elapidae (Cobras. Mambas. Sea Snakes. etc.) | 23 | 3 | 13.0 % | 76 | 20 | 26.3 % | 13.5 % | |||
Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 1 | 25.0 % | 0.7 % | |||
Pythonidae (Pythons) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 2 | 22.2 % | 1.6 % | |||
Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 30 | 19 | 63.3 % | 5.3 % | |||
Turtles (Testudines) | ||||||||||
Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) | 4 | 1 | 25.0 % | 8 | 4 | 50.0 % | 1.4 % | |||
Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.9 % | |||
Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.2 % |