CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 107 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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Animalia (kingdom)   Chordata (phylum)   Reptilia (class)

  • Acrochordidae
    • Acrochordus arafurae    McDowell, 1979      Arafura filesnake      39 120001
    • Acrochordus granulatus    (Schneider, 1799)      little filesnake      39 120002
    • Acrochordus spp.              39 120901
    • Acrochordidae         file snakes      39 120000
  • Carettochelyidae
    • Carettochelys insculpta    Ramsay, 1886      pig-nosed turtle      39 012001
    • Carettochelys spp.              39 012901
    • Carettochelyidae         pignose turtles      39 012000
  • Chelidae
    • Chelodina burrungandjii    Thomson, Kennett & Georges, 2000      sandstone snake-necked turtle      39 006004
    • Chelodina canni    McCord & Thomson, 2002      Cann's long-necked turtle      39 006001
    • Chelodina colliei    J.E. Gray, 1856      oblong turtle      39 006007
    • Chelodina expansa    J.E. Gray, 1857      broad-shelled turtle      39 006005
    • Chelodina longicollis    (Shaw, 1794)      eastern long-necked turtle      39 006002
    • Chelodina rugosa    Ogilby, 1890      northern snake-necked turtle      39 006006
    • Chelodina steindachneri    Siebenrock, 1914      Steindachner's long-necked turtle      39 006003
    • Chelodina spp.              39 006901
    • Elseya albagula    Thomson, Georges & Limbus, 2006      white-throated snapping turtle      39 006008
    • Elseya dentata    (J.E. Gray, 1863)      northern snapping turtle      39 006009
    • Elseya irwini    Cann, 1997      Irwin's snapping turtle      39 006010
    • Elseya lavarackorum    (White & Archer, 1994)      Gulf snapping turtle      39 006011
    • Elseya spp.              39 006902
    • Elusor macrurus    Cann & Legler, 1994      Mary River turtle      39 006012
    • Elusor spp.              39 006903
    • Emydura macquarii emmotti    Cann, McCord & Joseph-Ouni, 2003      Cooper Creek turtle      39 006023
    • Emydura macquarii macquarii    (J.E. Gray, 1830)      Macquarie River turtle      39 006013
    • Emydura macquarii krefftii    (J.E. Gray, 1871)      Krefft's river turtle      39 006024
    • Emydura macquarii nigra    McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni, 2003      Fraser Island short-necked turtle      39 006025
    • Emydura subglobosa worrelli    (Wells & Wellington, 1985)      Worrell's turtle      39 006026
    • Emydura subglobosa subglobosa    (Krefft, 1876)      New Guinea painted turtle      39 006014
    • Emydura tanybaraga    Cann, 1977      northern yellow-faced turtle      39 006015
    • Emydura victoriae    J.E. Gray, 1842      northern red-faced turtle      39 006016
    • Emydura spp.              39 006904
    • Myuchelys bellii    (J.E. Gray, 1844)      western sawshelled turtle      39 006017
    • Myuchelys georgesi    (Cann, 1997)      Georges' helmeted turtle      39 006018
    • Myuchelys latisternum    (J.E. Gray, 1867)      common sawshell turtle      39 006019
    • Myuchelys purvisi    (Wells & Wellington, 1985)      Manning River helmeted turtle      39 006020
    • Myuchelys spp.              39 006905
    • Pseudemydura umbrina    Siebenrock, 1901      western swamp turtle      39 006021
    • Pseudemydura spp.              39 006906
    • Rheodytes leukops    Legler & Cann, 1980      Fitzroy River turtle      39 006022
    • Rheodytes spp.              39 006907
    • Chelidae         chelid turtles      39 006000
  • Cheloniidae
    • Caretta caretta    (Linnaeus, 1758)      loggerhead turtle      39 020001
    • Caretta spp.              39 020901
    • Chelonia mydas    (Linnaeus, 1758)      green turtle      39 020002
    • Chelonia spp.              39 020902
    • Eretmochelys imbricata    (Linnaeus, 1766)      hawksbill turtle      39 020003
    • Eretmochelys spp.              39 020903
    • Lepidochelys olivacea    (Eschscholtz, 1829)      Olive ridley turtle      39 020004
    • Lepidochelys spp.              39 020904
    • Natator depressus    (Garman, 1880)      flatback turtle      39 020005
    • Natator spp.              39 020905
    • Cheloniidae         sea turtles      39 020000
  • Crocodylidae
    • Crocodylus johnstoni    (Krefft, 1873)      freshwater crocodile      39 140001
    • Crocodylus porosus    Schneider, 1801      saltwater crocodile      39 140002
    • Crocodylus spp.              39 140901
    • Crocodylidae         crocodiles      39 140000
  • Dermochelyidae
    • Dermochelys coriacea    (Vandelli, 1761)      leatherback turtle      39 021001
    • Dermochelys spp.              39 021901
    • Dermochelyidae         turtles      39 021000
  • Testudines
    • Testudines - all families except Testudinidae         turtles      39 001000
    • Testudines (except fam. Testunididae)         turtles      39 001001
  • family not defined
    • Aipysurus apraefrontalis    Smith, 1926      short-nosed seasnake      39 125002
    • Aipysurus duboisii    Bavay, 1869      reef shallows seasnake      39 125003
    • Aipysurus foliosquama    Smith, 1926      leaf-scaled seasnake      39 125005
    • Aipysurus fuscus    (Tschudi, 1837)      dusky seasnake      39 125006
    • Aipysurus laevis    Lacépède, 1804      golden seasnake      39 125007
    • Aipysurus mosaicus    Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry, 2012      stagger-banded seasnake      39 125004
    • Aipysurus pooleorum    Smith, 1974      [a seasnake]      39 125034
    • Aipysurus tenuis    Lönnberg and Andersson, 1913      brown-lined seasnake      39 125008
    • Aipysurus spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125902
    • Emydocephalus annulatus    Krefft, 1869      turtle-headed seasnake      39 125012
    • Emydocephalus spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125905
    • Ephalophis greyae    Smith, 1931      north-western mangrove seasnake      39 125014
    • Ephalophis spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125907
    • Hydrelaps darwiniensis    Boulenger, 1896      black-ringed mangrove seasnake      39 125015
    • Hydrelaps spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125908
    • Hydrophis atriceps    Günther, 1864      black-headed seasnake      39 125016
    • Hydrophis belcheri    (Gray, 1849)      [a seasnake]      39 125017
    • Hydrophis caerulescens    (Shaw, 1802)      dwarf seasnake      39 125018
    • Hydrophis coggeri    (Kharin, 1984)      slender-necked seasnake      39 125019
    • Hydrophis curtus    (Shaw, 1802)      spine-bellied seasnake      39 125031
    • Hydrophis czeblukovi    (Kharin, 1984)      fine-spined seasnake      39 125020
    • Hydrophis donaldi    Ukuwela, Sanders & Fry, 2012      rough-scaled seasnake      39 125035
    • Hydrophis elegans    (Gray, 1842)      elegant seasnake      39 125021
    • Hydrophis inornatus    (Gray, 1849)      plain seasnake      39 125024
    • Hydrophis kingii    Boulenger, 1896      spectacled seasnake      39 125010
    • Hydrophis macdowelli    Kharin, 1983      small-headed seasnake      39 125025
    • Hydrophis major    (Shaw, 1802)      olive-headed seasnake      39 125011
    • Hydrophis melanocephalus    Gray, 1849      [a seasnake]      39 125026
    • Hydrophis melanosoma    Günther, 1864      black-banded robust seasnake      39 125027
    • Hydrophis ocellatus    Gray, 1849      [a seasnake]      39 125028
    • Hydrophis pacificus    Boulenger, 1896      large-headed seasnake      39 125029
    • Hydrophis peronii    (Duméril, 1853)      horned seasnake      39 125001
    • Hydrophis platurus    (Linnaeus, 1766)      yellow-bellied seasnake      39 125033
    • Hydrophis stokesii    (Gray in Stokes, 1846)      Stokes' seasnake      39 125009
    • Hydrophis vorisi    Kharin, 1984      [a seasnake]      39 125030
    • Hydrophis zweifeli    (Kharin, 1985)      beaked seasnake      39 125013
    • Hydrophis spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125909
    • Laticauda colubrina    (Schneider, 1799)      wide-faced sea krait      39 124001
    • Laticauda laticaudata    (Linnaeus, 1758)      large-scaled sea krait      39 124002
    • Laticauda spp.         [a sea krait]      39 124901
    • Microcephalophis gracilis    (Shaw, 1802)      [a seasnake]      39 125023
    • Microcephalophis spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125913
    • Parahydrophis mertoni    (Roux, 1910)      northern mangrove seasnake      39 125032
    • Parahydrophis spp.         [a sea snake]      39 125911
    • Elapidae: Laticaudinae         sea kraits      39 124000
    • Elapidae: Hydrophiinae         seasnakes      39 125000

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