Reptiles there were 11 species of lizards on the island. The most commonly found lizard is the yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes). Skinks and geckos are among some of the other reptiles roaming Lizard Island. The lowlands bar-lipped skink (Eremiascincus pardalis) and the sandy rainbow-skink (Carlia dogare) are endemic species of Queensland found on this island. The Chevert gecko (Nactus cheverti) is the only gecko on the island that's only endemic to Queensland. Pythons and tree snakes are common while the most dangerous snake on the island, the brown-headed snake (Furina tristis), is rarely seen. Green marine turtles (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) can be seen nesting on the island in the summer and are often spotted in the shallow water.
reptiles there WERe 11 spEcies of lizArdS on tHE Island. tHe mOSt cOmMOnly foUnd lizard IS thE yelLOW-spOtTed mOniTOr (varanus PanoptES). sKInKs And Geckos ArE amOng sOmE Of the Other reptIleS roaMINg lIZARd islAnd. the lowlanDs bar-LippeD sKink (ereMiascincus pArdalis) ANd thE saNdy rainbow-skInK (cARlia DOgARe) ArE endemiC speciES oF QueenSlanD fouNd on tHis ISland. the CHeVERt gecko (naCTuS cHevErtI) is tHE Only gEckO oN THe iSlAnd tHat's OnlY EndeMic To queenSLANd. pYthONs and TrEe snakes are COmMon wHile the most daNgeroUS snake On the islAnd, thE BrOWn-heaDed snaKe (FuRINA tristis), Is RareLy SEEn. gReen marinE turTleS (cheLoNia Mydas) And LOgGErHeAD MaRinE turtLES (caReTta CAretTa) can be SeEn NestInG oN THE isLand iN The sUMMER ANd aRe OfTeN SpotTed in The sHAlLoW Water.