LICENSING
A license issued by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Attractions (DBCA) is required to keep Reptiles and Amphibians (Herpetofauna) in Western Australia. A license can be applied for here via the online Wildlife Licensing System. All species currently on the approved keeping list fall into one of two categories; Standard - Category B and Advanced - Category C.
A Category B license can be applied for with no prior experience and allows the licensee to keep of a variety of Dragon, Frog, Gecko, Monitor, Skink, Snake and Turtle species with relatively basic husbandry requirements. A Category C license allows for the keeping of venomous and/or potentially dangerous species and is only issued to people with proven keeping and handling experience. The following species can be kept under the current system*:
STANDARD – CATEGORY B SPECIES
Frogs
Magnificent Tree Frog - Litoria splendida
Northern Green Tree Frog - Litoria caerulea
Western Green Tree Frog - Litoria moorei
Western Spotted Frog - Heleioporus albopunctatus
Dragons
Frilled Lizard - Chlamydosaurus kingii
Long-nosed Ta-ta Dragon - Lophognathus longirostris
Western Bearded Dragon - Pogona minor minor
Western Netted Dragon - Ctenophorus reticulatus
Geckos
Binoe’s Gecko - Heteronotia binoei
Banded Knob-tailed Gecko - Nephrurus wheeleri
Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko - Strophurus ciliaris
South-West Spiny-tailed Gecko - Strophurus spinigerus
Thick-tailed Gecko - Underwoodisaurus milii
Three-lined Knob-tailed Gecko - Nephrurus levis
Tree Dtella - Gehrya variegata
Western Marbled Velvet Gecko - Oedura fimbria
Monitors
Black-tailed Monitor - Varanus tristis tristis
Ridge-tailed Monitor - Varanus acanthurus
Short-tailed Pygmy Monitor - Varanus brevicauda
Stripe-tailed Pygmy Monitor - Varanus caudolineatus
Snakes
Black-headed Python - Aspidites melanocephalus
Children’s Python - Antaresia childreni
Green Tree Snake - Dendrelaphis punctulatus
Pygmy Python - Antaresia perthensis
South-Western Carpet Python - Morelia spilota imbricata
Stimson’s Python - Antaresia stimsoni
Water Python - Liasis mackloti / Liasis fuscus
Northwest Carpet Python - Morelia spilota variegata
Woma Python - Aspidites ramsayi
Skinks
Bobtail - Tiliqua rugosa rugosa
Centralian Bluetongue - Tiliqua multifasciata
King’s Skink - Egernia kingii
Northern Blue-tongued Skink - Tiliqua scincoides intermedia
South-West Crevice Egernia - Egernia napoleonis
Western Bluetongue - Tiliqua occipitalis
Turtles
North-western Red-faced Turtle - Emydura victoriae
Oblong Tortoise - Chelodina oblonga
Steindachner’s Snake-necked Turtle - Chelodina steindachneri
ADVANCED – CATEGORY C SPECIES
Monitors
Gould’s Monitor - Varanus gouldi
Southern Heath Monitor - Varanus rosenbergi
Snakes
Brown Tree Snake - Boiga irregularis (venomous)
Desert Death Adder - Acanthophis pyrrhus (venomous)
Dugite - Pseudonaja affinis affinis (venomous)
Gwardar - Pseudonaja nuchalis (venomous)
Mulga Snake - Pseudechis australis (venomous)
Olive Python - Liasis olivaceus
Pilbara Death Adder - Acanthophis wellsi (venomous)
Rough-scaled Python - Morelia carinata
Southern death adder - Acanthophis antarcticus (venomous)
Spotted Mulga Snake - Pseudechis butleri (venomous)
Tiger Snake - Notechis scutatus (venomous)
Yellow-faced Whip Snake - Demansia psammophis (venomous)
* Species and common names are shown as per the DBCA issued list. Some taxonomic changes have occurred recently, though to avoid confusion all species have been listed as they appear in official documentation.