Penrith Reptile Expo 2025

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Osedax

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The Penrith Reptile Expo was held today (10/8), so I went to have a look. The last time I had been was 2018 when it was in a different location and had, as well as herptiles, Common Marmosets of all things!
Here are the species I saw there today. I may have missed some. Easily the most interesting and unexpected animals there were a pair of Thorny Devils from Alice Springs Reptile Centre which were understandably attracting quite a crowd!!!

Reptiles
Chelonians:
- Saw-shelled Turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles
- Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
Crocodilians:
- American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstonii) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation by Canberra Reptile Zoo
- Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
Lizards:
Monitors
- Ridge-tail Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
- Storr's Monitor (Varanus storri) - sold out within the first 20 minutes
- King's Rock Monitor (Varanus kingorum)
- Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
- Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
- Perentie (Varanus giganteus) - not for sale: on display by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Skinks
- Eastern Blue-tongue (Tiliqua scincoides)
- Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) - not for sale: both on display from Raptor Reptiles and in a reptile presentation by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Agamidae
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles
- Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
- Black-soil Bearded Dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni)
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama leseurii)
- Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
- Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) - not for sale: on display from Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Geckoes
- Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis) - there were other geckoes but they all sold out very quickly
Snakes:
Pythons
- Centralian Python (Morelia bredli)
- Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
- Children's Python (Antaresia childreni f. childreni)
- Stimson's Python (Antaresia childreni f. stimsoni)
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
- Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus) - not for sale: on display both from Raptor Reptiles and by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Colubrids
- Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
Elapids
- Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Common Death Adder (Acanthopis antarcticus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation

Amphibians
- Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea)
- Red-eyed Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea chloris)
- Magnificent Tree Frog (Ranoidea splendida) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles


I was quite surprised by the number of non-herptile species that were there.

Birds
- Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) - not for sale: on display from a private owner

Fish
- Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)

Arthropods
Springtails:
- "Common Springtail" (Order Collembola)
Insects:
- Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
- Crowned Stick Insect (Onchestus rentzi)
- Mallee Grass Mantis (Archimantis sobrina)
- Flightless Fruit Flies (Order Diptera) - feeder insects
- Superworm (Zophobas atratus) - feeder insects
- House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) - feeder insects
- Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) - feeder insects
- Bull Ant (Myrmecia sp.)
Arachnids:
- Flinders Range Scorpion (Urodacus elongatus)
- Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus)
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. "Champagne Robustus")
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. 2.5)
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. "Exevale")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Stent")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Proserpine")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Pseudo Crassipes")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Cape Gloucester")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "K2 Goliath")
- Hann River Tarantula (Phlogius strenuus)
- Tarantula (Selenocosmius stirlingi)
Myriapods:
- Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)
- Zebra Millipede (Spirobolellus sp.)
- "Yellow-legged Millipede" (Family Julidae)
Crustaceans:
- Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
- Giant Slater (Porcellio dilatatus)
- Dwarf White Isopod (Trichorhina tormentosa)
- Powder Blue Isopod (Porcellionides pruinosus)
- Roly-poly Isopod (Armadillidium vulgare)
 
Osedax said:
The Penrith Reptile Expo was held today (10/8), so I went to have a look. The last time I had been was 2018 when it was in a different location and had, as well as herptiles, Common Marmosets of all things!
Here are the species I saw there today. I may have missed some. Easily the most interesting and unexpected animals there were a pair of Thorny Devils from Alice Springs Reptile Centre which were understandably attracting quite a crowd!!!

Reptiles
Chelonians:
- Saw-shelled Turtle (Myuchelys latisternum) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles
- Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
Crocodilians:
- American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstonii) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation by Canberra Reptile Zoo
- Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
Lizards:
Monitors
- Ridge-tail Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
- Storr's Monitor (Varanus storri) - sold out within the first 20 minutes
- King's Rock Monitor (Varanus kingorum)
- Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
- Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
- Perentie (Varanus giganteus) - not for sale: on display by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Skinks
- Eastern Blue-tongue (Tiliqua scincoides)
- Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) - not for sale: both on display from Raptor Reptiles and in a reptile presentation by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Agamidae
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles
- Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
- Black-soil Bearded Dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni)
- Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama leseurii)
- Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis)
- Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) - not for sale: on display from Alice Springs Reptile Centre
Geckoes
- Smooth Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus levis) - there were other geckoes but they all sold out very quickly
Snakes:
Pythons
- Centralian Python (Morelia bredli)
- Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)
- Children's Python (Antaresia childreni f. childreni)
- Stimson's Python (Antaresia childreni f. stimsoni)
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa)
- Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
- Olive Python (Liasis olivaceus) - not for sale: on display both from Raptor Reptiles and by Canberra Reptile Zoo
Colubrids
- Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) - not for sale: on display from Shoalhaven Zoo
Elapids
- Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Common Death Adder (Acanthopis antarcticus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation
- Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) - not for sale: in a reptile presentation

Amphibians
- Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea)
- Red-eyed Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea chloris)
- Magnificent Tree Frog (Ranoidea splendida) - not for sale: on display from Raptor Reptiles


I was quite surprised by the number of non-herptile species that were there.

Birds
- Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) - not for sale: on display from a private owner

Fish
- Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)

Arthropods
Springtails:
- "Common Springtail" (Order Collembola)
Insects:
- Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum)
- Crowned Stick Insect (Onchestus rentzi)
- Mallee Grass Mantis (Archimantis sobrina)
- Flightless Fruit Flies (Order Diptera) - feeder insects
- Superworm (Zophobas atratus) - feeder insects
- House Cricket (Acheta domesticus) - feeder insects
- Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) - feeder insects
- Bull Ant (Myrmecia sp.)
Arachnids:
- Flinders Range Scorpion (Urodacus elongatus)
- Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus)
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. "Champagne Robustus")
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. 2.5)
- Tarantula (Selenotypus sp. "Exevale")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Stent")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Proserpine")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Pseudo Crassipes")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "Cape Gloucester")
- Tarantula (Phlogius sp. "K2 Goliath")
- Hann River Tarantula (Phlogius strenuus)
- Tarantula (Selenocosmius stirlingi)
Myriapods:
- Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra morsitans)
- Zebra Millipede (Spirobolellus sp.)
- "Yellow-legged Millipede" (Family Julidae)
Crustaceans:
- Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
- Giant Slater (Porcellio dilatatus)
- Dwarf White Isopod (Trichorhina tormentosa)
- Powder Blue Isopod (Porcellionides pruinosus)
- Roly-poly Isopod (Armadillidium vulgare)
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Very surprised that the NSW government allows exotic reptiles on display at the expo. In Victoria, every expo I have been to that has animals/livestock also have a crimestoppers stall about the illegal animal trade etc.

It’s also interesting seeing the difference in species at a NSW expo compared to a Vic expo. For example, there are heaps and heaps of Cunningham’s Skinks sold at Vic expos but none here, whereas something like Varanus kingorum I’ve never seen offered in Vic.
 
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