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Perentie. Photo: dilettantiquity (Flickr) / CC BY-SA 2.0
Perentie. Photo: dilettantiquity (Flickr) / CC BY-SA 2.0

Park closure

Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park will be closed until 2 pm on Thursday 25 June and all day on Friday 26 June due to a funeral and memorial service following the passing of a senior Aṉangu woman. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park will re-open at 6.30 am on Saturday 27 June.

More information: Park closures on 25 and 26 June 2026 due to Sorry Business

Major service outage

There is currently a major service outage affecting mobile coverage, internet access and phone services (including 000 emergency calls) in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park and surrounding areas. Please plan ahead and take extra precautions while these services are unavailable.

Find out more about the reptiles and amphibians of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.

Our reptiles and amphibians

Western blue-tongue. Photo: Owen65 / CC BY-SA 2.0
Blue tongue lizard
Perentie. Photo: dilettantiquity / CC BY-SA 2.0
Perentie
Pygmy mulga monitor. Photo: Stanley Breeden
Pygmy mulga monitor
Sand goanna. Photo: Dan Hanisch
Sand goanna
Thorny devil. Photo: Tourism Australia
Thorny devil
Knob-tailed gecko. Photo: Stanley Breeden
Three-lined knob-tailed gecko
Water-holding frog. Photo: Tourism Australia
Water-holding frogs
Woma python. Photo: Stanley Breeden
Woma python
King brown snake. Photo: Stanley Breeden
King brown snake
Tjakura
Great Desert Skink