List of endemic reptiles of Papua New Guinea
This is a list of the endemic reptile species recorded in Papua New Guinea.[1]
Turtles[]
| Scientific name | Common name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Chelodina novaeguineae | New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
| Chelodina parkeri | Parker's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
| Chelodina pritchardi | Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
Lizards[]
Snakes[]
| Scientific name | Common name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Papuan Tree Snake | Colubridae | |
| Admiralty Ground Snake | Colubridae | |
| Milne Bay Ground Snake | Colubridae | |
| Bismarck Ground Snake | Colubridae | |
| Black-lipped Ground Snake | Colubridae | |
| Colubridae | ||
| East Papuan Keelback | Colubridae | |
| New Britain Keelback | Colubridae | |
| Colubridae | ||
| Bismarck Keelback | Colubridae | |
| Highland Keelback | Colubridae | |
| Striped Crown Snake | Elapidae | |
| Hydrophis vorisi | Estuarine Sea Snake | Elapidae |
| Laticauda guineai | Papuan Sea Krain | Elapidae |
| Parapistocalamus hedigeri | Bougainville Coral Snake | Elapidae |
| Buergers' Forest Snake | Elapidae | |
| Elapidae | ||
| Star Mountains Worm-Eating Snake | Elapidae | |
| Mount Rossel Forest Snake | Elapidae | |
| Woodlark Forest Snake | Elapidae | |
| Elapidae | ||
| Misima Island Forest Snake | Elapidae | |
| Elapidae | ||
| Elapidae | ||
| Spotted Forest Snake | Elapidae | |
| Gerrhopilidae | ||
| Gerrhopilus depressiceps | Lowland Beaked Blindsnake | Gerrhopilidae |
| Gerrhopilidae | ||
| Gerrhopilus fredparkeri | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilidae | ||
| Gerrhopilus inornatus | Montane Blindsnake | Gerrhopilidae |
| Gerrhopilidae | ||
| Gerrhopilus mcdowelli | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilidae | ||
| Bothrochilus boa | Bismarck Ringed Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus fredparkeri | Karimui Basin White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus huonensis | Huon White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus montanus | Wau White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Acutotyphlops kunuaensis | Kunua Blindsnake | Typhlopidae |
| Acutotyphlops solomonis | Typhlopidae | |
| Acutotyphlops subocularis | Bismarck Sharp-nosed Blindsnake | Typhlopidae |
See also[]
- Fauna of New Guinea
- List of endemic amphibians of Papua New Guinea
- List of endemic fish of Papua New Guinea
- List of birds of Papua New Guinea
- List of butterflies of Papua New Guinea
- List of mammals of Papua New Guinea
References[]
- ^ Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2018), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 14 November 2018. Cited from Living National Treasure. Papua New Guinea Endemic Reptiles Checklist.
Categories:
- Reptiles of Papua New Guinea
- Lists of reptiles by country
- Lists of biota of Papua New Guinea
- Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
- Lists of reptiles of Oceania