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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a
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other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.


Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...


Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles t ...
(4 species)

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Caretta caretta The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''
Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exten ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''
Eretmochelys imbricata The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766) *''
Lepidochelys olivacea The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in t ...
'' (Eschscholtz, 1829)


Dermochelyidae (1 species)

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Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766)


Emydidae (2 species)

*'' Trachemys adiutrix'' Vanzolini, 1995 *''
Trachemys dorbigni D'Orbigny's slider or the black-bellied slider (''Trachemys dorbigni''), commonly known in Brazil as ''tartaruga-tigre'' or ''tartaruga-tigre-d'água'' (which mean "tiger turtle" and "water tiger turtle" in Portuguese), is a species of water turt ...
'' ( A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835)


Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Mem ...
(1 species)

*'' Rhinoclemmys punctularia'' (Daudin, 1801)


Kinosternidae The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact num ...
(1 species)

*'' Kinosternon scorpioides'' (Linnaeus, 1766)


Testudinidae (2 species)

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Geochelone carbonaria The red-footed tortoise (''Chelonoidis carbonarius'') is a species of tortoise from northern South America. These medium-sized tortoises generally average as adults, but can reach over . They have dark-colored, loaf-shaped carapaces (back shel ...
'' Spix, 1824 *''
Geochelone denticulata The yellow-footed tortoise (''Chelonoidis denticulatus''), also known as the Brazilian giant tortoise, commonly referred to as the Brazilian giant turtle, or more commonly, the big turtle, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766)


Podocnemididae Podocnemididae is a family of pleurodire (side-necked) turtles, once widely distributed. Most of its 20 genera and 30 species are now extinct. Seven of its eight surviving species are native to South America: the genus '' Peltocephalus'', with o ...
(5 species)

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Peltocephalus dumerilianus The big-headed Amazon River turtle (''Peltocephalus dumerilianus''),Podocnemis erythrocephala The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle,Podocnemis expansa The Arrau turtle (''Podocnemis expansa''), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck tu ...
'' (Schweigger, 1812) *''
Podocnemis sextuberculata The six-tubercled Amazon River turtlePodocnemis unifilis The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (''Podocnemis unifilis''), also known commonly as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle, and locally as the taricaya, is one of the largest South American river turtles. It ...
'' Troschel, 1848


Chelidae (19 species)

Nomenclature based on Rhodin et al., 2010Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, and H. Bradley Shaffer. 2010
Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
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Acanthochelys macrocephala The big-headed pantanal swamp turtle or pantanal swamp turtle (''Acanthochelys macrocephala'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Recognition This is the largest of the South Americ ...
'' Rhodin, Mittermeier & McMorris, 1984 *''
Acanthochelys radiolata The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (''Acanthochelys radiolata'') is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, na ...
'' (Mikan, 1820) *''
Acanthochelys spixii The black spine-neck swamp turtle (''Acanthochelys spixii''), also commonly known as the spiny-neck turtle or Spix's sideneck turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America, specially in the Southe ...
'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835) *'' Batrachemys heliostemma'' McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Lamar, 2000 *'' Chelus fimbriata'' (Schneider, 1783) *'' Hydromedusa maximiliani'' (Mikan, 1820) *'' Hydromedusa tectifera'' Cope, 1869 *''
Mesoclemmys gibba ''Mesoclemmys gibba'', known as the toadhead turtle or gibba turtle, is a small side necked turtle found in a wide area of South America, in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil. References ...
'' (Schweigger, 1812) *''
Mesoclemmys nasuta ''Mesoclemmys nasuta'' is a species of turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side ...
'' (Schweigger, 1812) *''
Mesoclemmys raniceps ''Mesoclemmys raniceps'' is a side-necked turtle found in the Amazon basin and Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of ...
'' (Gray, 1855) *''
Mesoclemmys tuberculata ''Mesoclemmys tuberculata'' is a species of turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira ...
'' (Lüderwaldt, 1926) *''
Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtle (''Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei'') is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Chelidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''vanderhae ...
'' (Bour, 1973) *''
Phrynops geoffroanus ''Phrynops geoffroanus'', commonly known as Geoffroy's side-necked turtle or Geoffroy's toadhead turtle, is a species of large side-necked turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, ''ge ...
'' (Schweigger, 1812) *''
Phrynops hilarii ''Phrynops hilarii'', commonly known as Hilaire’s toadhead turtle or Hilaire’s side-necked turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, ''hilarii'', ...
'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1835) *''
Phrynops tuberosus ''Phrynops tuberosus'', commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species endemic to South America. Taxonomy In the past, ''Phrynops tuberosus'' has been considered a subspecies of ''Phrynops geoffroanus ''Phrynops geoffr ...
'' (W. Peters, 1870) *''
Phrynops williamsi ''Phrynops williamsi'', also known commonly as Williams' side-necked turtle, Williams' South American sideneck turtle, William's icSouth American side-necked turtle, William's ictoadhead turtle, and Williams' toadhead turtle, is a species of ...
'' Rhodin & Mittermeier, 1983 *'' Platemys platycephala'' (Schneider, 1792) *'' Ranacephala hogei'' (Mertens, 1967) *'' Rhinemys rufipes'' (Spix, 1824)


Crocodilia Crocodilia (or Crocodylia, both ) is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, known as crocodilians. They first appeared 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period ( Cenomanian stage) and are the closest livi ...


Alligatoridae The family Alligatoridae of crocodylians includes alligators, caimans and their extinct relatives. Phylogeny The superfamily Alligatoroidea includes all crocodilians (fossil and extant) that are more closely related to the American alligator ...
(6 species)

*'' Caiman crocodilus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Caiman latirostris'' (Daudin, 1802) *''
Caiman yacare The yacare caiman (''Caiman yacare''), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Spanish yacaré, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, southern spectacled caiman, ''jacaré'' in Portuguese, and îakaré in Old Tupi, is a species of cai ...
'' (Daudin, 1802) *'' Melanosuchus niger'' (Spix, 1825) *''
Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier's dwarf caiman (''Paleosuchus palpebrosus'') is a small crocodilian in the alligator family from northern and central South America. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Tr ...
'' (Cuvier, 1807) *''
Paleosuchus trigonatus The smooth-fronted caiman (''Paleosuchus trigonatus''), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman,Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ...


Amphisbaenidae The Amphisbaenidae (common name: worm lizards) are a family of amphisbaenians, a group of limbless vertebrates. Geographic range Amphisbaenids occur in South America, some Caribbean islands, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy One deep- ...
(50 species)

*'' Amphisbaena absaberi'' (Strüssmann & Carvalho, 2001) *''
Amphisbaena alba ''Amphisbaena alba'', also known as the red worm lizard or less commonly as the white or white-bellied worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the reptilian order Squamata. Despite the large geographic range that this species covers, littl ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''
Amphisbaena anaemariae ''Amphisbaena anaemariae'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America ...
'' Vanzolini, 1997 *''
Amphisbaena anomala Barbour's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena anomala'') is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in ...
'' (Barbour, 1914) *'' Amphisbaena arda'' Rodrigues, 2003 *'' Amphisbaena arenaria'' Vanzolini, 1991 *'' Amphisbaena bahiana'' Vanzolini, 1964 *'' Amphisbaena bedai'' (Vanzolini, 1991) *'' Amphisbaena bilabialata'' (Stimson, 1972) *'' Amphisbaena bolivica'' Mertens, 1929 *'' Amphisbaena brasiliana'' (Gray, 1865) *'' Amphisbaena camura'' Cope, 1862 *'' Amphisbaena carvalhoi'' Gans, 1965 *'' Amphisbaena crisae'' Vanzolini, 1997 *'' Amphisbaena cuiabana'' (Strüssmann & Carvalho, 2001) *'' Amphisbaena cunhai'' Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991 *'' Amphisbaena darwinii'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 *'' Amphisbaena dubia'' L. Müller, 1924 *'' Amphisbaena frontalis'' Vanzolini, 1991 *'' Amphisbaena fuliginosa'' Linnaeus, 1758 *'' Amphisbaena hastata'' Vanzolini, 1991 *'' Amphisbaena heathi'' K.P. Schmidt, 1936 *'' Amphisbaena hogei'' Vanzolini, 1950 *'' Amphisbaena ibijara'' Rodrigues, Andrade & Lima, 2003 *'' Amphisbaena ignatiana'' Vanzolini, 1991 *'' Amphisbaena kingii'' (Bell, 1833) *'' Amphisbaena kraoh'' (Vanzolini, 1971) *'' Amphisbaena leeseri'' Gans, 1964 *'' Amphisbaena leucocephala'' W. Peters, 1878 *'' Amphisbaena lumbricalis'' Vanzolini, 1996 *'' Amphisbaena mensae'' Castro-Mello, 2000 *'' Amphisbaena mertensi'' Strauch, 1881 *'' Amphisbaena miringoera'' Vanzolini, 1971 *'' Amphisbaena mitchelli'' Procter, 1923 *'' Amphisbaena munoai'' Klappenbach, 1966 *'' Amphisbaena neglecta'' Dunn & Piatt, 1936 *'' Amphisbaena nigricauda'' Gans, 1966 *'' Amphisbaena pretrei'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 *'' Amphisbaena prunicolor'' (Cope, 1885) *'' Amphisbaena ridleyi'' Boulenger, 1890 *'' Amphisbaena roberti'' Gans, 1964 *'' Amphisbaena sanctaeritae'' Vanzolini, 1994 *'' Amphisbaena saxosa'' (Castro-Mello, 2003) *'' Amphisbaena silvestrii'' Boulenger, 1902 *'' Amphisbaena slevini'' K.P. Schmidt, 1938 *'' Amphisbaena steindachneri'' Strauch, 1881 *'' Amphisbaena talisiae'' Vanzolini, 1995 *'' Amphisbaena tragorrhectes'' Vanzolini, 1971 *'' Amphisbaena vanzolinii'' Gans, 1963 *'' Amphisbaena vermicularis'' Wagler, 1824


Rhineuridae Rhineuridae is a family of amphisbaenians (commonly called worm lizards) that includes one living genus and species, ''Rhineura floridana'', as well as many extinct species belonging to both ''Rhineura'' and several extinct genera. The living ''R ...
(7 species)

*'' Leposternon infraorbitale'' (Bertold, 1859) *'' Leposternon kisteumacheri'' Porto, Soares & Caramaschi, 2000 *'' Leposternon microcephalum'' Wagler, 1824 *'' Leposternon octostegum'' ( A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) *'' Leposternon polystegum'' (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) *'' Leposternon scutigerum'' (Hemprich, 1829) *'' Leposternon wuchereri'' (W. Peters, 1879)


Iguanidae The Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of the iguanas, chuckwallas, and their prehistoric relatives, including the widespread green iguana. Taxonomy Iguanidae is thought to be the sister group to the collared lizards (family Crotaph ...
(1 species)

*'' Iguana iguana'' (Linnaeus, 1758)


Hoplocercidae Hoplocercidae are a family of lizards native to the tropical forests, woodlands and savanna-like habitats of Central and South America. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Hoplocercinae. 20 species in three genera are described. Sp ...
(3 species)

*'' Enyalioides laticeps'' (Guichenot, 1855) *'' Enyalioides palpebralis'' (Boulenger, 1883) *'' Hoplocercus spinosus'' Fitzinger, 1843


Polychrotidae The Polychrotidae family (sometimes classified as the Polychrotinae subfamily instead) of iguanian lizards contains the living genus '' Polychrus'' (commonly called bush anoles) and the extinct genus '' Afairiguana''. The family Polychrotidae was ...
(21 species)

*'' Anisolepis grilli'' Boulenger, 1891 *'' Anisolepis longicauda'' (Boulenger, 1891) *'' Anisolepis undulatus'' (Wiegmann, 1834) *'' Anolis auratus'' Daudin, 1802 *'' Anolis bombiceps'' Cope, 1876 *'' Anolis fuscoauratus''
d'Orbigny Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthrop ...
, 1837 *'' Anolis meridionalis'' Boettger, 1885 *'' Anolis nasofrontalis'' Amaral, 1933 *'' Anolis nitens'' (Wagler, 1830) *'' Anolis ortonii'' Cope, 1868 *'' Anolis philopunctatus'' Rodrigues, 1988 *'' Anolis phyllorhinus'' Myers & Carvalho, 1945 *'' Anolis pseudotigrinus'' Amaral, 1933 *'' Anolis punctatus'' Daudin, 1802 *'' Anolis trachyderma'' Cope, 1876 *'' Anolis transversalis'' Duméril, 1851 *'' Anolis williamsii'' Bocourt, 1870 *''
Polychrus acutirostris ''Polychrus acutirostris'', the Brazilian bush anole, is a species of lizard native to southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and eastern Bolivia. It is diurnal. Description ''Polychrus acutirostris'' is a medium-sized lizard. One of ...
'' Spix, 1825 *''
Polychrus liogaster ''Polychrus liogaster'' or Boulenger's bush anole is a species of bush anole native to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador. The species is found in elevations of around 750 meters. Description The anole weighs 110.34 grams. The species has a ...
'' Boulenger, 1908 *''
Polychrus marmoratus ''Polychrus marmoratus'' or many-colored bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement. The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates. Description ''Polyc ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Urostrophus vautieri'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837


Leiosauridae Leiosauridae is a family of iguanian lizards containing six genera and 34 species. The family is endemic to Central America and South America. Taxonomy A 2022 phylogenetic study found the Leiosauridae to be the sister taxa to the Opluridae, ...
(7 species)

*'' Enyalius bibronii'' Boulenger, 1885 *'' Enyalius bilineatus'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 *'' Enyalius brasiliensis'' (Lesson, 1828) *'' Enyalius catenatus'' (Wied, 1821) *'' Enyalius iheringii'' Boulenger, 1885 *''
Enyalius leechii ''Enyalius leechii'', Leech's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...
'' (Boulenger, 1885) *'' Enyalius perditus'' Jackson, 1978


Tropiduridae The Tropiduridae are a family of iguanid lizards."Tropiduridae". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. The family is sometimes considered a subfamily, Tropidurinae. The subfamily is native to South America, including the islands of Tri ...
(35 species)

*'' Eurolophosaurus amathites'' (Rodrigues, 1984) *'' Eurolophosaurus nanuzae'' (Rodrigues, 1981) *'' Eurolophosaurus divaricatus'' (Rodrigues, 1984) *'' Liolaemus arambarensis'' Verrastro, Veronese, Bujes & Dias-Filho, 2003 *'' Liolaemus lutzae'' Mertens, 1938 *'' Liolaemus occipitalis'' Boulenger, 1885 *'' Plica plica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Plica umbra'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Stenocercus azureus'' ( F. Müller, 1882) *'' Stenocercus caducus'' (Cope, 1862) *'' Stenocercus dumerilii'' (Steindachner, 1867) *'' Stenocercus fimbriatus'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *'' Stenocercus roseiventris'' D'Orbigny, 1837 *'' Stenocercus tricristatus'' (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) *'' Strobilurus torquatus'' Wiegmann, 1834 *'' Tropidurus cocorobensis'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus erythrocephalus'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus etheridgei'' Cei, 1982 *'' Tropidurus guarani'' (Cope, 1862) *'' Tropidurus helenae'' (Manzani & Abe, 1990) *'' Tropidurus hispidus'' (Spix, 1825) *'' Tropidurus hygomi'' J.T. Reinhardt & Luetken, 1861 *'' Tropidurus insulanus'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus itambere'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus montanus'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus mucujensis'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus oreadicus'' Rodrigues, 1987 *'' Tropidurus pinima'' (Rodrigues, 1984) *'' Tropidurus psammonastes'' Rodrigues, Kasahara & Yonenaga-Yasuda, 1988 *'' Tropidurus semitaeniatus'' (Spix, 1825) *'' Tropidurus spinulosus'' (Cope, 1862) *''
Tropidurus torquatus ''Tropidurus torquatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common name is Amazon lava lizard.Embert, D. 2010''Tropidurus torquatus''.In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version ...
'' (Wied, 1820) *'' Uracentron azureum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Uracentron flaviceps'' (Guichenot, 1855) *'' Uranoscodon superciliosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)


Gekkonidae Gekkonidae (the common geckos) is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos ('' Hemidactylus''), tokay g ...
(29 species)

*'' Briba brasiliana'' Amaral, 1935 *'' Coleodactylus amazonicus'' (Andersson, 1918) *'' Coleodactylus brachystoma'' (Amaral, 1935) *'' Coleodactylus meridionalis'' (Boulenger, 1888) *'' Coleodactylus natalensis'' Freire, 1999 *'' Coleodactylus septentrionalis'' (Vanzolini, 1980) *'' Gonatodes annularis'' Boulenger, 1887 *'' Gonatodes eladioi'' Nascimento, Ávila-Pires & Cunha, 1987 *'' Gonatodes hasemani'' Griffin, 1917 *'' Gonatodes humeralis'' (Guichenot, 1855) *'' Gonatodes tapajonicus'' Rodrigues, 1980 *'' Gymnodactylus darwinii'' (Gray, 1845) *'' Gymnodactylus geckoides'' Spix, 1825 *'' Gymnodactylus guttulatus'' Vanzolini, 1982 *'' Hemidactylus agrius'' Vanzolini, 1978 *''
Hemidactylus mabouia The tropical house gecko, Afro-American house gecko or cosmopolitan house gecko (''Hemidactylus mabouia'') is a species of house gecko native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is also currently found in North, Central and South America and the Caribb ...
'' (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) *'' Hemidactylus palaichthus'' Kluge, 1969 *'' Homonota fasciata'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1836) *'' Homonota uruguayensis'' (Vaz-Ferreira & Sierra de Soriano, 1961) *''
Lepidoblepharis heyerorum ''Lepidoblepharis heyerorum'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northeastern South America. Etymology The specific name, ''heyerorum'' (genitive, plural), is in honor of American herpetol ...
'' Vanzolini, 1978 *''
Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi ''Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi'', also known commonly as Hoogmoed's scaly-eyed gecko and the spotted dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern South America. Etymology The spe ...
'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *''
Lygodactylus klugei Kluge's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus klugei'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Brazil. Etymology The specific name, ''klugei'', is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Klu ...
'' ( H.M. Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) *'' Lygodactylus wetzeli'' (H.M. Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977) *'' Phyllopezus lutzae'' Loveridge, 1941 *'' Phyllopezus periosus'' Rodrigues, 1986 *'' Phyllopezus pollicaris'' (Spix, 1825) *'' Pseudogonatodes gasconi'' Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000 *'' Pseudogonatodes guianensis'' Parker, 1935 *'' Thecadactylus rapicauda'' (Houttuyn, 1782)


Anguidae Anguidae refers to a large and diverse family of lizards native to the Northern Hemisphere. Common characteristics of this group include a reduced supratemporal arch, striations on the medial faces of tooth crowns, osteoderms, and a lateral fold ...
(5 species)

*'' Diploglossus fasciatus'' (Gray, 1831) *'' Diploglossus lessonae'' Peracca, 1890 *'' Ophiodes striatus'' (Spix, 1824) *'' Ophiodes vertebralis'' Bocourt, 1881 *'' Ophiodes yacupoi'' Gallardo, 1966


Teiidae Teiidae is a family of autarchoglossan lizards native to the Americas. Members of this family are generally known as whiptails or racerunners; however, tegus also belong to this family. Teiidae is sister to the Gymnopthalmidae, and both famili ...
(31 species)

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Ameiva ameiva ''Ameiva ameiva'', also known as the giant ameiva, green ameiva, South American ground lizard, or Amazon racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae found in Central America, Central, South America, and some Caribbean Islands. Geogr ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Cnemidophorus abaetensis'' Dias, Rocha & Vrcibradic, 2002 *'' Cnemidophorus cryptus'' Cole & Dessauer, 1993 *'' Cnemidophorus lacertoides'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 *'' Cnemidophorus lemniscatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Cnemidophorus littoralis'' Rocha, Araújo, Vrcibradic & Costa, 2000 *'' Cnemidophorus mumbuca'' Colli et al., 2003 *'' Cnemidophorus nativo'' Rocha, Bergallo & Peccinini-Seale, 1997 *'' Cnemidophorus ocellifer'' (Spix, 1825) *'' Cnemidophorus parecis'' Colli et al., 2003 *'' Cnemidophorus vacariensis'' Feltrim & Lema, 2000 *''
Crocodilurus amazonicus ''Crocodilurus'' is a lizard genus that belongs to the family Teiidae. It is monotypic, with only a single described species, ''Crocodilurus amazonicus'', the crocodile tegu. It is locally known as the jacarerana. This semiaquatic lizard has a f ...
'' Spix, 1825 *''
Dracaena guianensis The northern caiman lizard (''Dracaena guianensis'') is a species of lizard found in northern South America. Appearance The northern caiman lizard is built similarly to its cousin the tegu, with a large heavy set body and short but powerful li ...
'' Daudin, 1802 *''
Dracaena paraguayensis ''Dracaena paraguayensis'', the Paraguay caiman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horiz ...
'' Amaral, 1950 *'' Kentropyx altamazonica'' (Cope, 1876) *'' Kentropyx calcarata'' Spix, 1825 *'' Kentropyx intermedia'' (Gray, 1831) *'' Kentropyx paulensis'' Boettger, 1893 *'' Kentropyx pelviceps'' Cope, 1868 *'' Kentropyx striata'' (Daudin, 1802) *'' Kentropyx vanzoi'' Gallagher & Dixon, 1980 *'' Kentropyx viridistriga'' Boulenger, 1894 *''
Teius oculatus ''Teius oculatus'' is a species of lizard found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argent ...
'' (D'Orbigny & Bibron, 1837) *''
Teius teyou ''Teius teyou'', the four-toed tegu,''Teius t ...
'' (Daudin, 1802) *'' Tupinambis duseni'' Lönnberg, 1896 *'' Tupinambis longilineus'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *'' Tupinambis merianae'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) *'' Tupinambis palustris'' Manzani & Abe, 2002 *'' Tupinambis quadrilineatus'' Manzani & Abe, 1997 *''
Tupinambis rufescens The red tegu (''Salvator rufescens'') is a lizard native to western Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is sold in the pet trade around the world because of its relatively docile nature and because it is comparatively easy to keep. Habits and ...
'' (Günther, 1871) *'' Tupinambis teguixin'' (Linnaeus, 1758)


Gymnophthalmidae Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards with at least 250 species, sometimes known commonly as spectacled lizards or microteiids. They are called "spectacled" because of their transparent lower eyelids, which allow them to still see with closed ...
(71 species)

*'' Alopoglossus angulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Alopoglossus atriventris'' Duellman, 1973 *'' Alopoglossus buckleyi'' (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) *'' Amapasaurus tetradactylus'' Cunha, *'' Anotosaura collaris'' Amaral, 1933 *'' Anotosaura vanzolinia'' Dixon, 1974 *'' Arthrosaura kockii'' (Lidth de Jeune, 1904) *'' Arthrosaura reticulata'' (O'Shaughnessy, 1881) *'' Bachia bresslaui'' (Amaral, 1935) *'' Bachia cacerensis'' Castrillon & Strüssmann, 1998 *'' Bachia dorbignyi'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) *'' Bachia flavescens'' (Bonnaterre, 1789) *'' Bachia panoplia'' Thomas, 1965 *'' Bachia peruana'' (F. Werner, 1901) *'' Bachia scolecoides'' Vanzolini, 1961 *'' Bachia trisanale'' (Cope, 1868) *'' Calyptommatus confusionibus'' Rodrigues, Zaher & Curcio, 2001 *'' Calyptommatus leiolepis'' Rodrigues, 1991 *'' Calyptommatus nicterus'' Rodrigues, 1991 *'' Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus'' Rodrigues, 1991 *'' Cercosaura argulus'' W. Peters, 1863 *'' Cercosaura eigenmanni'' (Griffin, 1917) *'' Cercosaura ocellata'' Wagler, 1830 *'' Cercosaura oshaughnessyi'' (Boulenger, 1885) *'' Cercosaura quadrilineatus'' (Boettger, 1876) *''
Cercosaura schreibersii ''Cercosaura schreibersii'', known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America. Etymology The specific name, '' ...
'' Wiegmann, 1834 *'' Colobodactylus dalcyanus'' Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977 *'' Colobodactylus taunayi'' (Amaral, 1933) *'' Colobosaura mentalis'' Amaral, 1933 *'' Colobosaura modesta'' (J.T. Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862) *'' Colobosauroides carvalhoi'' Soares & Caramaschi, 1998 *'' Colobosauroides cearensis'' Cunha, Lima-Verde & Lima, 1991 *'' Ecpleopus gaudichaudii'' A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 *'' Gymnophthalmus leucomystax'' Vanzolini & Carvalho, 1991 *'' Gymnophthalmus underwoodi'' Grant, 1958 *'' Gymnophthalmus vanzoi'' Carvalho, 1999 *'' Heterodactylus imbricatus'' Spix, 1825 *'' Heterodactylus lundii'' (J.T. Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862) *'' Iphisa elegans'' Gray, 1851 *'' Leposoma annectans'' Ruibal, 1952 *'' Leposoma baturitensis'' Rodrigues & Borges, 1997 *'' Leposoma guianense'' Ruibal, 1952 *'' Leposoma nanodactylus'' Rodrigues, 1997 *'' Leposoma osvaldoi'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *''Leposoma parietale'' (Cope, 1885) *''Leposoma percarinatum'' (L. Müller, 1923) *''Leposoma puk'' Rodrigues, 2002 *''Leposoma scincoides'' Spix, 1825 *''Leposoma snethlageae'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *''Micrablepharus atticolus'' Rodrigues, 1996 *''Micrablepharus maximiliani'' (J.T. Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862) *''Neusticurus bicarinatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Neusticurus ecpleopus'' Cope, 1875 *''Neusticurus juruazensis'' Ávila-Pires & Vitt, 1998 *''Neusticurus ocellatus'' Sinitsin, 1930 *''Neusticurus racenisi'' Roze, 1958 *''Neusticurus rudis'' Boulenger, 1900 *''Neusticurus tatei'' C.E. Burt & M.D. Burt, 1931 *''Nothobachia ablephara'' Rodrigues, 1984 *''Placosoma cipoense'' Cunha, 1966 *''Placosoma cordylinum'' Tschudi, 1847 *''Placosoma glabellum'' (W. Peters, 1870) *''Procellosaurinus erythrocercus'' Rodrigues, 1991 *''Procellosaurinus tetradactylus'' Rodrigues, 1991 *''Psilophthalmus paeminosus'' Rodrigues, 1991 *''Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis'' Boulenger, 1912 *''Rachysaurus brachylepis'' (Dixon, 1974) *''Stenolepis ridleyi'' Boulenger, 1887 *''Tretioscincus agilis'' (Ruthven, 1916) *''Tretioscincus oriximinensis'' Ávila-Pires, 1995 *''Vanzosaura rubricauda'' (Boulenger, 1902)


Scincidae (14 species)

*''Mabuya agilis'' (Raddi, 1823) *''Mabuya agmosticha'' Rodrigues, 2000 *''Mabuya arajara'' Rebouças-Spieker, 1981 *''Mabuya bistriata'' (Spix, 1825) *''Mabuya caissara'' Rebouças-Spieker, 1974 *''Mabuya carvalhoi'' Rebouças-Spieker & Vanzolini, 1990 *''Mabuya dorsivittata'' Cope, 1862 *''Mabuya frenata'' (Cope, 1862) *''Mabuya guaporicola'' Dunn, 1936 *''Mabuya heathi'' K.P. Schmidt & Inger, 1951 *''Mabuya macrorhyncha'' Hoge, 1947 *''Mabuya nigropalmata'' Andersson, 1918 *''Mabuya nigropunctata'' (Spix, 1825) *''Trachylepis atlantica'' (K.P. Schmidt, 1945)


Squamata Squamata (, Latin ''squamatus'', 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,900 species ...
- Serpentes


Anomalepididae (4 species)

*''Liotyphlops beui'' (Amaral, 1924) *''Liotyphlops ternetzii'' (Boulenger, 1896) *''Liotyphlops wilderi'' (Garman, 1883) *''Typhlophis squamosus'' (Schlegel, 1839)


Leptotyphlopidae (12 species)

*''Leptotyphlops albifrons'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Leptotyphlops australis'' Freiberg & Orejas-Miranda, 1968 *''Leptotyphlops borapeliotes'' Vanzolini, 1996 *''Leptotyphlops brasiliensis'' Laurent, 1949 *''Leptotyphlops cupinensis'' Bailey & Carvalho, 1946 *''Leptotyphlops diaplocius'' Orejas-Miranda, 1969 *''Leptotyphlops dimidiatus'' (Jan, 1861) *''Leptotyphlops koppesi'' Amaral, 1955 *''Leptotyphlops macrolepis'' (W. Peters, 1857) *''Leptotyphlops munoai'' Orejas-Miranda, 1961 *''Leptotyphlops salgueiroi'' Amaral, 1955 *''Leptotyphlops septemstriatus'' (Schneider, 1801)


Typhlopidae (6 species)

*''Typhlops amoipira'' Rodrigues & Juncá, 2002 *''Typhlops brongersmianus'' Vanzolini, 1976 *''Typhlops minuisquamus'' Dixon & Hendricks, 1979 *''Typhlops paucisquamus'' Dixon & Hendricks, 1979 *''Typhlops reticulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Typhlops yonenagae'' Rodrigues, 1991


Aniliidae (1 species)

*''Anilius scytale'' (Linnaeus, 1758)


Tropidophiidae (1 species)

*''Tropidophis paucisquamis'' (F. Müller, 1901)


Boidae (8 species)

*''Boa constrictor'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Corallus caninus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Corallus cropanii'' (Hoge, 1953) *''Corallus hortulanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Epicrates cenchria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Eunectes deschauenseei'' Dunn & Conant, 1936 *''Eunectes murinus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Eunectes notaeus'' Cope, 1862


Colubridae (238 species)

*''Apostolepis albicolaris'' Lema, 2002 *''Apostolepis ambinigra'' (W. Peters, 1869) *''Apostolepis arenaria'' Rodrigues, 1992 *''Apostolepis assimilis'' (J.T. Reinhardt, 1861) *''Apostolepis cearensis'' Gomes, 1915 *''Apostolepis cerradoensis'' Lema, 2003 *''Apostolepis christineae'' Lema, 2002 *''Apostolepis dimidiata'' (Jan, 1862) *''Apostolepis dorbignyi'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Apostolepis flavotorquata'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Apostolepis gaboi'' Rodrigues, 1992 *''Apostolepis goiasensis'' Prado, 1942 *''Apostolepis intermedia'' Koslowsky, 1898 *''Apostolepis lineata'' Cope, 1887 *''Apostolepis longicaudata'' Amaral, 1921 *''Apostolepis niceforoi'' Amaral, 1935 *''Apostolepis nigroterminata'' Boulenger, 1896 *''Apostolepis polylepis'' Amaral, 1921 *''Apostolepis pymi'' Boulenger, 1903 *''Apostolepis quirogai'' Giraudo & Scrocchi, 1998 *''Apostolepis rondoni'' Amaral, 1925 *''Apostolepis sanctaeritae'' F. Werner, 1924 *''Apostolepis vittata'' (Cope, 1887) *''Atractus albuquerquei'' Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha, Cunha & Francisco Paiva Nascimento, Nascimento, 1983 *''Atractus alphonsehogei'' Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha, Cunha & Francisco Paiva Nascimento, Nascimento, 1983 *''Atractus badius'' (F. Boie, 1827) *''Atractus elaps'' (Günther, 1858) *''Atractus flammigerus'' (F. Boie, 1827) *''Atractus guentheri'' (Wucherer, 1861) *''Atractus insipidus'' Roze, 1961 *''Atractus latifrons'' (Günther, 1868) *''Atractus maculatus'' Günther, 1858 *''Atractus major'' Boulenger, 1894 *''Atractus natans'' Hoogmoed & Prudente, 2003 *''Atractus pantostictus'' Fernandes & Puorto, 1993 *''Atractus poeppigi'' (Jan, 1862) *''Atractus potschi'' Fernandes, 1995 *''Atractus reticulatus'' (Boulenger, 1885) *''Atractus schach'' (Boie, 1827) *''Atractus serranus'' Amaral, 1930 *''Atractus snethlageae'' Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha, Cunha & Francisco Paiva Nascimento, Nascimento, 1983 *''Atractus taeniatus'' Griffin, 1916 *''Atractus torquatus'' (A.M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Atractus trihedrurus'' Amaral, 1926 *''Atractus trilineatus'' Wagler, 1828 *''Atractus zebrinus'' (Jan, 1862) *''Atractus zidoki'' Gasc & Rodrigues, 1979 *''Boiruna maculata'' (Boulenger, 1896) *''Boiruna sertaneja'' Zaher, 1996 *''Calamodontophis paucidens'' (Amaral, 1935) *''Cercophis auratus'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Chironius bicarinatus'' (Wied, 1820) *''Chironius carinatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Chironius exoletus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Chironius flavolineatus'' (Boettger, 1885) *''Chironius fuscus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Chironius laevicollis'' (Wied, 1824) *''Chironius laurenti'' Dixon, Wiest & Cei, 1993 *''Chironius multiventris'' K.P. Schmidt & Walker, 1943 *''Chironius quadricarinatus'' (F. Boie, 1827) *''Chironius scurrulus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Chlorosoma viridissimum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Clelia bicolor'' (Peracca, 1904) *''Clelia clelia'' (Daudin, 1803) *''Clelia hussami'' Morato, Franco & Sanches, 2003 *''Clelia montana'' Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1997 *''Clelia plumbea'' (Wied, 1820) *''Clelia quimi'' Franco, Marques & Puorto, 1997 *''Clelia rustica'' (Cope, 1878) *''Dendrophidion dendrophis'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Dipsas albifrons'' (Sauvage, 1884) *''Dipsas alternans'' (Fischer, 1885) *''Dipsas catesbyi'' (Sentzen, 1796) *''Dipsas incerta'' (Jan, 1863) *''Dipsas indica'' Laurenti, 1768 *''Dipsas neivai'' (Amaral, 1926) *''Dipsas pavonina'' Schlegel, 1837 *''Dipsas variegata'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Ditaxodon taeniatus'' (Hensel, 1868) *''Drepanoides anomalus'' (Jan, 1863) *''Drymarchon corais'' (F. Boie, 1827) *''Drymobius rhombifer'' (Günther, 1860) *''Drymoluber brazili'' (Gomes, 1918) *''Drymoluber dichrous'' (W. Peters, 1863) *''Echinanthera affinis'' (Günther, 1858) *''Echinanthera amoena'' (Jan, 1863) *''Echinanthera bilineata'' (Fischer, 1885) *''Echinanthera brevirostris'' (W. Peters, 1863) *''Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' Di-Bernardo, 1994 *''Echinanthera cephalostriata'' Di-Bernardo, 1996 *''Echinanthera cyanopleura'' (Cope, 1885) *''Echinanthera melanostigma'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Echinanthera occipitalis'' (Jan, 1863) *''Echinanthera persimilis'' (Cope, 1869) *''Echinanthera poecilopogon'' (Cope, 1863) *''Echinanthera undulata'' (Wied, 1824) *''Elapomorphus lepidus'' J.T. Reinhardt, 1861 *''Elapomorphus quinquelineatus'' (Raddi, 1820) *''Elapomorphus wuchereri'' Günther, 1861 *''Erythrolamprus aesculapii'' (Linnaeus, 1766) *''Erythrolamprus mimus'' (Cope, 1868) *''Gomesophis brasiliensis'' (Gomes, 1918) *''Helicops angulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Helicops carinicauda'' (Wied, 1825) *''Helicops gomesi'' Amaral, 1921 *''Helicops hagmanni'' Roux, 1910 *''Helicops infrataeniatus'' (Jan, 1865) *''Helicops leopardinus'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Helicops modestus'' Günther, 1861 *''Helicops polylepis'' Günther, 1861 *''Helicops trivittatus'' (Gray, 1849) *''Hydrodynastes bicinctus'' (Herrmann, 1804) *''Hydrodynastes gigas'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Hydrops martii'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Hydrops triangularis'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Imantodes cenchoa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Leptodeira annulata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Leptophis ahaetulla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Lioheterophis iheringi'' Amaral, 1935 *''Liophis almadensis'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Liophis amarali'' Wettstein, 1930 *''Liophis anomalus'' (Günther, 1858) *''Liophis atraventer'' Dixon & Thomas, 1985 *''Liophis breviceps'' Cope, 1861 *''Liophis carajasensis'' Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha, Cunha, Francisco Paiva Nascimento, Nascimento & Ávila-Pires, 1985 *''Liophis cobella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Liophis dilepis'' (Cope, 1862) *''Liophis festae'' (Peracca, 1897) *''Liophis flavifrenatus'' (Cope, 1862) *''Liophis frenatus'' (F. Werner, 1909) *''Liophis jaegeri'' (Günther, 1858) *''Liophis lineatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Liophis maryellenae'' Dixon, 1985 *''Liophis meridionalis'' (Schenkel, 1901) *''Liophis miliaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Liophis mossoroensis'' Hoge & Lima-Verde, 1972 *''Liophis paucidens'' (Hoge, 1953) *''Liophis poecilogyrus'' (Wied, 1824) *''Liophis reginae'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Liophis taeniogaster'' Jan, 1863 *''Liophis typhlus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Liophis viridis'' Günther, 1862 *''Lystrophis dorbignyi'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Lystrophis histricus'' (Jan, 1863) *''Lystrophis matogrossensis'' Scrocchi & Cruz, 1993 *''Lystrophis nattereri'' (Steindachner, 1867) *''Masticophis mentovarius'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Mastigodryas bifossatus'' (Raddi, 1820) *''Mastigodryas boddaerti'' (Sentzen, 1796) *''Ninia hudsoni'' Parker, 1940 *''Oxybelis aeneus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Oxybelis fulgidus'' (Daudin, 1803) *''Oxyrhopus clathratus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Oxyrhopus formosus'' (Wied, 1820) *''Oxyrhopus guibei'' Hoge & Romano, 1977 *''Oxyrhopus melanogenys'' (Tschudi, 1845) *''Oxyrhopus petola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Oxyrhopus rhombifer'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Oxyrhopus trigeminus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Phalotris concolor'' Ferrarezzi, 1993 *''Phalotris lativittatus'' Ferrarezzi, 1993 *''Phalotris lemniscatus'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Phalotris mertensi'' (Hoge, 1955) *''Phalotris multipunctatus'' Puorto & Ferrarezzi, 1993 *''Phalotris nasutus'' (Gomes, 1915) *''Phalotris tricolor'' Cope, 1861 *''Philodryas aestiva'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Philodryas arnaldoi'' (Amaral, 1932) *''Philodryas livida'' (Amaral, 1923) *''Philodryas mattogrossensis'' Koslowsky, 1898 *''Philodryas nattereri'' Steindachner, 1870 *''Philodryas olfersii'' (Lichtenstein, 1823) *''Philodryas oligolepis'' Gomes, 1921 *''Philodryas patagoniensis'' (Girard, 1857) *''Philodryas psammophidea'' Günther, 1872 *''Phimophis chui'' Rodrigues, 1993 *''Phimophis guerini'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Phimophis guianensis'' (Troschel, 1848) *''Phimophis iglesiasi'' (Gomes, 1915) *''Phimophis scriptorcibatus'' Rodrigues, 1993 *''Pseudablabes agassizii'' (Jan, 1863) *''Pseudoboa coronata'' Schneider, 1801 *''Pseudoboa haasi'' (Boettger, 1905) *''Pseudoboa neuwiedii'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Pseudoboa nigra'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Pseudoboa serrana'' Morato, Moura-Leite, Prudente & Bérnils, 1995 *''Pseudoeryx plicatilis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Pseustes cinnamomeus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Pseustes poecilonotus'' (Günther, 1858) *''Pseustes sexcarinatus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Pseustes sulphureus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Psomophis genimaculatus'' (Boettger, 1885) *''Psomophis joberti'' (Sauvage, 1884) *''Psomophis obtusus'' (Cope, 1864) *''Ptychophis flavovirgatus'' Gomes, 1915 *''Rhachidelus brazili'' Boulenger, 1908 *''Rhinobothryum lentiginosum'' (Scopoli, 1785) *''Sibon nebulata'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Sibynomorphus mikanii'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Sibynomorphus neuwiedi'' (Ihering, 1911) *''Sibynomorphus turgidus'' (Cope, 1868) *''Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus'' (Boulenger, 1885) *''Simophis rhinostoma'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Siphlophis cervinus'' (Laurenti, 1768) *''Siphlophis compressus'' (Daudin, 1803) *''Siphlophis leucocephalus'' (Günther, 1863) *''Siphlophis longicaudatus'' (Andersson, 1907) *''Siphlophis pulcher'' (Raddi, 1820) *''Siphlophis worontzowi'' (Prado, 1940) *''Sordellina punctata'' (W. Peters, 1880) *''Spilotes pullatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Taeniophallus nicagus'' (Cope, 1895) *''Tantilla boipiranga'' Sawaya & Sazima, 2003 *''Tantilla melanocephala'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Thamnodynastes almae'' Franco & Ferreira, 2003 *''Thamnodynastes chaquensis'' Bergna & Alvarez, 1993 *''Thamnodynastes hypoconia'' (Cope, 1860) *''Thamnodynastes longicaudus'' Franco, Ferreira. Marques & Sazima, 2003 *''Thamnodynastes pallidus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Thamnodynastes rutilus'' (Prado, 1942) *''Thamnodynastes strigatus'' (Günther, 1858) *''Tomodon dorsatus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Tomodon ocellatus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Tropidodryas serra'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Tropidodryas striaticeps'' (Cope, 1869) *''Umbrivaga pygmaea'' (Cope, 1868) *''Uromacerina ricardinii'' (Peracca, 1897) *''Urotheca euryzona'' Cope, 1862 *''Waglerophis merremii'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Xenodon guentheri'' Boulenger, 1894 *''Xenodon neuwiedii'' Günther, 1863 *''Xenodon rhabdocephalus'' (Wied, 1824) *''Xenodon severus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Xenopholis scalaris'' (Wucherer, 1861) *''Xenopholis undulatus'' (Jensen, 1900) *''Xenoxybelis argenteus'' (Daudin, 1803) *''Xenoxybelis boulengeri'' (Joan Beauchamp Procter, Procter, 1923)


Elapidae (34 species)

*''Leptomicrurus collaris'' (Schlegel, 1837) *''Leptomicrurus narduccii'' (Jan, 1863) *''Leptomicrurus scutiventris'' (Cope, 1870) *''Micrurus altirostris'' (Cope, 1860) *''Micrurus annelatus'' (W. Peters, 1871) *''Micrurus averyi'' K.P. Schmidt, 1939 *''Micrurus albicinctus'' (Amaral, 1926) *''Micrurus brasiliensis'' Roze, 1967 *''Micrurus boicora'' (Bernarde, Turci, Abegg & Franco, 2018) *''Micrurus corallinus'' (Merrem, 1820) *''Micrurus decoratus'' (Jan, 1858) *''Micrurus diana'' (Rose, 1983) *''Micrurus filiformis'' (Günther, 1859) *''Micrurus frontalis'' (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) *''Micrurus hemprichii'' (Jan, 1858) *''Micrurus ibiboboca'' (Merrem, 1820) *''Micrurus isoznus'' (Cope, 1860) *''Micrurus langsdorffii'' Wagler, 1824 *''Micrurus lemniscatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Micrurus pacaraimae'' Carvalho, 2002 *''Micrurus paraensis'' Cunha & Nascimento, 1973 *''Micrurus psyches'' (Daudin, 1803) *''Micrurus pyrrhocryptus'' (Cope, 1862) *''Micrurus potyguara'' (Pires, Silva, Fitosa, Prudentes, Pereira filho e Zaher, 2014) *''Micrurus putumayensis'' (Lancini, 1962) *''Micrurus spixii'' Wagler, 1824 *''Micrurus surinamensis'' (Cuvier, 1817) *''Micrurus silviae'' (Di-Bernardo, Borges Martins & Silva, 2007) *''Micrurus tricolor'' Hoge, 1956 *''Micrurus tikuna'' (Feitosa Da ilva, Pires, Zaher & Prudente, 2015) *''Micrurus remotus'' (Roze, 1987) *''Micrurus ornatissimus'' (Jan, 1858) *''Micrurus nattereri'' (Schmidt, 1952) *''Micrurus mipartitus'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril)


Viperidae (31 species)

*''Bothrocophias hyoprora'' (Amaral, 1935) *''Bothrocophias microphthalmus'' (Cope, 1875) *''Bothrops alcatraz'' Marques, Martins & Sazima, 2002 *''Bothrops alternatus'' A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 *''Bothrops atrox'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Bothrops bilineatus'' (Wied, 1825) *''Bothrops brazili'' Hoge, 1954 *''Bothrops cotiara'' (Gomes, 1913) *''Bothrops diporus'' Cope, 1862 *''Bothrops erythromelas'' Amaral, 1923 *''Bothrops fonsecai'' Hoge & Belluomini, 1959 *''Bothrops insularis'' (Amaral, 1921) *''Bothrops itapetiningae'' (Boulenger, 1907) *''Bothrops jararaca'' (Wied, 1824) *''Bothrops jararacussu'' Lacerda, 1884 *''Bothrops leucurus'' Wagler, 1824 *''Bothrops lutzi'' (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915) *''Bothrops marajoensis'' Hoge, 1966 *''Bothrops mattogrossensis'' Amaral, 1925 *''Bothrops moojeni'' Hoge, 1966 *''Bothrops muriciensis'' Ferrarezzi & Freire, 2001 *''Bothrops marmoratus'' (Silva & Rodrigues, 2008) *''Bothrops neuwiedi'' Wagler, 1824 *''Bothrops pauloensis'' Amaral, 1925 *''Bothrops pirajai'' Amaral, 1923 *''Bothrops pubescens'' (Cope, 1870) *''Bothrops taeniatus'' (Wagler, 1824) *''Bothrops otavioi'' (Barbo, Grazziotin, Sazima, Martins & Sawaya, 2012) *''Bothrops sazimai'' (Barbo, Gasparini, Almeida, Zaher, Grazziotin, Gusmão, Ferrarini & Sawaya, 2016) *''Crotalus durissus'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Lachesis muta'' (Linnaeus, 1766)


See also

* Wildlife of Brazil * List of amphibians in Brazil * List of Brazilian birds * List of Brazilian mammals * List of regional reptiles lists


References

* Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia (SBH), 2011 - Lista de espécies de répteis do Brasil. * T.C.S. Avila-Pires, Lizards of Brazilian Amazonia (Reptilia
Until now (November 2011) there are 732 recognized reptile species that naturally occur and reproduce in Brazil: 36 turtles, 6 alligators, 248 lizards, 67 amphisbaenas, and 375 snakes.


External links


Sazima Network
- Papers, Pictures and Blog by Sazima.

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