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This list of reptiles of Mexico is made up of 995 species of reptiles registered in Mexico. Listing is based on The Reptile Database. The reptiles of Mexico are grouped into 3 orders and 35 families, and include snakes, lizards, crocodilians and turtles.
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Cheloniidae
Sea turtles (Cheloniidae) are a family of large turtles found in all tropical seas and some subtropical and temperate seas. Sea turtles developed from land turtles about 120 million years ago and are well adapted to life in the sea. They feed mainly on jellyfish, crustaceans and squid. There are 5 or 6 species in the world, of which at least 5 are currently in danger of extinction.
* '' Caretta caretta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) EN
* '' Chelonia mydas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) EN
* '' Eretmochelys imbricata'' (Linnaeus, 1766) CR
* '' Lepidochelys kempii'' Garman, 1880 CR
* '' Lepidochelys olivacea'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU
Order: Testudines ·
Family:
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Dermatemydidae
The white turtle is the only existing species in the Dermatemydidae family. It is a nocturnal, aquatic turtle that lives in large rivers and lakes in Central America, from southern Mexico to northern Honduras. It is one of the most exploited turtles in the world and is classified as a critically endangered species by the
Order: Testudines ·
Family:
Orden: Testudines · Familia: Geoemydidae
* '' Rhinoclemmys areolata'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1851) NT
* ''
Turtles (Testudines)
Mexico has a total of 54 species of turtle, grouped into 7 families and 20 genera. Among them, there are 6 marine species, almost all of them in danger of extinction.Cheloniidae
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Cheloniidae
Sea turtles (Cheloniidae) are a family of large turtles found in all tropical seas and some subtropical and temperate seas. Sea turtles developed from land turtles about 120 million years ago and are well adapted to life in the sea. They feed mainly on jellyfish, crustaceans and squid. There are 5 or 6 species in the world, of which at least 5 are currently in danger of extinction.
* '' Caretta caretta'' (Linnaeus, 1758) EN
* '' Chelonia mydas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) EN
* '' Eretmochelys imbricata'' (Linnaeus, 1766) CR
* '' Lepidochelys kempii'' Garman, 1880 CR
* '' Lepidochelys olivacea'' (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU
Dermochelyidae
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Dermochelyidae
Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, including the largest living sea turtles.
Classification of known genera
The following list of dermochelyid species was published by Hirayama and Tong in ...
The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea'') is the largest of all existing turtles and can reach a length of 2 meters and a weight of more than 600 kg. It is found in all tropical or subtropical seas. Unlike most sea turtles, leatherbacks are often found in the colder waters of temperate zones. It is the only extant species of the Dermochelyidae family and is considered critically endangered. All other species in this family are only known as fossils.
* '' Dermochelys coriacea'' (Vandelli, 1761) CR
Chelydridae
Order: Testudines · Family:Chelydridae
The Chelydridae is a family of turtles that has seven extinct and two extant genera. The extant genera are the snapping turtles, ''Chelydra'' and '' Macrochelys''. Both are endemic to the Western Hemisphere. The extinct genera are '' Acherontemy ...
Chelydrids (Chelydridae) are a family of freshwater turtles that is made up of seven extinct genera and two extant genera, both native to the American continent. The existing genera are the snapping turtles ('' Chelydra'') with three species, and the alligator turtles (''Macrochelys
''Macrochelys'' is a genus of very large freshwater turtles in the family Chelydridae from Southeastern United States. Only a single extant species was recognized until a 2014 study divided it into two, or possibly three species.
Extant species ...
'') with a single species. Of the total of four existing species, 2 occur in Mexico.
* ''Chelydra rossignonii
The Central American snapping turtle (''Chelydra rossignonii''), also known commonly as the Mexican snapping turtle and the Yucatan snapping turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is endemic to Central America and ...
'' (Bocourt, 1868) VU
* '' Chelydra serpentina'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dermatemydidae
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Dermatemydidae
The white turtle is the only existing species in the Dermatemydidae family. It is a nocturnal, aquatic turtle that lives in large rivers and lakes in Central America, from southern Mexico to northern Honduras. It is one of the most exploited turtles in the world and is classified as a critically endangered species by the IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
. It is quite large and can weigh around 20 kg. Its flattened shell can reach a length of 65 cm and is generally gray or almost black in color. Its plastron is normally cream colored.
* ''Dermatemys mawii
The hickatee (''Dermatemys mawii'') or in Spanish ''tortuga blanca'' ('white turtle'), also called the Central American river turtle, is the only living species in the family Dermatemydidae. The species is found in the Atlantic drainages of Cen ...
'' Gray, 1847 CR
Emydidae
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Emydidae
Emydidae (Latin ''emys'' (freshwater tortoise) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (''eîdos'', “appearance, resemblance”)) is a family of testudines (turtles) that includes close to 50 species in 10 genera. Members of this family are commonly calle ...
The emydids (Emydidae) are a family of carnivorous aquatic and semi-aquatic turtles. They live most of the time in ponds, reservoirs and rivers, coming to land when they have to find suitable places to lay their eggs. This family is made up of 10 genera that contain more than 50 species. 18 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Actinemys marmorata'' (Baird & Girard, 1852) VU
* ''Chrysemys picta
The painted turtle (''Chrysemys picta'') is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer l ...
'' (Schneider, 1783)
* '' Deirochelys reticularia'' (Latreille, 1801)
* '' Pseudemys concinna'' (Le Conte, 1830)
* ''Pseudemys gorzugi
The Rio Grande cooter (''Pseudemys gorzugi'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States.
Geographic range
The Rio Grande cooter is found in the Rio Gr ...
'' Ward, 1984
* ''Terrapene carolina
The common box turtle (''Terrapene carolina'') is a species of box turtle with six existing subspecies. It is found throughout the Eastern United States and Mexico. The box turtle has a distinctive hinged lowered shell (the box) that allows ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Terrapene coahuila'' Schmidt & Owens, 1944 EN
* ''Terrapene mexicana
The Mexican box turtle (''Terrapene mexicana'') is a species of box turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of ''Terrapene carolina'' (''Terrapene carolina mexicana'').
Geographic range
This species is ...
'' (Gray, 1849)
* ''Terrapene nelsoni
The spotted box turtle (''Terrapene nelsoni'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, ''nelsoni'', is in honor of American biologist Edward Wi ...
'' Stejneger, 1925
* ''Terrapene ornata
''Terrapene ornata'' is a species of North American box turtle sometimes referred to as the western box turtle or the ornate box turtle. It is one of two recognized species of box turtle in the United States, having two subspecies. The second rec ...
'' (Agassiz, 1857) NT
* ''Trachemys gaigeae
The Big Bend slider (''Trachemys gaigeae''), also called the Mexican Plateau slider, is a species of aquatic turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Taxonomy
The species ' ...
'' (Hartweg, 1939)
* ''Trachemys grayi'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Trachemys nebulosa
''Trachemys'' is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae. Members of this genus are native to the Americas, ranging from the Midwestern United States south to northern Argentina, but one subspecies, the red-eared slider (''T. script ...
'' (Van Denburgh, 1895)
* '' Trachemys ornata'' (Gray, 1831) VU
* '' Trachemys scripta'' (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
* ''Trachemys taylori
''Trachemys'' is a genus of turtles belonging to the family Emydidae. Members of this genus are native to the Americas, ranging from the Midwestern United States south to northern Argentina, but one subspecies, the red-eared slider (''T. scripta ...
'' (Legler, 1960)
* '' Trachemys venusta'' (Gray, 1855)
* '' Trachemys yaquia'' (Legler & Webb, 1970)
Geoemydidae
Orden: Testudines · Familia: Geoemydidae
* '' Rhinoclemmys areolata'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1851) NT
* ''Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
The ornate or painted wood turtleRhinoclemmys rubida'' (Cope, 1870)
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Kinosternidae
Chinosternids (Kinosternidae), or mud turtles, are a family of turtles native to the Americas. They are mostly small turtles that inhabit bodies of water with soft, muddy bottoms with an abundance of vegetation. All members of the family are carnivores and feed on crustaceans, aquatic insects, mollusks, annelids, amphibians, small fish and sometimes carrion. The Kinosternidae family has a total of 4 genera and 25 species. 18 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Claudius angustatus'' Cope, 1865 NT
* '' Cryptochelys acuta'' (Gray, 1831) NT
* '' Cryptochelys creaseri'' (Hartweg, 1934) NT
* '' Cryptochelys herrerai'' (Stejneger, 1925) VU
* '' Cryptochelys leucostomum'' Duméril & Bibron, 1851 VU
* '' Kinosternon alamosae'' Berry & Legler, 1980
* '' Kinosternon stejnegeri'' (Gilmore, 1923)
* ''
Order: Crocodylia ·
Family:
Order: Crocodylia ·
Family: Alligatoridae
The alligatorids (Alligatoridae) are a family of crocodilian sauropsids (reptiles) native to the Americas. It includes the extant genera '' Alligator'', '' Caiman'', ''
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Eublepharidae
The eublepharidae (Eublepharidae) are a family of lizards that belong to the infraorder Gekkota. It is made up of 27 species grouped into five genera. They have more primitive characteristics than other geckos. In particular, the feet lack the modifications that allow most geckos to scale steep surfaces. Unlike other geckos, they also have mobile eyelids. They are nocturnal lizards that feed mainly on insects. 6 species occur in Mexico.
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Order: Squamata ·
Family:
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
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Order: Squamata ·
Family: Helodermatidae
Helodermatidae is a family of terrestrial lizards whose only genus is Heloderma, which includes the only venomous lizards on the American continent. The family consists of two species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico and Guatemala, which prefer semiarid habitats. 2 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Heloderma horridum'' (Wiegmann, 1829) VU
* '' Heloderma suspectum'' Cope, 1869 NT
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Corytophanidae
The corytophanids (Corytophanidae) are a family of scaly reptiles from the suborder of lizards. They typically have helmet-shaped front crests, which are sexually dimorphic characteristics in species of the genus '' Basiliscus'', since only males develop them, while in species of the genus ''
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatids (Phrynosomatidae) are a family of lizards known as spiny lizards. They have a parietal eye, variable scales that range from stippled, keeled or non-keeled, to mucronate scales. They live among rocks, on the ground, in shrubby, arboreal vegetation, under logs or under rocks. Its range includes southern Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America. There are 143 recognized species, 134 of which occur in Mexico.
* '' Callisaurus draconoides'' Blainville, 1835
* '' Cophosaurus texanus'' Troschel, 1852
* '' Holbrookia elegans'' Bocourt, 1874
* '' Holbrookia lacerata'' Cope, 1880
* '' Holbrookia maculata'' Girard, 1851
* '' Holbrookia propinqua'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* ''
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae is a family of lizards commonly known as anoles. They are small lizards native to the American continent, from the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Central America to South America. They are characterized by having a parietal eye; most have a greenish color and a very long tail. Adult males exhibit a brightly colored fold of skin in the gular region. They feed on insects, mainly crickets. The majority is arboreal. They are very territorial animals. There are around 390 species recognized on the American continent, and 55 species that occur in Mexico.
* '' Anolis allisoni'' Barbour, 1928
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Order: Squamata ·
Family: Teiidae
The teiids (Teiidae) are a family of lizards with elongated bodies, well-developed limbs, provided with granular dorsal scales, large rectangular ventral plates and large plates on the head. All teiids have a forked tongue, similar to that of a snake. They are terrestrial and diurnal, and mainly insectivorous, although some species also feed on a small amount of plant matter. There are 144 recognized species, of which 41 occur in Mexico.
* '' Aspidoscelis angusticeps'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis burti'' (Taylor, 1938)
* '' Aspidoscelis calidipes'' (Duellman, 1955)
* '' Aspidoscelis ceralbensis'' (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
* '' Aspidoscelis communis'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis costata'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis cozumelae'' (Gadow, 1906)
* '' Aspidoscelis danheimae'' (Burt, 1929)
* '' Aspidoscelis deppei'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlopids (Leptotyphlopidae) are a family of snakes native to America, Africa and Asia. They are burrowing snakes that feed on ants and termites. They are relatively small and rarely exceed in length. The body is cylindrical with polished scales, a blunt head and a short tail. They produce pheromones that protect them against termite attacks. 2 genera are recognized that include 87 species. 9 species occur in Mexico.
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Order: Squamata ·
Family: Typhlopidae
Typhlopids (Typhlopidae) are a family of blind snakes that mainly inhabit the tropical regions of Africa, America, Asia, and Australia. They live in burrows, and since they have no use for vision, their eyes are reduced to vestiges, although they can detect light. They have teeth in the upper jaw. The tail ends with a horn-shaped scale. Most of these species are oviparous. 6 genera are recognized, containing 203 species. 3 species occur in Mexico.
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Order: Squamata ·
Family: Boidae
Boids or boas (Boidae) are a family of non-venomous snakes, native to America, Africa, Europe, Asia and some Pacific islands. They are constrictor snakes, meaning they kill their prey by constriction, enclosing them in their rings, applying and maintaining enough pressure to inhibit inhalation; The prey finally succumbs to suffocation. 43 species are distinguished, grouped into 2 subfamilies and 8 genera. 4 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Boa constrictor'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Exiliboa placata'' Bogert, 1968
* '' Lichanura trivirgata'' Cope, 1861
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Order: Squamata ·
Family:
Order: Squamata ·
Family:
Order: Squamata ·
Family:
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Natricinae, Natricidae
The natricines (Natricidae) are a family of snakes with a global distribution, consisting of 222 species. Some authors classify it as a subfamily (Natracinae) in the Colubridae family. 36 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Adelophis copei'' Dugès, 1879
* ''Adelophis foxi'' Rossman & Blaney, 1968
* ''Nerodia erythrogaster'' (Forster, 1771)
* ''Nerodia rhombifer'' (Hallowell, 1852)
* ''DeKay's brown snake, Storeria dekayi'' (Holbrook, 1839)
* ''Storeria hidalgoensis'' Taylor, 1942
* ''Storeria storerioides'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Thamnophis angustirostris'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis bogerti'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Thamnophis chrysocephalus'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Conant's garter snake, Thamnophis conanti'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Blackneck garter snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis elegans'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Mexican garter snake, Thamnophis eques'' (Reuss, 1834)
* ''Thamnophis exsul'' Rossman, 1969
* ''Highland garter snake, Thamnophis fulvus'' (Bocourt, 1893)
* ''Thamnophis godmani'' (Günther, 1894)
* ''Thamnophis hammondii'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis lineri'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Blackbelly garter snake, Thamnophis melanogaster'' (Wiegmann, 1830)
* ''Thamnophis mendax'' Walker, 1955
* ''Thamnophis nigronuchalis'' Thompson, 1957
* ''Thamnophis postremus'' Smith, 1942
* ''Thamnophis proximus'' (Say, 1823)
* ''Yellow-throated garter snake, Thamnophis pulchrilatus'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Thamnophis radix'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Thamnophis rossmani'' Conant, 2000
* ''Thamnophis rufipunctatus'' (Cope, 1875)
* ''Thamnophis sauritus'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Thamnophis scalaris'' Cope, 1861
* ''Thamnophis scaliger'' (Jan, 1863)
* ''Common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Thamnophis sumichrasti'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Thamnophis valida'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Tropidoclonion lineatum'' (Hallowell, 1856)
Elapids (Elapidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that live in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are characterized by having fixed hollow fangs through which they inject venom. They have a size that can vary from (''Drysdalia'') to more than (''Ophiophagus'') in length. Some of its best-known members are cobras, coral snakes, mambas, and sea snakes. Outwardly, terrestrial elapids are similar to colubrids; Almost all of them have a long, thin body, a head covered with large scales and eyes with round pupils. Furthermore, their behavior is generally quite active, and many species are oviparous. Sea snakes, which are also elapids, have adapted to marine life in different ways and to varying degrees. Their characteristics may include laterally flattened bodies and rudder tails for swimming, as well as the ability to excrete salt. Currently, a total of 351 species are distinguished globally. 19 species occur in Mexico, of which 17 are coral snakes.
* ''Yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Yellow-lipped sea krait, Laticauda colubrina'' (Schneider, 1799)
* ''Micruroides, Micruroides euryxanthus'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Micrurus bernadi'' (Cope, 1887)
* ''Micrurus bogerti'' Roze, 1967
* ''Micrurus browni'' Schmidt & Smith, 1943
* ''Micrurus diastema'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Micrurus distans'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Elegant coral snake, Micrurus elegans'' (Jan, 1858)
* ''Micrurus ephippifer'' (Cope, 1886)
* ''Micrurus laticollaris'' (Peters, 1870)
* ''Micrurus latifasciatus'' Schmidt, 1933
* ''Micrurus limbatus'' Fraser, 1964
* ''Micrurus nebularis'' Roze, 1989
* ''Micrurus nigrocinctus'' (Girard, 1854)
* ''Micrurus pachecogili'' Campbell, 2000
* ''Micrurus proximans'' Smith & Chrapliwy, 1958
* ''Micrurus tamaulipensis'' Lavin-Murcio & Dixon, 2004
* ''Micrurus tener'' Baird & Girard, 1853
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Viperidae
The viperids (Viperidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that comprises four subfamilies. The subfamily Crotalinae, commonly known as "pit vipers", are the only viperids native to America. They have a loreal pit, a hole on each side of the head between the eye and the nostril; It is a thermoreceptor organ that is very sensitive to temperature variations and is used to detect warm-blooded prey. Approximately 321 species of viperids are distinguished, grouped into 32 genera. In Mexico, 10 genera and 59 species occur.
* ''Agkistrodon bilineatus'' Günther, 1863 NT
* ''Eastern copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Agkistrodon russeolus'' Gloyd, 1972
* ''Agkistrodon taylori'' Burger & Robertson, 1951
* ''Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, Atropoides mexicanus'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, Atropoides nummifer'' (Rüppel, 1845)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus occiduus, Atropoides occiduus'' (Hoge, 1966)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus olmec, Atropoides olmec'' (Perez-Higareda, Smith, Julia-Zertuche, 1985)
* ''Bothriechis aurifer'' (Salvin, 1860) VU
* ''Bothriechis bicolor'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Bothriechis rowleyi'' (Bogert, 1968)
* ''Bothriechis schlegelii'' (Berthold, 1846)
* ''Bothrops asper'' (Garman, 1883)
* ''Cerrophidion godmani'' (Günther, 1863)
* ''Cerrophidion petlalcalensis'' LOPÉZ-LUNA, VOGT & TORRE-LORANCA, 1999
* ''Cerrophidion tzotzilorum'' (Campbell, 1985)
* ''Crotalus aquilus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Crotalus basiliscus'' (Cope, 1864)
* ''Crotalus catalinensis'' Cliff, 1954 CR
* ''Crotalus cerastes'' Hallowell, 1854
* ''Crotalus cerberus'' (Coues, 1875)
* ''Crotalus culminatus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus durissus'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Crotalus enyo'' (Cope, 1861)
* ''Crotalus ericsmithi'' Campbell & Flores-Villela, 2008
* ''Crotalus intermedius'' Troschel, 1865
* ''Crotalus lannomi'' Tanner, 1966
* ''Crotalus lepidus'' (Kennicott, 1861)
* ''Crotalus mitchellii'' (Cope, 1861)
* ''Black-tailed rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Crotalus oreganus'' Holbrook, 1840
* ''Crotalus ornatus'' Hallowell, 1854
* ''Crotalus polystictus'' (Cope, 1865)
* ''Crotalus pricei'' Van Denburgh, 1895
* ''Crotalus pusillus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus ravus'' Cope, 1865
* ''Crotalus ruber'' Cope, 1892
* ''Crotalus scutulatus'' (Kennicott, 1861)
* ''Crotalus simus'' Latreille, 1801
* ''Crotalus stejnegeri'' Dunn, 1919
* ''Crotalus tancitarensis'' Alvarado-Díaz & Campbell, 2004
* ''Crotalus tigris'' Kennicott 1859
* ''Crotalus totonacus'' Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
* ''Crotalus transversus'' Taylor, 1944
* ''Crotalus triseriatus'' (Wagler, 1830)
* ''Crotalus tzabcan'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus viridis'' (Rafinesque, 1818)
* ''Crotalus willardi'' Meek, 1905
* ''Mixcoatlus barbouri'' (Dunn, 1919)
* ''Mixcoatlus browni'' (Shreve, 1938)
* ''Mixcoatlus melanurus'' (Müller, 1923)
* ''Ophryacus undulatus'' (Jan, 1859)
* ''Porthidium dunni'' (Hartweg & Oliver, 1938)
* ''Porthidium hespere'' (Campbell, 1976)
* ''Porthidium nasutum'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Porthidium ophryomegas'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Porthidium yucatanicum'' (Smith, 1941)
* ''Sistrurus catenatus'' (Rafinesque, 1818)
Kinosternidae
Order: Testudines ·
Family: Kinosternidae
Chinosternids (Kinosternidae), or mud turtles, are a family of turtles native to the Americas. They are mostly small turtles that inhabit bodies of water with soft, muddy bottoms with an abundance of vegetation. All members of the family are carnivores and feed on crustaceans, aquatic insects, mollusks, annelids, amphibians, small fish and sometimes carrion. The Kinosternidae family has a total of 4 genera and 25 species. 18 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Claudius angustatus'' Cope, 1865 NT
* '' Cryptochelys acuta'' (Gray, 1831) NT
* '' Cryptochelys creaseri'' (Hartweg, 1934) NT
* '' Cryptochelys herrerai'' (Stejneger, 1925) VU
* '' Cryptochelys leucostomum'' Duméril & Bibron, 1851 VU
* '' Kinosternon alamosae'' Berry & Legler, 1980
* '' Kinosternon stejnegeri'' (Gilmore, 1923)
* ''Kinosternon chimalhuaca
The Jalisco mud turtle (''Kinosternon chimalhuaca'') is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico. It is found in Colima and Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of ...
'' Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1997
* '' Kinosternon durangoense'' Iverson, 1979 VU
* '' Kinosternon flavescens'' (Agassiz, 1857)
* ''Kinosternon hirtipes
The rough-footed mud turtle (''Kinosternon hirtipes'') is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Geographic range
''K. hirtipes'' is found in the Unit ...
'' (Wagler, 1830) VU
* ''Kinosternon integrum
The Mexican mud turtle (''Kinosternon integrum''),Liner, Ernest A. and Gustavo Casas-Andreu. 2008. ''Standard Spanish, English and scientific names of the amphibians and reptiles of Mexico.'' Society for the Study Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpet ...
'' Le Conte, 1854 VU
* '' Kinosternon oaxacae'' Berry & Iverson, 1980
* ''Kinosternon scorpioides
The scorpion mud turtle or Tabasco mud turtle (''Kinosternon scorpioides'') is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. It is found in Mexico, Central and South America. It is a medium to large kinosternid (mud turtle) with a domed, o ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* '' Kinosternon sonoriense'' Le Conte, 1854 VU
* '' Staurotypus salvinii'' Gray, 1864 NT
* '' Staurotypus triporcatus'' (Wiegmann, 1828) NT
* '' Sternotherus odoratus'' (Latreille, 1802)
Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
Crocodylidae
Order: Crocodylia ·
Family: Crocodylidae
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term crocodile is sometimes used even more loosely to include all extant mem ...
Crocodiles (Crocodylidae) are a family of archosaur sauropsids. This family includes 14 species of large semi-aquatic reptiles that inhabit tropical areas of the world. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats, such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, and sometimes brackish water. They are ambush hunters who usually wait for their prey, generally fish or land animals, to approach, before attacking them. They feed mainly on vertebrates such as fish, reptiles and mammals, and sometimes invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans, depending on the species. As cold-blooded predators, they have a slow metabolism and can therefore survive long periods without food. Despite their slow appearance, crocodiles are very fast over short distances, even out of water.
* '' Crocodylus acutus'' Cuvier, 1807 VU
* ''Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet's crocodile ''(Crocodylus moreletii)'', also known as the Mexican crocodile or Belize crocodile, is a modest-sized crocodilian found only in fresh waters of the Atlantic regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. It usually grows to abou ...
'' Duméril & Bocourt, 1851
Alligatoridae
Order: Crocodylia ·
Family: Alligatoridae
The alligatorids (Alligatoridae) are a family of crocodilian sauropsids (reptiles) native to the Americas. It includes the extant genera '' Alligator'', '' Caiman'', ''Melanosuchus
''Melanosuchus'' is a genus of alligatorid caiman. The black caiman of South America is the sole extant (living) species, and is the largest living member of the subfamily caimaninae, and the entire alligator family.
Taxonomy Extant species
Ther ...
'' and '' Paleosuchus'', as well as numerous extinct genera. Of the 7 species that inhabit America, 2 occur in Mexico.
* '' Alligator mississippiensis'' (Daudin, 1802)
* '' Caiman crocodilus'' Linnaeus, 1758
Lizards (Squamata - suborders Dibamidae, Laterata, Gekkota, Iguania, Anguimorpha, Scincomorpha)
Anguidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Anguidae Anguids (Anguidae) are a family of anguimorphic scaly sauropsids that includes glass lizards, snapdragons, northern alligator lizards, and alicante lizards. Species of the Anguinae subfamily are characterized by leg atrophy, despite the fact that they are not directly related to snakes or amphisbaenae, as this is a notable case of evolutionary convergence. The family was described by the English naturalist John Edward Gray in 1825. The distribution of Anguidae spans the Old and New Worlds. It is only absent in Australia. Most species are terrestrial, living in the leaf litter on the forest floor. The anguid family is divided into four subfamilies (one extinct), 10 non-extinct genera, and contains 94 species. In Mexico there are 50 species. * ''Abronia antauges
''Abronia antauges'' (Mount Orizaba alligator lizard) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Veracruz, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern po ...
'' Cope, 1866
* ''Abronia aurita
Cope's arboreal alligator lizard (''Abronia aurita'') is a species of lizard found in two isolated locations in Guatemala, one in the Alta Verapaz Department and one in the Jalapa Department. These lizard are found only in high altitudes of 2,000 ...
'' Cope, 1869 EN
* ''Abronia bogerti
''Abronia bogerti'', known by the common name Bogert's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. Campbell JA (2007)''Abronia bogerti'' The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Vers ...
'' Tihen, 1954 DD
* ''Abronia chiszari
''Abronia chiszari'', Chiszar's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to east-central Mexico.
Taxonomy
''A. chiszari'' was described in 1981 by Hobart Muir ...
'' Smith & Smith, 1981 EN
* ''Abronia cuetzpali
''Abronia cuetzpali'' is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 2016 by Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solís and Frost from the Sierra de Miahuatlán of Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), of ...
'' Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost, 2016 NE
* ''Abronia deppii
''Abronia deppii'', Deppe's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species was described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann, and it is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
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'' Wiegmann, 1828 EN
* ''Abronia fuscolabialis
''Abronia fuscolabialis'', the Mount Zempoaltepec arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered arboreal alligator lizard
''Abronia'' is a genus of lizards in the family Anguidae. The genus is native to northern Central America, occurring mainl ...
'' Tihen, 1944 EN
* ''Abronia gadovii
''Abronia gadovii'', also known commonly as Gadow's alligator lizard and ''el escorpión de Gadow'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerr ...
'' Boulenger, 1913
* ''Abronia graminea
The Mexican alligator lizard (''Abronia graminea''), also known as the green arboreal alligator lizard, is an Endangered species, endangered species of lizard Endemism, endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca highlands of Mexico. It can be found in ...
'' Cope, 1864 VU
* ''Abronia juarezi
''Abronia juarezi'', also known commonly as the Sierra Juarez alligator lizard and ''el escorpión de Sierra de Juárez'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Juárez in the sta ...
'' Karges & Wright, 1987
* ''Abronia leurolepis
''Abronia leurolepis'' is an arboreal alligator lizard that is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the U ...
'' Campbell & Frost, 1993 DD
* '' Abronia lythrochila'' Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1963 LC
* ''Abronia martindelcampoi
''Abronia martindelcampoi'', Martín del Campo's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 2003 by Flores-Villela and Sánchez-Herrera.
Etymology
The specific name, ''martindelcampoi'', is in ...
'' Flores-Villela & Sánchez-H., 2003 EN
* ''Abronia matudai
''Abronia matudai'', Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1946 by Norman Hartweg and Joseph Tihen, is endemic to Central A ...
'' Hartweg & Tihen, 1946 EN
* ''Abronia mitchelli
''Abronia mitchelli'', Mitchell's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southwestern Mexico.
Etym ...
'' Campbell, 1982 DD
* ''Abronia mixteca
''Abronia mixteca '', the Mixtecan arboreal alligator lizard, is a vulnerable species of arboreal alligator lizards described in 1967 by Charles Mitchill Bogert and Ann Porter. It is endemic to the Guerrero and Oaxaca states of Mexico.
Reference ...
'' Bogert & Porter, 1967
* ''Abronia moreletii
''Abronia moreletii'', commonly known as Morelet's alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''moreletii'', is in honor of French naturalist Pierre ...
'' Bocourt, 1872 LC
* ''Abronia morenica
''Abronia morenica'', the Sierra Morena arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico. It is known from cloud forests at elevations of above sea level, i ...
'' Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes De Oca, 2020 NE
* ''Abronia oaxacae
''Abronia oaxacae'', the Oaxacan arboreal alligator lizard, is a vulnerable species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1885 by Albert C. L. G. Günther. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico.
Distribution and habitat
''Abronia oaxacae'' is foun ...
'' Günther, 1885 VU
* ''Abronia ochoterenai
''Abronia ochoterenai'', Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard or Northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which is native to extreme southern Mexico, was describ ...
'' Martín del Campo, 1939 DD
* '' Abronia ornelasi'' Campbell, 1984 DD
* '' Abronia ramirezi'' Campbell, 1994 DD
* ''Abronia reidi
''Abronia reidi'', Reid's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to Mexico. It was described as a species new to science in 1961 by John E. Werler and Frederick A. Shan ...
'' Werler & Shannon, 1961 DD
* '' Abronia smithi'' Campbell & Frost, 1993 LC
* ''Abronia taeniata
''Abronia taeniata'', the banded arboreal alligator lizard or bromeliad arboreal alligator lizard, is a vulnerable species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann (2 June ...
'' Wiegmann, 1828 EN
* ''Abronia viridiflava
The dwarf alligator lizard (''Abronia viridiflava''), is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of ...
'' Bocourt, 1873
* ''Abronia zongolica
''Abronia zongolica'' is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It is known from mature pine-oak forests at elevations of above sea level in the eponymous Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz.
Adult males measure ...
'' García-Vázquez, Clause, Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Cazares-Hernández & de la Torre-Loranca, 2022 NE
* ''Barisia herrerae
Herrera's alligator lizard (''Barisia herrerae'') is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern p ...
'' Zaldîvar-Riverón & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2002
* ''Barisia imbricata
The imbricate alligator lizard or transvolcanic alligator lizard (''Barisia imbricata'') is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican ...
'' Wiegmann, 1828
* ''Barisia levicollis
The Chihuahuan alligator lizard (''Barisia levicollis'') is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the sout ...
'' Stejneger, 1890
* ''Barisia rudicollis
The rough-necked alligator lizard (''Barisia rudicollis'') is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the s ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1828)
* '' Desertum lugoi'' McCoy, 1970
* '' Elgaria kingii'' Gray, 1838
* '' Elgaria multicarinata'' (Blainville, 1835)
* '' Elgaria paucicarinata'' (Fitch, 1934)
* '' Elgaria velazquezi'' Grismer & Hollingsworth, 2001
* ''Gerrhonotus farri
''Gerrhonotus farri'' is a species of lizard of the Anguidae family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nort ...
'' Bryson & Graham, 2010
* ''Gerrhonotus infernalis
The Texas alligator lizard (''Gerrhonotus infernalis'') is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the central region of the American state of Texas, and south into adjacent northern ...
'' Baird, 1859
* '' Gerrhonotus lazcanoi'' Banda-Leal, Nevárez-de los Reyes, Bryson, 2017
* '' Gerrhonotus liocephalus'' Wiegmann, 1828
* '' Gerrhonotus mccoyi'' García-Vázquez, Contreras-Arquieta, Trujano-Ortega & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2018
* '' Gerrhonotus ophiurus'' Cope, 1867
* '' Gerrhonotus parvus'' Knight & Scudday, 1985
* ''Ophisaurus ceroni
''Ophisaurus ceroni'', Ceron's glass lizard, is a species of lizard of the Anguidae family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...
'' Holman, 1965
* ''Ophisaurus incomptus
''Ophisaurus incomptus'', the plainneck glass lizard, is a species of lizard of the Anguidae family. It is found in Mexico.
This species is known only from the Veracruz moist forests of southeastern San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), offi ...
'' McConkey, 1955
Diploglossidae
Orden: Squamata · Familia: Diploglossidae * '' Celestus enneagrammus'' (Cope, 1860) * '' Celestus rozellae'' (Smith, 1942) * '' Diploglossus atitlanensis'' (Smith, 1950) * '' Diploglossus ingridae'' Werler & Campbell, 2004 * '' Diploglossus legnotus'' Campbell & Camarillo, 1994 * '' Diploglossus microcephalus'' (Hallowell, 1856) * '' Diploglossus owenii'' Duméril & Bibron, 1839Gekkonidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Gekkonidae Geconids or geckos (Gekkonidae) are a family of scaly sauropsids (reptiles), which includes small to medium-sized species found in temperate and tropical climates around the world. They have several peculiar features that clearly distinguish them from other lizards. They are unique in their vocalization, as they make screeching noises in their interactions with other geckos. They are nocturnal, with large eyes and equipped with vertical lobed pupils that allow an extraordinary margin of variation in their opening. Many species have sticky pads on the soles of their feet that allow them to climb smooth vertical surfaces and even navigate roofs. The gecko family has a global distribution. 6 species occur in Mexico. * ''Gehyra mutilata
''Gehyra mutilata'', also known commonly as the common four-clawed gecko, Pacific gecko, stump-toed gecko, sugar gecko in Indonesia, tender-skinned house gecko, and ''butiki'' in Filipino, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The sp ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''Hemidactylus brookii
''Hemidactylus brookii'', also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae.
Etymology
The specific name, ''brookii'', is in honor of British adventurer James Bro ...
'' Gray, 1845
* ''Hemidactylus frenatus
The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard.
Most geckos are noctur ...
'' Schlegel, 1836
* '' Hemidactylus mabouia'' (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818)
* '' Hemidactylus turcicus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Lepidodactylus lugubris'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Eublepharidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Eublepharidae
The eublepharidae (Eublepharidae) are a family of lizards that belong to the infraorder Gekkota. It is made up of 27 species grouped into five genera. They have more primitive characteristics than other geckos. In particular, the feet lack the modifications that allow most geckos to scale steep surfaces. Unlike other geckos, they also have mobile eyelids. They are nocturnal lizards that feed mainly on insects. 6 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Coleonyx brevis
The Texas banded gecko (''Coleonyx brevis'') is a species of small gecko native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Description
Texas banded geckos are small, terrestrial lizards, rarely exceeding in length. They have alte ...
'' Stejneger, 1893
* ''Coleonyx elegans
''Coleonyx'' is a genus of terrestrial geckos commonly referred to as banded geckos. Species of ''Coleonyx'' are found in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Banded Geckos enjoy dry, warm weather which is why they are t ...
'' Gray, 1845
* ''Coleonyx fasciatus
The black banded gecko (''Coleonyx fasciatus'') is a gecko endemic to western Mexico. It is found in Madrean foothills in Sinaloa and southern Sonora, and perhaps in extreme adjacent southwestern Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihua ...
'' (Boulenger, 1885)
* ''Coleonyx reticulatus
The reticulate banded gecko or reticulated gecko (''Coleonyx reticulatus'') is a species of small gecko native to the United States (Texas) and Mexico (Coahuila).
Description
Reticulate banded geckos can grow to 6.5 inches long, and are a pink ...
'' Davis & Dixon, 1958
* ''Coleonyx switaki
Switak's banded gecko (''Coleonyx switaki''), also commonly known as the barefoot banded gecko, the barefoot gecko, and Switak's barefoot gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is indigenous to the extreme southwes ...
'' (Murphy, 1974)
* ''Coleonyx variegatus
The western banded gecko (''Coleonyx variegatus'') is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Five subspecies are recognized.
Geographic range
In ...
'' (Baird, 1858)
Phyllodactylidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Phyllodactylidae
The Phyllodactylidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of over 150 species in 10 genera, distributed throughout the New World, North Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The family was first delineated based on a molecular phylogenetic ...
* '' Phyllodactylus angelensis'' Dixon, 1966
* ''Phyllodactylus apricus
The Las Animas Island gecko (''Phyllodactylus apricus'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Las Ánimas in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
'' Dixon, 1966
* ''Phyllodactylus bordai
The Guerreran leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus bordai''), also known commonly as the desert leaf-toed gecko and the ''salamanquesa de Guerrero'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Mexico ...
'' Taylor, 1942
* ''Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis
The Catalina Island leaf-toed gecko (''Phyllodactylus bugastrolepis'') is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in Gulf of California, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country ...
'' Dixon, 1966
* '' Phyllodactylus davisi'' Dixon, 1964
* '' Phyllodactylus delcampoi'' Mosauer, 1936
* '' Phyllodactylus duellmani'' Dixon, 1960
* '' Phyllodactylus homolepidurus'' Smith, 1935
* '' Phyllodactylus lanei'' Smith, 1935
* '' Phyllodactylus muralis'' Taylor, 1940
* '' Phyllodactylus nocticolus'' Dixon, 1964
* '' Phyllodactylus papenfussi'' Murphy, Blair & de la Cruz, 2009
* '' Phyllodactylus partidus'' Dixon, 1966
* '' Phyllodactylus paucituberculatus'' Dixon, 1960
* '' Phyllodactylus santacruzensis'' Dixon, 1966
* '' Phyllodactylus tinklei'' Dixon, 1966
* '' Phyllodactylus tuberculosus'' Wiegmann, 1834
* ''Phyllodactylus unctus
The San Lucan gecko (''Phyllodactylus unctus'') is a species of gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are f ...
'' (Cope, 1864)
* ''Phyllodactylus xanti
''Phyllodactylus xanti'' is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to northwestern Mexico. It is also known as the leaf-toed gecko ( among many other species) or Raza Island leaf-toed gecko when referring to the subspec ...
'' Cope, 1863
* '' Thecadactylus rapicauda'' (Houttuyn, 1782)
Sphaerodactylidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Sphaerodactylidae
* ''Aristelliger georgeensis
The Saint George Island gecko (''Aristelliger georgeensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.
Geographic range
''A. georgeensis'' is found in Belize, on Colombian Caribbean islands ...
'' (Bocourt, 1873)
* ''Gonatodes albogularis
''Gonatodes albogularis'', which has been called a number of vernacular names in English, is a smallish species of gecko found in warm parts of Central and South America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica. They prefer to live in tropical dry forest h ...
'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
* ''Sphaerodactylus argus
''Sphaerodactylus argus'', also known commonly as the ocellated gecko, the ocellated sphaero, and the stippled sphaero, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to the Caribbean. There are two recognized ...
'' Gosse, 1850
* ''Sphaerodactylus continentalis
''Sphaerodactylus continentalis'' is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is found in Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to th ...
'' Werner 1896
* ''Sphaerodactylus glaucus
''Sphaerodactylus glaucus'' is a species of gecko known by the common name collared dwarf gecko or least gecko.García-Grajáles, J., et al. (2014)Range extension of the least gecko, ''Sphaerodactylus glaucus'' Cope, 1865 (Squamata: Sphaerodactyli ...
'' Cope, 1865
* ''Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus
The spotted least gecko (''Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. It is endemic to Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its bounda ...
'' Hallowell, 1861
Helodermatidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Helodermatidae
Helodermatidae is a family of terrestrial lizards whose only genus is Heloderma, which includes the only venomous lizards on the American continent. The family consists of two species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico and Guatemala, which prefer semiarid habitats. 2 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Heloderma horridum'' (Wiegmann, 1829) VU
* '' Heloderma suspectum'' Cope, 1869 NT
Corytophanidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Corytophanidae
The corytophanids (Corytophanidae) are a family of scaly reptiles from the suborder of lizards. They typically have helmet-shaped front crests, which are sexually dimorphic characteristics in species of the genus '' Basiliscus'', since only males develop them, while in species of the genus ''Corytophanes
''Corytophanes'' is a genus of Neotropical lizards, commonly referred to as helmeted iguanas or helmeted basilisks, in the family Corytophanidae. The genus contains three species, all of which are arboreal, and reside in tropical forests.
Speci ...
'' and ''Laemanctus
''Laemanctus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Corytophanidae. Species in the genus ''Laemanctus'' are commonly referred to as conehead lizards or casquehead iguanas. The genus is endemic to Central America.
Description
Lizards of the genus ...
'' they are present in both males and females. Its distribution area includes Mexico, Central and South America up to Ecuador. There are nine recognized species of corythophanids, of which 6 occur in Mexico.
* ''Basiliscus vittatus
The brown basilisk (''Basiliscus vittatus''), also commonly referred to as the striped basilisk or in some areas as the common basilisk, is a species of basilisk lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Mexico, Central A ...
'' Wiegmann, 1828
* ''Corytophanes cristatus
The smooth helmeted iguana (''Corytophanes cristatus''), also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names, is a species of New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The spe ...
'' (Merrem, 1821)
* ''Corytophanes hernandesii
''Corytophanes hernandesii'', also known commonly as Hernandez's helmeted basilisk and ''el turipache de montaña'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico.
E ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1831)
* ''Corytophanes percarinatus
The Guatemalan helmeted basilisk (''Corytophanes percarinatus'') is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico.
Geographic range
''C. percarinatus'' is found in El Salvador, Guat ...
'' Duméril, 1856
* '' Laemanctus longipes'' Wiegmann, 1834
* ''Laemanctus serratus
''Laemanctus serratus'', also known commonly as the serrated casquehead iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico and Central America. There are two recognized subspecies.
Geograp ...
'' Cope, 1864
Iguanidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Iguanidae The iguanids (Iguanidae) are a family of lizards whose distribution extends from the southern United States, Central America to Paraguay, and from the Caribbean islands to the Galapagos Islands and Fiji. Iguanids can reach lengths that vary between and . The tail is often longer than the rest of the body. They often have a dewlap that helps regulate body temperature, and dorsal spines that are more pronounced in males than in females. Some species are terrestrial, others prefer to live in trees or rocks. Males are usually territorial and defend their territory against other males, but tolerate females. All iguanas are oviparous. The nests are usually quite large, often several females lay their eggs in proximity to other nests to facilitate their defense against predators. Juveniles feed primarily on insects and other invertebrates, while adults, especially in larger species, switch to a primarily plant diet. 16 species of iguanids occur in Mexico. * ''Ctenosaura acanthura
''Ctenosaura acanthura'', is a species of iguanid lizard found in eastern Mexico and extreme western Guatemala. The standardized English name is the Mexican spiny-tailed iguana (Spanish: garrobo del noreste).Liner, E. A. and G. Casas-Andreu. 2008 ...
'' (Shaw, 1802)
* '' Ctenosaura alfredschmidti'' Köhler, 1995 NT
* '' Ctenosaura clarki'' Bailey, 1928
* '' Ctenosaura defensor'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Ctenosaura hemilopha
''Ctenosaura hemilopha'', also known as the Baja California spiny-tailed iguana, is a species of spinytail iguana endemic to Baja California.Grismer, L. Lee.(2002) ''Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands a ...
'' (Cope, 1863)
* '' Ctenosaura oaxacana'' Köhler & Hasbun, 2001
* ''Ctenosaura pectinata
''Ctenosaura pectinata'' is a species of moderately large lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to western Mexico.
The standardized English name is the western spiny-tailed iguana. Liner, Ernest A., and Gustavo Casas-Andreu (20 ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''Ctenosaura quinquecarinata
''Ctenosaura quinquecarinata'', commonly known as the Oaxacan spinytail iguana or the five-keeled spiny-tailed iguana is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae native to Central America.
Geographic range
It is found in Costa Rica and Nicar ...
'' (Gray, 1842)
* '' Ctenosaura similis'' (Gray, 1831)
* ''Dipsosaurus dorsalis
The desert iguana (''Dipsosaurus dorsalis'') is an iguana species found in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, as well as on several Gulf of California islands.
Taxonomy
The species wa ...
'' (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* '' Iguana iguana'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Sauromalus ater'' Duméril, 1856
* '' Sauromalus hispidus'' Stejneger, 1891
* ''Sauromalus klauberi
''Sauromalus klauberi'', commonly called the Catalina chuckwalla or the spotted chuckwalla, is a species of chuckwalla, a lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species was first identified in 1941.
Geographic range
''S. klauberi'' is endemic to B ...
'' Shaw, 1941
* '' Sauromalus slevini'' Van Denburgh, 1922
* '' Sauromalus varius'' Dickerson, 1919
Phrynosomatidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosomatids (Phrynosomatidae) are a family of lizards known as spiny lizards. They have a parietal eye, variable scales that range from stippled, keeled or non-keeled, to mucronate scales. They live among rocks, on the ground, in shrubby, arboreal vegetation, under logs or under rocks. Its range includes southern Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central America. There are 143 recognized species, 134 of which occur in Mexico.
* '' Callisaurus draconoides'' Blainville, 1835
* '' Cophosaurus texanus'' Troschel, 1852
* '' Holbrookia elegans'' Bocourt, 1874
* '' Holbrookia lacerata'' Cope, 1880
* '' Holbrookia maculata'' Girard, 1851
* '' Holbrookia propinqua'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* ''Petrosaurus mearnsi
''Petrosaurus mearnsi'', also called the banded rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to western North America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''mearnsi'', is in honor of American naturalist Ed ...
'' (Stejneger, 1894)
* ''Petrosaurus repens
''Petrosaurus repens'' is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is from the central Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico.
References
repens
''Eprius'' is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperi ...
'' (Van Denburgh, 1895)
* '' Petrosaurus thalassinus'' (Cope, 1863)
* '' Phrynosoma asio'' Cope, 1864
* '' Phrynosoma blainvillii'' Gray, 1839
* ''Phrynosoma braconnieri
The short-tailed horned lizard (''Phrynosoma braconnieri'') is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. It has a very distinct, shortened tail, which is sometimes not apparent.
Etymology
The specific e ...
'' Duméril & Bocourt, 1870
* '' Phrynosoma cerroense'' Stejneger, 1893
* '' Phrynosoma cornutum'' (Harlan, 1824)
* '' Phrynosoma coronatum'' (Blainville, 1835)
* '' Phrynosoma ditmarsi'' Stejneger, 1906
* ''Phrynosoma douglasii
The pygmy short-horned lizard (''Phrynosoma douglasii'') is a species of small horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the northwestern United States and adjacent southwestern Canada. Like other horned lizards, it is ...
'' (Bell, 1828)
* '' Phrynosoma goodei'' Stejneger, 1893
* ''Phrynosoma hernandesi
The greater short-horned lizard (''Phrynosoma hernandesi)'', also commonly known as the mountain short-horned lizard or Hernández's short-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to western No ...
'' Girard, 1858
* '' Phrynosoma mcallii'' (Hallowell, 1852)
* '' Phrynosoma modestum'' Girard, 1852
* ''Phrynosoma orbiculare
The Mexican Plateau horned lizard (''Phrynosoma orbiculare'') is a species of horned lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species, also known commonly as the Chihuahua Desert horned lizard, is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized su ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Phrynosoma platyrhinos'' Girard, 1852
* '' Phrynosoma solare'' Gray, 1845
* '' Phrynosoma taurus'' Dugès, 1873
* ''Phrynosoma wigginsi
The Cedros Island horned lizard (''Phrynosoma cerroense'') is a horned lizard species native to Cedros Island in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...
'' Montanucci, 2004
* ''Sceloporus acanthinus
''Sceloporus acanthinus'', Bocourt's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), ...
'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Sceloporus adleri'' Smith & Savitzky, 1974
* '' Sceloporus aeneus'' Wiegmann, 1828
* '' Sceloporus albiventris'' Smith, 1939
* '' Sceloporus anahuacus'' Lara-Gongara, 1983
* '' Sceloporus angustus'' (Dickerson, 1919)
* '' Sceloporus arenicolus'' Degenhardt & Jones, 1972
* '' Sceloporus asper'' Boulenger, 1897
* ''Sceloporus bicanthalis
''Sceloporus bicanthalis'', the trans volcanic bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae, first described by Hobart Muir Smith as a subspecies of ''Sceloporus aeneus'' in 1937. It is endemic to Mexico. It was classi ...
'' Smith, 1937
* '' Sceloporus bimaculosus'' Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955
* '' Sceloporus bulleri'' Boulenger, 1894
* '' Sceloporus caeruleus'' Smith, 1936
* ''Sceloporus carinatus
''Sceloporus carinatus'', the keeled spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), ...
'' Smith, 1936
* '' Sceloporus cautus'' Smith, 1938
* '' Sceloporus chaneyi'' Liner & Dixon, 1992
* '' Sceloporus chrysostictus'' Cope, 1866
* '' Sceloporus clarkii'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* '' Sceloporus consobrinus'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* '' Sceloporus couchii'' Baird, 1859
* ''Sceloporus cowlesi
The southwestern fence lizard (''Sceloporus cowlesi''), also known as Cowles' prairie lizard, the White Sands prairie lizard or the White Sands swift, is species of spiny lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is native to the Chihuahuan Des ...
'' Lowe & Norris, 1956
* '' Sceloporus cozumelae'' Jones, 1927
* '' Sceloporus cryptus'' Smith & Lynch, 1967
* '' Sceloporus cupreus'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Sceloporus cyanogenys'' Cope, 1885
* '' Sceloporus cyanostictus'' Axtell & Axtell, 1971
* '' Sceloporus druckercolini'' Pérez-Ramos & Saldana de la Riva, 2008
* '' Sceloporus dugesii'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Sceloporus edwardtaylori'' Smith, 1936
* '' Sceloporus exsul'' Dixon, Ketchersid & Lieb, 1972
* '' Sceloporus formosus'' Wiegmann, 1834
* '' Sceloporus gadoviae'' Boulenger, 1905
* '' Sceloporus goldmani'' Smith, 1937
* '' Sceloporus graciosus'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* ''Sceloporus grammicus
''Sceloporus grammicus'' is a species of lizard from Mexico and the southern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the mesquite lizard or graphic spiny lizard.
Geographic range
''Sceloporus grammicus'' is native to the southern United S ...
'' Wiegmann, 1828
* '' Sceloporus grandaevus'' (Dickerson, 1919)
* '' Sceloporus heterolepis'' Boulenger, 1894
* ''Sceloporus horridus
''Sceloporus horridus'', the horrible spiny lizard, rough lizard, or southern rough lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Gallery
Chintete (14133882356).jpg, Displaying male
Lagartija (17352446 ...
'' Wiegmann, 1834
* ''Sceloporus hunsakeri
''Sceloporus hunsakeri'', also known commonly as Hunsaker's spiny lizard and ''la espinosa de Hunsaker'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Baja Californ ...
'' Hall & Smith, 1979
* '' Sceloporus insignis'' Webb, 1967
* '' Sceloporus internasalis'' Smith & Bumzahem, 1955
* '' Sceloporus jalapae'' Günther, 1890
* ''Sceloporus jarrovii
''Sceloporus jarrovii'', also known commonly as Yarrow's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.
...
'' Cope, 1875
* '' Sceloporus lemosespinali'' Lara-Góngara, 2004
* '' Sceloporus licki'' Van Denburgh, 1895
* ''Sceloporus lineatulus
''Sceloporus lineatulus'', the Santa Catalina spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country ...
'' Dickerson, 1919
* ''Sceloporus lundelli
''Sceloporus lundelli'', also known commonly as Lundell's spiny lizard and ''la espinosa de Lundell'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize, an ...
'' Smith, 1939
* '' Sceloporus macdougalli'' Smith & Bumzahem, 1953
* '' Sceloporus maculosus'' Smith, 1934
* '' Sceloporus magister'' Hallowell, 1854
* '' Sceloporus malachiticus'' Cope, 1864
* '' Sceloporus megalepidurus'' Smith, 1934
* ''Sceloporus melanorhinus
''Sceloporus melanorhinus'', the pastel tree lizard, black-nosed lizard, or southern black-nosed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic ...
'' Bocourt, 1876
* '' Sceloporus merriami'' Stejneger, 1904
* '' Sceloporus minor'' Cope, 1885
* '' Sceloporus mucronatus'' Cope, 1885
* '' Sceloporus nelsoni'' Cochran, 1923
* '' Sceloporus occidentalis'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* '' Sceloporus ochoterenae'' Smith, 1934
* '' Sceloporus olivaceus'' Smith, 1934
* ''Sceloporus orcutti
The granite spiny lizard (''Sceloporus orcutti'') is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
Etymology
The epithet, ''orcutti'', honors American naturalist Charles Russell Orcutt (1864–1929), who collected the type specimen in San ...
'' Stejneger, 1893
* '' Sceloporus ornatus'' Baird, 1859
* '' Sceloporus palaciosi'' Lara-Góngara, 1983
* '' Sceloporus parvus'' Smith, 1934
* '' Sceloporus poinsettii'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* ''Sceloporus pyrocephalus
''Sceloporus pyrocephalus'', the boulder spiny lizard or red-headed spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country ...
'' Cope, 1864
* '' Sceloporus salvini'' Günther, 1890
* '' Sceloporus samcolemani'' Smith & Hall, 1974
* '' Sceloporus scalaris'' Wiegmann, 1828
* ''Sceloporus serrifer
''Sceloporus serrifer'', the rough-scaled lizard or Yucatecan rough-scaled lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
Geographic range
It ranges from the United States in southern Texas, through the eastern states of Mexico, to Central ...
'' Cope, 1866
* '' Sceloporus shannonorum'' Langebartel, 1959
* ''Sceloporus siniferus
''Sceloporus siniferus'', the longtail spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
References
Sceloporus
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1870
Taxa named by Edward Drin ...
'' Cope, 1870
* '' Sceloporus slevini'' Smith, 1937
* ''Sceloporus smaragdinus
''Sceloporus smaragdinus'', Bocourt's emerald lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=n ...
'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Sceloporus smithi'' artweg & Oliver, 1937
* '' Sceloporus spinosus'' Wiegmann, 1828
* ''Sceloporus squamosus
''Sceloporus squamosus'', the Mexican spiny lizard or dwarf spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras
Honduras, officially the ...
'' Bocourt, 1874
* '' Sceloporus stejnegeri'' Smith, 1942
* '' Sceloporus subpictus'' Lynch & Smith, 1965
* '' Sceloporus sugillatus'' Smith, 1942
* '' Sceloporus taeniocnemis'' Cope, 1885
* '' Sceloporus tanneri'' Smith & Larsen, 1975
* ''Sceloporus teapensis
''Sceloporus teapensis'', the Teapen rosebelly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.
References
Sceloporus
Reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles of Guatemala
Reptiles of Belize ...
'' Günther, 1890
* ''Sceloporus torquatus
''Sceloporus torquatus'', the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
Naming
The subspecies ''Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni'' was named by Hobart Muir Smith
Hobart Muir Smith, born Frederick William Stouffer ( ...
'' Wiegmann, 1828
* ''Sceloporus tristichus
The plateau fence lizard (''Sceloporus tristichus'') is a species of spiny lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
Description
At up to from snout to vent, the plateau fence lizard is a grayish, brownish, or greenish lizard. The upper side o ...
'' (Cope, 1875)
* '' Sceloporus undulatus'' (Bosc & Daudin, 1801)
* '' Sceloporus utiformis'' Cope, 1864
* '' Sceloporus variabilis'' Wiegmann, 1834
* '' Sceloporus virgatus'' Smith, 1938
* ''Sceloporus zosteromus
''Sceloporus zosteromus'', the central Baja spiny lizard or Monserrat Island spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic loca ...
'' Cope, 1863
* '' Uma exsul'' Schmidt & Bogert, 1947
* '' Uma notata'' Baird, 1858
* '' Uma paraphygas'' Williams, Chrapliwy & Smith, 1959
* ''Urosaurus auriculatus
''Urosaurus auriculatus'' is a species of lizard. The common name for this species is the Socorro Island tree lizard. Its range includes Socorro Island in Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Soverei ...
'' (Cope, 1871)
* ''Urosaurus bicarinatus
''Urosaurus bicarinatus'' is a species of lizard. The common name for this species is the tropical tree lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of ...
'' (Duméril, 1856)
* ''Urosaurus clarionensis
''Urosaurus clarionensis'' is a species of lizard. The common name for this species is the Clarion Island tree lizard. Its range includes Clarion Island in Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovere ...
'' (Townsend, 1890)
* ''Urosaurus gadovi
''Urosaurus gadovi'' is a species of lizard. The common name for this species is the Gadow's tree lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North ...
'' (Schmidt, 1921)
* ''Urosaurus graciosus
The western long-tailed brush lizard (''Urosaurus graciosus'') is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.
Habitat and geographic range
''U. gracios ...
'' Hallowell, 1854
* '' Urosaurus irregularis'' (Fischer, 1881)
* ''Urosaurus lahtelai
''Urosaurus lahtelai'' is a species of lizard. The common name for this species is the Baja California brush lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern porti ...
'' Rau & Loomis, 1977
* '' Urosaurus nigricaudus'' (Cope, 1864)
* '' Urosaurus ornatus'' (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* ''Uta encantadae
The enchanted side-blotched lizard or San Lorenzo Island lizard (''Uta encantadae'') is a species of lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of No ...
'' Grismer, 1994
* ''Uta lowei
The dead side-blotched lizard (''Uta lowei'') is a species of lizard. Its range is in Mexico. The specific name, ''lowei'', is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Herbert Lowe Charles Herbert Lowe, Jr. (April 16, 1920 – September 13, 20 ...
'' Grismer, 1994
* '' Uta nolascensis'' Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
* ''Uta palmeri
The San Pedro side-blotched lizard (''Uta palmeri'') is a species of lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to ...
'' Stejneger, 1890
* ''Uta squamata
The Isla Santa Catalina side-blotched lizard (''Uta squamata'') is a species of lizard. It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in ...
'' Dickerson, 1919
* '' Uta stansburiana'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* ''Uta tumidarostra
The swollen-nosed side-blotched lizard (''Uta tumidarostra'') is a species of lizard. Its range is in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bor ...
'' Grismer, 1994
Dactyloidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae is a family of lizards commonly known as anoles. They are small lizards native to the American continent, from the southeastern United States, the Caribbean, Central America to South America. They are characterized by having a parietal eye; most have a greenish color and a very long tail. Adult males exhibit a brightly colored fold of skin in the gular region. They feed on insects, mainly crickets. The majority is arboreal. They are very territorial animals. There are around 390 species recognized on the American continent, and 55 species that occur in Mexico.
* '' Anolis allisoni'' Barbour, 1928
* ''Anolis alvarezdeltoroi
''Anolis alvarezdeltoroi'', the Alvarez del Toro's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portio ...
'' Nieto Montes de Oca, 1996
* '' Anolis anisolepis'' Smith, Burley & Fritts, 1968
* '' Anolis barkeri'' (Schmidt, 1939)
* '' Anolis beckeri'' Boulenger, 1881
* ''Anolis biporcatus'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''Anolis capito
''Anolis capito'', the bighead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the R ...
'' Peters, 1863
* '' Anolis carolinensis'' Voigt, 1832
* '' Anolis cobanensis'' Stuart, 1942
* ''Anolis compressicauda
''Anolis compressicauda'', the Malposo scaly anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of N ...
'' Smith & Kerster, 1955
* ''Anolis crassulus
''Anolis crassulus'', the ornate anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Guatemala, El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de ...
'' Cope, 1864
* '' Anolis cristatellus'' Duméril & Bibron 1837
* ''Anolis cristifer
''Anolis cristifer'', the crested lichen anole or Cristifer anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República d ...
'' Smith, 1968
* ''Anolis cuprinus
''Anolis cuprinus'', also known commonly as the copper anole, the Chiapas anole, and ''el abaniquillo de Chiapas'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Geographic range
''A. cuprinus'' ...
'' Smith, 1964
* ''Anolis cymbops
''Anolis cymbops'', Cope's Veracruz anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Amer ...
'' Cope, 1864
* '' Anolis damulus'' Cope, 1864
* ''Anolis dollfusianus
''Anolis dollfusianus'', also known commonly as the coffee anole and ''el abaniquillo de cafetal'' in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native Guatemala and Mexico."''Anolis dollfusianus'' ". The Reptile D ...
'' Bocourt, 1873
* ''Anolis duellmani
''Anolis duellmani'', also known commonly as Duellman's anole, Duellman's pygmy anole, and ''el abanaquillo de Duellman'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. www.reptile-da ...
'' (Fitch & Henderson, 1973)
* ''Anolis dunni
''Anolis dunni'', also known commonly as Dunn's anole and ''abaniquillo de Dunn'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to southern Mexico. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology
The specif ...
'' Smith, 1936
* '' Anolis forbesorum'' Smith & Van Gelder, 1955
* ''Anolis gadovii
''Anolis gadovii'', also known commonly as Gadow's anole and ''el abaniquillo de Gadow'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology
The specif ...
'' Boulenger, 1905
* ''Anolis hobartsmithi
''Anolis hobartsmithi'', Hobart Smith's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico."''Anolis hobartsmithi''". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species ...
'' Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2001
* '' Anolis isthmicus'' Fitch, 1978
* '' Anolis laeviventris'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''Anolis lemurinus
''Anolis lemurinus'', the ghost anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officia ...
'' Cope, 1861
* ''Anolis limifrons
''Anolis limifrons'', also known commonly as the slender anole or the border anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America.
Geographic range
''A. limifrons'' is found in Guatemala, Belize, Hon ...
'' Cope, 1862
* '' Anolis liogaster'' Boulenger, 1905
* '' Anolis macrinii'' Smith, 1968
* '' Anolis matudai'' Smith, 1956
* '' Anolis megapholidotus'' Smith, 1933
* '' Anolis microlepidotus'' Davis, 1954
* '' Anolis microlepis'' Álvarez del Toro & Smith, 1956
* '' Anolis milleri'' Smith, 1950
* '' Anolis naufragus'' (Campbell, Hillis & Lamar, 1989)
* '' Anolis nebuloides'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Anolis nebulosus'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* '' Anolis omiltemanus'' Davis, 1954
* ''Anolis parvicirculatus
''Anolis parvicirculatus'', the Berriozabal anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of No ...
'' Álvarez del Toro & Smith, 1956
* ''Anolis pentaprion
''Anolis pentaprion'', the lichen anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in Sout ...
'' Cope, 1863
* '' Anolis petersii'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Anolis peucephilus'' Köhler, Trejo-Pérez, Petersen, Mendez de la Cruz, 2014
* ''Anolis pygmaeus
''Anolis pygmaeus'', the Chiapas pygmy anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North A ...
'' Álvarez del Toro & Smith, 1956
* '' Anolis quercorum'' Fitch, 1978
* '' Anolis rodriguezi'' Bocourt, 1873
* '' Anolis rubiginosus'' Bocourt, 1873
* ''Anolis sagrei
The brown anole (''Anolis sagrei''), also known commonly as the Cuban brown anole, or De la Sagra's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Cuba and the Bahamas. It has been widely introduced elsewhere, ...
'' Duméril & Bibron 1837
* '' Anolis schiedii'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* '' Anolis sericeus'' Hallowell, 1856
* '' Anolis serranoi'' (Köhler, 1999)
* '' Anolis subocularis'' Davis, 1954
* '' Anolis taylori'' Smith & Spieler, 1945
* '' Anolis tropidonotus'' Peters, 1863
* '' Anolis uniformis'' Cope, 1885
* '' Anolis unilobatus'' Köhler & Vesely, 2010
* '' Anolis utowanae'' Barbour, 1932
Scincidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Scincidae Skinks (Scincidae) are one of the most diverse families of lizards. Includes skinks or skinks. It belongs to the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha, which also includes the true lizards (Lacertidae). The Scincidae family has a global distribution and consists of 1578 species. 32 species occur in Mexico. * '' Mesoscincus altamirani'' (Dugès, 1891) * '' Mesoscincus schwartzei'' (Fischer, 1884) * '' Plestiodon bilineatus'' (Tanner, 1958) * ''Plestiodon brevirostris
''Plestiodon brevirostris'', the short-nosed skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the nor ...
'' (Günther, 1860)
* ''Plestiodon callicephalus
''Plestiodon callicephalus'', commonly known as the mountain skink, is a species of lizard, a medium-sized member of the ''Plestiodon'' skinks, endemic to North America.
Taxonomy
At least one herpetologist has considered this species to be a su ...
'' (Bocourt, 1879)
* ''Plestiodon colimensis
''Plestiodon colimensis'', the Colima skink, is a species of lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The g ...
'' (Taylor, 1935)
* ''Plestiodon copei
''Plestiodon copei'', also known commonly as Cope's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, ''copei'', is in honor of Edward Drinker Cope, who was an American herpet ...
'' (Taylor, 1933)
* '' Plestiodon dicei'' (Taylor, 1936)
* '' Plestiodon dugesii'' (Thominot, 1883)
* ''Plestiodon gilberti
''Plestiodon gilberti'', commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the southwestern United States, and grows to about in to ...
'' (Van Denburgh, 1896)
* '' Plestiodon indubitus'' (Taylor, 1936)
* '' Plestiodon lagunensis'' (Van Denburgh, 1895)
* '' Plestiodon lynxe'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* '' Plestiodon multilineatus'' (Tanner, 1957)
* '' Plestiodon multivirgatus'' Hallowell, 1857
* '' Plestiodon nietoi'' Feria-Ortiz & García-Vázquez, 2012
* '' Plestiodon obsoletus'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* '' Plestiodon ochoterenae'' (Taylor, 1933)
* '' Plestiodon parviauriculatus'' (Taylor, 1933)
* '' Plestiodon parvulus'' (Taylor, 1933)
* '' Plestiodon skiltonianus'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* '' Plestiodon sumichrasti'' (Cope, 1867)
* ''Plestiodon tetragrammus
The four-lined skink (''Plestiodon tetragrammus'')''Plestiodon tetragramm ...
'' Baird, 1859
* ''Scincella assatus'' (Cope, 1864)
* ''Scincella caudaequinae
''Scincella caudaequinae'', commonly known as the Horsetail Falls ground skinkLiner, E. A. and G. Casas-Andreu. 2008. ''Standard Spanish, English and scientific names of the amphibians and reptiles of Mexico''. Society for the Study Amphibians an ...
'' (Smith, 1951)
* ''Scincella cherriei
''Scincella cherriei'', commonly known as the brown forest skink and Cope's brown forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central America and adjacent southeastern Mexico. Three subspecies are reco ...
'' (Cope, 1893)
* '' Scincella forbesora'' (Taylor, 1937)
* ''Scincella gemmingeri
''Scincella gemmingeri'', commonly known as the forest ground skink, Cope's forest ground skink, and ''la escíncela de bosque de Cope'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
...
'' (Cope, 1864)
* ''Scincella incerta
''Scincella incerta'' is a species of skink found in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala ...
'' (Stuart, 1940)
* '' Scincella kikaapoa'' García-Vázquez, Canseco-Márquez & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2010
* '' Scincella lateralis'' (Say, 1823)
* ''Scincella silvicola
''Scincella silvicola'' is a species of skink that lives in the southern Sierra Madre Oriental and northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico, from Puebla to Oaxaca. It occurs primarily in dry, scrubby areas and forests, especially pine forests. I ...
'' (Taylor, 1937)
Teiidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Teiidae
The teiids (Teiidae) are a family of lizards with elongated bodies, well-developed limbs, provided with granular dorsal scales, large rectangular ventral plates and large plates on the head. All teiids have a forked tongue, similar to that of a snake. They are terrestrial and diurnal, and mainly insectivorous, although some species also feed on a small amount of plant matter. There are 144 recognized species, of which 41 occur in Mexico.
* '' Aspidoscelis angusticeps'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis burti'' (Taylor, 1938)
* '' Aspidoscelis calidipes'' (Duellman, 1955)
* '' Aspidoscelis ceralbensis'' (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
* '' Aspidoscelis communis'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis costata'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis cozumelae'' (Gadow, 1906)
* '' Aspidoscelis danheimae'' (Burt, 1929)
* '' Aspidoscelis deppei'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* ''Aspidoscelis exsanguis
The Chihuahuan spotted whiptail (''Aspidoscelis exsanguis'')''Aspidos ...
'' (Lowe, 1956)
* '' Aspidoscelis flagellicauda'' (Lowe & Wright, 1964)
* ''Aspidoscelis gularis
The Texas spotted whiptail (''Aspidoscelis gularis'') is a species of long-tailed lizard, in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to the south central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as b ...
'' (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* '' Aspidoscelis guttata'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* '' Aspidoscelis hyperythra'' (Cope, 1864)
* '' Aspidoscelis inornata'' (Baird, 1859)
* ''Aspidoscelis labialis
The Baja California whiptail (''Aspidoscelis labialis'') is a species of teiid lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portio ...
'' (Stejneger, 1890)
* ''Aspidoscelis laredoensis
The Laredo striped whiptail (''Aspidoscelis laredoensis'') is a species of lizard found in the southern United States, in Texas, and northern Mexico in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas. Some sources believe it to be the result of ...
'' (McKinney, Kay & Anderson, 1973)
* '' Aspidoscelis lineattissima'' (Cope, 1878)
* '' Aspidoscelis marmorata'' (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* ''Aspidoscelis maslini
''Aspidoscelis maslini'', Maslin's whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Mexico, Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is ...
'' (Fritts, 1969)
* '' Aspidoscelis maxima'' (Cope, 1864)
* '' Aspidoscelis mexicana'' (Peters, 1869)
* ''Aspidoscelis motaguae
The giant whiptail (''Aspidoscelis motaguae'') is a species of teiid lizard native to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. It has also been introduced to Florida in the United States where it is considered an invasive spe ...
'' (Sackett, 1941)
* '' Aspidoscelis neomexicana'' (Lowe & Zweifel, 1952)
* '' Aspidoscelis opatae'' (Wright, 1967)
* '' Aspidoscelis parvisocia'' (Zweifel, 1960)
* '' Aspidoscelis picta'' (Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921)
* '' Aspidoscelis rodecki'' (McCoy & Maslin, 1962)
* ''Aspidoscelis sackii
''Aspidoscelis sackii'', known commonly as Sack's spotted whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.
Taxonomy
The specific name, ''sackii'', is in honor o ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
* '' Aspidoscelis scalaris'' (Cope, 1892)
* '' Aspidoscelis sexlineata'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Aspidoscelis sonorae
The Sonoran spotted whiptail (''Aspidoscelis sonorae'') is a parthenogenic species of teiid lizard found in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, and Mexico.
References
Aspidoscelis
Reptiles described in 1964
Taxa named by Jo ...
'' (Lowe & Wright, 1964)
* '' Aspidoscelis stictogramma'' (Burger, 1950)
* ''Aspidoscelis tesselata
The checkered whiptail (''Aspidoscelis tesselata'') is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua and Coahuila. Many sources believe that the species ...
'' (Say, 1823)
* ''Aspidoscelis tigris
The western whiptail (''Aspidoscelis tigris'') is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species ranges throughout most of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Most of its populations appear stable, and it is not listed as ...
'' (Baird & Girard, 1852)
* ''Aspidoscelis uniparens
The desert grassland whiptail lizard (''Aspidoscelis uniparens'') is an all-female species of reptiles in North America. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Cnemidophorus''. A common predator of the whiptail lizard is the leopard lizard that p ...
'' (Wright & Lowe, 1965)
* ''Aspidoscelis velox
The plateau striped whiptail (''Aspidoscelis velox'') is a species of teiid lizard found in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States. It has been introduced to the State of Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in ...
'' (Springer, 1928)
* '' Cnemidophorus martyris'' Stejneger, 1891
* ''Holcosus chaitzami
''Holcosus chaitzami'', also known commonly as Chaitzam's ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to extreme southern North America and Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''chaitzami'', is "dedicat ...
'' (Stuart, 1942)
* ''Holcosus festivus
''Holcosus festivus'', commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America.
Geographi ...
'' (Lichtenstein, 1856)
* ''Holcosus undulatus
''Holcosus undulatus'', also known Common name, commonly as the barred whiptail, the metallic ameiva, and the rainbow ameiva, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Teiidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Mexico. There are th ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
Gymnophthalmidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Iguanidae Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards commonly known as microtheids. They have transparent lower eyelids that allow them to see with their eyes closed. They are related to the tiiids, but due to their smooth scales they are more similar to scincids. They are generally small lizards, and many species have reduced limbs. They live in a wide variety of habitats - including desert, mountains, and rainforest - throughout Central and South America. They generally inhabit the forest floor or humid areas associated with tropical forests. They are nocturnal animals or are active intermittently during the day. They feed mainly on insects and other invertebrates. All species are oviparous. The family is made up of more than 240 species grouped into 40 genera. A species occurs in Mexico. * '' Gymnophthalmus speciosus'' (Hallowell, 1871)Xantusiidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Xantusiidae The xanthusids (Xantusiidae) are a family of small lizards that are distributed in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America. There are 34 recognized species; 27 occur in Mexico. * ''Lepidophyma chicoasensis
''Lepidophyma chicoasensis'', the Sumidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Sumidero Canyon in Chiapas, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican ...
'' Álvarez & Valentin, 1988
* ''Lepidophyma cuicateca
''Lepidophyma cuicateca'', the Sunidero tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Santa María Texcatitlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexi ...
'' Canseco-Marquez, Guttierez-Mayen & Mendoza-Hernández, 2008
* ''Lepidophyma dontomasi
''Lepidophyma dontomasi'', MacDougall's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is known only from the type locality on Cerro Lachiguiri in Oaxaca
Oaxaca ( , also , , ...
'' (Smith, 1942)
* ''Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
The yellow-spotted tropical night lizard or yellow-spotted night lizard (''Lepidophyma flavimaculatum'') is a species of night lizard (family Xantusiidae). The species is distributed from central Mexico, through Central America, south to Panama. ...
'' Duméril, 1851
* ''Lepidophyma gaigeae
''Lepidophyma gaigeae'', also known commonly as Gaige's tropical night lizard and ''la lagartija nocturna de Gaige'' in Mexican Spanish, is a small species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to eastern Mexico.
Etymolog ...
'' Mosauer, 1936
* ''Lepidophyma lineri
''Lepidophyma lineri'', Liner's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is native to the Sierra de Miahuatlán, a sub-range of the Sierra Madre del Sur in south-central Oa ...
'' Smith, 1973
* ''Lepidophyma lipetzi
''Lepidophyma lipetzi'', Lipetz's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern ...
'' Smith & del Toro, 1977
* ''Lepidophyma lowei
''Lepidophyma lowei'', Lowe's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is known only from San Bartolome Zoogocho, in Zoogocho Municipality, in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
...
'' Bezy & Camarillo, 1997
* ''Lepidophyma mayae
''Lepidophyma mayae'', the Mayan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República d ...
'' Bezy, 1973 NT
* ''Lepidophyma micropholis
''Lepidophyma micropholis'', the cave tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is native to caves in the Sierra del Abra Tanchipa, part of the Sierra Madre Oriental in eas ...
'' Walker, 1955
* ''Lepidophyma occulor
''Lepidophyma occulor'', the Japlan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. This species is native to the Valle de Jalpan in the Sierra Madre Oriental of northern Querétaro ...
'' Smith, 1942
* ''Lepidophyma pajapanensis
''Lepidophyma pajapanensis'', the Pajapan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is native to the coastal Sierra de los Tuxtlas, and to the southeast near Jesús Carran ...
'' Werler, 1957
* ''Lepidophyma radula
''Lepidophyma radula'', the Yautepec tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the south ...
'' (Smith, 1942)
* ''Lepidophyma smithii
''Lepidophyma smithii'', Smith's tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of ...
'' Bocourt, 1876
* ''Lepidophyma sylvaticum
''Lepidophyma sylvaticum'', the Madrean tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the so ...
'' Taylor, 1939
* ''Lepidophyma tarascae
''Lepidophyma tarascae'', the Tarascan tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico. It is currently known from two widely-separated locations in the State of Michoacán – near P ...
'' Bezy, Webb & Álvarez, 1982
* ''Lepidophyma tuxtlae
''Lepidophyma tuxtlae'', the Tuxtla tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the souther ...
'' Werler & Shannon, 1957
* ''Lepidophyma zongolica
''Lepidophyma zongolica'' is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...
'' García-Vázquez, Canseco-Marquez & Aguilar-López, 2010
* ''Xantusia bolsonae
''Xantusia'' is one of three genera of night lizards (family '' Xantusiidae''). Species of ''Xantusia'' are small to medium-sized, viviparous (live-bearing) lizards found in the U.S. Southwest and in northern Mexico.
Taxonomy and etymology
The n ...
'' Webb, 1970
* ''Xantusia extorris
The Durango night lizard (''Xantusia extorris'') is a diminutive lizard found in the Mexican state of Durango. It is usually found in niches of agave and yucca
''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, sub ...
'' Webb, 1965
* ''Xantusia gilberti
''Xantusia gilberti'', also known commonly as the Baja California night lizard and ''la nocturna de Baja California'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of small lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to the southern Baja Califor ...
'' Van Denburgh, 1895
* ''Xantusia henshawi
The granite night lizard (''Xantusia henshawi'') is a species of xantusiid lizard endemic to North America."''Xantusia henshawi'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology
The specific name, ''henshawi'', is in honor of Amer ...
'' Stejneger, 1893
* ''Xantusia jaycolei
''Xantusia jaycolei'' is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, ''jaycolei'', is in honor of American herpetologist Charles J. "Jay" Cole. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael, ...
'' Bezy, Bezy & Bolles, 2008
* ''Xantusia sanchezi
''Xantusia sanchezi'', Sanchez's night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Mexico.
References
Xantusia
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1999
Taxa named by Robert L. Be ...
'' Bezy & Flores-Villela, 1999
* '' Xantusia sherbrookei'' Bezy, Bezy & Bolles, 2008
* '' Xantusia vigilis'' Baird, 1859
* '' Xantusia wigginsi'' Savage, 1952
Xenosauridae
Order: Squamata · Family: Xenosauridae Xenosauridae is a monotypic family of lizards native to Mexico and Central America that consists of 10 recognized species. 10 species occur in Mexico. * ''Xenosaurus agrenon
''Xenosaurus agrenon'', the mountain knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The ...
'' King & Thompson, 1968
* '' Xenosaurus grandis'' (Gray, 1856)
* ''Xenosaurus mendozai
''Xenosaurus mendozai'' is a lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it e ...
'' Nieto-Montes de Oca, García-Vázquez, Zúñiga-Vega & Schmidt-Ballardo, 2013
* ''Xenosaurus newmanorum
''Xenosaurus newmanorum'', Newman's knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The ...
'' Taylor, 1949
* ''Xenosaurus penai
''Xenosaurus penai'', Pena's knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is ...
'' Pérez Ramos, de la Riva & Campbell, 2000
* ''Xenosaurus phalaroanthereon
''Xenosaurus phalaroanthereon'', the chin-spotted knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island ...
'' Nieto-Montes de Oca, Campbell & Flores-Villela, 2001
* '' Xenosaurus platyceps'' King & Thompson, 1968
* ''Xenosaurus rackhami
''Xenosaurus rackhami'', Rackham's knob-scaled lizard, is a lizard found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bor ...
'' Stuart, 1941
* ''Xenosaurus rectocollaris
''Xenosaurus rectocollaris'', sometimes known as the pallid knob-scaled lizard, is a species of viviparous lizard. It is endemic to Mexico where it is known from the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Oaxaca and Puebla
Puebla ( en, colony, sett ...
'' Smith & Iverson, 1993
* '' Xenosaurus tzacualtipantecus'' Woolrich-Piña & Smith, 2012
Snakes (Squamata - suborder Serpentes)
Mexico has about 396 species of snakes, grouped into 10 families. The majority of snakes belong to the families of the dipsadidae (Dipsadidae) with 130 species and the colubrids (Colubridae) with 134 species, followed by the viperids (Viperidae) (59 species) and the elapids (Elapidae) (19 species).Anomalepididae
Order: Squamata · Family: Anomalepididae * '' Anomalepis mexicanus'' JAN, 1860Leptotyphlopidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlopids (Leptotyphlopidae) are a family of snakes native to America, Africa and Asia. They are burrowing snakes that feed on ants and termites. They are relatively small and rarely exceed in length. The body is cylindrical with polished scales, a blunt head and a short tail. They produce pheromones that protect them against termite attacks. 2 genera are recognized that include 87 species. 9 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Epictia goudotii
''Epictia goudotii'', or the black blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle America. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geog ...
'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
* ''Epictia magnamaculata'' (Taylor, 1940)
* '' Rena boettgeri'' (Werner, 1899)
* ''Rena bressoni Renas may refer to:
Places
* Rena, Badajoz, a municipality in Extremadura, Spain
* Rena, Norway, a village in Innlandet county, Norway
* Rena, Washington, a community in Clallam County, Washington, United States
People
* Rena (given name), list o ...
'' (Taylor, 1939)
* '' Rena dissectus'' (Cope, 1896)
* ''Rena dulcis
''Rena dulcis'', also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and adjacent n ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Rena humilis
''Rena humilis'', known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, or the western threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and nort ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Rena maxima
The giant blind snake (''Rena maxima'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Col ...
'' (Loveridge, 1932)
* '' Rena myopica'' (Garman, 1884)
Typhlopidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Typhlopidae
Typhlopids (Typhlopidae) are a family of blind snakes that mainly inhabit the tropical regions of Africa, America, Asia, and Australia. They live in burrows, and since they have no use for vision, their eyes are reduced to vestiges, although they can detect light. They have teeth in the upper jaw. The tail ends with a horn-shaped scale. Most of these species are oviparous. 6 genera are recognized, containing 203 species. 3 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Amerotyphlops microstomus
''Amerotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution
The 19 species of this genus are found from Mexico through South America.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
*'' ...
'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Amerotyphlops tenuis
The coffee worm snake (''Amerotyphlops tenuis'') is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Geographic range
It is found from Mexico ( Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja ...
'' (Salvin, 1860)
* '' Indotyphlops braminus'' (Daudin, 1803)
Boidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Boidae
Boids or boas (Boidae) are a family of non-venomous snakes, native to America, Africa, Europe, Asia and some Pacific islands. They are constrictor snakes, meaning they kill their prey by constriction, enclosing them in their rings, applying and maintaining enough pressure to inhibit inhalation; The prey finally succumbs to suffocation. 43 species are distinguished, grouped into 2 subfamilies and 8 genera. 4 species occur in Mexico.
* '' Boa constrictor'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Exiliboa placata'' Bogert, 1968
* '' Lichanura trivirgata'' Cope, 1861
* ''Ungaliophis continentalis
''Ungaliophis continentalis'', or the Chiapan boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Tropidophiidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' ...
'' Müller, 1880
Loxocemidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Loxocemidae
:''Common names: Mexican python, Mexican burrowing python, Mexican burrowing snake.''
''Loxocemus bicolor'',the sole member of the monotypic family Loxocemidae, is a species of python-like snake found in Mexico and Central America. No subspecies ...
The loxocemids (Loxocemidae) are a family of constrictor snakes. This family consists of a single genus (Loxocemus) and a single species Loxocemus bicolor. It can reach a length of , but usually measures . It has a triangular head, a fairly robust cylindrical body, a little flattened dorsoventrally in the posterior region; short and conical tail. The eyes are small; The scales are wide and smooth, all similar except for a slightly elongated ventral row. They have vestiges of a pelvic girdle and a claw-shaped structure like in boids. They are excavators, but not as specialized. They are only found in specific areas of the rainforests of Mexico and Central America.
* '' Loxocemus bicolor'' Cope, 1861
Colubridae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
The colubrids (Colubridæ) are a family of snakes with a global distribution, except Antarctica. They are characterized by having their heads covered with large scales of a typical arrangement. The dorsal and lateral scales of the body are approximately rhomboidal in outline; On the ventral side they have a single row of widened scales. They are generally diurnal, with well-developed eyes and mainly circular pupils. The majority is terrestrial, but there are also burrowing, amphibian, aquatic, arboreal and even gliding species. Although most colubrids are nonvenomous (or possess venom that has no notable effect on humans), some species, such as those in the genus Boiga, can produce bites with significant medical effects. Colubrids form the largest family of snakes. 134 species of colubrids occur in Mexico.
* '' Arizona elegans'' Kennicott 1859
* ''Bogertophis rosaliae
The Baja California rat snake ''(Bogertophis rosaliae)'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Baja California, Mexico; extreme southern California; and some islands in the Sea of Cortés.
Descripti ...
'' (Mocquard, 1899)
* ''Bogertophis subocularis
The Trans-Pecos rat snake or Davis Mountain rat snake (''Bogertophis subocularis''), is a species of medium to large, nonvenomous rat snake in the family Colubridae. ''Bogertophis subocularis'' is endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert.
Geographic r ...
'' (Brown, 1901)
* '' Chilomeniscus savagei'' Cliff, 1954
* '' Chilomeniscus stramineus'' Cope, 1860
* '' Chionactis occipitalis'' (Hallowell, 1854)
* '' Chionactis palarostris'' (Klauber, 1937)
* '' Coluber anthonyi'' (Stejneger, 1901)
* '' Coluber aurigulus'' (Cope, 1861)
* '' Coluber bilineatus'' (Jan, 1863)
* '' Coluber constrictor'' Linnaeus, 1758
* '' Coluber flagellum'' Shaw, 1802
* ''Coluber fuliginosus'' (Cope, 1895)
* '' Coluber lateralis'' (Hallowell, 1853)
* ''Coluber mentovarius'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* '' Coluber schotti'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* '' Coluber taeniatus'' (Hallowell, 1852)
* '' Conopsis acuta'' (Cope, 1886)
* '' Conopsis amphisticha'' (Smith & Laufe, 1945)
* '' Conopsis biserialis'' (Taylor & Smith, 1942)
* '' Conopsis lineata'' (Kennicott, 1859)
* '' Conopsis megalodon'' (Taylor & Smith, 1942)
* '' Conopsis nasus'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Dendrophidion vinitor
''Dendrophidion vinitor'', the barred forest racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Repú ...
'' Smith, 1941
* ''Drymarchon corais
The indigo snake (''Drymarchon corais'') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. This large colubrid snake is nonvenomous.
Taxonomy
Until recently, all ''Drymarchon'' were classified as subspecies of ''D. corais''. However, North and Centr ...
'' (Boie, 1827)
* ''Drymarchon melanurus
The Middle American indigo snake (''Drymarchon melanurus''), also known commonly as the blacktail cribo, is a species of large, non venomous, snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Drymobius chloroticus
''Drymobius chloroticus'', the green highland racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republ ...
'' (Cope, 1886)
* ''Drymobius margaritiferus
''Drymobius margaritiferus'', commonly known as the speckled racer, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake native to the Americas. The specific name, ''margaritiferus'', means "pearl-bearing" in Latin, referring to the pearl-like spots on th ...
'' (Schlegel, 1837)
* ''Ficimia hardyi
''Ficimia hardyi'', also known commonly as Hardy's hooknose snake, Hardy's hook-nosed snake, the Hidalgo hook-nosed snake, and ''nariz de gancho de Hardy'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The s ...
'' MENDOZA-QUIJANO & Smith, 1993
* ''Ficimia olivacea
''Ficimia olivacea'', the Mexican hook-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the large ...
'' Gray, 1849
* ''Ficimia publia
''Ficimia publia'' (common name: blotched hooknose snake) is a species of colubrid snake, indigenous to southern Mexico ( Yucatan, Jalisco, and Morelos), Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Appearance
The blotched hooknose snake is so called bec ...
'' Cope, 1866
* ''Ficimia ramirezi
''Ficimia ramirezi'', Ramirez's hook-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest ...
'' Smith & Langebartel, 1949
* '' Ficimia ruspator'' Smith & Taylor, 1941
* ''Ficimia streckeri
''Ficimia streckeri'', also commonly known as the Mexican hooknose snake, the Tamaulipan hooknose snake, and the Texas hook-nosed snake, is a small species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico and adjac ...
'' Taylor, 1931
* '' Ficimia variegata'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Geagras redimitus'' Cope, 1876
* ''Gyalopion canum
''Gyalopion canum'', commonly known as the Western hooknose snake, is a species of small colubrid snake endemic to the deserts of the United States and Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake because it is co ...
'' (Cope, 1861)
* '' Gyalopion quadrangulare'' (Günther, 1893)
* '' Lampropeltis alterna'' (Brown, 1901)
* '' Lampropeltis californiae'' (Blainville, 1835)
* '' Lampropeltis knoblochi'' (Taylor, 1940)
* '' Lampropeltis mexicana'' (Garman, 1884)
* '' Lampropeltis pyromelana'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Lampropeltis ruthveni
''Lampropeltis ruthveni'' (common name: Ruthven's kingsnake) is a species of kingsnake in the family Colubridae. The species was described by Frank N. Blanchard in 1920 and named after American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven. Beolens B, ...
'' Blanchard, 1920
* ''Lampropeltis splendida
The desert kingsnake (''Lampropeltis splendida'') is a species of kingsnake native to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, United States. It is not Venom (poison), venomous, colored yellow and black. The desert kingsnake's diet (nutrition), diet consi ...
'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* '' Lampropeltis triangulum'' (Lacépède, 1789)
* '' Lampropeltis webbi'' Bryson, Dixon & Lazcano, 2005
* '' Lampropeltis zonata'' (Lockington, 1835)
* '' Leptophis ahaetulla'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Leptophis diplotropis'' (Günther, 1872)
* '' Leptophis mexicanus'' Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
* '' Leptophis modestus'' (Günther, 1872) VU
* ''Mastigodryas cliftoni
''Mastigodryas cliftoni'', Clifton's lizard eater, is a species of snake found in Mexico.
References
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Mastigodryas
Reptiles described in 1964
Endemic reptiles of Mexico ...
'' (Hardy, 1964)
* '' Mastigodryas dorsalis'' (Bocourt, 1890)
* '' Mastigodryas melanolomus'' (Cope, 1868)
* ''Opheodrys aestivus
''Opheodrys aestivus'', commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake (''Opheodrys ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Opheodrys vernalis
''Opheodrys'' is a genus of small to medium-sized nonvenomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. In North America the genus consists of two distinct species. As their common names imply, the rough green snake has keeled dorsa ...
'' (Harlan, 1827)
* '' Oxybelis aeneus'' (Wagler, 1824)
* '' Oxybelis fulgidus'' (Daudin, 1803)
* ''Pantherophis bairdi
''Pantherophis bairdi'' is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northeastern Mexico. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Geographic range and h ...
'' (Yarrow, 1880)
* ''Pantherophis emoryi
''Pantherophis emoryi'', commonly known as the Great Plains rat snake, is a species of nonvenomous rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the central part of the United States, from Missouri to Nebraska, to Colorado, south ...
'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Phyllorhynchus browni
''Phyllorhynchus browni'', the saddled leafnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Arizona in the United States and Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database manag ...
'' Stejneger, 1890
* ''Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
''Phyllorhynchus decurtatus'', the spotted leafnose snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake ...
'' (Cope, 1868)
* ''Pituophis catenifer
:''Common name: Pacific gopher snake, coast gopher snake, western gopher snake, Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. . (''Pit ...
'' Blainville, 1835
* '' Pituophis deppei'' (Duméril, 1853)
* '' Pituophis lineaticollis'' (Cope, 1861)
* '' Pituophis melanoleucus'' (Daudin, 1803)
* '' Pituophis vertebralis'' (Blainville, 1835)
* '' Pliocercus elapoides'' Cope, 1860
* '' Pliocercus wilmarai'' Smith, Perez-Higareda & Schiszar, 1996
* ''Pseudelaphe flavirufa
The yellow-red rat snake (''Pseudelaphe flavirufa'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico and Central America. Three subspecies are recognized.
Geographic range
''P. flavirufa'' is found in the Mex ...
'' (Cope, 1867)
* ''Pseudoficimia frontalis'' (Cope, 1864)
* '' Pseustes poecilonotus'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Rhinocheilus lecontei
''Rhinocheilus'' is a genus of snakes, commonly called the long-nosed snakes, in the family Colubridae. The genus is native to the western United States and Mexico.
Species and subspecies
The genus ''Rhinocheilus'' contains the following specie ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* '' Salvadora bairdi'' Jan 1860
* ''Salvadora grahamiae Salvadora may refer to:
* Salvadora Medina Onrubia
Salvadora Medina Onrubia (pen name: Dr. Brea; March 23, 1894July 21, 1972) was an Argentine storyteller, poet, anarchist and feminist.
Biography
Salvadora Medina Onrubia was born March 23, 1894, ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Salvadora hexalepis
''Salvadora hexalepis'', the western patch-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Geographic range
It is found in the southwestern United States in the st ...
'' (Cope, 1867)
* ''Salvadora intermedia Salvadora may refer to:
* Salvadora Medina Onrubia
Salvadora Medina Onrubia (pen name: Dr. Brea; March 23, 1894July 21, 1972) was an Argentine storyteller, poet, anarchist and feminist.
Biography
Salvadora Medina Onrubia was born March 23, 1894, ...
'' Hartweg, 1940
* ''Salvadora lemniscata Salvadora may refer to:
* Salvadora Medina Onrubia
Salvadora Medina Onrubia (pen name: Dr. Brea; March 23, 1894July 21, 1972) was an Argentine storyteller, poet, anarchist and feminist.
Biography
Salvadora Medina Onrubia was born March 23, 1894, ...
'' (Cope, 1895)
* '' Salvadora mexicana'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* '' Scaphiodontophis annulatus'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Senticolis triaspis
''Senticolis'' is a genus of non venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The genus ''Senticolis'' is monotypic, containing the sole species ''Senticolis triaspis'', also known as the green rat snake. The species is endemic to Central Ameri ...
'' (Cope, 1866)
* '' Sonora aemula'' (Cope, 1879)
* ''Sonora michoacanensis
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 72 municipalities; the ...
'' (Dugès, 1884)
* '' Sonora mutabilis'' Stickel, 1943
* ''Sonora semiannulata
The western ground snake (''Sonora semiannulata'') is a species of small, harmless colubrid snake. The species is endemic to North America. It is sometimes referred to as the common ground snake or variable ground snake, as its patterning and c ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* '' Spilotes pullatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Stenorrhina degenhardtii
''Stenorrhina degenhardtii'', also known by its common name Degenhardt's scorpion-eating snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to southeastern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. There a ...
'' (Berthold, 1846)
* ''Stenorrhina freminvillei
''Stenorrhina freminvillei'', the blood snake or slaty gray snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally " ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Symphimus leucostomus
''Symphimus leucostomus'', the Mexican white-lipped snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion ...
'' Cope, 1869
* ''Symphimus mayae
''Symphimus mayae'', the Yucatán white-lipped snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemal ...
'' (Gaige, 1936)
* '' Sympholis lippiens'' Cope, 1861
* '' Tantilla atriceps'' (Günther, 1895)
* ''Tantilla bocourti
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' (Günther, 1895)
* '' Tantilla briggsi'' Savitzky & Smith, 1971
* '' Tantilla calamarina'' Cope, 1866
* '' Tantilla cascadae'' Wilson & Meyer, 1981
* ''Tantilla ceboruca
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Canseco-Márquez, Smith, Ponce-Campos, Flores-Villela & Campbell, 2007
* ''Tantilla coronadoi
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Hartweg, 1944
* '' Tantilla cuniculator'' Smith, 1939
* '' Tantilla deppei'' (Bocourt, 1883)
* ''Tantilla flavilineata
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Smith & Burger, 1950
* ''Tantilla gracilis
''Tantilla gracilis'' (flathead snake) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in the US states of Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas and in Mexico
Mexico (Spanis ...
'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Tantilla hobartsmithi
''Tantilla hobartsmithi'', commonly known as the southwestern blackhead snake, Smith's blackhead snake, or Smith's black-headed snake, is a species of small colubrid snake native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Etymology
T ...
'' Taylor, 1936
* ''Tantilla impensa
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Campbell, 1998
* ''Tantilla jani
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' (Günther, 1895)
* ''Tantilla johnsoni
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Wilson, Vaughn & Dixon, 1999
* ''Tantilla melanocephala
''Tantilla melanocephala'', commonly known as the black-headed snake, is a species of small colubrid snake endemic to Central America and South America.
Geographic range
In Central America it is found from Guatemala south to Panama. In South A ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Tantilla moesta
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are Common name, commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, ...
'' (Günther, 1863)
* ''Tantilla nigriceps
The Plains black-headed snake or Plains blackhead snake (''Tantilla nigriceps'') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. They are approximately in length, with a uniform tan to brownish-gray. Their ventral scales are white with a pink or ...
'' Kennicott 1860
* ''Tantilla oaxacae
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Wilson & Meyer, 1971
* ''Tantilla planiceps
The western black-headed snake (''Tantilla planiceps''), also known as the California black-headed snake, is a snake species endemic to the Californias (the U.S. State of California and the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico), as north as the S ...
'' (Blainville, 1835)
* ''Tantilla robusta
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Canseco-Márquez, MENDELSOHN & GUTIÉRREZ-MAYÉN, 2002
* ''Tantilla rubra
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Cope, 1876
* ''Tantilla schistosa
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' (Bocourt, 1883)
* ''Tantilla sertula
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Wilson & Campbell, 2000
* '' Tantilla shawi'' Taylor, 1949
* ''Tantilla slavensi
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Pérez-Higareda, Smith & Smith, 1985
* ''Tantilla striata
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Dunn, 1928
* '' Tantilla taeniata'' Bocourt, 1883
* ''Tantilla tayrae
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Wilson, 1983
* ''Tantilla triseriata
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tanti ...
'' Smith & Smith, 1951
* ''Tantilla vulcani
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Campbell, 1998
* ''Tantilla wilcoxi
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Stejneger, 1902
* ''Tantilla yaquia
''Tantilla'' is a large genus of harmless New World snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus includes 66 species, which are commonly known as centipede snakes, blackhead snakes, and flathead snakes.Wilson, Larry David. 1982. Tantilla.' ...
'' Smith, 1942
* ''Tantillita brevissima
''Tantillita'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Central America.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species and subspecies
Three species are recognized as being valid. One species has two subspecies, including the n ...
'' (Taylor, 1937)
* ''Tantillita canula
''Tantillita'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Central America.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species and subspecies
Three species are recognized as being valid. One species has two subspecies, including the n ...
'' (Cope, 1876)
* ''Tantillita lintoni
''Tantillita'' is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae. The genus is endemic to Central America.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species and subspecies
Three species are recognized as being valid. One species has two subspecies, including the n ...
'' (Smith, 1940)
* ''Trimorphodon biscutatus
The western lyre snake (''Trimorphodon biscutatus'') is a mildly venomous colubrid snake native to Mexico and Guatemala.
Description
They are a moderately sized snake, attaining lengths of approximately 1 meter at adult size. They are generall ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Trimorphodon lambda
''Trimorphodon lambda'', the Sonoran lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. T ...
'' Cope, 1886
* ''Trimorphodon lyrophanes
''Trimorphodon lyrophanes'', the Baja California lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake ...
'' (Cope, 1860)
* ''Trimorphodon paucimaculatus
''Trimorphodon paucimaculatus'', the Sinaloan lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake f ...
'' Taylor, 1938
* ''Trimorphodon tau
''Trimorphodon tau'', the Mexican lyre snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
The snake is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
'' Cope, 1870
* ''Trimorphodon vilkinsonii
The Texas lyre snake (''Trimorphodon vilkinsonii'') is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.
Etymology
The epithet ''vilk ...
'' Cope, 1886
Dipsadidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Dipsadidae
Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). They are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There are more than 700 species.
Dips ...
The dipsadids (Dipsadidae) are a family of snakes with a global distribution, consisting of 95 genera and 738 species. Some authors classify it as a subfamily (Dipsadinae) in the Colubridae family. 130 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Adelphicos latifasciatum
''Adelphicos latifasciatum'', the Oaxaca burrowing snake, is a colubrid snake described by John D. Lynch and Hobart Muir Smith in 1966.
The Oaxaca burrowing snake lives in the humus of the pine and cloud forests of the Sierra de los Chimalap ...
'' Lynch & Smith, 1966
* ''Adelphicos nigrilatum
''Adelphicos nigrilatum'', the burrowing snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Mexico.
References
Adelphicos
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1942
Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith
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'' Smith, 1942
* ''Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
The Middle American burrowing snake (''Adelphicos quadrivirgatum'') is a species of dipsadine colubrid snake, endemic to Mexico and Central America.Adelphicos veraepacis
Stuart's burrowing snake (''Adelphicos veraepacis'') is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to the Guatemala, where it can be found in pine-oak and cloud forests on Sierra de las Minas, the Cuilco Mountains, Sierra de los Cuchumatane ...
'' Stuart, 1941
* '' Amastridium veliferum'' Cope, 1860
* '' Chersodromus liebmanni'' Reinhardt, 1861
* '' Chersodromus rubriventris'' (Taylor, 1949)
* '' Clelia clelia'' (Daudin, 1803)
* '' Clelia scytalina'' (Cope, 1867)
* ''Coniophanes alvarezi
''Coniophanes alvarezi'', the Chiapan stripeless snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion o ...
'' Campbell, 1989
* ''Coniophanes bipunctatus
''Coniophanes bipunctatus'', the two-spotted snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), of ...
'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Coniophanes fissidens
''Coniophanes fissidens'', the yellowbelly snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia
Colomb ...
'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Coniophanes imperialis
''Coniophanes imperialis'', the black-striped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States ...
'' (Baird, 1859)
* '' Coniophanes lateritius'' Cope, 1862
* ''Coniophanes melanocephalus
''Coniophanes melanocephalus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest specie ...
'' (Peters, 1869)
* ''Coniophanes meridanus
''Coniophanes meridanus'', the peninsula stripeless snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snak ...
'' Schmidt & Andrews, 1936
* ''Coniophanes michoacanensis
''Coniophanes michoacanensis'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest specie ...
'' Flores-Villela & Smith, 2009
* ''Coniophanes piceivittis
''Coniophanes piceivittis'', known commonly as Cope's black-striped snake, is a species of small snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Central America and Mexico, and is found in a wide rang ...
'' Cope, 1869
* ''Coniophanes quinquevittatus
''Coniophanes quinquevittatus'', the five-striped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Coniophanes sarae'' Ponce-Campos & Smith, 2001
* ''Coniophanes schmidti
''Coniophanes schmidti'', the faded black-striped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Gu ...
'' Bailey, 1937
* '' Coniophanes taylori'' Hall, 1951
* ''Conophis lineatus
''Conophis lineatus'', the road guarder, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Gua ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Conophis morai
''Conophis morai'', Mora's road guarder, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America ...
'' Perez-Higareda, Lopez-Luna & Smith, 2002
* '' Conophis pulcher'' Cope, 1869
* ''Conophis vittatus
''Conophis vittatus'', the striped road guarder, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no) ...
'' Peters, 1860
* '' Cryophis hallbergi'' Bogert & Duellman, 1963
* '' Diadophis punctatus'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Dipsas brevifacies
The snail-eating thirst snake or short-faced snail-eater (''Dipsas brevifacies'') is a non- venomous snake found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links ...
'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Dipsas gaigeae
''Dipsas gaigeae'', also known commonly as Gaige's thirst snail-eater, Gaige's thirst snake, and ''zicatlinán'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of non- venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology ...
'' (Oliver, 1937)
* ''Dipsas maxillaris
''Dipsas maxillaris'', Werner's thirst snake, is a non- venomous snake found in Mexico.
References
Dipsas
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1910
Taxa named by Franz Werner
{{Dipsadinae-stub ...
'' (Werner, 1910)
* ''Enulius flavitorques
''Enulius flavitorques'', the Pacific longtail snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia
Colombia ...
'' (Cope, 1868)
* ''Enulius oligostichus
''Enulius bifoveatus'', the Mexican longtail snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. ...
'' Smith, Arndt & Sherbrook, 1967
* '' Geophis anocularis'' Dunn, 1920
* ''Geophis bicolor
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes ( Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ...
'' Günther, 1868
* ''Geophis blanchardi
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes ( Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ...
'' Taylor & Smith, 1939
* ''Geophis cancellatus
''Geophis'' is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. Species in the genus ''Geophis'' are commonly referred to as Latin American earth snakes ( Spanish: ''culebra minera'' or ...
'' Smith, 1941
* ''Geophis carinosus
''Geophis carinosus'', also known as the keeled earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...
'' Stuart, 1941
* ''Geophis chalybeus
''Geophis chalybeus'', also known as the Veracruz earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...
'' (Wagler, 1830)
* ''Geophis dubius
''Geophis dubius'', also known as the Mesa del Sur earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ameri ...
'' (Peters, 1861)
* ''Geophis duellmani
''Geophis duellmani'', also known as the Sierra Juarez earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith
R ...
'' Smith & Holland, 1969
* ''Geophis dugesii
''Geophis dugesii'', also known as Dugès's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It ...
'' Bocourt, 1883
* ''Geophis immaculatus
''Geophis immaculatus'', Downs's earth snake, is a small snake of the colubrid family. It is native to Mexico and Guatemala. There are no recognized subspecies. Although not much has been documented about it, the population distribution is in abun ...
'' Downs, 1967
* ''Geophis incomptus
''Geophis incomptus'', also known as the Sierra Coalcoman earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 1959
{{ ...
'' Duellman, 1959
* ''Geophis isthmicus
''Geophis isthmicus'', also known as the isthmian earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...
'' (Boulenger, 1894)
* ''Geophis juarezi
''Geophis juarezi'', also known commonly as Benito Juarez's earth snake and ''la minadora de Benito Juárez'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake of in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexi ...
'' Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2003
* ''Geophis juliai
''Geophis juliai'', also known commonly as the Tuxtlan earth snake, Zurtuche's earth snake, and ''la minadora de Julia'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to M ...
'' Pérez-Higareda, Smith & López-Luna, 2001
* ''Geophis laticinctus
''Geophis laticinctus'', also known as the Mesa Central earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Reptiles of Mexico
Endemic fauna of Mexico
Taxa named by Hobar ...
'' Smith & Williams, 1963
* ''Geophis laticollaris
''Geophis laticollaris'', also known as the widecollar earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith
Rept ...
'' Smith, Lynch & Altig, 1965
* ''Geophis latifrontalis
''Geophis latifrontalis'', also known as the Potosí earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Taxa named by Samuel Garman
Reptiles de ...
'' Garman, 1883
* ''Geophis maculiferus
''Geophis maculiferus'', also known as the Michoacán earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Am ...
'' Taylor, 1941
* ''Geophis mutitorques
''Geophis mutitorques'', also known as the highland earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Americ ...
'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Geophis nasalis
''Geophis nasalis '', also known as the coffee earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a cou ...
'' (Cope, 1868)
* ''Geophis nigrocinctus
''Geophis nigrocinctus'', also known as the black-banded earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North A ...
'' Duellman, 1959
* ''Geophis occabus
''Geophis occabus'' is a snake of the colubrid family endemic to Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 2011
{{Dipsadinae-stub ...
'' Pavón-Vázquez, García-Vázquez, Blancas-Hernández & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2011
* ''Geophis omiltemanus
''Geophis omiltemanus'', also known as the Guerreran earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Ame ...
'' Günther, 1893
* ''Geophis petersii
''Geophis petersii'', also known as Peters's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It ...
'' Boulenger, 1894
* ''Geophis pyburni
''Geophis pyburni'', also known as Pyburn's earth snake, is a species of snake in the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico. It is only known from its type locality, Rancho La Pastilla in the Sierra de Coalcoman, Michoacan.
Etymology
The s ...
'' Campbell & Murphy, 1977
* ''Geophis rhodogaster
''Geophis rhodogaster'', also known as the rosebelly earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central Americ ...
'' (Cope, 1868)
* ''Geophis rostralis
''Geophis rostralis'', also known as the Sierra Madre earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North Amer ...
'' (Jan, 1865)
* '' Geophis russatus'' Smith & Williams, 1966
* ''Geophis sallaei
''Geophis sallaei'', also known as Sallae's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is endemic to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It ...
'' Boulenger, 1894
* ''Geophis semidoliatus
''Geophis semidoliatus'', also known as the coral earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America ...
'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Geophis sieboldi
''Geophis sieboldi'', also known as Siebold's earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Reptiles of Mexico
Endemic fauna of Mexico
Taxa named by Giorgio Jan
Rep ...
'' (Jan, 1862)
* ''Geophis tarascae
''Geophis tarascae'', also known as the Tarascan earth snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...
'' Hartweg, 1959
* ''Geophis turbidus
''Geophis turbidus'' is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Mexico.
References
Geophis
Snakes of North America
Endemic reptiles of Mexico
Reptiles described in 2013
{{Dipsadinae-stub ...
'' Pavón-Vazquez, Canseco-Márquez & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2013
* ''Heterodon kennerlyi
''Heterodon'' is a genus of harmless colubrid snakes endemic to North America.Platt, Dwight R. 1983. Heterodon'. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 351: 1-2. They are stout with upt ...
'' Kennicott 1860
* '' Heterodon nasicus'' Baird & Girard, 1852
* '' Hypsiglena affinis'' Boulenger, 1894
* ''Hypsiglena chlorophaea
''Hypsiglena chlorophaea'', the desert night snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Canada, and the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the Unite ...
'' Cope, 1860
* '' Hypsiglena jani'' (Dugès, 1865)
* ''Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha
''Hypsiglena'' is a genus of small, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as night snakes. The genus consists of nine species, and subspecies have been maintained pending further investigation.Mulcahy DG, Martínez-Gómez JE, Aguirr ...
'' Cope, 1860
* ''Hypsiglena slevini
''Hypsiglena slevini'', the Baja California night snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion ...
'' Tanner, 1943
* ''Hypsiglena tanzeri
''Hypsiglena tanzeri'', the Rio Verde night snake or Tanzer's night snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in th ...
'' Dixon & Lieb, 1972
* '' Hypsiglena torquata'' (Günther, 1860)
* ''Imantodes cenchoa
''Imantodes cenchoa'' (common names: blunthead tree snake, fiddle-string snake, ''mapepire corde violon'') is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to in Mexico, Central America, and S ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Imantodes gemmistratus
''Imantodes gemmistratus'', the Central American tree snake, is a snake species in the colubrid family, found from Mexico, through Central America and Colombia.
Distribution
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica ...
'' (Cope, 1861)
* ''Imantodes tenuissimus
''Imantodes tenuissimus'', commonly known as the Yucatán blunthead snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is th ...
'' (Cope, 1867)
* ''Leptodeira annulata
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Leptodeira frenata
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' (Cope, 1886)
* ''Leptodeira maculata
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' (Hallowell, 1861)
* ''Leptodeira nigrofasciata
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Rio Grande Vall ...
'' Günther, 1868
* ''Leptodeira polysticta
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' Günther, 1895
* ''Leptodeira punctata
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' (Peters, 1866)
* ''Leptodeira septentrionalis
''Leptodeira septentrionalis'', the northern cat-eyed snake, is a species of medium-sized, slightly venomous snake, found from southern Texas to Costa Rica.
Appearance
The northern cat eye is medium size (up to ). In general females are slightl ...
'' Kennicott 1859
* ''Leptodeira splendida
''Leptodeira'' is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as cat-eyed snakes. The genus consists of 17 species that are native to primarily Mexico and Central America, but range as far north as the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas ...
'' Günther, 1895
* '' Leptodeira uribei'' (Bautista & Smith, 1992)
* ''Manolepis putnami'' (Jan, 1863)
* '' Ninia diademata'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* '' Ninia sebae'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* '' Oxyrhopus petolarius'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* '' Pseudoleptodeira latifasciata'' (Günther, 1894)
* ''Rhadinaea bogertorum
''Rhadinaea bogertorum'', also known commonly as the Oaxacan graceful brown snake and ''la hojarasquera de Oaxaca'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific n ...
'' Myers, 1974
* ''Rhadinaea cuneata
''Rhadinaea cuneata'', the Veracruz graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake fa ...
'' Myers, 1974
* ''Rhadinaea decorata
''Rhadinaea decorata'', the adorned graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central m ...
'' (Günther, 1858)
* ''Rhadinaea forbesi
''Rhadinaea forbesi'', also known commonly as Forbes' graceful brown snake and ''la hojarasquera de Forbes'' in Mexican Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. www.reptile-database.org.
Ety ...
'' Smith, 1942
* ''Rhadinaea fulvivittis
''Rhadinaea fulvivittis'', the ribbon graceful brown snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake ...
'' Cope, 1875
* ''Rhadinaea gaigeae'' Bailey, 1937
* ''Rhadinaea hesperia'' Bailey, 1940
* ''Rhadinaea laureata'' (Günther, 1868)
* ''Rhadinaea macdougalli'' Smith & Langebartel, 1949
* ''Rhadinaea marcellae'' Taylor, 1949
* ''Rhadinaea montana'' Smith, 1944
* ''Rhadinaea myersi'' Rossman, 1965
* ''Rhadinaea omiltemana'' (Günther, 1894)
* ''Rhadinaea quinquelineata'' Cope, 1886
* ''Rhadinaea taeniata'' (Peters, 1863)
* ''Rhadinella godmani'' (Günther, 1865)
* ''Rhadinella hannsteini'' (Stuart, 1949)
* ''Rhadinella hempsteadae'' (Stuart & Bailey, 1941)
* ''Rhadinella kanalchutchan'' (Mendelson & Kizirian, 1995)
* ''Rhadinella kinkelini'' (Boettger, 1898)
* ''Rhadinella lachrymans'' (Cope, 1870)
* ''Rhadinella posadasi'' (Slevin, 1936)
* ''Rhadinella schistosa'' Smith, 1941
* ''Rhadinophanes monticola'' Myers & Campbell, 1981
* ''Sibon dimidiatus'' (Günther, 1872)
* ''Sibon linearis'' Perez-Higareda, Lopez-Luna & Smith, 2002
* ''Sibon nebulatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Geophis sanniolus, Sibon sanniolus'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Oaxacan cat-eyed snake, Tantalophis discolor'' (Günther, 1860)
* ''Tretanorhinus nigroluteus'' Cope, 1861
* ''Tropidodipsas annuliferus'' Boulenger, 1894
* ''Tropidodipsas fasciata'' Günther, 1858
* ''Tropidodipsas fischeri'' (Boulenger, 1894)
* ''Tropidodipsas philippii'' (Jan, 1863)
* ''Tropidodipsas repleta'' Smith, Lemos-Espinal, Hartman & Schiszar, 2005
* ''Geophis sartorii, Tropidodipsas sartorii'' Cope, 1863
* ''Tropidodipsas zweifeli'' (Liner & Wilson, 1970)
* ''Xenodon rabdocephalus'' (Wied, 1824)
Natricidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Natricinae, Natricidae
The natricines (Natricidae) are a family of snakes with a global distribution, consisting of 222 species. Some authors classify it as a subfamily (Natracinae) in the Colubridae family. 36 species occur in Mexico.
* ''Adelophis copei'' Dugès, 1879
* ''Adelophis foxi'' Rossman & Blaney, 1968
* ''Nerodia erythrogaster'' (Forster, 1771)
* ''Nerodia rhombifer'' (Hallowell, 1852)
* ''DeKay's brown snake, Storeria dekayi'' (Holbrook, 1839)
* ''Storeria hidalgoensis'' Taylor, 1942
* ''Storeria storerioides'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Thamnophis angustirostris'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis bogerti'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Thamnophis chrysocephalus'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Conant's garter snake, Thamnophis conanti'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Blackneck garter snake, Thamnophis cyrtopsis'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis elegans'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Mexican garter snake, Thamnophis eques'' (Reuss, 1834)
* ''Thamnophis exsul'' Rossman, 1969
* ''Highland garter snake, Thamnophis fulvus'' (Bocourt, 1893)
* ''Thamnophis godmani'' (Günther, 1894)
* ''Thamnophis hammondii'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Thamnophis lineri'' Rossman & Burbrink, 2005
* ''Checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Blackbelly garter snake, Thamnophis melanogaster'' (Wiegmann, 1830)
* ''Thamnophis mendax'' Walker, 1955
* ''Thamnophis nigronuchalis'' Thompson, 1957
* ''Thamnophis postremus'' Smith, 1942
* ''Thamnophis proximus'' (Say, 1823)
* ''Yellow-throated garter snake, Thamnophis pulchrilatus'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Thamnophis radix'' (Baird & Girard, 1853)
* ''Thamnophis rossmani'' Conant, 2000
* ''Thamnophis rufipunctatus'' (Cope, 1875)
* ''Thamnophis sauritus'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Thamnophis scalaris'' Cope, 1861
* ''Thamnophis scaliger'' (Jan, 1863)
* ''Common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Thamnophis sumichrasti'' (Cope, 1866)
* ''Thamnophis valida'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Tropidoclonion lineatum'' (Hallowell, 1856)
Elapidae
Order: Squamata · Family: Elapidae
Elapids (Elapidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that live in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are characterized by having fixed hollow fangs through which they inject venom. They have a size that can vary from (''Drysdalia'') to more than (''Ophiophagus'') in length. Some of its best-known members are cobras, coral snakes, mambas, and sea snakes. Outwardly, terrestrial elapids are similar to colubrids; Almost all of them have a long, thin body, a head covered with large scales and eyes with round pupils. Furthermore, their behavior is generally quite active, and many species are oviparous. Sea snakes, which are also elapids, have adapted to marine life in different ways and to varying degrees. Their characteristics may include laterally flattened bodies and rudder tails for swimming, as well as the ability to excrete salt. Currently, a total of 351 species are distinguished globally. 19 species occur in Mexico, of which 17 are coral snakes.
* ''Yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Yellow-lipped sea krait, Laticauda colubrina'' (Schneider, 1799)
* ''Micruroides, Micruroides euryxanthus'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Micrurus bernadi'' (Cope, 1887)
* ''Micrurus bogerti'' Roze, 1967
* ''Micrurus browni'' Schmidt & Smith, 1943
* ''Micrurus diastema'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Micrurus distans'' (Kennicott, 1860)
* ''Elegant coral snake, Micrurus elegans'' (Jan, 1858)
* ''Micrurus ephippifer'' (Cope, 1886)
* ''Micrurus laticollaris'' (Peters, 1870)
* ''Micrurus latifasciatus'' Schmidt, 1933
* ''Micrurus limbatus'' Fraser, 1964
* ''Micrurus nebularis'' Roze, 1989
* ''Micrurus nigrocinctus'' (Girard, 1854)
* ''Micrurus pachecogili'' Campbell, 2000
* ''Micrurus proximans'' Smith & Chrapliwy, 1958
* ''Micrurus tamaulipensis'' Lavin-Murcio & Dixon, 2004
* ''Micrurus tener'' Baird & Girard, 1853
Viperidae
Order: Squamata ·
Family: Viperidae
The viperids (Viperidae) are a family of highly venomous snakes that comprises four subfamilies. The subfamily Crotalinae, commonly known as "pit vipers", are the only viperids native to America. They have a loreal pit, a hole on each side of the head between the eye and the nostril; It is a thermoreceptor organ that is very sensitive to temperature variations and is used to detect warm-blooded prey. Approximately 321 species of viperids are distinguished, grouped into 32 genera. In Mexico, 10 genera and 59 species occur.
* ''Agkistrodon bilineatus'' Günther, 1863 NT
* ''Eastern copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
* ''Agkistrodon russeolus'' Gloyd, 1972
* ''Agkistrodon taylori'' Burger & Robertson, 1951
* ''Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, Atropoides mexicanus'' (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus nummifer, Atropoides nummifer'' (Rüppel, 1845)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus occiduus, Atropoides occiduus'' (Hoge, 1966)
* ''Metlapilcoatlus olmec, Atropoides olmec'' (Perez-Higareda, Smith, Julia-Zertuche, 1985)
* ''Bothriechis aurifer'' (Salvin, 1860) VU
* ''Bothriechis bicolor'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Bothriechis rowleyi'' (Bogert, 1968)
* ''Bothriechis schlegelii'' (Berthold, 1846)
* ''Bothrops asper'' (Garman, 1883)
* ''Cerrophidion godmani'' (Günther, 1863)
* ''Cerrophidion petlalcalensis'' LOPÉZ-LUNA, VOGT & TORRE-LORANCA, 1999
* ''Cerrophidion tzotzilorum'' (Campbell, 1985)
* ''Crotalus aquilus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Western diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Crotalus basiliscus'' (Cope, 1864)
* ''Crotalus catalinensis'' Cliff, 1954 CR
* ''Crotalus cerastes'' Hallowell, 1854
* ''Crotalus cerberus'' (Coues, 1875)
* ''Crotalus culminatus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus durissus'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Crotalus enyo'' (Cope, 1861)
* ''Crotalus ericsmithi'' Campbell & Flores-Villela, 2008
* ''Crotalus intermedius'' Troschel, 1865
* ''Crotalus lannomi'' Tanner, 1966
* ''Crotalus lepidus'' (Kennicott, 1861)
* ''Crotalus mitchellii'' (Cope, 1861)
* ''Black-tailed rattlesnake, Crotalus molossus'' Baird & Girard, 1853
* ''Crotalus oreganus'' Holbrook, 1840
* ''Crotalus ornatus'' Hallowell, 1854
* ''Crotalus polystictus'' (Cope, 1865)
* ''Crotalus pricei'' Van Denburgh, 1895
* ''Crotalus pusillus'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus ravus'' Cope, 1865
* ''Crotalus ruber'' Cope, 1892
* ''Crotalus scutulatus'' (Kennicott, 1861)
* ''Crotalus simus'' Latreille, 1801
* ''Crotalus stejnegeri'' Dunn, 1919
* ''Crotalus tancitarensis'' Alvarado-Díaz & Campbell, 2004
* ''Crotalus tigris'' Kennicott 1859
* ''Crotalus totonacus'' Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
* ''Crotalus transversus'' Taylor, 1944
* ''Crotalus triseriatus'' (Wagler, 1830)
* ''Crotalus tzabcan'' Klauber, 1952
* ''Crotalus viridis'' (Rafinesque, 1818)
* ''Crotalus willardi'' Meek, 1905
* ''Mixcoatlus barbouri'' (Dunn, 1919)
* ''Mixcoatlus browni'' (Shreve, 1938)
* ''Mixcoatlus melanurus'' (Müller, 1923)
* ''Ophryacus undulatus'' (Jan, 1859)
* ''Porthidium dunni'' (Hartweg & Oliver, 1938)
* ''Porthidium hespere'' (Campbell, 1976)
* ''Porthidium nasutum'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Porthidium ophryomegas'' (Bocourt, 1868)
* ''Porthidium yucatanicum'' (Smith, 1941)
* ''Sistrurus catenatus'' (Rafinesque, 1818)
See also
* List of mammals of Mexico * List of birds of Mexico * List of amphibians of MexicoNotes
References
* {{Cite web , editor-last=Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek , title=México , url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/advanced_search?location=Mexico&exact=location&submit=Search , access-date=9 June 2014 , website=The Reptile Database , publisher=Reptarium Lists of biota of Mexico, Reptiles Lists of reptiles of North America, Mexico Lists of reptiles by country, Mexico Reptiles of Mexico, *