Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) dominik jan

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There are about 110 species of

reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the Class (biology), class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsid, sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, Squamata, squamates (lizar ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. Most of them are small or rarely seen. But there are a few which are large or prominent. The largest reptiles which can be found in Singapore are the

estuarine crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been liste ...

and the

reticulated python The reticulated python (''Malayopython reticulatus'') is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake, and is among the three heaviest. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wi ...

. The ones most commonly seen in urban areas are the house geckos (typically called house lizard by the lay-person) and the non-native changeable lizard. The changeable lizard has pushed the local green crested lizard into forested areas. In gardens and parks, one can often see common sun skinks, the introduced

red-eared slider The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (''Trachemys scripta elegans'') is a subspecies of the pond slider (''Trachemys scripta''), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, ...

s and flying lizards.

Water monitor The Asian water monitor (''Varanus salvator'') is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast As ...

s are common in rivers and mangrove. Another monitor that can be found in Singapore is the

clouded monitor The clouded monitor (''Varanus nebulosus'') is a species of monitor lizard, native to Burma, Thailand and Indochina to West Malaysia, Singapore, Java, and Sumatra. They are excellent tree climbers. It belongs to the subgenus ''Empagusia'' along ...

, which is a forest species. It is smaller than the Malayan water monitor, has slit nostrils and is paler in colour. In 2008, the Dumeril's monitor was rediscovered in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. This goes to show that there can still be surprises in the forests of Singapore.

Equatorial spitting cobra The Equatorial spitting cobra (''Naja sumatrana'') also called the black spitting cobra, Malayan spitting cobra, golden spitting cobra, Sumatran spitting cobra, or Palawan spitting cobra, is a species of spitting cobra found in Southeast Asia. ...

s can still be found in desolated urban areas of Singapore. The bigger king cobra is much rarer. The

banded krait The banded krait (''Bungarus fasciatus'') is a species of elapid snake found on the Indian Subcontinent, in Southeast Asia, and in southern China. It is the largest species of krait, with a maximum length up to . Although the banded krait is ven ...

sometimes show up as road kills. There are also 2 coral snake and 9 sea snake species.

List of reptiles

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

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)

*Estuarine crocodile (''

Crocodylus porosus The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed ...

'') - formerly widespread, recent sightings in

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reservoir (Chinese: 双溪布洛湿地保护区, Malay: ''Kawasan Simpanan Alam Semulajadi Sungei Buloh'', Tamil: சுங்காய் புலோ ஈரநில வளம்) is a nature reserve in the northwest a ...

, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Woodlands Waterfront, Sembawang, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Pasir Ris, Changi, East Coast

Family
Gavialidae Gavialidae is a family (biology), family of large semiaquatic crocodilians with elongated, narrow snouts. Gavialidae consists of two extant taxon, living species, the gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus'') and the false gharial (''Tomistoma schlegelii ...
(gharials)

*False gharial (''

Tomistoma schlegelii The false gharial (''Tomistoma schlegelii''), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Vu ...

'') - Possible escaped juvenile caught in Pasir Ris in 1991

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

Family
Eublepharidae The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 43 described species in six genera. They occur in Asia, Africa and North America. Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commo ...
(eyelid geckos)

*Fox-faced gecko (''

Aeluroscalabotes felinus The cat gecko (''Aeluroscalabotes felinus'') is a species of gecko found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand. It is the only species within the genus ''Aeluroscalabotes''. It is commonly called the cat gecko because of its h ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve

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

*Peninsular rock gecko (''

Cnemaspis peninsularis ''Cnemaspis peninsularis'', also known as the peninsular rock gecko, is a species of gecko from southern Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Tekong *Singapore bent-toed gecko (''

Cyrtodactylus majulah ''Cyrtodactylus majulah'' 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 found in warm climates ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Panti bent-toed gecko (''

Cyrtodactylyus pantiensis The Panti Mountain bent-toed gecko (''Cyrtodactylus pantiensis'') 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 Gek ...

'') - Pulau Tekong *Marbled bent-toed gecko (''

Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus Known as Taylor's bow-fingered gecko, four-striped forest gecko and marbled bent-toed gecko, (''Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus'') is a species of gecko found in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Peninsular bent-toed gecko (''

Cyrtodactylus semenanjungensis The peninsular bent-toed gecko (''Cyrtodactylus semenanjungensis'') 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 G ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Peter's forest gecko (''

Cyrtodactylus consobrinus ''Cyrtodactylus consobrinus'', also known as Peters's bow-fingered gecko or the thin-banded forest gecko, is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Ant ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve *Four-clawed gecko (''

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 ...

'') - common and widespread *Brown's flap-legged gecko ('' Gekko browni'') - Pulau Tekong *Tokay gecko (''

Gekko gecko The tokay gecko (''Gekko gecko'') is a nocturnal arboreal gecko in the genus ''Gekko'', the true geckos. It is native to Asia and some Pacific Islands. Subspecies Two subspecies are currently recognized. *''G. g. gecko'' (Linnaeus, 1758): tro ...

'') - introduced *Horsfield's flying gecko ('' Gekko horsfieldii'') - indeterminate *Kuhl's flying gecko ('' Gekko kuhli'') - Pulau Tekong *Spotted house gecko ('' Gekko monarchus'') - common and widespread *Large forest gecko ('' Gekko hulk'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve (possibly extirpated) *Frilly gecko (''

Hemidactylus craspedotus ''Hemidactylus craspedotus'', also known as Mocquard's house gecko, frilled gecko, or frilly house gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found in southeast Asia: Malay Peninsula (southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Singapore), Tioman Isla ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Flat-tailed gecko ('' Hemidactylus platyurus'') - common and widespread *Brooke's house gecko ('' Hemidactylus brookii'') - likely introduced *Common house gecko (''

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 ...

'') - common and widespread *Indo-Pacific gecko (''

Hemidactylus garnotii The Indo-Pacific gecko (''Hemidactylus garnotii'') also known as Garnot's house gecko, the fox gecko, or the Assam greyish brown gecko, is a species of gecko found in India, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Australia, and throughout Polynesia. A ...

'') - indeterminate *Lowland dwarf gecko (''

Hemiphyllodactylus typus ''Hemiphyllodactylus typus'', also known as the Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and some islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment, Mandai Mangroves, Pasir Ris, Bidadari *Mourning gecko (''

Lepidodactylus lugubris ''Lepidodactylus lugubris'', known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae. Description ''Lepidodactylus lugubris'' measure 8.5-10 cm in length including tail (4-4.4 cm snou ...

'') - widespread in coastal habitats

Family
Agamidae Agamidae is a family (biology), family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ...
(agamids)

*Earless agamid ('' Aphaniotis fusca'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Green crested lizard (''

Bronchocela cristatella ''Bronchocela cristatella'', also known as the green crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia. Geographic range ''B. cristatella'' is found in Malaysia (West Malaysia and Borneo), Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines ...

'') *Siamese blue crested lizard ('' Calotes goetzi'') - introduced, Sungei Tengah *Changeable lizard (''

Calotes versicolor The oriental garden lizard (''Calotes versicolor''), also called the eastern garden lizard, Indian garden lizard, common garden lizard, bloodsucker or changeable lizard, is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in indo-Malaya. It has also bee ...

'') - introduced, common and widespread *Black-bearded flying lizard (''

Draco melanopogon ''Draco melanopogon'', commonly known as the black-bearded gliding lizard or black-barbed flying dragon, is a species of agamid "flying lizard" endemic to Southeast Asia. It is a typically forest-dwelling arboreal lizard. It preys on small inve ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Five-banded flying lizard ('' Draco quinquefasciatus'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Common gliding lizard ('' Draco sumatranus'') - common and widespread on Singapore Island, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong *Orange-bearded flying lizard (''

Draco abbreviatus ''Draco abbreviatus'', the Singapore flying dragon, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Singapore and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States an ...

'') - indeterminate *Red-edged flying lizard ('' Draco formosus'') - indeterminate *Peninsular horned tree lizard ('' Acanthosaura armata'') - indeterminate *Bell's anglehead lizard (''

Gonocephalus bellii ''Gonocephalus bellii'', commonly known as Bell's anglehead lizard or Bell's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia and Oceania. Etymology The Specific name (zoolog ...

'') - indeterminate

Family
Dactyloidae Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...
(anoles)

*Brown anole ('' Norops sagrei'') - introduced, breeding population in Gardens by the Bay and Jurong Lake Gardens, individuals spotted in Bishan, Tanah Merah, Punggol, Singapore Botanic Gardens

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

*Green iguana ('' Iguana iguana'') - introduced, breeding populations in Jurong Hill, Jurong Bird Park, Sungei Tengah, Choa Chu Kang, escapees occasionally seen elsewhere

Family Scincidae (skinks)

Skink Berlayer Creek Boardwalk 2020 01 20

*Olive tree skink ('' Dasia olivacea'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin *Brown tree skink ('' Dasia grisea'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Mangrove skink ('' Emoia atrocostata'') -

, Mandai Mangroves, Pulau Tekong *Many-lined sun skink (''

Eutropis multifasciata ''Eutropis multifasciata'', commonly known as the East Indian brown mabuya, many-lined sun skink, many-striped skink, common sun skink or (ambiguously) as golden skink, is a species of skink. Description :''See Snake scales for terminology'' ...

'') - common and widespread *Striped sun skink ('' Eutropis rugifera'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Striped tree skink ('' Lipinia vittigera'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Short-limbed supple skink ('' Lygosoma siamensis'') - possibly introduced - Singapore Botanic Gardens *Garden supple skink ('' Subdoluseps bowringii'') - common and widespread *Singapore swamp skink ('' Tytthoscincus temasekensis'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Family
Varanidae The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea within the Anguimorpha group. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the living genus '' Varanus'' and a number of extinct genera more closely relat ...
(monitor lizards)

Varanus nebulosus Singapore Botanic Gardens New Years Day 2020

*Clouded monitor ('' Varanus nebulosus'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve,

Bukit Batok Nature Park Bukit Batok Nature Park is a urban park in Bukit Batok, Singapore. It is situated near Bukit Batok East Avenue 2, Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, and Lorong Sesuai. History The park was developed on an abandoned quarry site in 1988. See also * B ...

, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong *Dumeril's monitor (''

Varanus dumerilii Dumeril's monitor (''Varanus dumerilii'') is a species of lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Etymology and naming The specific name, ''dumerilii'', is in honour of the French zoologist André Marie Consta ...

'') - very rarely seen, Nee Soon swamp forest *Malayan water monitor (''

Varanus salvator The Asian water monitor (''Varanus salvator'') is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeas ...

'') - common and widespread in habitats close to water

Family
Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...
(blind snakes)

*Brahminy blind snake (''

Indotyphlops braminus ''Indotyphlops braminus'', commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are completely fossori ...

'') *Striped blind snake ('' Ramphotyphlops lineatus'') *White-belled blind snake ('' Argyrophis muelleri'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin

Family
Cylindrophiidae The Cylindrophiidae are a monotypic Family (biology), family of secretive, semifossorial, non-venomous snakes containing the genus ''Cylindrophis'' found in southeastern Asia. These are burrowing snakes and most have a banded pattern on the belly ...
(Asian pipe snakes)

*Red-tailed pipe snake (''

Cylindrophis ruffus The red-tailed pipe snake, red cylinder snake, or common pipe snake (''Cylindrophis ruffus'') is a nonvenomous cylindrophiid snake species found in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized. Description Adults can grow to 39 in (1 ...

'')

Family
Xenopeltidae ''Xenopeltis'', the sunbeam snakes, are the sole genus of the monotypic family Xenopeltidae, the species of which are found in Southeast Asia. Sunbeam snakes are known for their highly iridescent scales. Two species are recognized, each one with ...
(sunbeam snakes)

*Sunbeam snake (''

Xenopeltis unicolor :''Common names: sunbeam snake, common sunbeam snake, iridescent snake.Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. .'' ''Xenopeltis unicolor'' is a non-venomous sunbeam snake species found i ...

'') - common and widespread

Family
Pythonidae The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized. Distributi ...
(pythons)

*Malaysian blood python (''

Python brongersmai ''Python brongersmai'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Common names Common names for ''P. brongersmai'' include blood python, Brongersma's short-tailed python, Malaysian bl ...

'') - extirpated *Reticulated python ('' Malayopython reticulatus'') - common and widespread

Family
Acrochordidae The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus ''Acrochordus''. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia a ...
(file snakes)

*Banded file snake (''

Acrochordus granulatus ''Acrochordus granulatus'' is a snake species found from India through Southeast Asia to the Solomon Islands. It is known as the little file snake, marine file snake, and little wart snake.

'') - Straits of Johor, Pulau Semakau

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 ...
(colubrids)

=Subfamily Sibynophiinae

= *Black-headed collared snake (''

Sibynophis melanocephalus ''Sibynophis melanocephalus'', commonly known as the black-headed collared snake or Malayan many-toothed snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake found in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment, Kranji, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong

=Subfamily Natricinae

= *Peter's keelback ('' Amphiesma petersii'') - indeterminate *Southern chequered keelback ('' Fowlea flavipunctatus'') - introduced *Blue-necked keelback ('' Rhabdophis rhodomelas'') *Red-necked keelback (''

Rhabdophis subminiatus ''Rhabdophis subminiatus'', commonly called the red-necked keelback or red-necked keelback snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. Description ''Rhabdophis subm ...

'') - indeterminate *Spotted keelback (''

Xenochrophis maculatus The spotted keelback (''Xenochrophis maculatus'') is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. Geographic range The snake is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Triangle keelback (''

Xenochrophis trianguligerus The triangle keelback (''Xenochrophis trianguligerus'') is a species of snake found in Brunei Darussalam, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India (Nicobar Islands; Arunachal Pradesh (Deban - Changlang district)), Indonesia (Nias, Mentawai, Sumatra, Lao ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Striped keelback (''

Xenochrophis vittatus The striped keelback (''Xenochrophis vittatus'') is a species of colubrid snake native to Indonesia. It has also been introduced to Singapore and Puerto Rico. Description The striped keelback is a medium sized snake, with females growing to ab ...

'') - introduced

=Subfamily Calamariinae

= *Red-bellied reed snake (''

Calamaria albiventer ''Calamaria albiventer'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . It is found in parts of Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Singapore, and in Sumatra, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast ...

'') - indeterminate *Gimlett's reed snake ('' Calamaria gimletti'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Variable reed snake ('' Calamaria lumbricoidea'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Pink-headed reed snake ('' Calamaria schlegeli'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Dwarf reed snake (''

Pseudorabdion longiceps ''Pseudorabdion'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Pseudorabdion'' are found in Southeast Asia. Species The following 15 species are recognized as being valid. * '' Pseudorabdion albonuchali ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong

=Subfamily Ahaetullinae

= *Speckle-headed whip snake (''

Ahaetulla fasciolata The speckle-headed whipsnake (''Ahaetulla fasciolata'') is a species of snake of the Family (biology), family Colubridae. Geographic range The snake is found in Asia. References

* Reptiles described in 1885 Ahaetulla Snakes of Asia Tax ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore Botanic Gardens *Malayan whip snake (''

Ahaetulla mycterizans ''Ahaetulla mycterizans'', the Malayan green whipsnake or Malayan vine snake, is a slender arboreal snake found in Western Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Sumatra of Indonesia,Miralles and David 2010. First record of ''Ahaetulla mycterizans'' ( ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Oriental whip snake ('' Ahaetulla prasina'') - common and widespread *Golden tree snake ('' Chrysopelea ornata '') - introduced, individuals seen at Shenton Way, Gardens by the Bay, Lim Chu Kang *Paradise tree snake (''

Chrysopelea paradisi Paradise tree snake or paradise flying snake (''Chrysopelea paradisi'') is a species of snake found in southeastern Asia. It can, like all species of its genus ''Chrysopelea'', glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. ...

'') - common and widespread *Twin-barred tree snake (''

Chrysopelea pelias The twin-barred tree snake (''Chrysopelea pelias'') is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It is also called the banded flying snake. It can glide, as with all species of its genus ''Chrysopelea'', by stretching the body into a flattened ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin *Striped bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus ''Dendrelaphis caudolineatus'' is a common species of colubrid snake known commonly as the striped bronzeback or grey bronzeback. It is not venomous and it is the most commonly sold snake as a pet; however, they live longer in the wild. Descri ...

'') - common and widespread *Blue bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis cyanochloris ''Dendrelaphis cyanochloris'', commonly known as Wall's bronzeback or the blue bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. Taxonomy ''Dendrelaphis cyanochloris'' belongs to the genus ''Dendrelaphis'', which contains 48 ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Elegant bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis formosus ''Dendrelaphis formosus'', commonly known as either the elegant bronzeback or beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae from Southeast Asia. Taxonomy ''Dendrelaphis formosus'' belongs to the genus ''Dendrelaph ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Haas' bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis haasi ''Dendrelaphis haasi'', also known commonly as Haas' bronzeback, Haas's bronzeback, Haas's bronzeback snake, and Haas's bronzeback tree snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology Th ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Kopstein's bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis kopsteini ''Dendrelaphis kopsteini'', Kopstein's bronzeback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country i ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Painted bronzeback (''

Dendrelaphis pictus ''Dendrelaphis pictus'', the common bronzeback, painted bronzeback, or Indonesian bronzeback, is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia and India. Description In the painted bronzeback the maxillary teeth number from 23 to 26, the eye is as ...

'') - common and widespread *Keel-bellied whip snake (''

Dryophiops rubescens ''Dryophiops rubescens'', commonly known as the red whip snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. Geographic distribution The snake is found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong

=Subfamily Colubrinae

= *Dog-toothed cat snake (''

Boiga cynodon ''Boiga cynodon'', commonly known as the dog-toothed cat snake, is a nocturnal species of rear-fanged Colubridae, colubrid snake Endemism, endemic to Asia. Description It is a large snake, reaching more than in total length. The front teeth of ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong *Gold-ringed cat snake ('' Boiga melanota'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Mandai Mangroves, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong, St. John's Island, Pulau Semakau *White-spotted cat snake ('' Boiga drapiezii'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Jasper cat snake ('' Boiga jaspidea'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Tekong *Common Malayan racer (''

Coelognathus flavolineatus ''Coelognathus flavolineatus'', the black copper rat snake or yellow striped snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. This species was previously recognized in the genus ''Elaphe''. Distribution * Brunei Darussalam * Camb ...

'') *Copperhead racer (''

Coelognathus radiatus ''Coelognathus radiatus'', commonly known as the radiated ratsnake, copperhead rat snake, or copper-headed trinket snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake. Temperament These snakes are usually defensive in nature which makes it hard ...

'') - indeterminate *Malayan bridle snake ('' Dryocalamus subannulatus'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Orange-bellied ringneck ('' Gongylosoma baliodeira'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Rainbow tree snake ('' Gonyophis margaritatus'') - indeterminate *Red-tailed racer (''

Gonyosoma oxycephalum ''Gonyosoma oxycephalum'', known commonly as the arboreal ratsnake, the red-tailed green ratsnake, and the red-tailed racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It was first described by F ...

'')- Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Tekong *Tricoloured ringneck ('' Liopeltis tricolor'') *House wolf snake (''

Lycodon capucinus ''Lycodon capucinus'', also known as the Oriental wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is commonly found in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Named after their enlarged front teeth, which gives them a muzzled appearance similar to can ...

'') - common and widespread *Banded wolf snake (''

Lycodon subcinctus ''Lycodon subcinctus'', commonly known as the white-banded wolf snake or Malayan banded wolf snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. This snake has banded pattern that resembles a Krait. Geographic range The snake is found in Asi ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Tekong *Brown kukri snake ('' Oligodon purpurascens'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Striped kukri snake ('' Oligodon octolineatus'') - common and widespread *Barred kukri snake ('' Oligodon signatus'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Striped racer ('' Orthriophis taeniurus'') - indeterminate, historically recorded from Pulau Ubin *Keeled rat snake (''

Ptyas carinata ''Ptyas carinata'', commonly known as the keeled rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia,India, Vietnam and Singapore. This little known species is probably the larg ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *White-bellied rat snake (''

Ptyas fusca ''Ptyas fusca'', commonly known as the white-bellied rat snake or brown rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is ...

'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Indochinese rat snake (''

Ptyas korros ''Ptyas korros'', commonly known as the Chinese ratsnake or Indo-Chinese rat snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Description Snout obtuse, projecting; eye very large. Rostral visible from above; internasals shorter ...

'') *Banded rat snake (''

Ptyas mucosa ''Ptyas mucosa'', commonly known as the oriental ratsnake, Indian rat snake, ''darash'' or ''dhaman'', is a common non-venomous species of colubrid snake found in parts of South and Southeast Asia. Dhamans are large snakes. Typical mature total l ...

'') - indeterminate *Malaysian brown snake ('' Xenelaphis hexagonotus'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Family
Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in ...
(mud snakes)

*Keel-bellied water snake (''

Bitia hydroides The keel-bellied water snake (''Bitia hydroides'') is a marine homalopsine snake. It belongs to the monotypic genus ''Bitia''. Geographic range It is found in Malaysia. Dentition ''Bitia hydroides'' is noted for its unusual dentition. In all ...

'') - indeterminate *Cantor's water snake (''

Cantoria violacea ''Cantoria violacea'', commonly known as Cantor's water snake, is a species of snake found in tropical Asia. It is named in honor of the 19th century herpetologist Theodore Cantor. Description Rostral broader than deep. Frontal a little longer ...

'') *Dog-faced water snake (''

Cerberus schneiderii In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; grc-gre, Κέρβερος ''Kérberos'' ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the mo ...

'') - Straits of Johor, Pulau Semakau *Rainbow water snake (''

Enhydris enhydris The rainbow water snake (''Enhydris enhydris'') is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snake, endemic to Asia. Geographic range ''E. enhydris'' is found in southeastern China, Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Java, Kalimantan, Sulaw ...

'') - likely introduced *Crab-eating water snake ('' Fordonia leucobalia'') *Yellow-lipped water snake (''

Gerarda prevostiana ''Gerarda prevostiana'', commonly known as the cat-eyed water snake, Gerard's water snake, or the glossy marsh snake, is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is the only species in the genus ''Gerarda'' ...

'') *Puff-faced water snake (''

Homalopsis buccata ''Homalopsis buccata'' (puff-faced water snake or masked water snake) is a species of mildly venomous snake in the Homalopsidae family found in tropical areas of Southeast Asia. Description Upper labials 1–4 contact single loreal; two pre ...

'') *Blackwater mud snake ('' Phytolopsis punctata'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Selangor mud snake ('' Raclitia indica'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Family
Lamprophiidae The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022. Biology Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ...
(mock vipers)

*Painted mock viper ('' Psammodynastes pictus'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Family
Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoceph ...
(cobras, coral snakes, kraits, sea snakes)

*Malayan krait ('' Bungarus candidus'') - indeterminate *Banded krait (''

Bungarus fasciatus The banded krait (''Bungarus fasciatus'') is a species of elapid snake found on the Indian Subcontinent, in Southeast Asia, and in southern China. It is the largest species of krait, with a maximum length up to . Although the banded krait is ven ...

'') *Blue Malayan coral snake (''

Calliophis bivirgatus ''Calliophis bivirgatus'' is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the blue coral snake or blue Malayan coral snake.

'') *Spotted Malayan coral snake (''

Calliophis gracilis ''Calliophis gracilis'', is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. References

Calliophis, gracilis Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles of Indonesia Reptiles of the Malay Peninsula Reptiles described in 1835 Taxa named by John Edwa ...

'') - indeterminate *Banded Malayan coral snake (''

Calliophis intestinalis ''Calliophis intestinalis'', commonly known as the banded Malayan coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to Southeast Asia. Geographic range ''C. intestinalis'' is found in Borneo, Indonesia, Java, and Malaysia. Venom This ...

'') *Equatorial spitting cobra ('' Naja sumatrana'') - common and widespread *King cobra ('' Ophiophagus hannah'') *Yellow-lipped sea krait (''

Laticauda colubrina The yellow-lipped sea krait (''Laticauda colubrina''), also known as the banded sea krait or colubrine sea krait, is a species of venomous sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. The snake has distinctive black stripes and a yel ...

'') - Singapore Strait *Marbled sea snake (''

Aipysurus eydouxii ''Aipysurus eydouxii'', commonly known as the beaded sea snake, marbled seasnake, or spine-tailed seasnake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. This species of snake is unusual amongst sea snakes in that it feeds exclusively on fish ...

'') - Straits of Johor *Short sea snake ('' Hydrophis curtus'') *Blue-banded sea snake (''

Hydrophis cyanocinctus ''Hydrophis cyanocinctus'', commonly called the annulated sea snake or the blue-banded sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Description Head moderate. Diameter of eye less than its distance from the mouth in the ...

'') *Striped sea snake ('' Hydrophis fasciatus'') *Small-headed sea snake ('' Hydrophis gracilis'') *Kloss' sea snake ('' Hydrophis klossi'') *Horned sea snake ('' Hydrophis peronii'') *Yellow-bellied sea snake (''

Hydrophis platurus The yellow-bellied sea snake (''Hydrophis platurus'') is a venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean. For many years, it was place ...

'') *Beaked sea snake ('' Hydrophis schistosus'') *Stoke's sea snake ('' Hydrophis stokesii'')

Family
Pareidae Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India. It encompasses 42 species in four genera divided into two subfamilies: Pareinae and Xylophiinae. Both families are tho ...
(slug-eating snakes)

*White-spotted slug snake ('' Pareas margaritophorus'') - introduced *Smooth slug snake ('' Asthenodipsas laevis'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Family
Viperidae The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs tha ...
(vipers)

*Mangrove pit-viper (''

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus ''Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus'' is a venomous snake, venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Common names include: mangrove pit viper,Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Ster ...

'') - Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Pasir Ris, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Semakau *Hagen's pit-viper ('' Trimeresurus hageni'') - indeterminate *Wagler's pit-viper (''

Tropidolaemus wagleri ''Tropidolaemus wagleri'', more commonly known as Wagler's pit viper, is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the Family (biology), family Viperidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Southeast Asia. There are ...

'') - Bukit Timah, Central Catchment, Lim Chu Kang

Order
Testudines Turtles are an order (biology), order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) an ...
(turtles, tortoises, terrapins)

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

*Loggerhead turtle (''

Caretta caretta The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...

'') - vagrant, confiscated individuals released at Sentosa *Green turtle (''

Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia' ...

'') - Singapore Strait *Hawksbill turtle (''

Eretmochelys imbricata The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is large ...

'') - Singapore Strait, recorded nesting on East Coast and Southern Islands *Olive ridley turtle (''

Lepidochelys olivacea The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known Common name, commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant ...

'') - confiscated individuals released at Sentosa, carcass found at East Coast

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 ...
(leatherback turtle)

*Leatherback turtle (''

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

'') - vagrant

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 ...
(snapping turtles)

*Common snapping turtle (''

Chelydra serpentina The common snapping turtle (''Chelydra serpentina'') is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia a ...

'' sensu lato) - escapee *Alligator snapping turtle (''

Macrochelys temminckii The alligator snapping turtle (''Macrochelys temminckii'') is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae. The species is native to freshwater habitats in the United States. ''M. temminckii'' is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in ...

'' sensu lato) - escapee

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

*Razor-backed musk turtle (''

Sternotherus carinatus The razor-backed musk turtle (''Sternotherus carinatus'') is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is native to the southern United States. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid."''Sternotherus carina ...

'') - escapee

Family
Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ...
(softshell turtles)

*Asian softshell turtle (''

Amyda cartilaginea The Asiatic softshell turtle or black-rayed softshell turtle (''Amyda cartilaginea'') is a species of softshell turtle in the Trionychidae family. Despite its name, it is not the only softshell turtle in Asia (most trionychines are Asian). T ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, populations elsewhere likely to be escapees or introduced *Indochinese softshell turtle (''

Amyda ornata The Southeast Asian softshell turtle (''Amyda ornata'') is a species of softshell turtle in the family Trionychidae. Taxonomy It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Asiatic softshell turtle (''A. cartilaginea''), which is now thought ...

'') - introduced *Forest softshell turtle ('' Dogania subplana'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Indian flapshell turtle (''

Lissemys punctata The Indian flapshell turtle (''Lissemys punctata'') is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia. The "flap-shelled" name stems from the presence of femoral flaps located on the plastron. These flaps of skin cover the limbs when they re ...

'') - escapee *Wattle-necked softshell turtle ('' Palea steindachneri'') - escapee *Asian giant softshell turtle (''

Pelochelys cantorii The Asian giant softshell turtle (''Pelochelys cantorii''), also known commonly as Cantor's giant softshell turtle and the frog-faced softshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is native to South ...

'') - indeterminate *Chinese softshell turtle (''

Pelodiscus sinensis The Chinese softshell turtle (''Pelodiscus sinensis'') is a species of softshell turtle that is native to China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with records of escapees—some of which have established introduced po ...

'' sensu lato) - introduced

Family
Carettochelyidae Carettochelyidae is a family of cryptodiran turtles belonging to the Trionychia. It contains only a single living species, the pig-nosed turtle (''Carettochelys insculpta'') native to New Guinea and Northern Australia. Stem-group carettochelyids ...
(pig-nosed turtle)

*Pig-nosed turtle (''

Carettochelys insculpta The pig-nosed turtle (''Carettochelys insculpta''), also known as the pitted-shelled turtle or Fly River turtle, is a species of turtle native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It is the only living member of the family Carettochely ...

'') - escapee

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

*Southern river terrapin (''

Batagur affinis The southern river terrapin (''Batagur affinis'') is a turtle of the family Geoemydidae found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. Subspecies *''Batagur affinis affinis'' *''Batagur affinis edwardmolli'' Decline Many Asian turtles are in dang ...

'') - likely former native but since extirpated, recent local records likely to be escapees *Painted terrapin (''

Batagur borneoensis The painted terrapin, painted batagur, or saw-jawed turtle (''Batagur borneoensis'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. It was formerly in its own genus, ''Callagur'', but has been reclassified to the genus, ''Batagur''. Distribu ...

'') - indeterminate, recent local records likely to be escapees *Malayan box terrapin (''

Cuora amboinensis The Amboina box turtle or Southeast Asian box turtle (''Cuora amboinensis'') is a species of Asian box turtle. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, eastern India (Assam), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, central and southern Vietna ...

'') - local populations likely to be a mixture of native and introduced individuals *Asian leaf terrapin (''

Cyclemys dentata The Asian leaf turtle (''Cyclemys dentata'') is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographi ...

'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment *Giant Asian pond terrapin (''

Heosemys grandis The giant Asian pond turtle (''Heosemys grandis'') inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about ) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thail ...

'') - introduced *Spiny terrapin ('' Heosemys spinosa'') - Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve *Chinese stripe-necked turtle ('' Mauremys sinensis'') - escapee *Malayan flat-shelled terrapin ('' Notochelys platynota'') - Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Western Catchment *Malayan giant terrapin (''

Orlitia borneensis The Malaysian giant turtle or Bornean river turtle (''Orlitia borneensis'') is a species of turtle in the family Bataguridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Orlitia''. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. This species is the largest freshw ...

'') - indeterminate, recent local records likely to be escapees *Black marsh terrapin ('' Siebenrockiella crassicollis'') - likely introduced

Family Testudinidae (tortoises)

*Asian brown tortoise (''

Manouria emys The Asian forest tortoise (''Manouria emys''), also known commonly as the Mountain tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. It is believed to be among the most primitive of living ...

'') - escapee *Indian star tortoise (''

Geochelone elegans ''Geochelone'' is a genus of tortoises. ''Geochelone'' tortoises, which are also known as typical tortoises or terrestrial turtles, can be found in southern Asia. They primarily eat plants. Species The genus consists of two extant species: A n ...

'') - escapee

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 ...
(American terrapins)

*Cuban slider (''

Trachemys decussata The Cuban slider (''Trachemys decussata'') is a species of turtle native to Cuba (including Isla de la Juventud), but has also been introduced to Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac in the Cayman Islands (where it is known as the taco river slider or hi ...

'') - escapee *Red-eared slider (''

Trachemys scripta elegans The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (''Trachemys scripta elegans'') is a subspecies of the pond slider (''Trachemys scripta''), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, ...

'') - introduced, common and widespread *Florida cooter ('' Pseudemys concinna floridana'') - escapee

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

*Yellow-spotted river turtle (''

Podocnemis unifilis The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (''Podocnemis unifilis''), also known commonly as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle, and locally as the taricaya, is one of the largest South American river turtles. It ...

'') - escapee

Family
Chelidae Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ...
(side-necked turtles)

*Matamata ('' Chelus fimbriata'') - escapee

References

External links

Official list of known reptiles in Singapore
from Singaporean National Parks Board * * {{Asia topic, List of reptiles of *

Reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the Class (biology), class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsid, sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, Squamata, squamates (lizar ...

List of reptiles

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

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)

Family Gavialidae Gavialidae is a family (biology), family of large semiaquatic crocodilians with elongated, narrow snouts. Gavialidae consists of two extant taxon, living species, the gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus'') and the false gharial (''Tomistoma schlegelii ... (gharials)

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

Family Eublepharidae The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 43 described species in six genera. They occur in Asia, Africa and North America. Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commo ... (eyelid geckos)

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

Family Agamidae Agamidae is a family (biology), family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ... (agamids)

Family Dactyloidae Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ... (anoles)

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

Family Scincidae (skinks)

Family Varanidae The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea within the Anguimorpha group. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the living genus '' Varanus'' and a number of extinct genera more closely relat ... (monitor lizards)

Family Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ... (blind snakes)

Family Cylindrophiidae The Cylindrophiidae are a monotypic Family (biology), family of secretive, semifossorial, non-venomous snakes containing the genus ''Cylindrophis'' found in southeastern Asia. These are burrowing snakes and most have a banded pattern on the belly ... (Asian pipe snakes)

Family Xenopeltidae ''Xenopeltis'', the sunbeam snakes, are the sole genus of the monotypic family Xenopeltidae, the species of which are found in Southeast Asia. Sunbeam snakes are known for their highly iridescent scales. Two species are recognized, each one with ... (sunbeam snakes)

Family Pythonidae The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized. Distributi ... (pythons)

Family Acrochordidae The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus ''Acrochordus''. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia a ... (file snakes)

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 ... (colubrids)

=Subfamily Sibynophiinae

=Subfamily Natricinae

=Subfamily Calamariinae

=Subfamily Ahaetullinae

=Subfamily Colubrinae

Family Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in ... (mud snakes)

Family Lamprophiidae The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022. Biology Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ... (mock vipers)

Family Pareidae Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India. It encompasses 42 species in four genera divided into two subfamilies: Pareinae and Xylophiinae. Both families are tho ... (slug-eating snakes)

Family Viperidae The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs tha ... (vipers)

Order Testudines Turtles are an order (biology), order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) an ... (turtles, tortoises, terrapins)

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

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 ... (leatherback turtle)

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 ... (snapping turtles)

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

Family Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ... (softshell turtles)

Family Carettochelyidae Carettochelyidae is a family of cryptodiran turtles belonging to the Trionychia. It contains only a single living species, the pig-nosed turtle (''Carettochelys insculpta'') native to New Guinea and Northern Australia. Stem-group carettochelyids ... (pig-nosed turtle)

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

Family Testudinidae (tortoises)

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 ... (American terrapins)

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

Family Chelidae Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ... (side-necked turtles)

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

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)

Family
Gavialidae Gavialidae is a family (biology), family of large semiaquatic crocodilians with elongated, narrow snouts. Gavialidae consists of two extant taxon, living species, the gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus'') and the false gharial (''Tomistoma schlegelii ...
(gharials)

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

Family
Eublepharidae The Eublepharidae are a family of geckos (Gekkota) consisting of 43 described species in six genera. They occur in Asia, Africa and North America. Eublepharid geckos lack adhesive toepads and, unlike other geckos, have movable eyelids, thus commo ...
(eyelid geckos)

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

Family
Agamidae Agamidae is a family (biology), family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ...
(agamids)

Family
Dactyloidae Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from southeastern United States to Paraguay. Instead of treating it as a family, some authorities prefer to treat it as a subfami ...
(anoles)

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

Family
Varanidae The Varanidae are a family of lizards in the superfamily Varanoidea within the Anguimorpha group. The family, a group of carnivorous and frugivorous lizards, includes the living genus '' Varanus'' and a number of extinct genera more closely relat ...
(monitor lizards)

Family
Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...
(blind snakes)

Family
Cylindrophiidae The Cylindrophiidae are a monotypic Family (biology), family of secretive, semifossorial, non-venomous snakes containing the genus ''Cylindrophis'' found in southeastern Asia. These are burrowing snakes and most have a banded pattern on the belly ...
(Asian pipe snakes)

Family
Xenopeltidae ''Xenopeltis'', the sunbeam snakes, are the sole genus of the monotypic family Xenopeltidae, the species of which are found in Southeast Asia. Sunbeam snakes are known for their highly iridescent scales. Two species are recognized, each one with ...
(sunbeam snakes)

Family
Pythonidae The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized. Distributi ...
(pythons)

Family
Acrochordidae The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus ''Acrochordus''. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia a ...
(file snakes)

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 ...
(colubrids)

Family
Homalopsidae The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in ...
(mud snakes)

Family
Lamprophiidae The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout much of Africa, including the Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022. Biology Lamprophiids are a very diverse group of snakes. Many are terrestrial but some are fossorial (e.g. ...
(mock vipers)

Family
Pareidae Pareidae is a small family of snakes found largely in southeast Asia, with an isolated subfamily endemic to southwestern India. It encompasses 42 species in four genera divided into two subfamilies: Pareinae and Xylophiinae. Both families are tho ...
(slug-eating snakes)

Family
Viperidae The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs tha ...
(vipers)

Order
Testudines Turtles are an order (biology), order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) an ...
(turtles, tortoises, terrapins)

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

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 ...
(leatherback turtle)

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 ...
(snapping turtles)

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

Family
Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ...
(softshell turtles)

Family
Carettochelyidae Carettochelyidae is a family of cryptodiran turtles belonging to the Trionychia. It contains only a single living species, the pig-nosed turtle (''Carettochelys insculpta'') native to New Guinea and Northern Australia. Stem-group carettochelyids ...
(pig-nosed turtle)

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

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 ...
(American terrapins)

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

Family
Chelidae Chelidae is one of three living families of the turtle suborder Pleurodira, and are commonly called Austro-South American side-neck turtles. The family is distributed in Australia, New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and throughout most of South Amer ...
(side-necked turtles)