Total number of species = 976
'' Nota bene'': In the following list, a
binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.
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 ...
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 ...
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Trachemys adiutrix
''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 ...
Rhinoclemmys punctularia
The painted wood turtle or spot-legged wood turtle (''Rhinoclemmys punctularia'') is a species of turtle belonging to the genus ''Rhinoclemmys'' of the family Geoemydidae.
Distribution
The painted wood turtle can be found in Brazil, French G ...
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 ...
Peltocephalus dumerilianus
The big-headed Amazon River turtle (''Peltocephalus dumerilianus''),Podocnemis erythrocephala
The red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle,Podocnemis expansa
The Arrau turtle (''Podocnemis expansa''), also known as the South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle or simply the Arrau, is the largest of the side-neck tu ...
'' (Schweigger, 1812)
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Podocnemis sextuberculata
The six-tubercled Amazon River turtlePodocnemis unifilis
The yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (''Podocnemis unifilis''), also known commonly as the yellow-headed sideneck turtle and the yellow-spotted river turtle, and locally as the taricaya, is one of the largest South American river turtles. It ...
'' Troschel, 1848
Chelidae
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 ...
Acanthochelys macrocephala
The big-headed pantanal swamp turtle or pantanal swamp turtle (''Acanthochelys macrocephala'') is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay.
Recognition
This is the largest of the South Americ ...
'' Rhodin, Mittermeier & McMorris, 1984
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Acanthochelys radiolata
The Brazilian radiolated swamp turtle (''Acanthochelys radiolata'') is a species of turtle in the Chelidae family endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, na ...
Chelus fimbriata
Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which tak ...
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Hydromedusa maximiliani
The Brazilian snake-necked turtle (''Hydromedusa maximiliani'' ), locally known as ''cágado da serra'', and also commonly known as Maximilian's snake-necked turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to south ...
Phrynops tuberosus
''Phrynops tuberosus'', commonly known as the Cotinga River toadhead turtle, is a large species endemic to South America.
Taxonomy
In the past, ''Phrynops tuberosus'' has been considered a subspecies of '' Phrynops geoffroanus'', but it is cu ...
Platemys platycephala
The twist-necked turtle (''Platemys platycephala''), also known as the flat-headed turtle, is distributed widely across northern South America. Twist-necked turtles have extremely flat shells that help them hide from predators under rocks and de ...
Caiman latirostris
The broad-snouted caiman (''Caiman latirostris'') is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including southeastern Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia. It is found mostly in ...
'' (Daudin, 1802)
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Caiman yacare
The yacare caiman (''Caiman yacare''), also known commonly as the jacare caiman, Spanish yacaré, Paraguayan caiman, piranha caiman, red caiman, southern spectacled caiman, ''jacaré'' in Portuguese, and îakaré in Old Tupi, is a species of cai ...
'' (Daudin, 1802)
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Melanosuchus niger
The black caiman (''Melanosuchus niger'') is a species of large crocodilian and is the largest species of the family Alligatoridae. It is a carnivorous reptile that lives along slow-moving rivers, lakes, seasonally flooded savannas of the Amazo ...
'' (Spix, 1825)
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Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Cuvier's dwarf caiman (''Paleosuchus palpebrosus'') is a small crocodilian in the alligator family from northern and central South America. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Tr ...
'' (Cuvier, 1807)
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Paleosuchus trigonatus
The smooth-fronted caiman (''Paleosuchus trigonatus''), also known as Schneider's dwarf caiman or Schneider's smooth-fronted caiman,Squamata
Amphisbaena alba
''Amphisbaena alba'', also known as the red worm lizard or less commonly as the white or white-bellied worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the reptilian order Squamata. Despite the large geographic range that this species covers, littl ...
Amphisbaena arda
''Amphisbaena arda'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and La ...
Amphisbaena bahiana
''Amphisbaena bahiana'' is a species of worm lizards found in Brazil.
References
bahiana
''Bahiana'' is an album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1975 and released on the Pablo label.
Amphisbaena bolivica
''Amphisbaena bolivica'' is a species of worm lizard found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landloc ...
Amphisbaena camura
The crooked worm lizard (''Amphisbaena camura'') is a worm lizard species in the genus ''Amphisbaena''.
Geographic range
''A. camura'' is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, Repú ...
'' Cope, 1862
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Amphisbaena carvalhoi
The amphisbaena (, , or , plural: amphisbaenae; grc, ἀμφίσβαινα) is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end. The creature is alternatively called the amphisbaina, amphisbene, amphisboena, amphisbona, amphista, am ...
'' Gans, 1965
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Amphisbaena crisae
''Amphisbaena crisae'' is a species of worm lizards found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 2 ...
'' Vanzolini, 1997
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Amphisbaena cuiabana
''Amphisbaena cuiabana'' is a species of worm lizards found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over ...
'' (Strüssmann & Carvalho, 2001)
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Amphisbaena cunhai
''Amphisbaena cunhai'' is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''cunhai'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha. Beolens, Bo; Watki ...
Amphisbaena fuliginosa
''Amphisbaena fuliginosa'', also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus ''Amphisbaena''. The ecology of ''A. fuliginosa'' is poorly known due to its f ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758
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Amphisbaena hastata
''Amphisbaena hastata'' is a worm lizard species in the genus ''Amphisbaena''.The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Etymology
The specific name, ''hastata'', is Latin for "spear-shaped".
Geographic range
It is found in Brazil in the ...
Amphisbaena hogei
Hoge's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena hogei)'' is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''hogei'', is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Ho ...
Amphisbaena kingii
King's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena kingii'') is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''kingii'', is in honor of Australian marine surveyor Philip Parke ...
Amphisbaena leeseri
The Urucum worm lizard (''Amphisbaena leeseri)'' is a species of Amphisbaenia, amphisbaenian in the Family (biology), family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to central South America.
Etymology
The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ' ...
Amphisbaena mensae
''Amphisbaena talisiae'' is a species of worm lizard found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 2 ...
Amphisbaena mitchelli
Mitchell's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena mitchelli'') is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''mitchelli'', is in honor of British zoologist Peter Chalmers Mitchell ...
Amphisbaena neglecta
The neglected worm lizard (''Amphisbaena neglecta'') is a worm lizard species in the genus ''Amphisbaena''. It is endemic to Brazil.
Geographic range
It is found in the Central-West Region, Brazil.
Status
The species is only known from the firs ...
Amphisbaena pretrei
The Rio Grande worm lizard (''Amphisbaena pretrei'') is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''pretrei'', is in honor of French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre.
Desc ...
Amphisbaena ridleyi
''Amphisbaena ridleyi'', known by the common names Ridley's worm lizard or the Noronha worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the Family (biology), family Amphisbaenidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the island of Fernando de Noronh ...
'' Boulenger, 1890
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Amphisbaena roberti
''Amphisbaena roberti'' is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''roberti'', is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael ...
'' Gans, 1964
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Amphisbaena sanctaeritae
''Amphisbaena sanctaeritae'' is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''sanctaeritae'', refers to the type locality, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.Beolens, Bo; Wat ...
Amphisbaena silvestrii
Silvestri's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena silvestrii'') is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''silvestrii'', is in honor of Italian entomologist Filippo Sil ...
Amphisbaena steindachneri
''Amphisbaena steindachneri'' is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''steindachneri'', is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner.Boelens, Bo ...
'' Strauch, 1881
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Amphisbaena talisiae
''Amphisbaena talisiae'' is a species of worm lizard found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 2 ...
Amphisbaena vanzolinii
Vanzolini's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena vanzolinii'') is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''vanzolinii'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetolog ...
Leposternon octostegum
''Leposternon'' is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards, even though they are not lizards. 11 species are placed in this genus.
Species
The following species are ...
Leposternon polystegum
The Bahia worm lizard (''Leposternon polystegum'') is a worm lizard
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their lo ...
'' (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
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Leposternon scutigerum
The shielded worm lizard (''Leposternon scutigerum'') is a worm lizard
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their ...
'' (Hemprich, 1829)
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Leposternon wuchereri
Wucherer's worm lizard (''Leposternon wuchereri'') is a worm lizard
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their lo ...
Enyalioides laticeps
''Enyalioides laticeps'', the Amazon broad-headed wood lizard, is a dwarf iguanian lizard abundantly found in Amazonian rainforests. They are semi-arboreal and mostly live in forests. Other names for it include broad-headed wood lizards, Big-he ...
'' (Guichenot, 1855)
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Enyalioides palpebralis
''Enyalioides'' is a genus of lizards in the family Hoplocercidae. The genus is native to the northern part of South America and Panama.
They are also referred to as woodlizards, although individual species are also called dwarf iguanas.
Specie ...
'' (Boulenger, 1883)
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Hoplocercus spinosus
The spiny weapontail (''Hoplocercus spinosus'') is a lizard belonging to the monotypic genus ''Hoplocercus''. It is found in the Cerrado and adjacent Cerrado– Amazon mosaics in Brazil and Bolivia. It is quite distantly related to the other m ...
Anisolepis grilli
''Anisolepis grilli'', commonly known as Boulenger's tree lizard , is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae
Leiosauridae is a family of iguanian lizards containing six genera and 34 species. The family is endemic to Central America a ...
'' Boulenger, 1891
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Anisolepis longicauda
''Anisolepis longicauda'' is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Para ...
'' (Boulenger, 1891)
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Anisolepis undulatus
Wiegmann's tree lizard (''Anisolepis undulatus'') is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Leiosauridae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''A. undulatus'' is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay ...
'' (Wiegmann, 1834)
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Anolis auratus
''Anolis auratus'', the grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil."''Anolis auratus'' ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile- ...
Anolis fuscoauratus
''Anolis fuscoauratus'', commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northern South America and Panama.
It was described as a new ...
Anolis nasofrontalis
''Anolis nasofrontalis'', the nose anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
'' Amaral, 1933
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Anolis nitens
''Anolis'' is a genus of anoles (), iguanian lizards in the family Dactyloidae, native to the Americas. With more than 425 species, it represents the world's most species-rich amniote tetrapod genus, although many of these have been proposed to ...
'' (Wagler, 1830)
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Anolis ortonii
''Anolis ortonii'', the bark anole or Orton's anole, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Dactyloidae. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''ortonii'' honors James Orton.
The species is found in the northern South Americ ...
Anolis phyllorhinus
''Anolis phyllorhinus'', the leaf-nosed anole or bat anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the larges ...
'' Myers & Carvalho, 1945
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Anolis pseudotigrinus
''Anolis pseudotigrinus'', the false tiger anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...
Anolis trachyderma
''Anolis trachyderma'', the roughskin anole or common forest anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae
Dactyloidae are a family of lizards commonly known as anoles () and native to warmer parts of the Americas, ranging from sout ...
Polychrus liogaster
''Polychrus liogaster'' or Boulenger's bush anole is a species of bush anole native to Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador. The species is found in elevations of around 750 meters.
Description
The anole weighs 110.34 grams. The species has a bl ...
'' Boulenger, 1908
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Polychrus marmoratus
''Polychrus marmoratus'' or many-colored bush anole is a species of bush anole. It is also commonly referred to as the monkey lizard due to its slow movement. The lizard has many predators, including spiders and primates.
Description
''Polych ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Urostrophus vautieri
''Urostrophus vautieri'', the Brazilian steppe iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest ...
Enyalius brasiliensis
''Enyalius brasiliensis'' the Brazilian fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Brazil and Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), i ...
'' (Lesson, 1828)
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Enyalius catenatus
''Enyalius catenatus'', Wied's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Brazil. They can be found in the Atlantic Forest and can be found in other humid forests.
The body mass can be up to 38.66 g. The sp ...
'' (Wied, 1821)
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Enyalius iheringii
''Enyalius iheringii'', also known commonly as Ihering's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''iheringii'', is in honor of German-Brazilian zoologist ...
'' Boulenger, 1885
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Enyalius leechii
''Enyalius leechii'', Leech's fathead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...
'' (Boulenger, 1885)
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Enyalius perditus
''Enyalius perditus'' is a species of lizard in the family Leiosauridae. It is native to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Am ...
Eurolophosaurus amathites
''Eurolophosaurus amathites'', the Amathites lava lizard, is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portug ...
'' (Rodrigues, 1984)
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Eurolophosaurus nanuzae
''Eurolophosaurus nanuzae'', Rodrigues's lava lizard, is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese ...
'' (Rodrigues, 1981)
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Eurolophosaurus divaricatus
''Eurolophosaurus divaricatus'' is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest co ...
'' (Rodrigues, 1984)
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Liolaemus arambarensis
''Liolaemus arambarensis'' 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 group is paraphylet ...
Liolaemus lutzae
''Liolaemus lutzae'', called commonly Lutz's tree iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''lutzae'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Bertha Lutz.Beolens, B ...
'' Mertens, 1938
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Liolaemus occipitalis
''Liolaemus occipitalis'' (skull tree iguana) is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae.
It is found on the Atlantic coast of southern Brazil and eastern Uruguay.
Its natural habitat is sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Re ...
'' Boulenger, 1885
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Plica plica
''Plica plica'' is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common names include collared tree lizard,Henderson RW, Murphy JC (2012)"The Collared Tree Lizard, ''Plica plica'' (Tropiduridae), on Grenada" ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Plica umbra
''Plica umbra'', the blue-lipped tree lizard or harlequin racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family (biology), family Tropiduridae. The species is found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivi ...
Stenocercus fimbriatus
''Stenocercus fimbriatus'', the western leaf lizard, is a species of lizard in the Tropiduridae family. It is found in the eastern Amazon Basin in Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia.
''Stenocercus fimbriatus'' has cryptic coloration that gives it resemb ...
Strobilurus torquatus
''Strobilurus torquatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the neotropical ground lizards. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country ...
Tropidurus itambere
''Tropidurus itambere'' 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 group is paraphyletic ...
Tropidurus oreadicus
''Tropidurus oreadicus'' is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is endemic to Brazil and widely distributed in the Cerrado.
Males grow to and females to in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is 1.2–1.8 times SVL. It is ovipar ...
Tropidurus psammonastes
''Tropidurus psammonastes'' is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and La ...
Uracentron azureum
The green thornytail iguana (''Uracentron azureum'') is an arboreal species of lizard from the Amazon rainforest and forests in the Guiana Shield. It is found in Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northeastern Peru, southern Venezuel ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Uracentron flaviceps
''Uracentron flaviceps'', the tropical thornytail iguana or Amazon thornytail iguana is an elusive species of medium-sized arboreal lizard found in the tropical lowlands of the Amazon Rainforest. The species was described by French zoologist Al ...
Coleodactylus meridionalis
The meridian gecko (''Coleodactylus meridionalis'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Geographic range
''C. meridionalis'' has been recorded from the Brazilian states of Bahia, Ceará
C ...
'' (Boulenger, 1888)
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Coleodactylus natalensis
The Natal pygmy gecko (''Coleodactylus natalensis'') is a species of South American lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae.
Etymology
The specific epithet, ''natalensis'', refers to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, the location of its first d ...
'' Freire, 1999
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Coleodactylus septentrionalis
''Coleodactylus'' is a genus of South American geckos.
Classification
''Coleodactylus'' is placed in the family Sphaerodactylidae and contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.
*'' Coleodactylus brachystoma'' – Goia ...
Gonatodes eladioi
The South American gecko (''Gonatodes eladioi'') is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''eladioi'', is in honor of Brazilian zoologist Eladio da Cruz Lima (1900 ...
'' Nascimento, Ávila-Pires & Cunha, 1987
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Gonatodes hasemani
Haseman's gecko (''Gonatodes hasemani)'' is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is indigenous to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''hasemani'', is in honor of American ichthyologist John Diederic ...
Gymnodactylus darwinii
''Gymnodactylus darwinii'' is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''darwinii'', is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Gra ...
'' (Gray, 1845)
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Gymnodactylus geckoides
''Gymnodactylus geckoides'' is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America a ...
'' Spix, 1825
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Gymnodactylus guttulatus
''Gymnodactylus guttulatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. It is endemic to Serra do Espinhaço, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in ...
Hemidactylus palaichthus
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''Hemidactylus'' is a genus of the common gecko family, Gekkonidae. It has 189 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtr ...
Lepidoblepharis heyerorum
''Lepidoblepharis heyerorum'' is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northeastern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''heyerorum'' (genitive, plural), is in honor of American herpetol ...
'' Vanzolini, 1978
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Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi
''Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi'', also known commonly as Hoogmoed's scaly-eyed gecko and the spotted dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Etymology
The spe ...
'' Ávila-Pires, 1995
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Lygodactylus klugei
Kluge's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus klugei'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to northeastern Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''klugei'', is in honor of American herpetologist Arnold G. Kluge ...
Lygodactylus wetzeli
The South American dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus wetzeli'') is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gekkonidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America.
Etymology
The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''wetzeli'', is ...
'' (H.M. Smith, Martin & Swain, 1977)
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Phyllopezus lutzae
Lutz's gecko (''Phyllopezus lutzae''), also known commonly as Bogert's gecko and Lutz' marked gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''lutzae'', is in honor ...
Phyllopezus pollicaris
The Brazilian gecko (''Phyllopezus pollicaris'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is endemic to South America. The Brazilian Gecko feeds mostly on arthropods specifically Diptera.
Geographic range
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'' (Spix, 1825)
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Pseudogonatodes gasconi
''Pseudogonatodes gasconi'' is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae . It is endemic to Brazil and known from the state of Acre
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, ...
'' Ávila-Pires & Hoogmoed, 2000
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Pseudogonatodes guianensis
The Amazon pigmy gecko (''Pseudogonatodes guianensis'') is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found in northern South America in Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas
The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Guay ...
'' Parker, 1935
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Thecadactylus rapicauda
The turnip-tailed gecko (''Thecadactylus rapicauda'') is a species of gecko widely distributed from Mexico southward through Central America and into South America as far south as Brazil, and on many islands in the Lesser Antilles. It was long t ...
Diploglossus fasciatus
''Diploglossus fasciatus'', the banded galliwasp, is a species of lizard of the Diploglossidae family. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru
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'' (Gray, 1831)
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Diploglossus lessonae
The Brazilian galliwasp (''Diploglossus lessonae'') is a carnivorous species of lizard endemic to northeastern Brazil. It is known in Brazil as the “Calango Coral” or “Calango Liso”
Etymology
''D. lessonae'' is named in honour of Itali ...
'' Peracca, 1890
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Ophiodes striatus
''Ophiodes striatus'', the striped worm lizard, 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. Th ...
'' (Spix, 1824)
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Ophiodes vertebralis
''Ophiodes vertebralis'', the jointed worm lizard, 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. ...
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
The rainbow whiptail (''Cnemidophorus lemniscatus'') is a species of lizard found in Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It has also been introduced in Florida and has established populations there. A rainbow whiptail grow ...
Cnemidophorus nativo
''Cnemidophorus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. Species in the genus ''Cnemidophorus'' are commonly referred to as whiptail lizards or racerunners. The genus is endemic to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.
Ta ...
Dracaena paraguayensis
''Dracaena paraguayensis'', the Paraguay caiman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is found in Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.
References
Dracaena (lizard)
Reptiles described in 1950
Taxa named by Afrânio Pompílio G ...
'' Amaral, 1950
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Kentropyx altamazonica
''Kentropyx altamazonica'', also known commonly as the Cocha whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to South America.
Geographic range
''K. altamazonica'' is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Pe ...
'' (Cope, 1876)
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Kentropyx calcarata
''Kentropyx calcarata'', commonly known as the striped forest whiptail, is a species of lizard endemic to South America.''Kentropyx calcarata'at the Reptile Database.
Behavior
''Kentropyx calcarata'' commonly participate in communal nesting. ...
Kentropyx paulensis
''Kentropyx paulensis'', also known commonly as Boettger's kentropyx and ''calango'' or ''calanguinho'' in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''paul ...
'' Boettger, 1893
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Kentropyx pelviceps
''Kentropyx pelviceps'', the forest whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia
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'' Cope, 1868
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Kentropyx striata
''Kentropyx striata'', known Common name, commonly as the striped whiptail, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Teiidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to northern South America.
Geographic range
''K. striata'' is found in B ...
'' (Daudin, 1802)
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Kentropyx vanzoi
''Kentropyx vanzoi'', also known commonly as Gallagher's kentropyx and ''o calanguinho-listrado'' in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to central South America.
Etymology
The specific name ...
'' Gallagher & Dixon, 1980
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Kentropyx viridistriga
''Kentropyx viridistriga'', the green kentropyx, is a species of teiid lizard found in Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia
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'' Boulenger, 1894
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Teius oculatus
''Teius oculatus'' is a species of lizard found in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argenti ...
Tupinambis duseni
''Tupinambis'' is a lizard genus which belongs to the family Teiidae and contains eight described species. These large lizards are commonly referred to as tegus (''teiús'' in Portuguese). '' T. merianae'' (Argentine black and white tegu), '' T. ...
'' Lönnberg, 1896
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Tupinambis longilineus
''Tupinambis longilineus'', the Rhondonia tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both Sou ...
'' Ávila-Pires, 1995
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Tupinambis merianae
The Argentine black and white tegu (''Salvator merianae''), also known as the Argentine giant tegu, the black and white tegu, the huge tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is the largest of the "tegu lizards". It is an ...
'' (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
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Tupinambis palustris
''Tupinambis palustris'', the swamp tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Ame ...
'' Manzani & Abe, 2002
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Tupinambis quadrilineatus
''Tupinambis quadrilineatus'', the four-lined tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
'' Manzani & Abe, 1997
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Tupinambis rufescens
The red tegu (''Salvator rufescens'') is a lizard native to western Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is sold in the pet trade around the world because of its relatively docile nature and because it is comparatively easy to keep.
Habits and ...
'' (Günther, 1871)
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Tupinambis teguixin
The gold tegu, also known as the golden tegu, common tegu, black tegu, Colombian black and white tegu and tiger lizard (in Trinidad), is a species of tegu. Its old scientific name (synonym) was ''Tupinambis nigropunctatus'', but it has since rena ...
Alopoglossus angulatus
''Alopoglossus angulatus'', known commonly as the northern teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Geographic range
''A. angulatus'' is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuad ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Alopoglossus atriventris
''Alopoglossus atriventris'', known commonly as the keel-bellied shade lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is endemic to northwestern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''atriventris'', is from Lat ...
'' Duellman, 1973
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Alopoglossus buckleyi
''Alopoglossus buckleyi'', also known commonly as Buckley's shade lizard and Buckley's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Alopoglossidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''buckleyi'' ...
'' (O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
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Amapasaurus tetradactylus
The four-toed amapasaurus (''Amapasaurus tetradactylus'') is a lizard that was discovered in 1970 by Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha. It is the only species in the genus ''Amapasaurus''.
Geographic range
This species is found in Brazil and Guyana.
D ...
'' Cunha,
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Anotosaura collaris
''Anotosaura collaris'', the collared anotosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country i ...
'' Amaral, 1933
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Anotosaura vanzolinia
''Anotosaura vanzolinia'', also known commonly as Vanzolini's anotosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''vanzolinia'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetolog ...
'' Dixon, 1974
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Arthrosaura kockii
''Arthrosaura kockii'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country i ...
'' (Lidth de Jeune, 1904)
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Arthrosaura reticulata
''Arthrosaura reticulata'', the yellowbelly arthrosaura, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia
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'' (O'Shaughnessy, 1881)
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Bachia bresslaui
''Bachia bresslaui'', also known commonly as Bresslau's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to southern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''bresslaui'', is in honor of German zoologis ...
'' (Amaral, 1935)
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Bachia cacerensis
''Bachia cacerensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and L ...
'' Castrillon & Strüssmann, 1998
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Bachia dorbignyi
''Bachia dorbignyi'', also known commonly as Dorbigny's bachia and ''lagarto-sem-pata'' in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to central South America.
Etymology
The specific nam ...
Bachia panoplia
''Bachia panoplia'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Lati ...
'' Thomas, 1965
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Bachia peruana
''Bachia peruana'', the Peru bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Peru and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
Bachia trisanale
''Bachia trisanale'', also known commonly as Stacy's bachia, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America. There are three recognized subspecies.
Geographic range
''B. trisanale'' is found in B ...
'' (Cope, 1868)
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Calyptommatus confusionibus
''Calyptommatus confusionibus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Amer ...
'' Rodrigues, Zaher & Curcio, 2001
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Calyptommatus leiolepis
''Calyptommatus leiolepis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America ...
'' Rodrigues, 1991
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Calyptommatus nicterus
''Calyptommatus nicterus'' is a species of Squamata in the family spectacled tegus. They are found in The Neo-tropics of Brazil. They rely on running to move around. This is species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Bra ...
'' Rodrigues, 1991
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Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus
''Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Ame ...
'' Rodrigues, 1991
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Cercosaura argulus
''Cercosaura argulus'', the elegant eyed lizard or white-lipped prionodactylus is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Colombia , Ecuador, Bolivia
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'' W. Peters, 1863
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Cercosaura eigenmanni
''Cercosaura eigenmanni'', known commonly as Eigenmann's prionodactylus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America
Etymology
The specific name, ''eigenmanni'', is in honor of German-born Ame ...
Cercosaura oshaughnessyi
''Cercosaura oshaughnessyi'', known commonly as the white-striped eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''oshaughnessyi'', is in honor ...
'' (Boulenger, 1885)
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Cercosaura quadrilineatus
''Cercosaura'' is a genus of lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is endemic to South America.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Cercosaura'' includes 18 species according to studies that transfer species from the two genera ''Pantodactylus'' a ...
'' (Boettger, 1876)
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Cercosaura schreibersii
''Cercosaura schreibersii'', known commonly as Schreibers's many-fingered teiid or the long-tailed little lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''s ...
'' Wiegmann, 1834
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Colobodactylus dalcyanus
''Colobodactylus dalcyanus'', also known commonly as Vanzolini's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''dalcyanus'', is in honor of Brazilian entomologist ...
'' Vanzolini & Ramos, 1977
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Colobodactylus taunayi
''Colobodactylus taunayi'', also known commonly as the Taunay teiid or Taunay's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''taunayi'', is in honor of Brazilian ...
Colobosauroides carvalhoi
''Colobosauroides carvalhoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to Northeast Region, Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''carvalhoi'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carva ...
'' Soares & Caramaschi, 1998
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Colobosauroides cearensis
''Colobosauroides cearensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Northeast Brazil. The species lives in leaf litter
Plant litter (also leaf litter, tree litter, soil litter, litterfall or duff) is dead pla ...
Gymnophthalmus leucomystax
'' Gymnophthalmus leucomystax'', the white spectacled tegu, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the north ...
'' Vanzolini & Carvalho, 1991
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Gymnophthalmus underwoodi
''Gymnophthalmus underwoodi'', called commonly Underwood's spectacled tegu, is a species of microteiid lizard, which is found in South America and on certain Caribbean islands.
Etymology
''G. underwoodi'' is named after British herpetologist G ...
'' Grant, 1958
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Gymnophthalmus vanzoi
'' Gymnophthalmus vanzoi'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''vanzoi'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini. Beolens B, Watkins M, ...
'' Carvalho, 1999
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Heterodactylus imbricatus
''Heterodactylus imbricatus'', the Rio de Janeiro teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest c ...
'' Spix, 1825
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Heterodactylus lundii
''Heterodactylus lundii'', Lund's teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''lundii'', is in honor of Danish paleontologist
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeonto ...
'' (J.T. Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862)
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Iphisa elegans
''Iphisa'' is a genus of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, meaning that it has only one species, ''Iphisa elegans'', and its common name is the glossy shade lizard. ''I. elegans'' is native to the Amazon and is typically f ...
'' Gray, 1851
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Leposoma annectans
''Leposoma annectans'' 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 group is paraphyletic s ...
'' Ruibal, 1952
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Leposoma baturitensis
''Leposoma baturitensis'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America an ...
'' Rodrigues & Borges, 1997
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Leposoma guianense
''Leposoma'' is a genus of South American lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Species
The following six species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biod ...
'' Ruibal, 1952
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Leposoma nanodactylus
''Leposoma nanodactylus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America an ...
'' Rodrigues, 1997
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Leposoma osvaldoi
''Leposoma'' is a genus of South American lizards in the family Gymnophthalmidae.
Species
The following six species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of bio ...
Leposoma puk
''Leposoma puk'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...
'' Rodrigues, 2002
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Leposoma scincoides
The skink tegu (''Leposoma scincoides'') 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 group ...
Micrablepharus atticolus
'' Micrablepharus atticolus'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
References
Micrablepharus
Reptiles of Brazil
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Reptiles described in 1996
Taxa named by Miguel Trefaut Ro ...
Neusticurus bicarinatus
''Neusticurus bicarinatus'', the two-faced neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is ...
Neusticurus racenisi
''Neusticurus racenisi'', known commonly as Roze's neusticurus or the common Venezuelan water teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''r ...
'' Roze, 1958
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Neusticurus rudis
''Neusticurus rudis'', the red neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South Americ ...
'' Boulenger, 1900
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Neusticurus tatei
''Neusticurus tatei'', also known commonly as Tate's neusticurus, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.
Etymology
The specific name, ''tatei'', is in honor of American mammalogist George He ...
Placosoma cipoense
''Placosoma cipoense'', Cunha's Brazilian lizard , is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country i ...
'' Cunha, 1966
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Placosoma cordylinum
''Placosoma cordylinum'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
'' Tschudi, 1847
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Placosoma glabellum
''Placosoma glabellum'' is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae that is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
'' (W. Peters, 1870)
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Procellosaurinus erythrocercus
''Procellosaurinus erythrocercus'', Rodrigues's red teiid, 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 ...
'' Rodrigues, 1991
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Procellosaurinus tetradactylus
''Procellosaurinus tetradactylus'', Rodrigues's four-fingered teiid, 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 ocean ...
Vanzosaura rubricauda
''Vanzosaura rubricauda'', the red-tailed vanzosaur or redtail tegu, is a non-venomous species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is found in Bolivia
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Mabuya agilis
''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. They are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutheri ...
Mabuya arajara
''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. They are primarily carnivorous, though many are omnivorous. The genus is viviparous, having a highly evolved placenta that resembles that of eutheri ...
Trachylepis atlantica
The Noronha skink (''Trachylepis atlantica'') is a species of skink from the island of Fernando de Noronha off northeastern List of reptiles of Brazil, Brazil. It is covered with dark and light spots on the upperparts and is usually about in le ...
Liotyphlops beui
''Liotyphlops beui'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Family (biology), family Anomalepididae. The species is native to northeastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay, and central-western, southeastern, and southern Brazil; the Reptile Database ...
'' (Amaral, 1924)
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Liotyphlops ternetzii
''Liotyphlops ternetzii'' is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetol ...
'' (Boulenger, 1896)
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Liotyphlops wilderi
''Liotyphlops wilderi'' is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetolog ...
Leptotyphlops albifrons
''Epictia albifrons'', known as Wagler's blind snake or silver snake, is a species of snake
Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, ...
Aniliidae
The Aniliidae are a monotypic family created for the monotypic genus ''Anilius'' that contains the single species ''A. scytale''. Common names include American pipe snake and false coral snake. It is found in South America. This snake posses ...
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Anilius scytale
The Aniliidae are a monotypic family created for the monotypic genus ''Anilius'' that contains the single species ''A. scytale''. Common names include American pipe snake and false coral snake. It is found in South America. This snake posses ...
Corallus hortulanus
''Corallus hortulana'', commonly known as the Amazon tree boa, macabrel, common tree boa, and garden tree boa,Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . is a boa species found in South Americ ...
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Epicrates cenchria
The rainbow boa (''Epicrates cenchria'') is a Boinae, boa species Endemism, endemic to Central America, Central and South America. A semi-arboreal species (not only do they climb in they wild but also proven in captivity), it is known for its a ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Eunectes deschauenseei
''Eunectes deschauenseei'', commonly known as the dark-spotted anaconda or De Schauensee's anaconda, is a species of snake in the subfamily Boinae of the family Boidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. Like all boas, it is a ...
'' Dunn & Conant, 1936
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Eunectes murinus
The green anaconda (''Eunectes murinus''), also known as the giant Emerald anaconda, common anaconda, common water boa or sucuri, is a boa species found in South America. It is the heaviest and one of the longest known extant snake species. Lik ...
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 ...
Apostolepis arenaria
''Apostolepis arenaria'', the sand dunes blackhead, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both ...
'' Rodrigues, 1992
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Apostolepis assimilis
''Apostolepis assimilis'' (common name: Reinhardt's burrowing snake) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in central and southwestern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina; the Reptile Database
The Rept ...
Apostolepis dorbignyi
''Apostolepis dorbignyi'', also known commonly as the Bolivian burrowing snake and Dorbigny's blackhead, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to western South America.
Etymology
The specific name, ''dorbignyi ...
'' (Schlegel, 1837)
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Apostolepis flavotorquata
''Apostolepis flavotorquata'', the Cerrado blackhead or central burrowing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), i ...
Atractus albuquerquei
''Atractus albuquerquei'', commonly known as the Albuquerque ground snake, is a species of small burrowing snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America.
Etymology
The Specific name (zoology ...
Atractus badius
Boie's ground snake (''Atractus badius'') is a nocturnal and semi- fossorial snake species in the Colubridae family. Like the other members of the '' Atractus'' genus, its diet is composed predominantly of earthworms, which it actively hunts in ...
'' (F. Boie, 1827)
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Atractus elaps
''Atractus elaps'', the black ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of B ...
'' (Günther, 1858)
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Atractus flammigerus
''Atractus flammigerus'', is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to the eastern part of the Guiana Shield
The Guiana Shield (french: Plateau des Guyanes, Bouclier guyanais; nl, Hoogland van Guyana, Guianaschild; pt, Planalto das Gu ...
Atractus insipidus
''Atractus insipidus'' 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 species of the ...
'' Roze, 1961
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Atractus latifrons
''Atractus elaps'', the broadhead ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Colombia, French Guiana, Bolivia, Peru, Suriname, and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Repu ...
'' (Günther, 1868)
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Atractus maculatus
''Atractus maculatus'', the spotted ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest countr ...
Atractus natans
''Atractus natans'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Brazil. and Peru
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Boiruna maculata
''Boiruna maculata'', the Mussurana, 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 s ...
'' (Boulenger, 1896)
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Boiruna sertaneja
''Boiruna sertaneja'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species can be found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
'' Zaher, 1996
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Calamodontophis paucidens
''Calamodontophis paucidens'', the tropical forest snake, is a species of snakes in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''C. paucidens'' is found in Brazil and Uruguay.
Habitat
The natural habitat o ...
Chironius laurenti
''Chironius laurenti'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Bolivia and Brazil. The species was named in honor of Raymond Laurent. (''Chironius laurenti'', new species, p. 141).
Taxonomy
''Chi ...
Chlorosoma viridissimum
The common green racer (''Chlorosoma viridissimum'') is a species of venomous snake of the Family (biology), family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in South America.
References
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Clelia clelia
''Clelia clelia'', commonly known as the black mussurana or windward cribo, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the New World.
Etymology
The subspecific name, ''groomei'', is in honor of Grenadian zoologist ...
Clelia plumbea
''Clelia plumbea'' is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Dipsadidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''C. plumbea'' is found in Brazil and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( e ...
Dendrophidion dendrophis
''Dendrophidion dendrophis'', also known by its common name olive forest racer, is a species of snake from the genus ''Dendrophidion
''Dendrophidion'' is a genus of New World colubrid snakes commonly referred to as forest racers.
Geographic r ...
'' (Schlegel, 1837)
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Dipsas albifrons
Sauvage's snail-eater (''Dipsas albifrons''), is a non-venomous snake found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At ...
'' (Sauvage, 1884)
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Dipsas alternans
Jan's snail-eater (''Dipsas alternans''), is a non-venomous snake found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At an ...
'' (Fischer, 1885)
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Dipsas catesbyi
Catesby's snail-eater (''Dipsas catesbyi''), also commonly known as Catesby's snail sucker, Peters JA (1956). "An Analysis of Variation in a South American Snake, Catesby's Snail-Sucker (''Dipsas catesbyi'' Sentzen)". ''American Museum Novitates' ...
'' (Sentzen, 1796)
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Dipsas incerta
''Dipsas incerta'', Jan's snail-eater, is a non- venomous snake found in French Guiana, Suriname, Guiana, and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South ...
Dipsas neivai
''Dipsas'' is a genus of non venomous New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus ''Sibynomorphus'' has been moved here. The genus ''Dipsas'' are as known as snail-eater.
Geographic range
Species in the genu ...
'' (Amaral, 1926)
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Dipsas pavonina
''Dipsas pavonina'', the northern snail-eater, is a non- venomous snake found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insula ...
'' Schlegel, 1837
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Dipsas variegata
''Dipsas variegata'', the variegated snail-eater, is a snake found in South America. It is reported to feed almost exclusively on tree snail
A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails ...
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 ...
'' (F. Boie, 1827)
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Drymobius rhombifer
''Drymobius rhombifer'', the Esmarald racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama,
Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil
Brazil ...
'' (Günther, 1860)
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Drymoluber brazili
''Drymoluber brazili'', the Brazilian woodland racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the ...
'' (Gomes, 1918)
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Drymoluber dichrous
''Drymoluber dichrous'', the northern woodland racer, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana
Guyana ( ...
Echinanthera cephalomaculata
''Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The holotype (a female) measured .
Distribution
The species is endemic to the northeast of Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republ ...
'' Di-Bernardo, 1994
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Echinanthera cephalostriata
''Echinanthera'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Species
* '' Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' Di Bernardo, 1994
* '' Echinanthera cephalostriata'' Di Bernardo, 1996
* '' Echinanthera cyanopleura'' (Cope, 1885)
* '' Echinanthera mel ...
'' Di-Bernardo, 1996
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Echinanthera cyanopleura
''Echinanthera'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Species
* '' Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' Di Bernardo, 1994
* ''Echinanthera cephalostriata'' Di Bernardo, 1996
* '' Echinanthera cyanopleura'' (Cope, 1885)
* '' Echinanthera mela ...
'' (Cope, 1885)
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Echinanthera melanostigma
''Echinanthera'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Species
* '' Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' Di Bernardo, 1994
* ''Echinanthera cephalostriata'' Di Bernardo, 1996
* ''Echinanthera cyanopleura'' (Cope, 1885)
* '' Echinanthera melan ...
Echinanthera undulata
''Echinanthera'' is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Species
* '' Echinanthera cephalomaculata'' Di Bernardo, 1994
* ''Echinanthera cephalostriata'' Di Bernardo, 1996
* ''Echinanthera cyanopleura'' (Cope, 1885)
* ''Echinanthera melano ...
Elapomorphus quinquelineatus
''Elapomorphus'' is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae.
The genus is endemic to Brazil..
Species
The genus ''Elapomorphus'' contains two species.
* '' Elapomorphus quinquelineatus''
* '' Elapomorphus wuchereri''
''Nota bene' ...
'' (Raddi, 1820)
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Elapomorphus wuchereri
''Elapomorphus'' is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Colubridae.
The genus is endemic to Brazil..
Species
The genus ''Elapomorphus'' contains two species.
* ''Elapomorphus quinquelineatus''
* '' Elapomorphus wuchereri''
''Nota bene'' ...
'' Günther, 1861
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Erythrolamprus aesculapii
''Erythrolamprus aesculapii'', also known commonly as the Aesculapian false coral snake, the South American false coral snake, and in Portuguese as ''bacorá'', or ''falsa-coral'', is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Colubridae. ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Erythrolamprus mimus
''Erythrolamprus mimus'', the mimic false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.
Classification
''Erythrolamprus mimus'' belongs ...
Helicops angulatus
The brown-banded water snake (''Helicops angulatus'') is a species of aquatic snake found in tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also known as the water mapepire.
Description
The brown-banded water snake grows to a maximum tot ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Helicops carinicauda
''Helicops carinicaudus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil. Specimens from Colombia are likely mislabeled, probably representing ''Helicops danieli''.
There are two subspecies:
The former subspecie ...
'' (Wied, 1825)
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Helicops gomesi
''Helicops gomesi'', also known commonly as the São Paulo keelback and ''cobra d'água'' in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''gomesi'', is in ...
'' Amaral, 1921
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Helicops hagmanni
''Helicops hagmanni'', also known Common name, commonly as Hagmann's keelback, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the Family, family Colubridae. The species is native to the Amazon River basin in South America.
Etymology
The S ...
'' Roux, 1910
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Helicops infrataeniatus
''Helicops infrataeniatus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small p ...
'' (Jan, 1865)
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Helicops leopardinus
''Helicops leopardinus'', the leopard keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with ...
'' (Schlegel, 1837)
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Helicops modestus
''Helicops modestus'', the olive keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Brazil, and can be found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, and the Federal District o ...
Helicops trivittatus
''Helicops trivittatus'', the equatorial keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both S ...
'' (Gray, 1849)
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Hydrodynastes bicinctus
''Hydrodynastes'' is a small genus of large colubrid snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae. The genus is endemic to South America. Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America'' Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . (''Hydrodynastes'', pp. 78- ...
Hydrops triangularis
''Hydrops triangularis'', commonly known as the water false coral snake, triangle water snake, triangle watersnake, or water coral, is a species of snake endemic to northern South America and the Amazon Basin.
Geographic range
''Hydrops triangul ...
'' (Wagler, 1824)
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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)
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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)
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Leptophis ahaetulla
''Leptophis ahaetulla'', commonly known as the lora or parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Central America and northern South America.
Distribution
*Central America: Belize, Costa R ...
Liophis carajasensis
''Liophis'' is a former genus of New World colubrid snakes. They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "''mapepires''", "corals" or "racers".
Taxonomy and systematics
The status of the genus ''Liophis'' o ...
Liophis reginae
The royal ground snake (''Erythrolamprus reginae'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Geographic range
It is found in Venezuela, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Diet
It feeds on f ...
Lystrophis matogrossensis
''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes.
They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.
Species
The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are recognized as be ...
'' Scrocchi & Cruz, 1993
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Lystrophis nattereri
''Lystrophis'' is the genus of tricolored South American hognose snakes.
They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.
Species
The genus ''Lystrophis'' contains five species that are recognized as b ...
'' (Steindachner, 1867)
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Masticophis mentovarius
''Masticophis mentovarius'', the neotropical whip snake, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, i ...
Mastigodryas bifossatus
''Palusophis bifossatus'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in some central and central eastern parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, ...
'' (Raddi, 1820)
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Mastigodryas boddaerti
''Mastigodryas boddaerti'', commonly known as Boddaert's tropical racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to tropical South America including Trinidad and Tobago.
Distribution
''M. boddaerti'' occurs in Bol ...
'' (Sentzen, 1796)
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Ninia hudsoni
''Ninia'' is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as coffee snakes, in the family Colubridae of the superfamily Colubroidea. The genus consists of 10 species that are native to Mexico, Central America, and the northern part of South America ...
'' Parker, 1940
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Oxybelis aeneus
''Oxybelis aeneus'', commonly known as the Mexican vine snake or brown vine snake, is a species of Colubridae, colubrid snake, which is Endemism, endemic to the Americas.
Geographic range and habitat
''O. aeneus'' is found from within the Atasc ...
'' (Wagler, 1824)
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Oxybelis fulgidus
''Oxybelis fulgidus'', commonly known as the green vine snake or the flatbread snake (not to be confused with green-colored species in the genus ''Ahaetulla'', which are also referred as "green vine snake"), is a species of long, slender, arbore ...
'' (Daudin, 1803)
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Oxyrhopus clathratus
''Oxyrhopus clathratus'', Duméril's false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil and Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), ...
Oxyrhopus formosus
''Oxyrhopus formosus'' (vernacular names: beautiful calico snake, Formosa false coral snake) is a neotropical snake of the family Dipsadidae
Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). ...
'' (Wied, 1820)
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Oxyrhopus guibei
''Oxyrhopus guibei'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. It is often called the false coral snake, Braz H, Manço DD (2011)"Natural nests of the false-coral snake ''Oxyrhopus guibei'' in sout ...
'' Hoge & Romano, 1977
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Oxyrhopus melanogenys
''Oxyrhopus melanogenys'', commonly known as Tschudi's false coral snake, is a Colubridae, colubrid snake species found in the northern part of South America.
Description
Adults may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long.
Dorsu ...
Oxyrhopus rhombifer
''Oxyrhopus rhombifer'', the Amazon false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link ...
Oxyrhopus trigeminus
''Oxyrhopus trigeminus '', the Brazilian false coral snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru
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Phalotris concolor
''Phalotris concolor'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gro ...
Phalotris lemniscatus
''Phalotris lemniscatus'' is a species of venomous snake found in South America. It's usually known as Pampeana black headed snake or Duméril's diadem snake.
Description and behavior
The fossorial habits certainly favor its adaptation, giving i ...
Phalotris mertensi
''Phalotris mertensi'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
'' (Hoge, 1955)
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Phalotris multipunctatus
''Phalotris multipunctatus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Americ ...
'' Puorto & Ferrarezzi, 1993
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Phalotris nasutus
''Phalotris nasutus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...
Philodryas olfersii
''Philodryas olfersii'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Common names
Common names for ''P. olfersii'' include Lichtenstein's green racer,Philodryas oligolepis'' Gomes, 1921
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Philodryas patagoniensis
''Philodryas patagoniensis'', also known as the Patagonia green racer, is a species of rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous) venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to cis-Andean South America from northern Argentina to northeaste ...
'' (Girard, 1857)
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Philodryas psammophidea
''Philodryas psammophidea'', Günther's green racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, ...
Pseudoboa coronata
The crowned false boa (''Pseudoboa coronata'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''P. coronata'' is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, ...
'' Schneider, 1801
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Pseudoboa haasi
''Pseudoboa haasi'', also known commonly as the Paraná false boa, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Argentina and Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, ''haasi'', is in honor Al ...
'' (Boettger, 1905)
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Pseudoboa neuwiedii
''Pseudoboa neuwiedii'', commonly known as the ''ratonel'' or ''ratonera'' (mouse-eater), is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America.
Geographic range
''Pseudoboa neuwiedii'' is found on th ...
Pseudoboa nigra
''Pseudoboa nigra'', the black false boa, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, ...
Pseudoboa serrana
''Pseudoboa serrana'' is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
The snake is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South ...
Pseustes cinnamomeus
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the genera '' Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''..
Species
*'' Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = '' Phrynonax sexcarinatus'' ...
'' (Wagler, 1824)
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Pseustes poecilonotus
''Phrynonax poecilonotus'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.
Common names
''P. poecilonotus'' is commonly known in Trinidad and Tobago as ''dos cocorite'', in Brazil as ''papa-ov ...
'' (Günther, 1858)
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Pseustes sexcarinatus
''Pseustes'' was a genus of snakes of the Family (biology), family Colubridae.
Taxonomy
Jadin et al. (2013) reassigned all species of ''Pseustes'' to the Genus, genera ''Phrynonax'' and ''Spilotes''..
Species
*''Pseustes cinnamomeus'' = ''Phr ...
'' (Wagler, 1824)
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Pseustes sulphureus
''Spilotes sulphureus'', commonly known as the yellow-bellied hissing snake or Amazon puffing snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in South America, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
Taxonomy ...
Rhinobothryum lentiginosum
''Rhinobothryum lentiginosum'', commonly known as the Amazon banded snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''R. lentiginosum'' is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, ...
Sibynomorphus neuwiedi
''Dipsas'' is a genus of nonvenomous New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The genus ''Sibynomorphus'' has been moved here. The genus ''Dipsas'' are as known as snail-eater.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ...
Siphlophis compressus
''Siphlophis compressus'' the tropical flat snake, is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards, other snakes, small mammals and probably on frogs and nestling bird
Birds ...
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Siphlophis leucocephalus
''Siphlophis leucocephalus'', commonly known as the common spotted night snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil and known from Bahia, Goiás, and Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state i ...
Siphlophis worontzowi
''Siphlophis worontzowi'', Worontzow's spotted night snake, is a snake found in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
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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 ...
Thamnodynastes pallidus
''Thamnodynastes pallidus'', the Amazon coastal house snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''T. pallidus'' is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French ...
Tomodon dorsatus
''Tomodon'' is a monotypic genus of colubrid snakes,which includes the species Tomodon dorsalis, and is endemic to South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with ...
Xenodon guentheri
''Xenodon'' is a genus of New World snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
Species of the genus ''Xenodon'' are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Diet
Snakes in the genus ''Xenodon'' p ...
Xenopholis scalaris
''Xenopholis scalaris'', Wucherer's ground snake, is a species of snake in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South America.
Geographic range
''Xenopholis scalaris'' is found in Amazon basin, Amazonian B ...
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Xenopholis undulatus
''Xenopholis undulatus'', Jensen's ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Geographic range
''Xenopholis undulatus'' is found in Brazil and Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República ...
'' (Jensen, 1900)
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Xenoxybelis argenteus
''Xenoxybelis argenteus'', the striped sharpnose snake or diurnal vine snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Bolivia, French Guiana, and Suriname
Suriname (; srn ...
'' (Daudin, 1803)
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Xenoxybelis boulengeri
''Xenoxybelis boulengeri'', the southern sharpnose snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
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Procter
Procter is a surname, and may refer to
* Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864), British poet, daughter of Bryan Procter
* Andrew Procter (cricketer) (born 1968), English cricketer
* Andrew Procter (born 1983), British association football player fo ...
Micrurus brasiliensis
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...
Micrurus diana
''Micrurus diana'', also known Common name, commonly as Diana's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae. The species is native to South America.
Etymology
The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ...
Micrurus ibiboboca
''Micrurus ibiboboca'', the caatinga coral snake, is a coral snake in the family Elapidae. It occurs in eastern Brazil, south of the Amazon.
''Micrurus ibiboboca'' is often confused with the widespread species ''Micrurus lemniscatus
''Micruru ...
Micrurus pacaraimae
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...
'' Carvalho, 2002
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Micrurus paraensis
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...
Micrurus potyguara
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*'' Micrurus albicinctus' ...
'' (Pires, Silva, Fitosa, Prudentes, Pereira filho e Zaher, 2014)
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Micrurus putumayensis
''Micrurus'' is a genus of Venomous snake, venomous coral snakes of the Family (biology), family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are Endemism, endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized ...
Micrurus surinamensis
The aquatic coral snake (''Micrurus surinamensis'') is a semiaquatic species of coral snake in the family Elapidae found in northern South America.
Common names
Known as Cobra coral, Coral de agua, Coral acuatica venezolana (For ''Micrurus ...
Micrurus tricolor
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*'' Micrurus albicinctus' ...
'' Hoge, 1956
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Micrurus tikuna
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*'' Micrurus albicinctus' ...
'' (Feitosa Da ilva, Pires, Zaher & Prudente, 2015)
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Micrurus remotus
''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae.
Geographic range
Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas.
Species
The following 83 species are recognized as being valid.
*'' Micrurus albicinctus' ...
Micrurus nattereri
''Micrurus nattereri'' is a species of coral snake
Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 16 species of Old World coral sna ...
'' (Schmidt, 1952)
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Micrurus mipartitus
''Micrurus mipartitus'' (red-tailed coral snake or many-banded coral snake) is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. It is found in South and Central America. The redtail coral snake is common in agricultural areas in Colombia. Its h ...
Bothrocophias hyoprora
''Bothrocophias hyoprora'', or the Amazonian toad-headed pitviper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.McDiarmid RW, Jonathan A. Campbell, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic R ...
'' (Amaral, 1935)
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Bothrocophias microphthalmus
''Bothrocophias microphthalmus'', or the small-eyed toad-headed pit viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Vo ...
'' (Cope, 1875)
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Bothrops alcatraz
''Bothrops alcatraz'', also known as the Alcatrazes lancehead, is a pitviper species found only on the Alcatrazes Islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all pit vipers, it is venomous.
Descrip ...
'' Marques, Martins & Sazima, 2002
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Bothrops alternatus
:''Common names'': yarará grande, urutu,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. . wutu,Brown JH. 1973. ''Toxicology and Pharmacolog ...
Bothrops bilineatus
''Bothrops bilineatus'', also known as the two-striped forest-pitviper,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. . parrots ...
'' (Wied, 1825)
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Bothrops brazili
''Bothrops brazili'' (Brazil's lancehead) is a venomous pitviper species endemic to South America.Campbell JA, Lamar WW (2004). ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. 2 volumes. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates. 87 ...
'' Hoge, 1954
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Bothrops cotiara
''Bothrops cotiara'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). ( ...
Bothrops erythromelas
''Bothrops erythromelas'', commonly known as the Caatinga lancehead or the ''jararaca-da-seca'', is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic an ...
Bothrops insularis
''Bothrops insularis'', commonly known as the golden lancehead,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. . is a highly venomous pit viper species found e ...
'' (Amaral, 1921)
*''
Bothrops itapetiningae
''Bothrops itapetiningae'', or the São Paulo lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Herp ...
'' (Boulenger, 1907)
*''
Bothrops jararaca
''Bothrops jararaca'' — known as the ''jararaca'' or ''yarara'' — is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, ''jararaca'', is derived from the Tup ...
'' (Wied, 1824)
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Bothrops jararacussu
''Bothrops jararacussu'', commonly known in English as the jararacussu, is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America. It is one of the most dreaded snakes in South America and can grow up to .
Description and behavior
The j ...
'' Lacerda, 1884
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Bothrops leucurus
''Bothrops leucurus'', commonly known as the whitetail lancehead or the Bahia lancehead,Bothrops lutzi
''Bothrops lutzi'', the Cerrado lancehead, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid, McDiarmid RW, Jonathan A. Campbell, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geograph ...
Bothrops muriciensis
''Bothrops'' is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1''. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ...
Bothrops pubescens
''Bothrops pubescens'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South Americ ...
Bothrops sazimai
''Bothrops'' is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.McDiarmid RW, Jonathan A. Campbell, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1''. Herpetologis ...
Wildlife of Brazil
The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring animals, plants, and fungi in the South American country. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which accounts for approximately one-tenth of all ...
List of regional reptiles lists
The following are the regional reptiles lists by continent.
Continent
Africa
*Canary Islands
*Democratic Republic of the Congo
*Egypt
*Ghana
*Lesotho
*Madagascar
*Morocco
Asia
*South Asia
*Korean Peninsula
*Afghanistan
*China
*India
**Kaziran ...
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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 ...