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Lizards (Sauria)


Snakes (Serpentes)


Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)


Turtles (Testudines)


Crocodilians (Crocodylia)


Tuataras (Rhynchocephalia)


Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink (Eremiascincus douglasi)
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Rough-scaled Death Adder (Acanthophis rugosus)
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Common European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)
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Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
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Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
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Yellow Monitor (Varanus flavescens)
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Long-nosed Bush Racer (Philodryas baroni)
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Western Swamp Turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina)
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
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Giant Girdled Lizard (Smaug giganteus)
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Taxonomy of Reptiles (Reptilia) Bibliography of Reptiles (Reptilia)


Species richness map of the reptiles of the world (click on the map to see larger version)


Contents of the Biodiversity section


Biodiversity of species

How many reptile species are there in the World?
How many endemic reptiles are there in the World?
Which reptile species occur in most countries?
Chronology of new reptile species descriptions
  • Frequency (left)
  • Cumulative frequency (right)
  • New reptile species described (by year)
  • Which countries and regions have
    most reptile species?
  • Ranked list (countries, left map)
  • Ranked list (all regions, right map)