Reptiles of
Bahrain 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Bahrain Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Bahrain Introduced species
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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).


Reptile biodiversity of
Bahrain

excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species
See complete statistics for
families and genera
Families Endemic
families
Endemism
(families)
Genera Endemic
genera
Endemism
(genera)
Species Endemic
species
Endemism
(species)
Species
in % of
region
Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) 1 0 0.0 % 1 0 0.0 % 1 0 0.0 % 3.3 %
Lizards (Sauria) 4 0 0.0 % 13 0 0.0 % 14 0 0.0 % 46.7 %
Snakes (Serpentes) 5 0 0.0 % 5 0 0.0 % 9 0 0.0 % 30.0 %
Turtles (Testudines) 3 0 0.0 % 6 0 0.0 % 6 0 0.0 % 20.0 %
Reptiles in total (Reptilia) 13 0 0.0 % 25 0 0.0 % 30 0 0.0 % 100.0 %

Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Trogonophidae (Short-headed Worm Lizards)
Genus Diplometopon (Arabian Speckled Worm Lizard)
 
Diplometopon zarudnyi

Arabian Speckled Worm Lizard

Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus flavimaculatus

Yellow-spotted Agama

Gallagher 1971[as jayakari] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Uromastyx aegyptia

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Agama

Gallagher 1971
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Bunopus (South West Asian Tuberculated Geckos)
 
Bunopus tuberculatus

Southern Tuberculated Gecko

Gallagher 1971
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum

Keeled Rock Gecko

Gallagher 1971 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992
 
Hemidactylus persicus

Persian Half-toed Gecko

Arnold & Gallagher 1977 Arnold 1986 Carranza & Arnold 2012 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Pseudoceramodactylus (Gulf Sand Gecko)
 
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis

Gulf Sand Gecko

Arnold 1980 Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus slevini

Dharan Thin-toed Gecko

Arnold 1980 Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992
Genus Trigonodactylus (Triangle-scaled Geckos)
 
Trigonodactylus arabicus

Arabian Triangle-scaled Gecko

Arnold 1980 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus schmidti

Middle East Fringe-toed Lizard

Gallagher 1971 Salvador 1982
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina brevirostris

Short-nosed Desert Lizard

Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Smid, Moravec, Gvozdik, Stundl, Frynta, Lymberakis, Kapli, Wilms, Schmitz, Shobrak, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Castilla, Els & Mayer 2017
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)
 
Heremites septemtaeniatus

Seven-striped Grass Skink

Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992[as auratus] Moravec, Franzen & Boehme 2006
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus conirostris

Persian Sand Fish

Arnold 1986 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Pristurus (Semaphore Geckos)
 
Pristurus rupestris

Rock Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Gallagher 1971 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx jayakari

Arabian Sand Boa

Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti 1988
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus diadema

Crowned Awl-headed Snake

Gasperetti 1988
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps karelini

Spotted Desert Whip Snake

Gallagher 1971[as ventromaculatus] Gasperetti 1988[as ventromaculatus] Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992[as ventromaculatus] Schatti 2006[as "cf. ventromaculatus"] Schatti, Kucharzewski, Masroor & Rastegar-Pouyani 2012
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

Gasperetti 1988
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Blue-banded Sea Snake

Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti 1988
 
Hydrophis lapemoides

Persian Gulf Sea Snake

Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti 1988 Rasmussen 1993
 
Hydrophis ornatus

Reef Sea Snake

Gasperetti 1988
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti 1988
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti 1988 Marx 1988

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Abdulqader & Miller 2012 Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Abdulqader & Miller 2012 Abdulqader 2010 Gallagher 1971 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Abdulqader & Miller 2012 Abdulqader 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Abdulqader & Miller 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Tollab, Dakhteh, Zaferani, Hesni, Ahmadi, Langari, Alavian & Rezaie-Atagholipour 2015
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys caspica

Caspian Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 Gallagher 1971 Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021