Reptiles of
Biak [Indonesia]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

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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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Hypsilurus (Eastern Anglehead Agamas)
 
Hypsilurus geelvinkianus

Papuan Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus papuensis

Papuan Bent-toed Gecko

Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus arfakianus

Arafak Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

New Guinean Snake-eyed Skink

Mertens 1964
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia jakati

Jakati River Slender Skink

Brown 1991
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Rooij 1915
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Mertens 1929
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus maindroni

Common Papuan Forest Skink

Shea 2017
 
Sphenomorphus solomonis

Solomon Forest Skink

Shea 2017
Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)
 
Tiliqua gigas

Giant Blue-tongued Skink

Shea 1990
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus doreanus

Blue-tailed Monitor

Boehme 2003 Boehme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist 2016
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Boehme 2003 Dryden & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
 
Varanus jobiensis

Sepik Monitor

Philipp, Boehme & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
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Varanus kordensis

Biak Emerald Tree Monitor

Boehme 2003 Jacobs 2002 Jacobs in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Mertens 1963 Sprackland 1991 [as prasinus]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)
Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)
 
Acrochordus granulatus

Lesser File Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia aspera

Viper Boa

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979
 
Candoia carinata

Pacific Tree Boa

Haas 1950
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001
 
Dendrelaphis lineolatus

Papuan Striped Bronzeback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
 
Stegonotus cucullatus

Doberai Ground Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 [designated type locality of S. magnus] McDowell 1972
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis elongatus

Moluccan Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus

Papuan Many-scaled Keelback

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)
 
Acanthophis sp.

(Death Adder)

Haas 1950 [as A. antarcticus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as A. praelongus]
Genus Aspidomorphus (Papuan Crowned Snakes)
 
Aspidomorphus schlegelii

Misool Crowned Snake

McDowell 1967 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Micropechis (Papuan Small-eyed Snake)
 
Micropechis ikaheka

Papuan Small-eyed Snake

O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Haas 1950
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Leiopython (White-lipped Pythons)
 
Leiopython albertisii

Northern White-lipped Python

McDowell 1975 Schleip 2008 [as biakensis]
Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)
 
Liasis papuanus

Papuan Olive Python

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1975 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Morelia (Carpet Pythons and allies)
 
Morelia azurea

Northern Green Tree Python

Haas 1950 [as viridis] Meyer 1874 Natusch, Esquerre, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2020 Rawlings & Donellan 2003 [as viridis, northern population]
Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)
 
Simalia amethistina

Amethystine Python

Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Loveridge 1948