Reptiles of
Buru [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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1926 Kopstein 1927

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Bronchocela (Long-tailed Agamas)
 
Bronchocela cristatella

Malayan Green Crested Agama

Hallermann 2005 Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927 Rooij 1915
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco lineatus

Lineated Gliding Dragon

Jong 1926 [as buruensis] Manthey 2008 McGuire & Kiew 2001 [as bourouniensis] McGuire, Brown, Mumpuni, Riyanto & Andayani 2007 Musters 1983 [as bourouniensis] Wermuth 1967 [as bourouniensis]
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus marmoratus

Marbled Bent-toed Gecko

Jong 1926 Mertens 1930
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko vittatus

White-striped Gecko

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927 Rooij 1915
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1926 Kopstein 1927
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia sp.

(Rainbow Skink)

Jong 1926 [as Lygosoma fuscum] Kopstein 1926 Zug 2010
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus intermedius

Moluccan Snake-eyed Skink

Horner 2007 Jong 1926 [as boutoni]
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Jong 1926 [as Lygosoma cyanurum] Kopstein 1927 [as cyanura]
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Rooij 1915
 
Eutropis rudis

Three-keeled Sun Skink

Kopstein 1926 Kopstein 1927
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1926 Kopstein 1927 Mertens 1929
Genus Lygisaurus (Sahul Leaf-Litter Skinks)
 
Lygisaurus sp.

(Australian-Papuan Leaf-Litter Skink)

Jong 1926 [as Lygosoma novaeguineae] Kopstein 1926 [as novaeguineae] Kopstein 1927 [as novaeguineae]
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus cerambonensis

Banded Pacific Monitor

Boehme 2003 [as indicus] Boehme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 [as indicus] Dryden & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 [as indicus] Jong 1926 [as indicus] Philipp, Boehme & Ziegler 1999 Somma & Koch 2012 [as rainerguentheri] Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007 [as indicus]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927 Lang 2013 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Rooij 1917
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron

Moluccan Flying Tree Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Jong 1926 Lang 2013 Mertens 1968 Rooij 1917
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis keiensis

Southern Moluccan Bronzeback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
 
Dendrelaphis pictus

Southern Painted Bronzeback

Kopstein 1927
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon capucinus

Island Wolf Snake

Lang 2013 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
 
Stegonotus modestus

Ambon Ground Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Jong 1926 Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 Lang 2013 Rooij 1917
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Brongersma 1934 Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 [as L. colubrina] Haas 1950 Jong 1926 [as L. colubrina] Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 [as L. colubrina]
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Brachyorrhos (Moluccan Short-tailed Snakes)
  *
Brachyorrhos gastrotaenius

Buru Short-tailed Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as albus] Jong 1926 [as albus] Lang 2013 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy & Voris 2021 Murphy, Mumpuni, Lang, Gower & Sanders 2012 Rooij 1917 [as albus]
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus schneiderii

South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as C. rynchops] Jong 1926 [as C. rhynchops] Kopstein 1927 [as C. rynchops] Lang 2013 Rooij 1917 [as C. rynchops]
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)
 
Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Jong 1926 Kopstein 1926 Kopstein 1927 Lang 2013 Mertens 1930
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Jong 1926 Kopstein 1926 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1930 Wallach 2009

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

Jong 1926
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora amboinensis

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Jong 1926 Kopstein 1927 Mertens 1930 Rooij 1915 Wermuth & Mertens 1977