Reptiles of the
Karkar Island [Papua New Guinea]

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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 Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
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Cyrtodactylus atremus

Karkar Island Bent-toed Gecko

Kraus & Weijola 2019
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus allenallisoni

Madang Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eugongylus (Short-legged Giant Skinks)
 
Eugongylus albofasciolatus

White-banded Giant Skink

Allison, Hamilton & Tallowin 2019
Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)
 
Tiliqua gigas

Giant Blue-tongued Skink

Shea 1990

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia aspera

Viper Boa

Clegg & Jocque 2016 McDowell 1979
 
Candoia carinata

Pacific Tree Boa

Clegg & Jocque 2016
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Clegg & Jocque 2016
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus

Papuan Many-scaled Keelback

Clegg & Jocque 2016 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988
 
Tropidonophis picturatus

Papuan Painted Keelback

Clegg & Jocque 2016
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)
 
Acanthophis laevis

Smooth-scaled Death Adder

Clegg & Jocque 2016
Genus Micropechis (Papuan Small-eyed Snake)
 
Micropechis ikaheka

Papuan Small-eyed Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016
Genus Toxicocalamus (Papuan Worm-eating Snakes)
 
Toxicocalamus nymani

Sattelberg Worm-eating Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016 [as T. loriae] Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)
 
Liasis papuanus

Papuan Olive Python

Clegg & Jocque 2016