Reptiles of
North Korea 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of North Korea Taxonomic history of the reptiles of North Korea 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).

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 Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)
 
Eremias argus

Mongolian Desert Runner

Szyndlar 1984 Szyndlar 1991
Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)
 
Takydromus amurensis

Amur Grass Lizard

Shannon 1956 Szyndlar 1984 Szyndlar 1991 Walley 1962
 
Takydromus wolteri

Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard

Shannon 1956 Szyndlar 1984 Szyndlar 1991
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
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Plestiodon coreensis

Korean Skink

Shannon 1956 Szyndlar 1984 Szyndlar 1991

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe davidi

North Chinese Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1985
 
Elaphe dione

Dione Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
 
Elaphe schrenckii

Amur Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius vibakari

Northeastern Forest Keelback

Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Big-toothed Snake

Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)
 
Oocatochus rufodorsatus

Red-backed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
Genus Orientocoluber (North Asian Whip Snake)
 
Orientocoluber spinalis

North Asian Whip Snake

Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis lateralis

Chinese Tiger Keelback

David & Ineich 1999 Szyndlar & O 1987 [as R. tigrinus] Szyndlar 1984
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Blue-banded Sea Snake

Szyndlar & O 1987
 
Hydrophis melanocephalus

Black-headed Slender-necked Sea Snake

Szyndlar & O 1987
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius brevicaudus

Short-tailed Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
 
Gloydius saxatilis

Rock Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984
 
Gloydius ussuriensis

Ussuri Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Szyndlar & O 1987 [as caliginosus] Szyndlar 1984
Genus Vipera (Typical Vipers or Adders)
 
Vipera berus

Northern Eurasian Viper

Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Nilson, Andren & Szyndlar 1994 Shannon 1956 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szyndlar & O 1987 Szyndlar 1984

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

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Szyndlar 1991
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys reevesii

Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Lovich, Yasukawa & Ota 2011 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 [as megalocephala] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar 1984
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelodiscus maackii

Amur Softshell Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 King & Burke 1989 [as sinensis] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schneeweiss & Mix 2011 Shannon 1956 [as sinensis] Szyndlar 1984 [as sinensis] Szyndlar 1991 [as sinensis]