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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Brazil excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species | Genera |
Endemic genera |
Endemism (genera) | Species |
Endemic species |
Endemism (species) |
Species in % of all species of the region | |||
| Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) | ||||||||||
| Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) | 7 | 2 | 28.6 % | 74 | 58 | 78.4 % | 9.02 % | |||
| Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | ||||||||||
| Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.73 % | |||
| Lizards (Sauria) | ||||||||||
| Alopoglossidae (Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 1 | 20.0 % | 0.61 % | |||
| Anguidae (Slowworms. etc.) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 2 | 40.0 % | 0.61 % | |||
| Dactyloidae (Anoles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 18 | 5 | 27.8 % | 2.20 % | |||
| Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 3 | 60.0 % | 0.61 % | |||
| Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus) | 33 | 20 | 60.6 % | 99 | 60 | 60.6 % | 12.07 % | |||
| Hoplocercidae (Club-tailed Iguanas) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.37 % | |||
| Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.12 % | |||
| Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas) | 3 | 1 | 33.3 % | 15 | 12 | 80.0 % | 1.83 % | |||
| Liolaemidae (South American Lesser Iguanas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 2 | 66.7 % | 0.37 % | |||
| Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) | 4 | 1 | 25.0 % | 12 | 8 | 66.7 % | 1.46 % | |||
| Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.37 % | |||
| Scincidae (Skinks) | 10 | 2 | 20.0 % | 15 | 7 | 46.7 % | 1.83 % | |||
| Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos. etc.) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 16 | 8 | 50.0 % | 1.95 % | |||
| Teiidae (Greater Tejus) | 11 | 1 | 9.1 % | 42 | 19 | 45.2 % | 5.12 % | |||
| Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas) | 7 | 2 | 28.6 % | 42 | 26 | 61.9 % | 5.12 % | |||
| Snakes (Serpentes) | ||||||||||
| Aniliidae (South American Pipe Snake) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.12 % | |||
| Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 6 | 66.7 % | 1.10 % | |||
| Boidae (Typical Boas) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 12 | 2 | 16.7 % | 1.46 % | |||
| Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 60 | 11 | 18.3 % | 302 | 111 | 36.8 % | 36.83 % | |||
| Elapidae (Cobras. Mambas. Sea Snakes. etc.) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 37 | 6 | 16.2 % | 4.51 % | |||
| Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 18 | 9 | 50.0 % | 2.20 % | |||
| Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 3 | 100.0 % | 0.37 % | |||
| Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 4 | 57.1 % | 0.85 % | |||
| Viperidae (Vipers) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 31 | 14 | 45.2 % | 3.78 % | |||
| Turtles (Testudines) | ||||||||||
| Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) | 7 | 0 | 0.0 % | 20 | 5 | 25.0 % | 2.44 % | |||
| Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.49 % | |||
| Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.12 % | |||
| Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 1 | 50.0 % | 0.24 % | |||
| Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.12 % | |||
| Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.12 % | |||
| Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.61 % | |||
| Testudinidae (Tortoises) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.24 % |