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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Papua New Guinea 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 |
Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |||||||
Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.54 % |
Lizards (Sauria) | |||||||
Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 18 | 4 | 22.2 % | 4.84 % |
Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 7 | 0 | 0.0 % | 53 | 23 | 43.4 % | 14.25 % |
Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.54 % |
Scincidae (Skinks) | 20 | 1 | 5.0 % | 144 | 63 | 43.8 % | 38.71 % |
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 13 | 5 | 38.5 % | 3.49 % |
Snakes (Serpentes) | |||||||
Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.54 % |
Boidae (Typical Boas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.81 % |
Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 28 | 12 | 42.9 % | 7.53 % |
Elapidae (Cobras. Mambas. Sea Snakes. etc.) | 17 | 1 | 5.9 % | 52 | 16 | 30.8 % | 13.98 % |
Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 9 | 100.0 % | 2.42 % |
Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.08 % |
Pythonidae (Pythons) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 14 | 4 | 28.6 % | 3.76 % |
Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 10 | 3 | 30.0 % | 2.69 % |
Turtles (Testudines) | |||||||
Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.27 % |
Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 1 | 11.1 % | 2.42 % |
Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.34 % |
Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.27 % |
Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.54 % |