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Reptile Species

reptile spcies
 

List of reptile species present in Singapore


NoSpecies NameCommon NameStatus
Order Testudines | Family Cheloniidae (Marine turtles)
1 Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Native
2 Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Native
Family Trionychidae (Softshell turtles)
3 Amyda cartilaginea Asian Softshell Turtle Native
4 Dogania subplana Malayan Forest Softshell Turtle Native
5 Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Softshell Turtle Introduced
Family Bataguridae (Asian terrapins)
6 Cuora amboinensis Malayan Box Terrapin Native
7 Heosemys spinosa Spiny Hill Terrapin Native
8 Notochelys platynota Malayan Flat-shelled Terrapin Native
9 Siebenrockiella crassicollis Black Marsh Terrapin Native
Family Emydidae (American terrapins)
10 Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared Slider Introduced
Order Crocodylia (Crocodilians) | Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
11 Crocodylus porosus Estuarine Crocodile Native
Order Squamata (Lizards and snakes) | Family Gekkonidae (Geckos)
12 Aeluroscalabotes felinus Fox-faced Gecko Native
13 Cnemaspis kendalli Kendall's Rock Gecko Native
14 Cosymbotes craspedotus Frilly Gecko Native
15 Cosymbotes platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Native
16 Cyrtodactylus consobrinus Peter's Bent-toed Gecko Native
17 Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus Malayan Marbled Bent-toed Gecko Native
18 Gehyra mutilata Four-clawed Gecko Native
19 Gekko gecko Tokay Native
20 Gekko monarchus Spotted House Gecko Native
21 Gekko smithii Large Forest Gecko Native
22 Hemidactylus frenatus Spiny-tailed House Gecko Native
23 Hemiphyllodactylus typus Lowland Dwarf Gecko Native
24 Lepidodactylus lugubris Maritime Gecko Native
25 Ptychozoon kuhli Kuhl's Gliding Gecko Native
Family Agamidae (Dragon-lizards)
26 Aphaniotis fusca Earless Agamid Native
27 Bronchocela cristatella Green Crested Lizard Native
28 Calotes versicolor Changeable Lizard Introduced
29 Draco melanopogon Black-bearded Flying Dragon Native
30 Draco quinquefasciatus Five-banded Flying Dragon Native
31 Draco sumatranus Common Malayan Flying Dragon Native
Family Scincidae (Skinks)
32 Dasia olivacea Olive Tree Skink Native
33 Dasia grisea Brown Tree Skink Native
34 Emoia atrocostata Mangrove Skink Native
35 Lipinia vittigera Striped Tree Skink Native
36 Lygosoma bowringii Garden Supple Skink Native
37 Mabuya multifasciata Many-lined Sun Skink Native
38 Mabuya rugifera Striped Sun Skink Native
39 Sphenomorphus sp. Malayan Swamp Skink Native
Family Varanidae (Monitors)
40 Varanus nebulosus Clouded Monitor Native
41 Varanus salvator Malayan Water Monitor Native
Family Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)
42 Ramphotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Native
43 Typhlops muelleri White-bellied Blind Snake Native
Family Cylindrophiidae (Bob-tailed pipe snakes)
44 Cylindrophis ruffus Red-tailed Pipe Snake Native
Family Xenopeltidae (Sunbeam snakes)
45 Xenopeltis unicolor Sunbeam Snake Native
Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
46 Python reticulatus Reticulated Python Native
Family Acrochordidae (File snakes)
47 Acrochordus granulatus Banded File Snake Native
Family Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)
48 Ahaetulla fasciolata Speckle-headed Whip Snake Native
49 Ahaetulla prasina Oriental Whip Snake Native
50 Boiga cynodon Dog-toothed Cat Snake Native
51 Boiga dendrophila Mangrove Snake Native
52 Boiga jaspidea Jasper Cat Snake Native
53 Calamaria lumbricoidea Variable Reed Snake Native
54 Calamaria schlegeli Pink-headed Reed Snake Native
55 Cantoria violacea Cantor's Water Snake Native
56 Cerberus rynchops Dog-faced Water Snake Native
57 Chrysopelea paradisi Paradise Gliding Snake Native
58 Chrysopelea pelias Twin-barred Gliding Snake Native
59 Coelognathus flavolineatus Malayan Black Tailed Racer Native
60 Coelognathus radiatus Copperhead Racer Native
61 Dendrelaphis caudolineatus Striped Bronzeback Native
62 Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Blue Bronzeback Native
63 Dendrelaphis formosus Elegant Bronzeback Native
64 Dendrelaphis pictus Painted Bronzeback Native
65 Dryocalamus subannulatus Malayan Bridle Snake Native
66 Dryophiops rubescens Speckle-bellied Whip Snake Native
67 Fordonia leucobalia Crab-eating Water Snake Native
68 Gerarda prevostiana Yellow-lipped Water Snake Native
69 Gongylosoma baliodeira Orange-bellied Ringneck Native
70 Gonyosoma oxycephalum Red-tailed Racer Native
71 Homalopsis buccata Puff-faced Water Snake Native
72 Lycodon capucinus House Wolf Snake Native
73 Lycodon subcinctus Banded Wolf Snake Native
74 Macropisthodon rhodomelas Blue-necked Keelback Native
75 Oligodon octolineatus Striped Kukri Snake Native
76 Oligodon purpurascens Brown Kukri Snake Native
77 Oligodon signatus Barred Kukri Snake Native
78 Pareas margaritophorus White-spotted Slug Snake Native
79 Psammodynastes pictus Painted Mock Viper Native
80 Pseudorabdion longiceps Dwarf Reed Snake Native
81 Ptyas carinata Keeled Rat Snake Native
82 Ptyas fusca White-bellied Rat Snake Native
83 Ptyas korros Indochinese Rat Snake Native
84 Sibynophis melanocephalus Black-headed Collared Snake Native
85 Xenelaphis hexagonotus Malaysian Brown Snake Native
86 Xenochrophis maculatus Spotted Keelback Native
87 Xenochrophis trianguligerus Triangle Keelback Native
88 Xenochrophis vittatus Striped Keelback Introduced
Family Elapidae (Cobras, coral-snakes, sea-snakes)
89 Aipysurus eydouxii Marbled Sea-snake Native
90 Astrotia stokesii Stoke's Sea-snake Native
91 Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Native
92 Calliophis bivirgatus Blue Malayan Coral Snake Native
93 Calliophis intestinalis Banded Malayan Coral Snake Native
94 Enhydrina schistosa Beaked Sea Snake Native
95 Hydrophis cyanocinctus Blue-banded Sea-snake Native
96 Hydrophis fasciatus Western Banded Sea-snake Native
97 Lapemis curtus Short Sea-snake Native
98 Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Native
99 Naja sumatrana Equatorial Spitting Cobra Native
100 Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Native
Family Crotalidae (Pit-vipers)
101 Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus Mangrove Pit-viper Native
102 Tropidolaemus wagleri Wagler's Pit-viper Native

Reference

Lim, K.K.P. and Lim, F.L.K. (1992). A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Singapore. Singapore: Singapore Science Centre.

Teo, R.C.H. & Rajathurai, S. (1997). Mammals, reptiles and amphibians in the Nature Reserves of Singapore – Diversity, abundance and distribution. In Chan, L. & Corlett, R.T. (Eds), Biodiversity in the Nature Reserves of Singapore. (pp. 353 – 425). Singapore: National Parks Board.

Acknowledgement

Thanks to Kelvin Lim, RMBR for reviewing the checklist.

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Information is Updated on 19/05/2013