Reptiles of
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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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco timoriensis

Timor Gliding Dragon

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
  *
Cyrtodactylus santana

Napana Wei Bent-toed Gecko

Chan, Grismer, Santana, Pinto, Loke & Conaboy 2023
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. mutilata"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. garnotii"]
 
Hemidactylus murrayi

Pimpri Half-toed Gecko

Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar 2019
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
 
Hemidactylus tenkatei

Rote Half-toed Gecko

Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2014 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. tenkatei"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. tenkatei"]
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. typus"]
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia peronii

Timor Rainbow Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011
 
Carlia spinauris

Lelogama Rainbow Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus leschenault

East Indonesian Snake-eyed Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Eremiascincus (Glossy Night Skinks and Sand Swimmers)
 
Eremiascincus antoniorum

Lelogama Glossy Night Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011
  *
Eremiascincus timorensis

Timor Glossy Night Skink

Greer 1990 Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. timorensis"]
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. multifasciata"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 [as "cf. multifasciata"] O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. multifasciata"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. multifasciata"] Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. multifasciata"]
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. smaragdina"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 [as "cf. smaragdina"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. smaragdina"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. smaragdina elberti"] Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. smaragdina"]
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus melanopogon

Black-bearded Forest Skink

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as melanopogon]
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus salvator

Asian Water Monitor

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. salvator"]
 
Varanus timorensis

Timor Spotted Tree Monitor

O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)
Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)
 
Acrochordus granulatus

Lesser File Snake

Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus subradiatus

Lesser Sundas Rat Snake

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis inornatus

Lesser Sundas Painted Bronzeback

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon capucinus

Island Wolf Snake

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
 
Lycodon subcinctus

Malayan Banded Wolf Snake

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
  *
Stegonotus nancuro

Timor Ground Snake

Kaiser, Kaiser, Mecke & O'Shea 2021
 Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)
Genus Cylindrophis (Oriental Pipe Snakes)
 
Cylindrophis boulengeri

Wetar Pipe Snake

Bernstein, Bauer, McGuire, Arida, Kaiser, Kieckbusch & Mecke 2020 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Cantoria (Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake)
 
Cantoria violacea

Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake

Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus schneiderii

South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as C. rynchops] Lang 2011 [as C. rynchops] O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as C. rynchops] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as C. rynchops]
Genus Fordonia (White-bellied Mangrove Snake)
 
Fordonia leucobalia

White-bellied Mangrove Snake

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)
 
Liasis mackloti

Timor Water Python

Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)
 
Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Sundatyphlops (Lesser Sunda Blind Snakes)
 
Sundatyphlops polygrammicus

Many-lined Blind Snake

Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Wallach 2020
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus insularis

Lesser Sundas White-lipped Pitviper

Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Regenass & Kramer 1981

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Chelodina (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)
 
Chelodina mccordi

Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle

Georges & Thomson 2010 Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kuchling, Rhodin, Ibarrondo & Trainor 2007 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Hagen 2007 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Natator (Flatback Sea Turtle)
 
Natator depressus

Flatback Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora amboinensis

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schoppe & Das 2011