Reptiles of the
Farasan Islands [Saudi Arabia]

Related checklists:  Saudi Arabia - Sirid Sarso Island

Bibliography of the reptiles of Farasan Islands Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Farasan Islands 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 Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
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Hemidactylus farasani

Farasan Islands Half-toed Gecko

Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Busais, Salim, AlGethami, AlGethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Rovatsos, Novakova, Mazuch & Carranza 2022
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Cunningham 2010
 
Hemidactylus robustus

Red Sea Half-toed Gecko

Cunningham 2010 [as turcicus] Mertens 1965 [as t. turcicus] Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Busais, Salim, AlGethami, AlGethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Rovatsos, Novakova, Mazuch & Carranza 2022
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina arnoldi

Yemen Desert Lizard

Cunningham 2010 [as guttulata]
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)
 
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii

Egyptian Fan-toed Gecko

Cunningham 2010
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces schneiderii

Golden Long-legged Skink

Cunningham 2010
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Pristurus (Semaphore Geckos)
 
Pristurus flavipunctatus

Yellow-spotted Semaphore Gecko

Mertens 1965 [as P. rupestris] Cunningham 2010

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
  *
Platyceps insulanus

Farasan Whip Snake

Cunningham 2010 Gasperetti 1988 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Platyceps rhodorachis

Wadi Whip Snake

Cunningham 2010
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Cunningham 2010
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis borkini

Yemen Carpet Viper

Cunningham 2010 [as pyramidum] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Al-Mansi 2016 Cunningham 2010
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Al-Mansi 2016 Cunningham 2010
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Cunningham 2010