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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. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Acanthosaura (Pricklenapes)   Acanthosaura lepidogaster Brown Pricklenape Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Diploderma (Eastern Mountain Agamas)   Diploderma fasciatum Banded Mountain Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 [as Diploderma szechwanensis] Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as Japalura szechwanensis]   Diploderma varcoae Chinese Mountain Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Pseudocalotes (Long-headed Agamas)   Pseudocalotes microlepis Small-scaled Long-headed Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Hallermann & Boehme 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)   Dopasia gracilis Burmese Glass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Dopasia harti South Chinese Glass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Goniurosaurus (East Asian Leopard Geckos)   * Goniurosaurus liboensis Libo Leopard Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Yang & Grismer 2013  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko chinensis Chinese Narrow-disked Gecko Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Zhao & Adler 1993   Gekko cib Western Chinese Palmated Gecko Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as G. subpalmatus]   Gekko hokouensis Hokou Gecko Zhao & Adler 1993   Gekko japonicus Japanese Giant Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Gekko liboensis Guizhou Narrow-disked Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhou, Liu & Li 1982   Gekko scabridus Yunnan Narrow-disked Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   * Hemiphyllodactylus dushanensis Dushan Slender Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Quah, McGuire, Brown, Ngo & Pham 2013 Zhou, Liu & Yang 1981   * Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis Huishui Slender Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Yan, Lin, Guo, Li & Zhou 2016   Hemiphyllodactylus jinpingensis Jinping Slender Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)   Takydromus intermedius Sichuan Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Lyu, Yang, Li & Wang 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993   Takydromus kuehnei Kanshirei Grass Lizard Zhao & Adler 1993   Takydromus septentrionalis Northern Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Cai, Yan, Xu, Lin & Ji 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993   Takydromus sexlineatus Six-lined Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ateuchosaurus (East Asian Short-legged Skinks)   Ateuchosaurus chinensis Chinese Short-Legged Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)   Plestiodon capito Northern Chinese Blue-tailed Skink Anonymous 2012 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021   Plestiodon chinensis Eastern Chinese Long Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Plestiodon elegans Elegant Five-lined Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)   Scincella reevesii Speckled Ground Skink Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus indicus Common Indian Forest Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Tropidophorus (Stream Skinks)   Tropidophorus hainanus Hainan Stream Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng 2021 Zhang, Gong, Li & Sun 2012   Tropidophorus sinicus South Chinese Stream Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021  Family Shinisauridae (Chinese Crocodile Lizard) Genus Shinisaurus (Crocodile Lizard)   Shinisaurus crocodilurus Crocodile Lizard Ziegler, Le, Vu, Hendrix & Boehme 2008

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla prasina Short-nosed Whip Snake Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga kraepelini Kelung Cat Snake Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   Boiga multomaculata Marbled Cat Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)   Calamaria pavimentata Brown Reed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Calamaria septentrionalis Northern Reed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe carinata East Asian Keeled Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe moellendorffi Red-headed Rat Snake Anonymous 2013   Elaphe taeniura Stripe-tailed Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea flavipunctata Yellow-spotted Keelback Vogel & David 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator] Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)   Gonyosoma coeruleum Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake David, Campbell, Deuti, Hauser, Luu, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Scheinberg, Sethy, Smits, Teynie & Vogel 2022 Schulz 1996 [as prasinum] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as prasinum]   Gonyosoma frenatum Khasi Hills Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius atemporalis Tonkin Keelback Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius bitaeniatus Two-striped Keelback Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Liu, Zhong, Hu, Zhao & Guo 2012 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhou, Sun, Qi, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Li & Ma 2019   Hebius boulengeri White-browed Keelback David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 [as "cf. boulengeri"] David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius craspedogaster Kuatun Keelback David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Malnate 1962 Purkayastha & David 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius johannis South Chinese Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius maximus Xiaoyangxi Keelback Li, Ren, Huang, Lyu, Qi, Jiang, Wang & Li 2022   Hebius octolineatus Eight-striped Keelback David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou, Sun, Qi, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Li & Ma 2019   Hebius optatus Mount Omei Keelback Guo, Liu, Li, Zhong, Chen & Wang 2012 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius popei Chinese Mountain Keelback Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Hebius sauteri Kosempo Keelback David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-banded Wolf Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Lycodon flavozonatus Yellow Big-toothed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Lycodon rufozonatus Red-banded Big-toothed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Lycodon ruhstrati Taiwanese Wolf Snake Vogel, David, Pauwels, Sumontha, Norval, Hendrix, Vu & Ziegler 2009 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon chinensis Chinese Kukri Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Oligodon cinereus Black-barred Kukri Snake David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993   Oligodon formosanus Taiwanese Kukri Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Oligodon lungshenensis Longsheng Kukri Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Opisthotropis (Mountain Stream Keelbacks)   Opisthotropis lateralis Bicoloured Mountain Stream Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993   Opisthotropis latouchii South Chinese Mountain Stream Keelback Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Plagiopholis (Blotch-necked Snakes)   Plagiopholis blakewayi Burmese Blotch-necked Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Pseudagkistrodon (False Habu)   Pseudagkistrodon rudis False Habu Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)   Pseudoxenodon bambusicola Bamboo Mock Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993   Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti Common Chinese Mock Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993   Pseudoxenodon macrops Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993   Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri Chinese Large-eyed Mock Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas dhumnades Black-striped Rat Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas korros Indochinese Rat Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas major Greater Green Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas nigromarginata Oriental Green Rat Snake Vogel & Hauser 2013 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis helleri Northern Red-necked Keelback David & Vogel 2021 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhu, Wang, Takeuchi & Zhao 2014 [as subminiatus]   Rhabdophis lateralis Chinese Tiger Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993   Rhabdophis nuchalis Collared Keelback Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis chinensis Chinese Black-headed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)   Trimerodytes aequifasciatus Equal-banded Water Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Trimerodytes percarinatus Chinese Keelback Guo, Zhu, Liu, Wang, Che & Nguyen 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus multicinctus Many-banded Krait Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja atra Chinese Spitting Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus annularis Hong Kong Coral Snake Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021   Sinomicrurus kelloggi Indochinese Coral Snake Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)   Psammodynastes pulverulentus Dusky Mock Viper Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   Pareas boulengeri Guizhou Slug Eater Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel 2020 Vogel, Nguyen, Zaw & Poyarkov 2020 Yang, Yeung, Huang & Yang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Pareas chinensis Chinese Slug Eater Zhao & Adler 1993   Pareas macularius Black-spotted Slug Eater Zhao & Adler 1993   Pareas stanleyi Fujian Slug Eater Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python bivittatus Burmese Python Barker & Barker 2010 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)   Azemiops kharini White-headed Mole Viper Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen 2013 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as feae] Genus Deinagkistrodon (Sharp-nosed Pitviper)   Deinagkistrodon acutus Sharp-nosed Pitviper Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   Gloydius brevicaudus Short-tailed Mamushi Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)   Ovophis makazayazaya Eastern Mountain Pitviper Zhao & Adler 1993 [as monticola] Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)   Protobothrops jerdonii Spotted Mountain Pitviper Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993   Protobothrops maolanensis Maolan Pitviper Yang, Orlov & Wang 2011   Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Brown-spotted Pitviper Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus albolabris Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)   Viridovipera stejnegeri Chinese Green Tree Pitviper David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes) Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)   Achalinus ater Chinese Black Burrowing Snake Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Achalinus rufescens Rufous Burrowing Snake Zhao & Adler 1993   Achalinus spinalis Grey Burrowing Snake Zhao & Adler 1993

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Geoemyda (Black-breasted Leaf Turtles)   Geoemyda spengleri Common Black-breasted Leaf Turtle Dawson, Gaillard, Gong, Lin, McCormack, Nanthavong, Nguyen, Nguyen, Pham & Shi 2022 Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)   Mauremys reevesii Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle) Genus Platysternon (Big-headed Turtle)   Platysternon megacephalum Big-headed Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Palea (Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle)   Palea steindachneri Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 Parham & Wang 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993