Reptiles of the
Loyalty Islands  (= Îles Loyalty)  [New Caledonia]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: April 14th, 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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Saltwater Crocodile

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Spennemann 2021

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos)
Genus Bavayia (New Caledonian Brown Geckos)
  *
Bavayia crassicollis

New Caledonian Strand Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Bauer 1990 Bauer 1994 Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman 2022 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
  *
Bavayia loyaltiensis

Loyalty Islands Brown Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 [as sauvagii] Bauer 1990 [as sauvagii] Bauer 1994 [as sauvagii] Bauer, Sadlier & Jackman 2022 Bauer, Telma & Sadlier 2022 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 [as sauvagii]
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra georgpotthasti

Western Giant Stump-toed Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 [as vorax] Bauer 1994 [as vorax] Beckon 1992 [as vorax] Flecks, Schmitz, Boehme, Henkel & Ineich 2012 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 [as vorax] Sadlier, Debar, Chavis, Bauer, Jourdan & Jackman 2019 Zug 2013
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Bauer 1994 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Bauer 1994 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Bauer 1994 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Bauer 1994 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Zug & Moon 1995
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Caledoniscincus (New Caledonian Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Caledoniscincus atropunctatus

Speckled Leaf-Litter Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Sadlier 1987
 
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus

Common Leaf-Litter Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Sadlier 1987 Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan 1999
 
Caledoniscincus haplorhinus

Strand Leaf-Litter Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Sadlier, Bauer & Colgan 1999
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus

New Caledonian Snake-eyed Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Horner 2007 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Sadlier 1987
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Brown 1991 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
  *
Emoia loyaltiensis

Loyalty Islands Slender Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Brown 1991 Sadlier & Bauer 1997
Genus Epibator (New Caledonian Tree Skinks)
 
Epibator nigrofasciolatus

New Caledonian Green-bellied Tree Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Sadlier 1987
Genus Phoboscincus (New Caledonian Giant Skinks)
 
Phoboscincus garnieri

New Caledonian Banded Giant Skink

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Greer 1974 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Sadlier 1987

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia bibroni

South Pacific Tree Boa

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 McDowell 1979 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Stimson 1969
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Aipysurus (Olive Sea Snakes)
 
Aipysurus laevis

Olive Sea Snake

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Ineich & Laboute 2002 Smith 1926 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Emydocephalus (Turtle-headed Sea Snakes)
 
Emydocephalus annulatus

Annulated Turtle-headed Sea Snake

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Ineich & Laboute 2002 Smith 1926
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis major

Olive-headed Sea Snake

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Ineich & Laboute 2002
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Ineich & Laboute 2002
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda frontalis

Vanuatu Sea Krait

Cogger & Heatwole 2006 Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Ineich & Laboute 2002
 
Laticauda saintgironsi

New Caledonian Sea Krait

Cogger & Heatwole 2006 Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016 Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 [as L. colubrina]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
  *
Ramphotyphlops willeyi

Loyalty Islands Blind Snake

Bauer & Sadlier 2000 Hahn 1980 McCoy 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 Sadlier & Bauer 1997 Shea & Wallach 2000

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

Bauer & Sadlier 2000
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Bauer & Sadlier 2000