Reptiles of
Praslin  [Seychelles: inner islands]

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Bibliography of the reptiles of Praslin Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Praslin 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 Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Archaius (Seychelles Chameleon)
 
Archaius tigris

Seychelles Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Ailuronyx (Bronze Geckos)
 
Ailuronyx seychellensis

Common Seychelles Bronze Gecko

Gerlach & Canning 1996 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017
 
Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus

Lesser Seychelles Bronze Gecko

Gerlach & Canning 1996 Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017
 
Ailuronyx trachygaster

Greater Seychelles Bronze Gecko

Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Pawlowski & Kramer 2006
Genus Phelsuma (Green Day Geckos)
 
Phelsuma astriata

Lesser Seychelles Day Gecko

Cheke 1982 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski 2011
 
Phelsuma sundbergi

Greater Seychelles Day Gecko

Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski 2011
Genus Urocotyledon (Tail-pad Geckos)
 
Urocotyledon inexpectata

Southern Seychelles Tail-pad Gecko

Cheke 1984 Wermuth 1965
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Pamelaescincus (Seychelles Speckled Lowland Skink)
 
Pamelaescincus gardineri

Seychelles Speckled Lowland Skink

Gerlach & Ineich 2006
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis sechellensis

Lesser Seychelles Skink

Gerlach 2005 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Lycognathophis (Seychelles Cliff Snake)
 
Lycognathophis seychellensis

Seychelles Cliff Snake

Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Nussbaum 1984
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon geometricus

Seychelles House Snake

Nussbaum 1984 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Pawlowski & Kramer 2006
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Pawlowski & Kramer 2006
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios castanoides

Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle

Gerlach 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios subniger

East African Black Mud Turtle

Gerlach 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021