Reptiles of
Salawati [Indonesia]

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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 Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Hypsilurus (Eastern Anglehead Agamas)
 
Hypsilurus auritus

Eared Anglehead Agama

Brongersma 1933 Denzer, Doughty, Johnstone & Manthey 2018 Manthey & Denzer 2006
Genus Lophosaurus (Sahul Anglehead Agamas)
 
Lophosaurus dilophus

Keeled Anglehead Agama

Brongersma 1933 Denzer, Doughty, Johnstone & Manthey 2018 Manthey & Denzer 2006
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis

West Irian Bent-toed Gecko

Oliver, Karkkainen, Roesler & Richards 2019 Oliver, Tjaturadi & Richards 2007 Oliver, Tjaturadi, Mumpuni, Krey & Richards 2008
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra barea

Banda Islands Dtella

Oliver, Clegg, Fisher, Richards, Taylor & Jocque 2016 Oliver, Sistrom, Tjaturadi, Krey & Richards 2010
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Rooij 1915
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
  *
Lepidodactylus pollostos

Salawati Scaly-toed Gecko

Karkkainen, Richards, Kraus, Tjaturadi, Krey & Oliver 2020
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia sp.

(Rainbow Skink)

Rooij 1915
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia jakati

Jakati River Slender Skink

Brown 1991
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Mertens 1929 Rooij 1915
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus jobiensis

Yapen Forest Skink

Rooij 1915
 
Sphenomorphus meyeri

Aru Islands Forest Skink

Rooij 1915 [as melanopogon]
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus doreanus

Blue-tailed Monitor

Boehme 2003 Boehme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist 2016
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Boehme 2003 Dryden & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
 
Varanus jobiensis

Sepik Monitor

Philipp, Boehme & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
 
Varanus prasinus

Green Tree Monitor

Boehme 2003 Jacobs 2002 Mertens 1963

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Viper Boa

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979 Rooij 1917
 
Candoia carinata

Pacific Tree Boa

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917 Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Rooij 1917
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis lineolatus

Papuan Striped Bronzeback

Haas 1950 [as c. calligaster] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as c. calligaster] Rooij 1917 [as calligaster] Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015
 
Dendrelaphis lorentzii

Lorentz River Bronzeback

Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
 
Stegonotus derooijae

Salawati Ground Snake

Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
 
Stegonotus iridis

Rainbow Ground Snake

Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis elongatus

Moluccan Keelback

Brongersma 1933 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus

Papuan Many-scaled Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988
 
Tropidonophis picturatus

Papuan Painted Keelback

Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis truncatus

Halmahera Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)
 
Acanthophis sp.

(Death Adder)

Tallowin, O'Shea & Parker 2015 [as A. laevis]
Genus Aspidomorphus (Papuan Crowned Snakes)
 
Aspidomorphus muelleri

Mount Lamantsiro Crowned Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Rooij 1917 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aspidomorphus schlegelii

Misool Crowned Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Micropechis (Papuan Small-eyed Snake)
 
Micropechis ikaheka

Papuan Small-eyed Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis peronii

Horned Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Haas 1950 Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 Rooij 1917
 Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
 
Gerrhopilus suturalis

Andai Blind Snake

Bosch 1985 [as ater] Brongersma 1934 Hahn 1980 [as ater] Lang 2013 [as ater] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as ater] McDowell 1974 [as ater] Wynn 2021
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Leiopython (White-lipped Pythons)
 
Leiopython albertisii

Northern White-lipped Python

McDowell 1975 Rooij 1917 Schleip 2008 Stimson 1969
Genus Morelia (Carpet Pythons and allies)
 
Morelia azurea

Northern Green Tree Python

Haas 1950 [as viridis] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as viridis] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as viridis] McDowell 1975 [as viridis] Natusch, Esquerre, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2020
Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)
 
Simalia amethistina

Amethystine Python

Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1975 Rooij 1917
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
 
Ramphotyphlops flaviventer

Yellow-bellied Blind Snake

Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 O'Shea 1996
 
Ramphotyphlops multilineatus

Indonesian Hook-nosed Blind Snake

Brongersma 1934 Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974
  *
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis

Salawati Blind Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 O'Shea 1996

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Elseya (Sahul Snapping Turtles)
 
Elseya novaeguineae

Doberai Snapping Turtle

Joseph-Ouni & McCord 2019 [as E. caelatus] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021