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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 Diploderma (Eastern Mountain Agamas)   Diploderma micangshanense Shaanxi Mountain Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Manthey 2010 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che 2021 Wang, Jiang, Ren, Zou, Wu, Che & Siler 2019 Wang, Ren, Jiang, Yuan, Che & Siler 2017 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)   Phrynocephalus frontalis Shanxi Toad-headed Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 [as przewalskii] Pang, Wang, Zhong, Hoelzel, Papenfuss, Zeng, Ananjeva & Zhang 2003 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko auriverrucosus Shanxi Narrow-disked Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002   Gekko japonicus Japanese Giant Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Gekko swinhonis Beijing Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   * Gekko taibaiensis Shaanxi Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)   Eremias argus Mongolian Desert Runner Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Eremias brenchleyi Ordos Desert Runner Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021   Eremias multiocellata Multiocellated Desert Runner Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)   Takydromus septentrionalis Northern Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Cai, Yan, Xu, Lin & Ji 2012 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)   Plestiodon capito Northern Chinese Blue-tailed Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 [as xanthi] Zhao & Adler 1993   Plestiodon chinensis Eastern Chinese Long Skink Song 2002   Plestiodon elegans Elegant Five-lined Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)   Scincella modesta Slender Ground Skink Song 2002   Scincella monticola Yunnan Mountain Ground Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Scincella tsinlingensis Shaanxi Ground Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 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 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe bimaculata Twin-spotted Rat Snake Guo & Fan 1997 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe carinata East Asian Keeled Rat Snake Guo & Fan 1997 Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe davidi North Chinese Rat Snake Liang & Fang 1991 Song 2002   Elaphe dione Dione Rat Snake Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe schrenckii Amur Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe taeniura Stripe-tailed Rat Snake Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   * Elaphe xiphodonta Qinling Rat Snake Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius craspedogaster Kuatun Keelback Song 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-banded Wolf Snake Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Lycodon liuchengchaoi Tangjiahe Wolf Snake Peng, Zhu & Huang 2014   Lycodon rufozonatus Red-banded Big-toothed Snake Orlov & Ryabov 2004 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Lycodon ruhstrati Taiwanese Wolf Snake Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Orientocoluber (North Asian Whip Snake)   Orientocoluber spinalis North Asian Whip Snake Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)   Pseudoxenodon macrops Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas dhumnades Black-striped Rat Snake Guo & Fan 1997 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas major Greater Green Snake Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis lateralis Chinese Tiger Keelback Song 2002 [as tigrinus] Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 [as tigrinus] Zhao & Adler 1993   Rhabdophis nuchalis Collared Keelback Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis chinensis Chinese Black-headed Snake Guo & Fan 1997 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Stichophanes (Ningshaan Lined Snake)   Stichophanes ningshaanensis Ningshaan Lined Snake Messenger & Wang 2015 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)   Trimerodytes percarinatus Chinese Keelback Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus annularis Hong Kong Coral Snake Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   Pareas boulengeri Guizhou Slug Eater Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)   Azemiops kharini White-headed Mole Viper Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen 2013 Song 2002 [as feae] Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 [as feae] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as feae] Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   Gloydius brevicaudus Short-tailed Mamushi Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993   Gloydius intermedius Siberian Mamushi Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993   * Gloydius qinlingensis Shaanxi Mamushi Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 [as strauchi] Shi, Wang, Chen, Fang, Ding, Huang, Hou, Liu & Li 2017 Song & Chen 1985 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as strauchi]   Gloydius stejnegeri Gobi Mamushi Shi, Wang, Chen, Fang, Ding, Huang, Hou, Liu & Li 2017 Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)   Ovophis makazayazaya Eastern Mountain Pitviper Song 2002 [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 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Vogel 2006 Zhao & Adler 1993   Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Brown-spotted Pitviper Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Vipera (Typical Vipers or Adders)   Vipera berus Northern Eurasian Viper Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007  Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes) Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)   * Achalinus ningshanensis Ningshan Burrowing Snake Yang, Huang, Jiang, Burbrink, Gong, Yu, Zhang, Huang & Huang 2022   Achalinus rufescens Rufous Burrowing Snake Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Achalinus spinalis Grey Burrowing Snake Li, Yu, Wu, Liao, Tang, Liu & Guo 2020 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)   Cuora pani Shaanxi Box Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 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 Song 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)   Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Softshell Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Song 2002 Tian, Chen, Bao & Liu 2007 Zhao & Adler 1993