Reptiles of
Western New Guinea [Indonesia]

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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 novaeguineae

Northern New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile

Allison 2007 Frazier 1990 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982
 
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Allison 2007 Frazier 1990 Rooij 1915

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Bronchocela (Long-tailed Agamas)
 
Bronchocela cristatella

Malayan Green Crested Agama

Brongersma 1934 Diong & Lim 1998
Genus Chlamydosaurus (Frilled Lizard)
 
Chlamydosaurus kingii

Frilled Lizard

Pepper, Hamilton, Merkling, Svedin, Cser, Catullo, Pryke & Keogh 2017 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
Genus Hydrosaurus (Sail-tailed Agamas)
 
Hydrosaurus amboinensis

Ambon Sail-tailed Agama

Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002 Watkins-Colwell & Johnston 1999
Genus Hypsilurus (Eastern Anglehead Agamas)
 
Hypsilurus auritus

Eared Anglehead Agama

Boulenger 1914 Manthey & Denzer 2006 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Hypsilurus binotatus

Two-marked Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus bruijnii

Arfak Mountains Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus geelvinkianus

Papuan Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus godeffroyi

Greater Crested Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus hikidanus

Enarotali Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus magnus

Gariau Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus modestus

Green Anglehead Agama

Boulenger 1914 Manthey & Denzer 2006 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
  *
Hypsilurus nigrigularis

Black-throated Anglehead Agama

Boulenger 1914 Manthey & Denzer 2006
 
Hypsilurus schultzewestrumi

Nondugl Anglehead Agama

Kraus 2010
  *
Hypsilurus spinosus

Kaimana Anglehead Agama

Denzer, Hallermann, Manthey & Ohler 2020
  *
Hypsilurus tenuicephalus

Narrow-headed Anglehead Agama

Manthey & Denzer 2006
Genus Lophosaurus (Sahul Anglehead Agamas)
 
Lophosaurus dilophus

Keeled Anglehead Agama

Boulenger 1914 Manthey & Denzer 2006
Genus Tropicagama (Northern Water Dragon)
 
Tropicagama temporalis

Northern Water Dragon

Loveridge 1948 Rooij 1915
 Family Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)
Genus Dibamus (Oriental Blind Skinks)
 
Dibamus novaeguineae

Indo-Australian Blind Skink

Allison 2007 Greer 1985 Ineich 1999 O'Shea 1996
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus boreoclivus

Torricelli Mountains Bent-toed Gecko

Oliver, Karkkainen, Roesler & Richards 2019 Oliver, Krey, Mumpuni & Richards 2011
 
Cyrtodactylus equestris

Knight Bent-toed Gecko

Oliver, Richards, Mumpuni & Roesler 2016
 
Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis

West Irian Bent-toed Gecko

Roesler 2001 Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007
 
Cyrtodactylus loriae

Giant New Guinean Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994
 
Cyrtodactylus marmoratus

Marbled Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Boulenger 1914
 
Cyrtodactylus mimikanus

Mimika River Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Boulenger 1914 Gunther & Roesler 2003 [2002] Oliver, Karkkainen, Roesler & Richards 2019 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007
 
Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae

Common New Guinea Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brongersma 1934 Oliver, Karkkainen, Roesler & Richards 2019 Oliver, Richards, Mumpuni & Roesler 2016
 
Cyrtodactylus papuensis

Papuan Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brongersma 1934 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007
 
Cyrtodactylus rex

King Bent-toed Gecko

Oliver, Richards, Mumpuni & Roesler 2016
 
Cyrtodactylus sermowaiensis

Sermowai River Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Oliver, Hartman, Turner, Wilde, Austin & Richards 2020 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
  *
Cyrtodactylus aaroni

Wondiwoi Bent-toed Gecko

Gunther & Roesler 2003 [2002] Oliver, Karkkainen, Roesler & Richards 2019 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra interstitialis

Western New Guinean Four-clawed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Boulenger 1914 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Gehyra leopoldi

Doberai Dtella

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Gehyra membranacruralis

New Guinean Giant Stump-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 [as vorax] Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 [as vorax]
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Gehyra papuana

Papuan Dtella

Bauer 1994 Brongersma 1934 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
  *
Gehyra serraticauda

Saw-tailed Dtella

Oliver, Clegg, Fisher, Richards, Taylor & Jocque 2016 Skipwith & Oliver 2014
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko monarchus

Spotted House Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Gekko vittatus

White-striped Gecko

Bauer 1994 Boulenger 1914 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Roesler, Ineich, Wilms & Boehme 2012
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Bauer 1994 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Bauer 1994
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
 
Lepidodactylus novaeguineae

Lake Sentani Scaly-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brown & Parker 1977 Karkkainen, Richards, Kraus, Tjaturadi, Krey & Oliver 2020 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus inundatus

Fly River Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
  *
Nactus rainerguentheri

Vogelkop Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 
Nactus septentrionalis

North Coast Papuan Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 
Nactus vankampeni

Modderlust Hook-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Tallowin & Oliver 2015
 Family Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)
Genus Lialis (Long-headed Scaly-foots)
 
Lialis burtonis

Sharp-snouted Snake Lizard

O'Shea 1996 Rooij 1915
 
Lialis jicari

New Guinea Snake Lizard

Kluge 1974 Loveridge 1948 O'Shea 1996 Rooij 1915
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
  *
Carlia bomberai

Bomberai Peninsula Rainbow Skink

Zug & Allison 2006
  *
Carlia caesius

Papuan Blue-throated Rainbow Skink

Zug & Allison 2006
 
Carlia diguliensis

Digul River Rainbow Skink

Zug 2004
 
Carlia fusca

Brown Rainbow Skink

Boulenger 1914 Zug & Allison 2006 Zug 2004
 
Carlia pulla

Dark Rainbow Skink

Rooij 1915 Zug 2004
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus novaeguineae

New Guinean Snake-eyed Skink

Horner 2007 Mertens 1964
Genus Ctenotus (Australian Comb-eared Skinks)
 
Ctenotus robustus

Robust Striped Skink

Allison 2007
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia aenea

Venus Forest Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia aurulenta

Golden Forest Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia battersbyi

Huon Gulf Slender Skink

Brown 1991
  *
Emoia baudini

Doberai Peninsula Slender Skink

Boulenger 1914 Brown 1991
  *
Emoia bogerti

Baliem River Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia brongersmai

Sibil Valley Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
 
Emoia callisticta

Sorong Slender Skink

Brown 1991
  *
Emoia cyclops

Cyclops Mountains Slender Skink

Brown 1991
  *
Emoia digul

Digul River Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia irianensis

Irian Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Emoia jakati

Jakati River Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
  *
Emoia jamur

Lake Jamur Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Emoia klossi

Utakwa River Slender Skink

Boulenger 1914 Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Emoia kordoana

Supiori Slender Tree Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia longicauda

Long-tailed Slender Tree Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Emoia loveridgei

Toem Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia maxima

Greater Papuan Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia obscura

Idenburg River Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
 
Emoia oribata

Blotch-necked Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia pallidiceps

Mafulu Slender Skink

Brown 1991
  *
Emoia paniai

Paniai Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia physicina

Lesser Keel-scaled Slender Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia pseudopallidiceps

Fly River Slender Tree Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia tropidolepis

Southern Keel-scaled Slender Skink

Boulenger 1914 Brown 1991
 
Emoia veracunda

Southern Papuan Slender Skink

Brown 1991
Genus Eremiascincus (Glossy Night Skinks and Sand Swimmers)
 
Eremiascincus emigrans

Lesser Sundas Glossy Night Skink

Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
Genus Eugongylus (Short-legged Giant Skinks)
 
Eugongylus rufescens

Reddish Giant Skink

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Loveridge 1948 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Eugongylus unilineatus

Papuan Single-lined Skink

Allison 2007 Greer & Shea 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Allison 2007 David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Rooij 1915
Genus Glaphyromorphus (Short-legged Mulch Skinks)
 
Glaphyromorphus crassicauda

Cape York Mulch Skink

Allison 2007
 
Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis

Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink

Allison 2007 Shea & Greer 1999
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Loveridge 1948 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915
Genus Lipinia (Indo-Pacific Striped Skinks)
 
Lipinia cheesmanae

Cyclops Mountains Striped Skink

Gunther 2000 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 Zweifel 1979
 
Lipinia longiceps

East Papuan Striped Skink

Boulenger 1914 Gunther 2000 [as "cf. longiceps"] Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 Zweifel 1979
  *
Lipinia occidentalis

West Papuan Striped Skink

Gunther 2000
 
Lipinia septentrionalis

North Papuan Striped Skink

Gunther 2000
  *
Lipinia venemai

Doberai Peninsula Striped Skink

Brongersma 1953 Gunther 2000 Zweifel 1979
Genus Lobulia (Papuan Moss Skinks)
 
Lobulia brongersmai

Lowland Comb-eared Skink

Zweifel 1972
  *
Lobulia vogelkopensis

Vogelkop Moss Skink

Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri 2021
Genus Lygisaurus (Sahul Leaf-Litter Skinks)
  *
Lygisaurus novaeguineae

Papuan Leaf-litter Skink

Kraus 2007 Loveridge 1948 Rooij 1915
Genus Nubeoscincus (Papuan Glacier Skinks)
  *
Nubeoscincus glacialis

Farak Glacier Skink

Greer, Allison & Cogger 2005
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Gunther 2000 Loveridge 1948 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 Zweifel 1979
 
Ornithuroscincus nototaenia

South Papuan Striped Skink

Boulenger 1914 Rooij 1915 Shea & Greer 2002 Tallowin & Shea 2015
Genus Palaia (Papuan Mountain Striped Skink)
 
Palaia pulchra

Papuan Mountain Striped Skink

Rooij 1915 Tallowin & Shea 2015 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 Zweifel 1979
Genus Papuascincus (Papuan Slender Skinks)
 
Papuascincus morokanus

Moroka Slender Skink

Tallowin, Allison & Shea 2015
 
Papuascincus stanleyanus

Owen Stanley Range Slender Skink

Loveridge 1948 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
Genus Prasinohaema (Green Tree Skinks)
  *
Prasinohaema parkeri

Utakwa River Green Tree Skink

Smith 1937 Zug & Allison 2006
 
Prasinohaema semoni

Papuan Green Tree Skink

Tallowin, Shea & Allison 2019
 
Prasinohaema virens

Eastern Green Tree Skink

Rooij 1915
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
  *
Sphenomorphus amblyplacodes

West Irian Forest Skink

Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
  *
Sphenomorphus dekkerae

Doberai Forest Skink

Shea 2017
 
Sphenomorphus derooyae

Doorman Peak Forest Skink

Daan & Hillenius 1966 Jong 1927
 
Sphenomorphus fuscolineatus

Dark-lined Forest Skink

Greer & Shea 2004 Mys 1988 [as "Ictiscincus fuscolineatus", formally described by Greer & Shea 2004]
 
Sphenomorphus jobiensis

Yapen Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Loveridge 1948 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus latifasciatus

Broad-banded Forest Skink

# Meyer 1874 Rooij 1915
 
Sphenomorphus longicaudatus

Long-tailed Forest Skink

Greer & Parker 1974 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus maindroni

Common Papuan Forest Skink

Rooij 1915 Shea 2017
 
Sphenomorphus meyeri

Aru Islands Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 [as melanopogon] Loveridge 1948 [as melanopogon] Rooij 1915 [as melanopogon] Shea 2012 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 [as melanopogon]
 
Sphenomorphus mimikanus

Mimika River Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Rooij 1915 Tallowin, Shea & Allison 2015 Zug & Allison 2006
 
Sphenomorphus minutus

Papuan Dwarf Forest Skink

Rooij 1915 Shea & Greer 1999
 
Sphenomorphus muelleri

East Indonesian Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus neuhaussi

Huon Peninsula Forest Skink

Rooij 1915 Vogt 1911
 
Sphenomorphus oligolepis

Small-scaled Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Rooij 1915 Shea 2017
 
Sphenomorphus rufus

Reddish Forest Skink

Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus schultzei

Sepik River Forest Skink

Greer & Parker 1974 Rooij 1915
 
Sphenomorphus simus

Papuan Black-sided Forest Skink

Inger 1958 [as melanopleurus] Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 [as stickeli] Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Shea 2017 Tanner 1952 [as stickeli]
 
Sphenomorphus solomonis

Solomon Forest Skink

Greer & Parker 1974 Loveridge 1948 [as Lygosoma pardale moszkowskii] Shea 2017 Tanner 1952 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus undulatus

Wavy-backed Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Rooij 1915 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Sphenomorphus wollastoni

South Papuan Forest Skink

Boulenger 1914 Loveridge 1948 Zug & Allison 2006
Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)
 
Tiliqua gigas

Giant Blue-tongued Skink

Allison 2007 Shea 1990 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
Genus Tribolonotus (Casque-headed Skinks)
 
Tribolonotus gracilis

Red-eyed Casque-headed Skink

Austin, Rittmeyer, Richards & Zug 2010 Loveridge 1948 Meyer 2002 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 
Tribolonotus novaeguineae

Papuan Casque-headed Skink

Austin, Rittmeyer, Richards & Zug 2010 Boulenger 1914 Loveridge 1948 Meyer 2002 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Shea, Allison & Tallowin 2015 Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus doreanus

Blue-tailed Monitor

Allison 2007 Boehme 2003 Boehme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 Philipp & Philipp 2007 Philipp 1999 Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist 2016 Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017 Ziegler & Le 2018
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Philipp & Philipp 2007 Philipp, Boehme & Ziegler 1999 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002
 
Varanus jobiensis

Sepik Monitor

Allison 2007 Philipp & Philipp 2007 Philipp 1999 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
 
Varanus panoptes

Yellow-spotted Monitor

Allison 2007 Boehme 1988 Boehme 2003 Philipp & Philipp 2007
 
Varanus prasinus

Green Tree Monitor

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Jacobs 2002 Philipp & Philipp 2007 Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist 2016 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007
 
Varanus salvadorii

Papuan Tree Monitor

Allison 2007 Boehme 2003 Boulenger 1914 Horn, Sweet & Philipp 2007 Philipp & Philipp 2007 Rooij 1915
 
Varanus similis

Papuan Spotted Tree Monitor

Allison 2007 Philipp & Philipp 2007

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)
Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)
 
Acrochordus arafurae

Arafura File Snake

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 [as javanicus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Acrochordus granulatus

Lesser File Snake

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia aspera

Viper Boa

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1979 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
 
Candoia carinata

Pacific Tree Boa

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDowell 1979 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002 Rooijen & Vogel 2016 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015
 
Dendrelaphis gastrostictus

Papuan Montane Bronzeback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996 Rooijen & Vogel 2016 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015
 
Dendrelaphis lineolatus

Papuan Striped Bronzeback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015
 
Dendrelaphis lorentzii

Lorentz River Bronzeback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1984 O'Shea 1996
 
Dendrelaphis macrops

Papuan Large-eyed Bronzeback

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

Ayamaru Ground Snake

Kaiser, O'Shea & Kaiser 2019
 
Stegonotus cucullatus

Doberai Ground Snake

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 Lang 2013 McDowell 1972 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002
 
Stegonotus diehli

Madang Ground Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1972 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
 
Stegonotus reticulatus

Reticulated Ground Snake

Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis doriae

Barred Keelback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis elongatus

Moluccan Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Tropidonophis mairii

Australian Keelback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis mcdowelli

Northern Papuan Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
  *
Tropidonophis montanus

North Irian Montane Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002
 
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus

Papuan Many-scaled Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Tropidonophis novaeguineae

Common Papuan Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 
Tropidonophis picturatus

Papuan Painted Keelback

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis statisticus

Papuan Montane Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Malnate & Underwood 1988 O'Shea 1996
 
Tropidonophis truncatus

Halmahera Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)
 
Acanthophis rugosus

Rough-scaled Death Adder

Loveridge 1948 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Wuster, Dumbrell, Hay, Pook, Williams & Fry 2005
Genus Aspidomorphus (Papuan Crowned Snakes)
 
Aspidomorphus muelleri

Mount Lamantsiro Crowned Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar & Tjaturadi 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aspidomorphus schlegelii

Misool Crowned Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Demansia (Sahul Whip Snakes)
 
Demansia vestigiata

Lesser Black Whip Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Furina (Australian Naped Snakes)
 
Furina tristis

Grey-naped Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
Genus Micropechis (Papuan Small-eyed Snake)
 
Micropechis ikaheka

Papuan Small-eyed Snake

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
Genus Oxyuranus (Taipans)
 
Oxyuranus scutellatus

Eastern Taipan

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Pseudechis (Australian Black Snakes and King Brown Snakes)
 
Pseudechis papuanus

Papuan Black Snake

Maddock, Childerstone, Fry, Williams, Barlow & Wuster 2017
  *
Pseudechis rossignolii

Papuan Brown Snake

Hoser 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as P. australis] Maddock, Childerstone, Fry, Williams, Barlow & Wuster 2017 O'Shea 1996 [as P. australis]
Genus Pseudonaja (Australian Brown Snakes)
 
Pseudonaja textilis

Eastern Brown Snake

Kuch & Yuwono 2002 [as "cf. textilis"] O'Shea, Doria, Petri & Kaiser 2016 Williams, O'Shea, Daguerre, Pook, Wuster, Hayden, McVay, Paiva, Matainaho, Winkel & Austin 2008
Genus Rhinoplocephalus (Australian Small-eyed Snakes)
 
Rhinoplocephalus boschmai

Carpentaria Small-eyed Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus

Australian Black-striped Snake

Kuch 2004
Genus Toxicocalamus (Papuan Worm-eating Snakes)
 
Toxicocalamus ernstmayri

Star Mountains Worm-eating Snake

O'Shea, Blum & Kaiser 2020
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Toxicocalamus grandis

Setekwa River Worm-eating Snake

Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kraus 2009 McDowell 1969 O'Shea 1996 O'Shea, Blum & Kaiser 2020 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015
 
Toxicocalamus loennbergii

Farfak Worm-eating Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as T. loriae] Kraus, Kaiser & O'Shea 2022 McDowell 1969 [as T. loriae] O'Shea 1996 [as T. loriae] O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015 [as T. loriae]
 
Toxicocalamus preussi

Sepik Worm-eating Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1969 O'Shea 1996 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015
 
Toxicocalamus stanleyanus

Mount Stanley Worm-eating Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1969 O'Shea 1996 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Aipysurus (Olive Sea Snakes)
 
Aipysurus mosaicus

Mosaic Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as A. eydouxii] O'Shea 1996 [as A. eydouxii] Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Emydocephalus (Turtle-headed Sea Snakes)
 
Emydocephalus annulatus

Annulated Turtle-headed Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Hydrelaps (Port Darwin Smooth Sea Snake)
 
Hydrelaps darwiniensis

Port Darwin Smooth Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis atriceps

Black-headed Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Loveridge 1948
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

Haas 1950 [as Lapemis hardwickii] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as Lapemis hardwickii] O'Shea 1996 Smith 1926 [as Lapemis hardwickii]
 
Hydrophis elegans

Bar-bellied Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Hydrophis kingii

Spectacled Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001
 
Hydrophis major

Olive-headed Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Hydrophis ornatus

Reef Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Hydrophis pacificus

Pacific Faint-banded Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Hydrophis peronii

Horned Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

O'Shea 1996 Pauwels, Oger & Meirte 2018
 
Hydrophis schistosus

Beaked Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Hydrophis stokesii

Large-headed Sea Snake

O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Allison 2007 Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McCarthy 1986
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Loveridge 1948
Genus Parahydrophis (Arafura Smooth Sea Snake)
 
Parahydrophis mertoni

Arafura Smooth Sea Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
 
Gerrhopilus suturalis

Andai Blind Snake

Brongersma 1934 Lang 2013 [as ater] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as ater] McDowell 1974 [as ater] O'Shea 1996 [as ater] Wynn 2021
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Calamophis (Doberai Stout-tailed Snakes)
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Calamophis katesandersae

Andai Stout-tailed Snake

Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2012
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Calamophis ruuddelangi

Ambuaki Stout-tailed Snake

Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2012
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Calamophis sharonbrooksae

Arfak Stout-tailed Snake

Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2012
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus australis

Australian Dog-faced Water Snake

Allison 2007 [as C. rynchops] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as C. novaeguineae] Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Murphy, Voris & Karns 2012 O'Shea 1996 [as C. rynchops]
Genus Djokoiskandarus (Trans-Fly Mangrove Snake)
 
Djokoiskandarus annulatus

Trans-Fly Mangrove Snake

Allison 2007 Murphy 2007
Genus Fordonia (White-bellied Mangrove Snake)
 
Fordonia leucobalia

White-bellied Mangrove Snake

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 O'Shea 1996
Genus Heurnia (Mamberamo River Water Snake)
  *
Heurnia ventromaculata

Mamberamo River Water Snake

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 O'Shea 1996
Genus Myron (Indo-Australian Mangrove Snakes)
 
Myron richardsonii

Eastern Mangrove Snake

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Pseudoferania (Australian Mud Snake)
 
Pseudoferania polylepis

Australian Mud Snake

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Antaresia (Australian Dwarf Pythons)
 
Antaresia papuensis

Papuan Spotted Python

Esquerre, Donnellan, Pavon-Vazquez, Fenker & Keogh 2021 Natusch & Lyons 2011 [as maculosa]
Genus Leiopython (White-lipped Pythons)
 
Leiopython albertisii

Northern White-lipped Python

Schleip 2008
 
Leiopython fredparkeri

Southern White-lipped Python

Schleip 2008 [as hoserae]
Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)
 
Liasis fuscus

Brown Water Python

O'Shea 1996
 
Liasis papuanus

Papuan Olive Python

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Morelia (Carpet Pythons and allies)
 
Morelia azurea

Northern Green Tree Python

Natusch, Esquerre, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2020 Rawlings & Donellan 2003 [as viridis, northern population]
 
Morelia spilota

Carpet Python

Allison 2007 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 
Morelia viridis

Southern Green Tree Python

Natusch, Esquerre, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2020
Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)
 
Simalia amethistina

Amethystine Python

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 O'Shea 1996 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002
 
Simalia boeleni

Black Python

Allison 2007 Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Anilios (Australian Blind Snakes)
 
Anilios erycinus

Northern Papuan Blind Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 McDowell 1984 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Anilios torresianus

Torres Blind Snake

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as polygrammicus] O'Shea 1996 [as polygrammicus]
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
 
Ramphotyphlops flaviventer

Yellow-bellied Blind Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 O'Shea 1996
 
Ramphotyphlops multilineatus

Indonesian Hook-nosed Blind Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 O'Shea 1996
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Ramphotyphlops similis

Twenty-rowed Blind Snake

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

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)
Genus Carettochelys (Pig-nosed Turtle)
 
Carettochelys insculpta

Pig-nosed Turtle

Allison 2007 Boulenger 1914 Georges & Rose 1993 Georges, Doody, Eisemberg, Alacs & Rose 2008 Iverson 1992 Loveridge 1948 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Rompp 2006 Samedi & Iskandar 2000
 Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Chelodina (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)
  *
Chelodina gunaleni

Mimika Snake-necked Turtle

McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Chelodina novaeguineae

Papuan Snake-necked Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Samedi & Iskandar 2000
 
Chelodina parkeri

Mawa Snake-necked Turtle

Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Samedi & Iskandar 2000
 
Chelodina reimanni

Merauke Snake-necked Turtle

Allison 2007 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Philippen & Grossmann 1990 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Samedi & Iskandar 2000
 
Chelodina rugosa

Northern Australian Snake-necked Turtle

Allison 2007 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as siebenrocki] Kennett, Fordham, Alacs, Corey & Georges 2014 [as oblonga] Rhodin & Mittermeier 1976 [as siebenrocki] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 [as oblonga] Samedi & Iskandar 2000 [as siebenrocki]
Genus Elseya (Sahul Snapping Turtles)
 
Elseya branderhorsti

White-bellied Snapping Turtle

Allison 2006 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Samedi & Iskandar 2000 Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges 2015
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Elseya nabire

Nabire Snapping Turtle

Joseph-Ouni & McCord 2022
 
Elseya novaeguineae

Doberai Snapping Turtle

Allison 2007 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Boulenger 1914 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Joseph-Ouni & McCord 2019 [as E. caelatus] Loveridge 1948 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Richards, Iskandar & Allison 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915 Samedi & Iskandar 2000 Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges 2015
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Elseya papua

Merauke Snapping Turtle

Joseph-Ouni & McCord 2022
 
Elseya rhodini

Southern Papuan Snapping Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges 2015
 
Elseya schultzei

Northern Papuan Snapping Turtle

Joseph-Ouni & McCord 2019 [as orestiad] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges 2015
Genus Emydura (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)
  *
Emydura gunaleni

Kais Short-necked Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Smales, McCord, Cann & Joseph-Ouni 2019
 
Emydura subglobosa

Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle

Allison 2007 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Boulenger 1914 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 Rhodin 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Samedi & Iskandar 2000
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Putrawidjaja 2000 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 Rooij 1915
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Putrawidjaja 2000 Rooij 1915
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Putrawidjaja 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Natator (Flatback Sea Turtle)
 
Natator depressus

Flatback Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Limpus, Couper & Couper 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Allison 2007 Betz & Welch 1992 Njoman & Nuitja 1984 Polunin & Nuitja in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Putrawidjaja 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Tapilatu & Tiwari 2007
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelochelys (Indomalayan Giant Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelochelys bibroni

Southern Papuan Giant Softshell Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2003 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Webb 1995
 
Pelochelys signifera

Northern Papuan Giant Softshell Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 Georges & Thomson 2010 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2003 [as cantorii] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Richards, Iskandar, Tjaturadi & Krishar 2002 [as cantorii] Webb 1995 [as cantorii] Webb 2002