How many reptile species are there in the World? (as of January 18th, 2021) © Rune Midtgaard

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Note: species counts do not include unnamed species, whether published or not. Checklist of the Reptiles of the World Families Genera Species Reptiles (Reptilia)   85   1241   11659 Families Genera Species Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) 6 24 217 Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)   16 196 Bipedidae (Two-legged Worm Lizards)   1 3 Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)   1 7 Cadeidae (Cuban Worm Lizards)   1 2 Rhineuridae (Florida Worm Lizard)   1 1 Trogonophidae (Short-headed Worm Lizards)   4 8 Families Genera Species Crocodilians (Crocodylia) 3 9 28 Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)   4 8 Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)   3 18 Gavialidae (Gharials)   2 2 Families Genera Species Tuatara (Rhynchocephalia) 1 1 1 Sphenodontidae (Tuatara)   1 1 Families Genera Species Lizards (Sauria) 37 565 7096 Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)   60 554 Alopoglossidae (Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus)   1 29 Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)   12 129 Anniellidae (North American Legless Lizards)   1 6 Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)   7 32 Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)   12 217 Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)   10 70 Corytophanidae (Basilisks)   3 11 Crotaphytidae (North American Collared Lizards)   2 12 Dactyloidae (Anoles)   8 447 Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)   2 25 Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos)   25 156 Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)   6 42 Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)   58 1423 Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)   7 38 Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)   55 275 Helodermatidae (Beaded Lizards)   1 5 Hoplocercidae (Club-tailed Iguanas)   3 19 Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)   9 47 Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)   43 359 Lanthanotidae (Earless Monitor Lizard)   1 1 Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)   1 24 Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)   6 34 Liolaemidae (South American Lesser Iguanas)   3 336 Opluridae (Madagascar Iguanas)   2 8 Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)   9 169 Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)   9 161 Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)   1 8 Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)   7 47 Scincidae (Skinks)   157 1733 Shinisauridae (Crocodile Lizard)   1 1 Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)   12 230 Teiidae (Greater Tejus)   18 176 Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)   8 141 Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)   1 83 Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)   3 35 Xenosauridae (Knob-scaled Lizards)   1 13 Families Genera Species Snakes (Serpentes) 24 547 3956 Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)   1 3 Aniliidae (South American Pipe Snake)   1 1 Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)   4 20 Anomochilidae (Dwarf Pipe Snakes)   1 3 Boidae (Typical Boas)   14 66 Bolyeriidae (Mascarene Boas)   1 1 Colubridae (Typical Snakes)   261 2049 Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)   1 15 Elapidae (Cobras, Mambas, Sea Snakes, etc.)   56 393 Elapidae_1 (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)   46 321 Elapidae_2 (Sea Snakes)   10 72 Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)   2 22 Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)   28 54 Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)   67 337 Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)   14 145 Loxocemidae (Neotropical Sunbeam Snake)   1 1 Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)   4 34 Pythonidae (Pythons)   9 43 Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas)   2 34 Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)   19 272 Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)   8 61 Viperidae (Vipers)   45 374 Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)   5 23 Xenopeltidae (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)   1 2 Xenophidiidae (Spiny-jawed Snakes)   1 2 Xenotyphlopidae (Round-nosed Blind Snake)   1 1 Families Genera Species Turtles (Testudines) 14 95 361 Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)   1 1 Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)   14 62 Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)   5 6 Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles)   2 5 Dermatemydidae (Central American River Turtle)   1 1 Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   1 1 Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)   12 53 Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)   19 73 Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)   4 33 Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)   2 27 Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle)   1 1 Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles)   3 8 Testudinidae (Tortoises)   17 56 Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)   13 34