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Main groups Lizards (Sauria) Snakes (Serpentes) Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) Turtles (Testudines) Crocodilians (Crocodylia) Tuataras (Rhynchocephalia) Orange-sided Bar-lipped Skink (Eremiascincus douglasi) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Rough-scaled Death Adder (Acanthophis rugosus) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Common European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Yellow Monitor (Varanus flavescens) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Long-nosed Bush Racer (Philodryas baroni) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Western Swamp Turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window Giant Girdled Lizard (Smaug giganteus) © Rune Midtgaard / Nature's Window

Taxonomy of Reptiles (Reptilia) Bibliography of Reptiles (Reptilia) Species richness map of the reptiles of the world (click on the map to see larger version) Contents of the Biodiversity section Biodiversity of species How many reptile species are there in the World? How many endemic reptiles are there in the World? Which reptile species occur in most countries? Chronology of new reptile species descriptions Frequency (left) Cumulative frequency (right) New reptile species described (by year) Which countries and regions have most reptile species? Ranked list (countries, left map) Ranked list (all regions, right map)