Reptiles of
Anhui [China]

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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 Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)
Genus Alligator (Alligators)
 
Alligator sinensis

Chinese Alligator

IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group 1996 Thorbjarnarson & Wang 1999 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)
 
Dopasia harti

South Chinese Glass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko hokouensis

Hokou Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Gekko japonicus

Japanese Giant Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Gekko swinhonis

Beijing Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 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 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Eremias brenchleyi

Ordos Desert Runner

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Zhang & Chen 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 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Takydromus sylvaticus

Fujian Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Yang & Wang 2010
 
Takydromus wolteri

Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon chinensis

Eastern Chinese Long Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Plestiodon elegans

Elegant Five-lined Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella modesta

Slender Ground Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus incognitus

Koshun Forest Skink

Anonymous 2014 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Sphenomorphus indicus

Common Indian Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga kraepelini

Kelung Cat Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)
 
Calamaria septentrionalis

Northern Reed Snake

Inger & Marx 1965 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe bimaculata

Twin-spotted Rat Snake

Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe carinata

East Asian Keeled Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe dione

Dione Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe schrenckii

Amur Rat Snake

Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe taeniura

Stripe-tailed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)
 
Euprepiophis mandarinus

Mandarin Rat Snake

Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea flavipunctata

Yellow-spotted Keelback

Vogel & David 2012 Zhang & Chen 2002 [as piscator] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator]
Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)
 
Gonyosoma frenatum

Khasi Hills Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius craspedogaster

Kuatun Keelback

Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Malnate 1962 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius sauteri

Kosempo Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon flavozonatus

Yellow Big-toothed Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Lycodon liuchengchaoi

Tangjiahe Wolf Snake

Zhang, Peng, Yu, Wang, Huang & Huang 2015
 
Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Big-toothed Snake

Bao, Zhou, Wang, Wang, Xiao & Cui 2011 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Lycodon ruhstrati

Taiwanese Wolf Snake

Vogel, David, Pauwels, Sumontha, Norval, Hendrix, Vu & Ziegler 2009 Zhang & Chen 2002
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon chinensis

Chinese Kukri Snake

Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Oligodon ornatus

Chinese Ornate Kukri Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)
 
Oocatochus rufodorsatus

Red-backed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Opisthotropis (Mountain Stream Keelbacks)
 
Opisthotropis latouchii

South Chinese Mountain Stream Keelback

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)
 
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

Red Mountain Rat Snake

Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Orientocoluber (North Asian Whip Snake)
 
Orientocoluber spinalis

North Asian Whip Snake

Xu, Huang, Zhang & Zhang 2000 Zhang & Chen 2002
Genus Plagiopholis (Blotch-necked Snakes)
 
Plagiopholis styani

Fujian Blotch-necked Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pseudagkistrodon (False Habu)
 
Pseudagkistrodon rudis

False Habu

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)
 
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri

Chinese Large-eyed Mock Cobra

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas dhumnades

Black-striped Rat Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Ptyas korros

Indochinese Rat Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002
 
Ptyas major

Greater Green Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis lateralis

Chinese Tiger Keelback

Takeuchi, Zhu, Ding, Tang, Ota, Mori, Oh & Hikida 2014 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhu, Wang, Takeuchi & Zhao 2014 [as R. tigrinus]
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis chinensis

Chinese Black-headed Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)
 
Trimerodytes annularis

Asian Banded Water Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Trimerodytes percarinatus

Chinese Keelback

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus multicinctus

Many-banded Krait

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja atra

Chinese Spitting Cobra

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)
 
Sinomicrurus annularis

Hong Kong Coral Snake

Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021
 
Sinomicrurus kelloggi

Indochinese Coral Snake

Anonymous 2013 Chen, Tang & Huang 2013
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Myrrophis (Indochinese Mud Snakes)
 
Myrrophis chinensis

Chinese Mud Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)
Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)
 
Pareas boulengeri

Guizhou Slug Eater

Zhang & Chen 2002
 
Pareas chinensis

Chinese Slug Eater

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)
 
Azemiops kharini

White-headed Mole Viper

Huang 1990 [as feae] Zhang & Chen 2002 [as feae] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as feae]
Genus Deinagkistrodon (Sharp-nosed Pitviper)
 
Deinagkistrodon acutus

Sharp-nosed Pitviper

Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius brevicaudus

Short-tailed Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)
 
Ovophis makazayazaya

Eastern Mountain Pitviper

Zhang & Chen 2002 [as monticola]
Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)
  *
Protobothrops dabieshanensis

Dabie Mountains Pitviper

Huang, Pan, Han, Zhang, Hou, Yu, Zheng & Zhang 2012
 
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Brown-spotted Pitviper

Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus albolabris

Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)
 
Viridovipera stejnegeri

Chinese Green Tree Pitviper

David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)
Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)
  *
Achalinus dabieshanensis

Dabie Mountains Burrowing Snake

Zhang, Liu, Huang & Zhang in Zhang, Liu, Huang, Hu, Yu, Sun, Zhang, Wen & Zhang 2023
  *
Achalinus huangjietangi

Huangshan Burrowing Snake

Huang, Peng, Yu, Huang, Jiang, Ding, Chang, Yang, Xu & Huang 2021
 
Achalinus rufescens

Rufous Burrowing Snake

Peng & Huang 2015
 
Achalinus spinalis

Grey Burrowing Snake

Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora aurocapitata

Yellow-headed Box Turtle

Blanck, Ting, Protiva, Crow & Tiedemann 2017 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Cuora flavomarginata

Chinese Yellow-margined Box Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Ota, Yasukawa, Fu & Chen 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys mutica

Yellow Pond Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Mauremys reevesii

Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 [as megalocephala] McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 [as megalocephala] Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle)
Genus Platysternon (Big-headed Turtle)
 
Platysternon megacephalum

Big-headed Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelochelys (Indomalayan Giant Softshell Turtles)
  EX
Pelochelys cantorii

Asian Giant Softshell Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Zhang & Chen 2002
Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)
  *
Pelodiscus huangshanensis

Huangshan Softshell Turtle

Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhang & Chen 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Rafetus (Bicallosite Softshell Turtles)
  EX
Rafetus swinhoei

Indochinese Giant Softshell Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021