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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:

	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