Reptiles of
Balabac [Philippines]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: April 14th, 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.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus palawanensis

Palawan Monitor

Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Boehme 2007 [as marmoratus] Koch, Gaulke & Boehme 2010

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla prasina

Short-nosed Whip Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1967 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga cynodon

Dog-toothed Cat Snake

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Boiga dendrophila

Eastern Mangrove Cat Snake

Alcala 1986 Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1968 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Orlov & Ryabov 2002
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea paradisi

Paradise Flying Tree Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus philippinus

Palawan Rat Snake

Alcala 1986 Gaulke 1996 [as erythrura] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1979 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Schulz 1996
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis levitoni

Palawan Stripe-tailed Bronzeback

Gaulke 1996 [as caudolineatus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as caudolineatus] Leviton 1968 [as caudolineatus] Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Rooijen & Vogel 2012
 
Dendrelaphis marenae

Philippine Painted Bronzeback

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Vogel & Rooijen 2008
Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)
 
Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Red-tailed Green Rat Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Schulz 1996
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon philippinus

Philippine Bridle Snake

Alcala 1986 [as tristrigatus] Leviton 1963 [as tristrigatus] Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon notospilus

Palawan Kukri Snake

Alcala 1986 [as vertebralis] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis chrysargos

Speckled-bellied Keelback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)
 
Calliophis bilineatus

Two-striped Coral Snake

Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)
 
Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Dusky Mock Viper

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton 1983 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)
Genus Aplopeltura (Blunt-headed Slug Eater)
 
Aplopeltura boa

Blunt-headed Slug Eater

Alcala 1986 Grismer, Diesmos, Gonzalez, Jose & Inger 2012 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Poyarkov, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Yushchenko, Brakels, Nguyen, Nguyen, Suwannapoom, Orlov & Vogel 2022 Taylor 1965 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Parias (Malay Archipelago Pitvipers)
 
Parias schultzei

Palawan Pitviper

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Tropidolaemus (Temple Pitvipers)
 
Tropidolaemus subannulatus

North Philippine Temple Pitviper

Gaulke 1996 [as wagleri] Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 [as wagleri] Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 [as wagleri] Haas 1950 [as wagleri] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as wagleri] Leviton 1964 [as wagleri] Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Vogel, David, Lutz, Rooijen & Vidal 2007
 Family Xenopeltidae (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
Genus Xenopeltis (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
 
Xenopeltis unicolor

Common Asian Sunbeam Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton 1983 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Orlov 2000

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Fidenci 2010
Genus Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)
 
Cyclemys dentata

Common Leaf Turtle

Alcala 1986 Diesmos, Brown, Alcala & Sison 2008 Fritz, Gaulke & Lehr 1997
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelochelys (Indomalayan Giant Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelochelys cantorii

Asian Giant Softshell Turtle

Diesmos, Brown, Alcala & Sison 2008 Webb 2002