Reptiles of
Christmas Island [Australia]

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Christmas Island Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Christmas Island Introduced species
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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.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
  *
Cyrtodactylus sadleiri

Christmas Island Bent-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
  *
Lepidodactylus listeri

Christmas Island Scaly-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brown & Parker 1977 Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
  *
Cryptoblepharus egeriae

Christmas Island Snake-eyed Skink

Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014 Horner 2007 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991 Cogger 1996 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012
  EX
Emoia nativitatis

Christmas Island Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
  *
Ramphotyphlops exocoeti

Christmas Island Blind Snake

Cogger 1992 Cogger 2014 Hahn 1980 Maple, Barr & Smith 2012 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Smith, Cogger, Tiernan, Maple, Boland, Napier, Detto & Smith 2012

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Cogger 2014
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Cogger 2014 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021