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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:

	Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) Genus Amphisbaena (Neotropical Worm Lizards)   * Amphisbaena hyporissor Eastern Barahona Worm Lizard Gans 2005 Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Thomas & Hedges 2006   Amphisbaena innocens Tiburon Worm Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Amphisbaena leberi Western Barahona Worm Lizard Gans 2005 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Amphisbaena manni Hispaniolan Dwarf Worm Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile Schubert & Santana 1996

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Caribicus (Northern Hispaniola Forest Lizards)   * Caribicus anelpistus Altagracia Giant Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Caribicus darlingtoni Hispaniolan Striped Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Caribicus warreni Hispaniolan Giant Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as carraui] Genus Comptus (Caribbean Rough-scaled Forest Lizards)   Comptus stenurus Hispaniolan Keeled Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Guarocuyus (Jaragua Forest Lizard)   * Guarocuyus jaraguanus Jaragua Forest Lizard Landestoy T., Schools & Hedges 2022 Genus Panolopus (Caribbean Smooth-scaled Forest Lizards)   Panolopus costatus Hispaniolan Smooth Forest Lizard Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Panolopus curtissi Hispaniolan Khaki Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Panolopus marcanoi Pico Duarte Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Sauresia (Long-headed Four-toed Forest Lizard)   Sauresia sepsoides Long-headed Four-toed Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Wetmorena (Short-headed Four-toed Forest Lizards)   * Wetmorena agasepsoides Serpentine Four-toed Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Wetmorena haetiana Earless Four-toed Forest Lizard Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Anolidae (Anoles) Genus Anolis (Typical Anoles)   * Anolis placidus Neiba Twig Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Anolis sheplani Bahoruco Twig Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Audantia (Stout Anoles)   * Audantia aridius Desert Stout Anole Koehler, Zimmer, McGrath & Hedges 2019   Audantia armouri Black-throated Stout Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Audantia australis Southern Stout Anole Koehler, Zimmer, McGrath & Hedges 2019   * Audantia higuey Cordillera Oriental Stout Anole Koehler, Zimmer, McGrath & Hedges 2019   Audantia hispaniolae Common Stout Anole Koehler, Zimmer, McGrath & Hedges 2019   * Audantia longitibialis Barahona Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Audantia marcanoi Red-fanned Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Audantia ravifaux Saona Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Koehler, Zimmer, McGrath & Hedges 2019 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1982 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Audantia saxatilis Pallid Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 [as whitemani] Mertens 1938 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 [as whitemani] Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as w. whitemani]   * Audantia shrevei Cordillera Central Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Audantia strahmi Bahoruco Stout Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Chamaelinorops (Hispaniolan Anoles)   Chamaelinorops alumina Barahona Grass Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Chamaelinorops barbouri Hispaniolan Hopping Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Chamaelinorops darlingtoni Montane Bush Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 [as etheridgei] Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as etheridgei]   * Chamaelinorops fowleri Green-banded Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Chamaelinorops insolitus Cordillera Central Twig Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Chamaelinorops olssoni Desert Grass Anole Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Chamaelinorops semilineatus Hispaniolan Grass Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Ctenonotus (Lesser Antillean Anoles)   * Ctenonotus altavelensis Alto Velo Gracile Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Ctenonotus brevirostris Gracile Desert Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Ctenonotus distichus Hispaniolan Gracile Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Ctenonotus dominicensis Green Bark Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Ctenonotus favillarum Barahona Gracile Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Ctenonotus ignigularis Dominican Graceful Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Ctenonotus properus Altagracia Graceful Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Ctenonotus ravitergum Peravia Graceful Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Deiroptyx (Greater Antillean Anoles)   Deiroptyx aliniger Hispaniolan Orange-armpit Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Koehler & Hedges 2016 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Deiroptyx apletolepis La Selle Green Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016   Deiroptyx bahorucoensis Bahoruco Long-snouted Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Deiroptyx callainus East Dominican Green Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 [as chlorocyana] Koehler & Hedges 2016 [as chlorocyana] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 [as chlorocyana] Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as chlorocyana]   Deiroptyx chlorodia Pedernales Green Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016   * Deiroptyx cyanosticta Turquoise-speckled Green Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016 Mertens 1939 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Deiroptyx divia Blue Pine Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016   Deiroptyx eladioi Pedernales Twig Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016   Deiroptyx peynadoi Central Hispaniolan Green Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016 Mertens 1939   * Deiroptyx prasinoria Green Twig Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016   * Deiroptyx viridia Barahona Green Anole Koehler & Hedges 2016 Genus Xiphosurus (Sword-tail Giant Anoles)   * Xiphosurus baleatus Dominica Giant Anole Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Xiphosurus barahonae Barahona Giant Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Xiphosurus christophei Big-fanned Trunk Anole Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Xiphosurus landestoyi Dominican Giant Anole Mahler, Lambert, Geneva, Ng, Hedges, Losos & Glor 2016   Xiphosurus ricordii Haitian Giant Anole Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus haitianus Caribbean Half-toed Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 [as angulatus] Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas) Genus Cyclura (Caribbean Ground Iguanas)   Cyclura cornuta Rhinoceros Iguana Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Cyclura ricordii Banded Rock Iguana Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards) Genus Leiocephalus (Curly-tailed Lizards)   * Leiocephalus altavelensis Alto Velo Curlytail Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Leiocephalus barahonensis Orange-bellied Curlytail Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Leiocephalus lunatus Hispaniolan Maskless Curlytail Henderson & Powell 2009 Landestoy T. & Reyes 2018 Powell & Gifford 2010 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Leiocephalus personatus Hispaniolan Masked Curlytail Henderson & Powell 2009 Landestoy T. & Reyes 2018 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Powell 2019 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Leiocephalus schreibersii Red-sided Curly-tailed Iguana Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012   Leiocephalus semilineatus Hispaniolan Pale-bellied Curlytail Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Leiocephalus sixtoi Dune Curlytail Gifford & Powell 2019 Koehler, Rodriguez-Bobadilla & Hedges 2016  Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)   * Phyllodactylus hispaniolae Dominican Leaf-toed Gecko Bauer & Russell 2003 Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Mabuya (Antillean Two-lined Skinks)   * Mabuya hispaniolae Hispaniolan Two-lined Skink Hedges & Conn 2012 Genus Spondylurus (Antillean Four-lined Skinks)   Spondylurus lineolatus Hispaniolan Ten-lined Skink Hedges & Conn 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.) Genus Aristelliger (Croaking Geckos)   Aristelliger expectatus Hispaniolan Desert Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Aristelliger lar Hispaniolan Giant Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)   Sphaerodactylus altavelensis Alta Velo Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus ariasae Jaragua Least Gecko Hedges & Thomas 2001 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012   Sphaerodactylus armstrongi Southern Forest Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus callocricus Rough-banded Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus clenchi Orange-spotted Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus cochranae Haitises Striped Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus cryphius Desert Pygmy Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni Northern Forest Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Sphaerodactylus difficilis Hispaniolan Eyespot Least Gecko Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Sphaerodactylus elegans Ashy Gecko Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus epiurus Hispaniolan Tailspot Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Thomas & Hedges 1993   * Sphaerodactylus ladae Spotted Agave Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus leucaster Broken-striped Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus ocoae Ocoa Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus perissodactylus Martin Garcia Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus plummeri Barahona Big-scaled Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Thomas & Hedges 1992   * Sphaerodactylus randi Barahona Speckled Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus rhabdotus Hispaniolan Two-striped Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus samanensis Haitises Banded Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus savagei Altagracia Speckled Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Sphaerodactylus schuberti Neiba Agave Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Thomas & Hedges 1998   Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Hispaniolan Small-eared Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Sphaerodactylus thompsoni Barahona Limestone Least Gecko Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus) Genus Pholidoscelis (Caribbean Ameivas)   Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus Hispaniolan Giant Ameiva Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Pholidoscelis lineolatus Pygmy Blue-tailed Ameiva Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Pholidoscelis taeniurus Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Pholidoscelis umbratilis Neiba Valley Giant Ameiva Schwartz & Henderson 1991

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Chilabothrus (Slender Boas)   * Chilabothrus ampelophis Hispaniolan Vine Boa Landestoy-T., Reynolds & Henderson 2021   Chilabothrus fordii Hispaniolan Desert Boa Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Chilabothrus gracilis Hispaniolan Gracile Boa Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Chilabothrus striatus Hispaniolan Striped Boa Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Antillophis (Hispaniolan Lesser Racer)   Antillophis parvifrons Hispaniolan Lesser Racer Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Darlingtonia (Hispaniolan Montane Ground Snake)   Darlingtonia haetiana Hispaniolan Montane Ground Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Haitiophis (Hispaniolan Brown Racer)   Haitiophis anomalus Hispaniolan Brown Racer Henderson & Powell 2009 Landestoy-T. 2017 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Hypsirhynchus (Hog-nosed Racers)   Hypsirhynchus ferox Common Hog-nosed Racer Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Ialtris (Hispaniolan Racers)   * Ialtris agyrtes Southern Desert Racer Henderson & Powell 2009 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Ialtris dorsalis W-headed Racer Dalmau Disla, Landestoy, Alvarez Abreu, Cabrera-Pichardo & Frias 2019 Pasachnik, Leon & Cornell 2013 Pasachnik, Pellecchia & Landestoy 2019 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Ocyophis (Caribbean Green Racers)   Ocyophis melanichnus Hispaniolan Green Racer Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Genus Uromacer (Hispaniolan Vine Snakes)   Uromacer catesbyi Blunt-headed Green Tree Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Uromacer frenatus Sharp-nosed Vine Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Uromacer oxyrhynchus Sharp-nosed Tree Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Mitophis (Hispaniola Thread Snakes)   * Mitophis asbolepis Martin Garcia Thread Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Mitophis calypso Samana Thread Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Mitophis pyrites Barahona Thread Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991  Family Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas) Genus Tropidophis (Typical Dwarf Boas)   Tropidophis haetianus Hispaniolan Dwarf Boa Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Tropidophis leonae Jaragua Golden Dwarf Boa Landestoy T. 2023  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Typhlops (Afro-Caribbean Blind Snakes)   * Typhlops eperopeus Bahoruco Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Thomas & Hedges 2007   Typhlops hectus Tiburon Peninsula Blind Snake Thomas & Hedges 2007   Typhlops proancylops La Selle Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 Thomas & Hedges 2007   Typhlops pusillus Hispaniolan Common Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Typhlops schwartzi Hispaniolan Giant Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Typhlops sulcatus Hispaniolan Bicoloured Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   * Typhlops syntherus Barahona Peninsula Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Typhlops titanops Big-eyed Blind Snake Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

	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 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle King & Burke 1989 Leon 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Ross & Ottenwalder 1983  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)   Trachemys decorata Hispaniolan Slider Henderson & Powell 2009 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991   Trachemys stejnegeri Central Antillean Slider Henderson & Powell 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991