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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 Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)   Draco timoriensis Timor Gliding Dragon Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   * Cyrtodactylus santana Napana Wei Bent-toed Gecko Chan, Grismer, Santana, Pinto, Loke & Conaboy 2023 Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. mutilata"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko gecko Tokay Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012   Hemidactylus garnotii Fox Gecko O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. garnotii"]   Hemidactylus murrayi Pimpri Half-toed Gecko Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar 2019   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012   Hemidactylus tenkatei Rote Half-toed Gecko Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2014 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. tenkatei"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. tenkatei"] Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   Hemiphyllodactylus typus Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. typus"]  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)   Carlia peronii Timor Rainbow Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011   Carlia spinauris Lelogama Rainbow Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)   Cryptoblepharus leschenault East Indonesian Snake-eyed Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Eremiascincus (Glossy Night Skinks and Sand Swimmers)   Eremiascincus antoniorum Lelogama Glossy Night Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011   * Eremiascincus timorensis Timor Glossy Night Skink Greer 1990 Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. timorensis"] Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis multifasciata Many-lined Sun Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. multifasciata"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 [as "cf. multifasciata"] O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. multifasciata"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. multifasciata"] Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. multifasciata"] Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)   Lamprolepis smaragdina Emerald Tree Skink Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as "cf. smaragdina"] Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 [as "cf. smaragdina"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. smaragdina"] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. smaragdina elberti"] Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012 [as "cf. smaragdina"] Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus melanopogon Black-bearded Forest Skink O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as melanopogon]  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as "cf. salvator"]   Varanus timorensis Timor Spotted Tree Monitor O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes) Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)   Acrochordus granulatus Lesser File Snake Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus subradiatus Lesser Sundas Rat Snake Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis inornatus Lesser Sundas Painted Bronzeback Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon capucinus Island Wolf Snake Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015   Lycodon subcinctus Malayan Banded Wolf Snake Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)   * Stegonotus nancuro Timor Ground Snake Kaiser, Kaiser, Mecke & O'Shea 2021  Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes) Genus Cylindrophis (Oriental Pipe Snakes)   Cylindrophis boulengeri Wetar Pipe Snake Bernstein, Bauer, McGuire, Arida, Kaiser, Kieckbusch & Mecke 2020 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Cantoria (Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake)   Cantoria violacea Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)   Cerberus schneiderii South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 [as C. rynchops] Lang 2011 [as C. rynchops] O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 [as C. rynchops] O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 [as C. rynchops] Genus Fordonia (White-bellied Mangrove Snake)   Fordonia leucobalia White-bellied Mangrove Snake O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)   Liasis mackloti Timor Water Python Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)   Malayopython reticulatus Reticulated Python Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Sanchez, Carvalho, Kathriner, O'Shea & Kaiser 2012  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Sundatyphlops (Lesser Sunda Blind Snakes)   Sundatyphlops polygrammicus Many-lined Blind Snake Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Wallach 2020  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus insularis Lesser Sundas White-lipped Pitviper Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kaiser, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo, Mecke & O'Shea 2013 Lang 2011 O'Shea, Sanchez, Heacox, Kathriner, Carvalho, Varela-Ribeiro, Afrianio-Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2012 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Regenass & Kramer 1981

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Chelodina (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)   Chelodina mccordi Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle Georges & Thomson 2010 Kaiser, Carvalho, Ceballos, Freed, Heacox, Lester, Richards, Trainor, Sanchez & O'Shea 2011 Kuchling, Rhodin, Ibarrondo & Trainor 2007 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Hagen 2007 O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle O'Shea, Sanchez, Kathriner, Mecke, Carvalho, Ribeiro, Soares, Araujo & Kaiser 2015 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Natator (Flatback Sea Turtle)   Natator depressus Flatback Sea Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)   Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian Box Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schoppe & Das 2011