Reptiles of
Guam [USA]

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Guam Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Guam 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 Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Burt & Burt 1932 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Sabath 1981 Zug 2013 [as insulensis]
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Bauer 1994 Zug 2013
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Kabat, Young, Xiong, Ee, Bradke, Hileman, Gotte, Mulcahy & Nafus 2020 [as "H. cf. platyurus"]
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer 1994 Burt & Burt 1932 Dryden & Taylor 1969 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Sabath 1981 Zug 2013
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
  EX
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Rodda & Fritts 1992 Zug 2013
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus

Oceanic Snake-eyed Skink

Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Reed, Rodda & Hinkle 2007 Zug 2013
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991 Zug 2013
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Brown 1991 Zug 2013
 
Emoia slevini

Mariana Islands Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus tsukamotoi

Mariana Monitor

Dryden & Taylor 1969 [as indicus] Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 [as indicus] Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Eldredge 2003 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eldredge 2003 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Zug 2013
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Eldredge 2003 King & Burke 1989