Reptiles of
Guangxi [China]

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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 Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Acanthosaura (Pricklenapes)
 
Acanthosaura lepidogaster

Brown Pricklenape

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)
 
Calotes emma

Forest Crested Agama

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Diploderma (Eastern Mountain Agamas)
 
Diploderma fasciatum

Banded Mountain Agama

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 [as Diploderma szechwanensis] Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as Japalura szechwanensis]
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco maculatus

Black-spotted Gliding Dragon

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Leiolepis (Butterfly Agamas)
 
Leiolepis reevesii

Eastern Butterfly Agama

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Physignathus (Indochinese Water Dragon)
 
Physignathus cocincinus

Indochinese Water Dragon

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pseudocalotes (Long-headed Agamas)
 
Pseudocalotes brevipes

Short-footed Long-headed Agama

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Pseudocalotes microlepis

Small-scaled Long-headed Agama

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)
 
Dopasia gracilis

Burmese Glass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Dopasia harti

South Chinese Glass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)
Genus Dibamus (Oriental Blind Skinks)
 
Dibamus bourreti

Indochinese Blind Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Goniurosaurus (East Asian Leopard Geckos)
 
Goniurosaurus araneus

Vietnamese Leopard Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Chen, Meng, Jiang, Li, Wen, Lu, Lazell & Hou 2014 Zhu, Chen, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2020
  *
Goniurosaurus chengzheng

Chengzheng Leopard Gecko

Zhu, Liu, Bai, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2021
  *
Goniurosaurus gezhi

Gezhi Leopard Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhu, Chen, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2020
  *
Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis

Guangxi Leopard Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Yang & Chan 2015 Zhu, Chen, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2020
 
Goniurosaurus liboensis

Libo Leopard Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Goniurosaurus lichtenfelderi

Norway Islands Leopard Gecko

Zhu, Chen, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2020 Zhu, Shen, Liu, Chen, Li & He 2020
 
Goniurosaurus luii

Pingxiang Leopard Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Grismer, Viets & Boyle 1999 Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005 Yang & Chan 2015 [as kadoorieorum] Zhu, Chen, Roman-Palacios, Li & He 2020 [as kadoorieorum]
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko adleri

Cao Bang Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 Nguyen, Wang, Yang, Lehmann, Le, Ziegler & Bonkowski 2013
 
Gekko chinensis

Chinese Narrow-disked Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Xu, Li, Zhang, Zhao, Miao & Tang 2009 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Gekko japonicus

Japanese Giant Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Zhao & Adler 1993
  *
Gekko kwangsiensis

Wuming Rock Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 Yang 2015
 
Gekko liboensis

Guizhou Narrow-disked Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Gekko palmatus

Tonkin Palmated Gecko

Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021
 
Gekko reevesii

Chinese Black Tokay

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus bowringii

Hong Kong House Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhou & al. 2003
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Jiang, Zhou, Lu, Han & Li 2006
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus jinpingensis

Jinping Slender Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhou, Liu & Yang 1981
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)
 
Takydromus intermedius

Sichuan Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Lyu, Yang, Li & Wang 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Takydromus kuehnei

Kanshirei Grass Lizard

Bischoff 1992 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Takydromus septentrionalis

Northern Grass Lizard

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Takydromus sexlineatus

Six-lined Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Lyu, Yang, Li & Wang 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ateuchosaurus (East Asian Short-legged Skinks)
 
Ateuchosaurus chinensis

Chinese Short-Legged Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis longicaudata

Long-tailed Sun Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006
Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)
 
Plestiodon chinensis

Eastern Chinese Long Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Plestiodon elegans

Elegant Five-lined Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Plestiodon quadrilineatus

Four-striped Long Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella doriae

Burmese Ground Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Scincella modesta

Slender Ground Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Scincella reevesii

Speckled Ground Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus cryptotis

Depressed-eared Forest Skink

Qi, Lyu, Xie, Wan, Zhang, Liu, Mo & Wang 2022
 
Sphenomorphus incognitus

Koshun Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Sphenomorphus indicus

Common Indian Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Sphenomorphus tonkinensis

Tonkin Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Yang & Liu 2013
Genus Tropidophorus (Stream Skinks)
 
Tropidophorus guangxiensis

Guangxi Stream Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng 2021 Wen 1992 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Tropidophorus hainanus

Hainan Stream Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Tropidophorus sinicus

South Chinese Stream Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Shinisauridae (Chinese Crocodile Lizard)
Genus Shinisaurus (Crocodile Lizard)
 
Shinisaurus crocodilurus

Crocodile Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Lu 2003 Schingen, Ihlow, Nguyen, Ziegler, Bonkowski, Wu & Roedder 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus salvator

Asian Water Monitor

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993

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

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Amphiesmoides (White-eyed Keelback)
 
Amphiesmoides ornaticeps

White-eyed Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Archelaphe (Venus Rat Snake)
 
Archelaphe bella

Venus Rat Snake

Jiang, Zhou, Liu & Wang 2006 Schulz, Boehme & Tillack 2011 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga guangxiensis

Guangxi Cat Snake

Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Wen 1998 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Boiga kraepelini

Kelung Cat Snake

Ananjeva, Golynsky, Lin, Orlov & Tseng 2015 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Boiga multomaculata

Marbled Cat Snake

Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)
 
Calamaria pavimentata

Brown Reed Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Calamaria septentrionalis

Northern Reed Snake

Inger & Marx 1965 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea ornata

Ornate Flying Tree Snake

Deuve 1970
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus radiatus

Copper-headed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis proarchos

Northern Painted Bronzeback

Zhao & Adler 1993 [as pictus] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as pictus]
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe carinata

East Asian Keeled Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe moellendorffi

Red-headed Rat Snake

Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Elaphe taeniura

Stripe-tailed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)
 
Euprepiophis mandarinus

Mandarin Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea flavipunctata

Yellow-spotted Keelback

Vogel & David 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as piscator]
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Vogel & David 2006 Vogel & David 2012
Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)
 
Gonyosoma boulengeri

Vietnamese Rhinoceros Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Gonyosoma coeruleum

Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake

David, Campbell, Deuti, Hauser, Luu, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Scheinberg, Sethy, Smits, Teynie & Vogel 2022
 
Gonyosoma frenatum

Khasi Hills Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius atemporalis

Tonkin Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius bitaeniatus

Two-striped Keelback

David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius boulengeri

White-browed Keelback

David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 [as "cf. boulengeri"] David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hebius craspedogaster

Kuatun Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius khasiensis

Khasi Hills Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius octolineatus

Eight-striped Keelback

Mo, Zhou, Xie & Zhou 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius optatus

Mount Omei Keelback

Guo, Liu, Li, Zhong, Chen & Wang 2012 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius popei

Chinese Mountain Keelback

David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Malnate 1962 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius sauteri

Kosempo Keelback

Malnate 1962 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
  *
Lycodon cathaya

Huaping Wolf Snake

Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020
 
Lycodon fasciatus

Yellow-banded Wolf Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Lycodon flavozonatus

Yellow Big-toothed Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Lycodon laoensis

Laotian Wolf Snake

Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Lycodon meridionalis

Vietnamese Big-toothed Snake

Orlov & Ryabov 2004 Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020
 
Lycodon pictus

Painted Wolf Snake

Janssen, Ren, Li, Zeng, Nguyen, Nguyen, Bui, Ngo, Le & Ziegler 2020
 
Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Big-toothed Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Lycodon ruhstrati

Taiwanese Wolf Snake

Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Lycodon subcinctus

Malayan Banded Wolf Snake

Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon chinensis

Chinese Kukri Snake

Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Oligodon cinereus

Black-barred Kukri Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Oligodon eberhardti

Tam Dao Kukri Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Oligodon formosanus

Taiwanese Kukri Snake

David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Oligodon nagao

Lang Son Kukri Snake

David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012
 
Oligodon ornatus

Chinese Ornate Kukri Snake

Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021
Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)
 
Oocatochus rufodorsatus

Red-backed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Opisthotropis (Mountain Stream Keelbacks)
 
Opisthotropis cheni

Guangdong Mountain Stream Keelback

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019
 
Opisthotropis guangxiensis

Guangxi Mountain Stream Keelback

David, Pauwels, Nguyen & Vogel 2015 Guo, Liu, Li, Zhong, Chen & Wang 2012 Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo & Li 2017 Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Opisthotropis haihaensis

Hai Ha Mountain Stream Keelback

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 [as O. maculosa (part)] Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 [as O. maculosa (part)] Yang, Wang, Zhang, Lau & Chou 2011 [as O. maculosa (part)]
 
Opisthotropis hungtai

Heishiding Mountain Stream Keelback

Wang, Lyu, Zeng, Lin, Yang, Nguyen, Le, Ziegler & Wang 2020 Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020 [as O. maculosa [part]] Yang, Wang, Zhang, Lau & Chou 2011 [as O. maculosa (part)]
 
Opisthotropis kuatunensis

Striped Mountain Stream Keelback

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Opisthotropis lateralis

Bicoloured Mountain Stream Keelback

David, Pauwels, Nguyen & Vogel 2015 Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo & Li 2017 Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Opisthotropis latouchii

South Chinese Mountain Stream Keelback

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Opisthotropis maxwelli

Fujian Mountain Stream Keelback

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)
 
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

Red Mountain Rat Snake

Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Plagiopholis (Blotch-necked Snakes)
 
Plagiopholis styani

Fujian Blotch-necked Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pseudagkistrodon (False Habu)
 
Pseudagkistrodon rudis

False Habu

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)
 
Pseudoxenodon bambusicola

Bamboo Mock Cobra

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti

Common Chinese Mock Cobra

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Pseudoxenodon macrops

Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri

Chinese Large-eyed Mock Cobra

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas dhumnades

Black-striped Rat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Ptyas korros

Indochinese Rat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Ptyas major

Greater Green Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Ptyas multicincta

Many-banded Green Snake

Hauser 2018 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis helleri

Northern Red-necked Keelback

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002 [as subminiatus]
 
Rhabdophis lateralis

Chinese Tiger Keelback

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhu, Wang, Takeuchi & Zhao 2014 [as R. tigrinus]
 
Rhabdophis leonardi

Burmese Mountain Keelback

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Rhabdophis nuchalis

Collared Keelback

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis chinensis

Chinese Black-headed Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)
 
Trimerodytes aequifasciatus

Equal-banded Water Snake

Guo, Zhu, Liu, Wang, Che & Nguyen 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Trimerodytes annularis

Asian Banded Water Snake

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Trimerodytes balteatus

Banded Mountain Stream Keelback

Guo, Zhu, Liu, Wang, Che & Nguyen 2020 Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Trimerodytes percarinatus

Chinese Keelback

Guo, Zhu, Liu, Wang, Che & Nguyen 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus candidus

Malayan Krait

Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020
 
Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Bungarus multicinctus

Many-banded Krait

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja atra

Chinese Spitting Cobra

Pope 1935 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as N. naja] Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Naja fuxi

Brown Banded Cobra

Shi, Vogel, Chen & Ding in Shi, Vogel, Ding, Rao, Liu, Zhang, Wu & Chen 2022 Wuster 1998 [as N. kaouthia] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as N. kaouthia]
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)
 
Sinomicrurus kelloggi

Indochinese Coral Snake

Nguyen & Poyarkov 2020 [as houi] Nguyen, Nanthavong, Coudrat, Brakels & Poyarkov 2020 [as houi] Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Sinomicrurus peinani

Guangxi Coral Snake

Liu, Yan, Hou, Wang, Nguyen, Murphy, Che & Guo 2020 Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis atriceps

Black-headed Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 [as H. fasciatus] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as H. fasciatus]
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Blue-banded Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hydrophis melanocephalus

Black-headed Slender-necked Sea Snake

Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hydrophis ornatus

Reef Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Hydrophis viperinus

Viperine Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Microcephalophis (Small-headed Sea Snakes)
 
Microcephalophis gracilis

Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Hypsiscopus (Orange-bellied Mud Snakes and Matanna Mud Snake)
 
Hypsiscopus murphyi

Northern Orange-bellied Mud Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 [as plumbea] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as plumbea]
Genus Myrrophis (Indochinese Mud Snakes)
 
Myrrophis bennetti

Mangrove Mud Snake

Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Myrrophis chinensis

Chinese Mud Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)
 
Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Dusky Mock Viper

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)
Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)
 
Pareas boulengeri

Guizhou Slug Eater

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Pareas chinensis

Chinese Slug Eater

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Pareas formosensis

Taiwanese Red-eyed Slug Eater

Le, Tran, Hoang & Stuart 2021
 
Pareas macularius

Black-spotted Slug Eater

Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Pareas margaritophorus

White-spotted Slug Eater

Deuve 1970 Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov 2020 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Pareas monticola

Assam Slug Eater

Deuve 1970
 
Pareas stanleyi

Fujian Slug Eater

Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel 2020 Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov 2020 Yang, Yeung, Huang & Yang 2021
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python bivittatus

Burmese Python

Barker & Barker 2010 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)
 
Azemiops kharini

White-headed Mole Viper

Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen 2013 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as feae] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as feae]
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia siamensis

Siamese Chain Viper

Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002 [as russellii]
Genus Deinagkistrodon (Sharp-nosed Pitviper)
 
Deinagkistrodon acutus

Sharp-nosed Pitviper

Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)
 
Ovophis makazayazaya

Eastern Mountain Pitviper

Zhao & Adler 1993 [as monticola] Zhou & Yu 2002 [as monticola orientalis]
 
Ovophis tonkinensis

Tonkin Pitviper

Malhotra, Dawson, Guo & Thorpe 2011
Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)
 
Protobothrops jerdonii

Spotted Mountain Pitviper

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Protobothrops maolanensis

Maolan Pitviper

Chen, Luo, Meng, Wen & Jiang 2013
 
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Brown-spotted Pitviper

Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Protobothrops trungkhanhensis

Trung Khanh Pitviper

Guo, Liu, Wen, Xiao, Fang, Zhong, Nguyen, Zhu, Jadin & Li 2016
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus albolabris

Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Regenass & Kramer 1981 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)
 
Viridovipera stejnegeri

Chinese Green Tree Pitviper

David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)
Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)
 
Achalinus ater

Chinese Black Burrowing Snake

Li, Yu, Wu, Liao, Tang, Liu & Guo 2020 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Achalinus emilyae

Quang Ninh Burrowing Snake

Hou, Wang, Guo, Chen, Yuan & Che 2021
 
Achalinus rufescens

Rufous Burrowing Snake

Li, Yu, Wu, Liao, Tang, Liu & Guo 2020 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Yu 2002
 
Achalinus spinalis

Grey Burrowing Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Achalinus yunkaiensis

Yunkai Mountains Burrowing Snake

Li, Yu, Wu, Liao, Tang, Liu & Guo 2020
 Family Xenopeltidae (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
Genus Xenopeltis (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
 
Xenopeltis hainanensis

Hainan Sunbeam Snake

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Orlov 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhao 1997

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

Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Wen 1984 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Wen 1984 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Wen 1984 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Wen 1984 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora cyclornata

Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Cuora flavomarginata

Chinese Yellow-margined Box Turtle

Ota, Yasukawa, Fu & Chen 2009 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Cuora galbinifrons

Northern Indochinese Box Turtle

Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
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Cuora mccordi

Guangxi Box Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Cuora mouhotii

Keeled Box Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Cuora trifasciata

Northern Three-striped Box Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Cuora zhoui

Southern Chinese Box Turtle

Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Geoemyda (Black-breasted Leaf Turtles)
 
Geoemyda spengleri

Common Black-breasted Leaf Turtle

Dawson, Gaillard, Gong, Lin, McCormack, Nanthavong, Nguyen, Nguyen, Pham & Shi 2022 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Yasukawa & Ota 2010 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys mutica

Yellow Pond Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Mauremys nigricans

Guangdong River Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Mauremys reevesii

Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as megalocephala]
 
Mauremys sinensis

Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Sacalia (Eastern Eyed Turtles)
 
Sacalia bealei

Eastern Chinese Eyed Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Sacalia quadriocellata

Four-eyed Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle)
Genus Platysternon (Big-headed Turtle)
 
Platysternon megacephalum

Big-headed Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)
 
Indotestudo elongata

Elongated Tortoise

Ihlow, Dawson, Hartmann & Som 2016 Iverson 1992 Lau & Shi 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Palea (Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle)
 
Palea steindachneri

Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Pelochelys (Indomalayan Giant Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelochelys cantorii

Asian Giant Softshell Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as bibroni]
Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelodiscus axenaria

Hunan Softshell Turtle

Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao & Farkas 2022 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Yang, Tang, Ding, Guo & Wang 2011
 
Pelodiscus parviformis

Lesser Chinese Softshell Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993