Reptiles of
Hunan [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

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997
Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)
 
Calotes irawadi

Ayeyarwady Forest Agama

Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997
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] Deng & Yiyun 1997 [as Japalura szechwanensis] Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)
 
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 Deng & Ye 1996 Deng & Yiyun 1997
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko hokouensis

Hokou Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997 Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang 2021 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 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
  *
Hemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis

Dupangling Slender Gecko

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhang, Qian, Jiang, Cai, Deng & Yang 2020 2020
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)
 
Takydromus intermedius

Sichuan Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997 Wang, Lyu, Yang, Li & Wang 2019
 
Takydromus kuehnei

Kanshirei Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997
 
Takydromus septentrionalis

Northern Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Cai, Yan, Xu, Lin & Ji 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Takydromus sexlineatus

Six-lined Grass Lizard

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

Fujian Grass Lizard

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021
 
Takydromus wolteri

Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard

Deng & Yiyun 1997
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
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
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella modesta

Slender Ground Skink

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

Koshun Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Deng & Yiyun 1997
 
Sphenomorphus indicus

Common Indian Forest Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Tropidophorus (Stream Skinks)
 
Tropidophorus guangxiensis

Guangxi Stream Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Guo, Mi & Deng 2010 Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng 2021
 
Tropidophorus hainanus

Hainan Stream Skink

Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Fei, Yang, Song, Fu & Yang 2010
 Family Shinisauridae (Chinese Crocodile Lizard)
Genus Shinisaurus (Crocodile Lizard)
 
Shinisaurus crocodilurus

Crocodile Lizard

Schingen, Ihlow, Nguyen, Ziegler, Bonkowski, Wu & Roedder 2014 Ziegler, Le, Vu, Hendrix & Boehme 2008

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
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

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

Venus Rat Snake

Anonymous 2014 Schulz, Boehme & Tillack 2011 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga kraepelini

Kelung Cat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Boiga multomaculata

Marbled Cat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)
 
Calamaria septentrionalis

Northern Reed Snake

Inger & Marx 1965 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe bimaculata

Twin-spotted Rat Snake

China Snakes Working Group 2016
 
Elaphe carinata

East Asian Keeled Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe schrenckii

Amur Rat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Elaphe taeniura

Stripe-tailed Rat Snake

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

Mandarin Rat Snake

Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea flavipunctata

Yellow-spotted Keelback

Vogel & David 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator]
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius bitaeniatus

Two-striped Keelback

Fei, Yang, Song, Fu & Yang 2010
 
Hebius boulengeri

White-browed Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius craspedogaster

Kuatun Keelback

Malnate 1962 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius optatus

Mount Omei Keelback

Guo, Liu, Li, Zhong, Chen & Wang 2012 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Hebius popei

Chinese Mountain Keelback

Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Malnate 1962 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
  *
Hebius sangzhiensis

Hunan Mountain Keelback

Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Zhou, Sun, Qi, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Li & Ma 2019
 
Hebius sauteri

Kosempo Keelback

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon flavozonatus

Yellow Big-toothed Snake

Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Lycodon liuchengchaoi

Tangjiahe Wolf Snake

Kang, Yang & Liao 2009 [as L. fasciatus]
 
Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Big-toothed Snake

Orlov & Ryabov 2004 Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Lycodon ruhstrati

Taiwanese Wolf Snake

Vogel, Nguyen, Kingsada & Ziegler 2012 Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang 2020
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon chinensis

Chinese Kukri Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Oligodon formosanus

Taiwanese Kukri Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Oligodon ornatus

Chinese Ornate Kukri Snake

Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)
 
Oocatochus rufodorsatus

Red-backed Rat Snake

Schulz 1996
Genus Opisthotropis (Mountain Stream Keelbacks)
 
Opisthotropis cheni

Guangdong Mountain Stream Keelback

Li, Liu & Guo 2010 Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang 2017 Zhao 1999
 
Opisthotropis guangxiensis

Guangxi Mountain Stream Keelback

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019
 
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
  *
Opisthotropis zhaoermii

Hunan Mountain Stream Keelback

Ren, Wang, Guo, Wang, Nguyen & Li 2019 Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo & Li 2017
Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)
 
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

Red Mountain Rat Snake

Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 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
 
Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti

Common Chinese Mock Cobra

Ye & Deng 1997
 
Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri

Chinese Large-eyed Mock Cobra

Guo, Mi & Deng 2008
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
 
Ptyas major

Greater Green Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis lateralis

Chinese Tiger Keelback

Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Rhabdophis nuchalis

Collared Keelback

Kang, Yang & Liao 2009
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis chinensis

Chinese Black-headed Snake

Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)
 
Trimerodytes aequifasciatus

Equal-banded Water Snake

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

Asian Banded Water Snake

Guo, Zhu, Liu, Wang, Che & Nguyen 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Trimerodytes balteatus

Banded Mountain Stream Keelback

Ye & Deng 1997
 
Trimerodytes percarinatus

Chinese Keelback

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

Many-banded Krait

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

Chinese Spitting Cobra

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

Indochinese Coral Snake

Rao & Li 2012
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)
 
Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Dusky Mock Viper

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

Guizhou Slug Eater

Guo & Deng 2006
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Ye & Deng 1997
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)
 
Azemiops kharini

White-headed Mole Viper

Ye & Deng 1997 [as feae]
Genus Deinagkistrodon (Sharp-nosed Pitviper)
 
Deinagkistrodon acutus

Sharp-nosed Pitviper

Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius brevicaudus

Short-tailed Mamushi

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

Eastern Mountain Pitviper

Malhotra, Dawson, Guo & Thorpe 2011 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as monticola]
Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)
 
Protobothrops jerdonii

Spotted Mountain Pitviper

Ye & Deng 1997
 
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Brown-spotted Pitviper

Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)
 
Viridovipera stejnegeri

Chinese Green Tree Pitviper

David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Zhaoermia (Mangshan Pitviper)
 
Zhaoermia mangshanensis

Mangshan Pitviper

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gong, Yang, Chen, Lau & Wang 2013 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Guo, Liu, Li, Cao & Wang 2016 Vogel 2006 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhao & Chen 1990
 Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)
Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)
 
Achalinus ater

Chinese Black Burrowing Snake

Fu, Shi, Tang, Liu, Zhao, Xiang & Deng 2014
 
Achalinus spinalis

Grey Burrowing Snake

Li, Yu, Wu, Liao, Tang, Liu & Guo 2020 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Xenopeltidae (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
Genus Xenopeltis (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)
 
Xenopeltis hainanensis

Hainan Sunbeam Snake

Orlov 2000 Zhao 1997

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora flavomarginata

Chinese Yellow-margined Box Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 Ota, Yasukawa, Fu & Chen 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 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 Yasukawa & Ota 2010 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys reevesii

Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle

Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 [as megalocephala] 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 Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelodiscus axenaria

Hunan Softshell Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 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 shipian

Chinese Stone Slab Soft-shelled Turtle

Gong, Fritz, Vamberger, Gao & Farkas 2022
 
Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

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