Reptiles introduced to
Okinawa Islands[Ryukyu Islands, Japan]

 

Checklist of the native reptiles of Okinawa Islands
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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Lizards (Sauria)

Anolis carolinensis

Common Green Anole

Goris & Maeda 2005 Ota, Kakazu & Isawa 1995 Toda, Komatsu, Takahashi, Nakagawa & Sukigara 2013

Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Goris & Maeda 2005 Johnson 1969
Snakes (Serpentes)

Protobothrops elegans

Elegant Pitviper

Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004
Turtles (Testudines)

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Goris & Maeda 2005

Cuora evelynae

Riu Kiu Yellow-margined Box Turtle

Goris & Maeda 2005

Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Goris & Maeda 2005