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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 Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans) Genus Alligator (Alligators)   Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group 1996 Trutnau & Sommerlad 2006 Zhou & Chen 2002

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  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 Zhou & Chen 2002  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko hokouensis Hokou Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993   Gekko japonicus Japanese Giant Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Gekko swinhonis Beijing Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)   Eremias argus Mongolian Desert Runner Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Eremias brenchleyi Ordos Desert Runner Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)   Takydromus septentrionalis Northern Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Cai, Yan, Xu, Lin & Ji 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Takydromus wolteri Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  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 Zhou & Chen 2002   Plestiodon elegans Elegant Five-lined Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Plestiodon liui Jiangsu Blue-tailed Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Hikida & Zhao 1989 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 Chen, Hikida, Han, Shim, Oh & Ota 2001 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus indicus Common Indian Forest Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)   Calamaria septentrionalis Northern Reed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe bimaculata Twin-spotted Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Elaphe carinata East Asian Keeled Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Elaphe dione Dione Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Elaphe schrenckii Amur Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 [as maculata]   Elaphe taeniura Stripe-tailed Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea flavipunctata Yellow-spotted Keelback Vogel & David 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator] Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius craspedogaster Kuatun Keelback Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon rufozonatus Red-banded Big-toothed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Lycodon ruhstrati Taiwanese Wolf Snake Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon chinensis Chinese Kukri Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Oligodon formosanus Taiwanese Kukri Snake Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)   Oocatochus rufodorsatus Red-backed Rat Snake Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Orientocoluber (North Asian Whip Snake)   Orientocoluber spinalis North Asian Whip Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas dhumnades Black-striped Rat Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Ptyas major Greater Green Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis lateralis Chinese Tiger Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 [as tigrinus] Zou & Chen 1998 [as R. tigrinus] Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis chinensis Chinese Black-headed Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998 Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)   Trimerodytes annularis Asian Banded Water Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998   Trimerodytes percarinatus Chinese Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus annularis Hong Kong Coral Snake 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 cyanocinctus Blue-banded Sea Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Hypsiscopus (Orange-bellied Mud Snakes and Matanna Mud Snake)   Hypsiscopus murphyi Northern Orange-bellied Mud Snake Gyi 1970 [as plumbea] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as plumbea] Genus Myrrophis (Indochinese Mud Snakes)   Myrrophis chinensis Chinese Mud Snake Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   Pareas boulengeri Guizhou Slug Eater Wogan & Vogel 2012  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   Gloydius brevicaudus Short-tailed Mamushi Gloyd & Conant 1990 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Gloydius changdaoensis Jiaodong Mamushi Shi, Wang, Chen, Fang, Ding, Huang, Hou, Liu & Li 2017   Gloydius saxatilis Rock Mamushi Zhou & Chen 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 & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998  Family Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes) Genus Achalinus (East Asian Burrowing Snakes)   Achalinus spinalis Grey Burrowing Snake Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Zou & Chen 1998

	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 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Huang in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 [erroneously listed as Jiangxi] Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  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 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)   Mauremys mutica Yellow Pond Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002   Mauremys reevesii Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 [as megalocephala] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as megalocephala] Zhou & Chen 2002 [as megalocephala]   Mauremys sinensis Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  Family Platysternidae (Big-headed Turtle) Genus Platysternon (Big-headed Turtle)   Platysternon megacephalum Big-headed Turtle Lau & Shi 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)   Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Softshell Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002 Genus Rafetus (Bicallosite Softshell Turtles)   EX Rafetus swinhoei Indochinese Giant Softshell Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Lau & Shi 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhou & Chen 2002