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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 Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile Wermuth & Mertens 1977

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Bronchocela (Long-tailed Agamas)   Bronchocela cristatella Malayan Green Crested Agama Hallermann 2005 Genus Hypsilurus (Eastern Anglehead Agamas)   Hypsilurus binotatus Two-marked Anglehead Agama Manthey & Denzer 2006   Hypsilurus modestus Green Anglehead Agama Manthey & Denzer 2006 Genus Lophosaurus (Sahul Anglehead Agamas)   Lophosaurus dilophus Keeled Anglehead Agama Manthey & Denzer 2006 Rooij 1915 Wermuth 1967 Genus Tropicagama (Northern Water Dragon)   Tropicagama temporalis Northern Water Dragon Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Iskandar, Arida, Austin & McGuire 2020 Rooij 1915  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus marmoratus Marbled Bent-toed Gecko Mertens 1930 Rooij 1915 Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra barea Banda Islands Dtella Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as "C. cf. barea"]   Gehyra marginata Giant Moluccan Dtella Rooij 1915 Wermuth 1965   Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915   Gehyra oceanica Oceanic Gecko Rooij 1915 Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko monarchus Spotted House Gecko Brown & Alcala 1978 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915   Gekko vittatus White-striped Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915 Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)   Lepidodactylus lugubris Common Mourning Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915   Lepidodactylus novaeguineae Lake Sentani Scaly-toed Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as "L. cf. novaeguineae"]   Lepidodactylus pantai Kai Islands Scaly-toed Gecko Karin, Oliver, Stubbs, Arifin, Iskandar, Arida, Oong, McGuire, Kraus, Fujita, Ineich, Ota, Hathaway & Fisher 2021 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Stubbs, Karin, Arifin, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Bloch, Kusnadi & McGuire 2017 Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)   * Nactus undulatus Kei Hook-toed Gecko Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as N. pelagicus] Kopstein 1926 Zug 2020  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)   * Carlia beccarii Kai Islands Rainbow Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Zug 2004   Carlia fusca Brown Rainbow Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)   Cryptoblepharus keiensis Kai Islands Snake-eyed Skink Horner 2007 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Mertens 1964 Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)   Emoia atrocostata Pacific Mangrove Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018   Emoia longicauda Long-tailed Slender Tree Skink Brown 1991 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018   Emoia reimschisseli Morotai Slender Skink How, Durrant, Smith & Saleh 1998 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)   Lamprolepis smaragdina Emerald Tree Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Mertens 1929 Rooij 1915 Schmitt, How, Hisheh, Goldberg & Maryanto 2000 Genus Lygisaurus (Sahul Leaf-Litter Skinks)   Lygisaurus sp. (Australian-Papuan Leaf-Litter Skink) Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as "L. cf. novaeguineae"] Rooij 1915 [as novaeguineae] Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   * Sphenomorphus capitholythos Kai Islands Forest Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Kopstein 1926 [as keiensis] Shea & Michels 2008 Shea 2017   Sphenomorphus melanopogon Black-bearded Forest Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Loveridge 1948 [as kuhnei] Rooij 1915 [as kuhnei] Shea 2012   Sphenomorphus muelleri East Indonesian Forest Skink Rooij 1915   Sphenomorphus undulatus Wavy-backed Forest Skink Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Kopstein 1926 [as aruanus] Rooij 1915 Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)   Tiliqua gigas Giant Blue-tongued Skink Brongersma 1930 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1915 Shea 1990  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus colei Kai Islands Monitor Boehme, Jacobs, Koppetsch & Schmitz 2019   Varanus indicus Pacific Monitor Boehme, Horn & Ziegler 1994 Dryden & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as "V. cf. indicus"] Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga irregularis Brown Cat Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Rooij 1917 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea rhodopleuron Moluccan Flying Tree Snake Lang 2013 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis keiensis Southern Moluccan Bronzeback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 Rooij 1917 [as calligaster] Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015 Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)   * Stegonotus keyensis Kai Islands Ground Snake Haas 1950 [as S. modestus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as S. cucullatus] Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as S. cucullatus] Lang 2013 [as S. cucullatus] McDowell 1972 [as S. cucullatus] Rooij 1917 [as S. modestus]  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)   Acanthophis sp. (Death Adder) How & Kitchener 1997 [as A. praelongus] Haas 1950 [as A. antarcticus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as A. praelongus] Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 [as A. laevis] Lang 2013 [as A. spp.] Rooij 1917 [as A. antarcticus] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as A. praelongus]  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Aipysurus (Olive Sea Snakes)   Aipysurus laevis Olive Sea Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Rooij 1917 Smith 1926 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Haas 1950 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 Rooij 1917 Smith 1926  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)   Simalia amethistina Amethystine Python Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 McDowell 1975 Rooij 1917 Stimson 1969  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Malayotyphlops (Malay Archipelago Blind Snakes)   Malayotyphlops kraali Kai Islands Blind Snake Brongersma 1934 Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 Rooij 1917 Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)   Ramphotyphlops multilineatus Indonesian Hook-nosed Blind Snake Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 Rooij 1917 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Karin, Stubbs, Arifin, Bloch, Ramadhan, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Kusnadi & Mcguire 2018 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1930 Rooij 1917 Wallach 2009

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Pritchard 1979 Rooij 1915  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Starbird & Suarez 1994 Suarez & Starbird 1996