Reptiles of
Manus  [Papua New Guinea: Bismarck Archipelago: Admiralty Islands]

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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.
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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Whitaker 1980 Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
  *
Cyrtodactylus crustulus

Manus Island Bent-toed Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2006 [as sermowaiensis] Oliver, Hartman, Turner, Wilde, Austin & Richards 2020
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982
 
Gehyra rohan

Rohan Stump-toed Gecko

Oliver, Clegg, Fisher, Richards, Taylor & Jocque 2016
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
  *
Nactus kunan

Manus Island Hook-toed Gecko

Zug & Fisher 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia ailanpalai

Admiralty Islands Rainbow Skink

Zug 2004
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia kordoana

Supiori Slender Tree Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia mivarti

Admiralty Islands Slender Skink

Brown 1991
Genus Geomyersia (Dwarf Flat Skinks)
  *
Geomyersia coggeri

Admiralty Islands Dwarf Flat Skink

Greer 1982 Mys 1988 Tallowin & Allison 2013
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982 Zweifel 1979
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus jobiensis

Yapen Forest Skink

Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982
Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)
 
Tiliqua gigas

Giant Blue-tongued Skink

Shea 1990
Genus Tribolonotus (Casque-headed Skinks)
  *
Tribolonotus brongersmai

Manus Island Casque-headed Skink

Mys 1988 Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Whitaker, Whitaker & Mills 1982

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)
Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)
 
Acrochordus granulatus

Lesser File Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia aspera

Viper Boa

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979 O'Shea 1996
 
Candoia carinata

Pacific Tree Boa

Clegg & Jocque 2016 O'Shea 1996 Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016 O'Shea 1996
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Clegg & Jocque 2016
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
 
Stegonotus admiraltiensis

Admiralty Islands Ground Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016 [as S. cf. modestus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as S. modestus] McDowell 1972 [as S. modestus] O'Shea 1996 [as S. modestus] Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin 2017
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

O'Shea 1996
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 O'Shea 1996
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
 
Ramphotyphlops depressus

Melanesian Blind Snake

Clegg & Jocque 2016 [as flaviventer] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 O'Shea 1996

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Spring 1980