Reptiles of
Margarita [Venezuela]

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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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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)
Genus Amphisbaena (Neotropical Worm Lizards)
 
Amphisbaena alba

Common Red Worm Lizard

Ugueto, Velozo, Sanchez, Villapol, Lasso-Alcala, Barros & Rivas 2013

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
  EX
Crocodylus acutus

American Crocodile

Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)
 
Norops onca

Sand Anole

Hummelinck 1940 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 Williams 1974
 
Norops planiceps

Orange-fanned Leaf-litter Anole

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Bachia (Earless Tejus)
 
Bachia trinitatis

Trinidad Earless Teju

Murphy, Salvi, Santos, Braswell, Charles, Borzee & Jowers 2019 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Gymnophthalmus (Snake-eyed Tejus)
 
Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Golden Snake-eyed Teju

Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as G. sp.] Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 [as "cf. speciosus"]
Genus Tretioscincus (Skink Tejus)
 
Tretioscincus bifasciatus

Rio Magdalena Skink Teju

Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
 
Iguana iguana

South American Green Iguana

Etheridge in Burghardt & Rand 1982 Hummelinck 1940 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
 
Phyllodactylus ventralis

Venezuelan Leaf-toed Gecko

Hummelinck 1940 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Roze 1964 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)
Genus Polychrus (Monkey Lizards)
 
Polychrus marmoratus

Marbled Monkey Lizard

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Copeoglossum (Neotropical Spotted Skinks)
  *
Copeoglossum margaritae

Margarita Skink

Hedges & Conn 2012 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as Mabuya nigropunctata] Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 [as Mabuya nigropunctata]
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Gonatodes (American Padless Geckos)
  *
Gonatodes machelae

Margarita Padless Gecko

Rivero-Blanco & Schargel 2020
 
Gonatodes vittatus

White-banded Padless Gecko

Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)
 
Sphaerodactylus molei

Trinidad Speckled Least Gecko

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Ameiva (South American Ameivas)
 
Ameiva atrigularis

Black-throated Ameiva

Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 [as melanocephala] Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as ameiva] Ugueto & Harvey 2011 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 [as ameiva]
 
Ameiva bifrontata

Red-snouted Ameiva

Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Hummelinck 1940 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Cnemidophorus (Southern Whiptails)
 
Cnemidophorus senectus

Grey-headed Whiptail

Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Hummelinck 1940 [as lemniscatus] Maslin & Secoy 1986 [as lemniscatus] Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 [as lemniscatus] Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as lemniscatus] Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 Ugueto, Harvey & Rivas 2009
 Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)
Genus Tropidurus (Eastern Keel-tailed Iguanas)
 
Tropidurus hispidus

Spotted Keel-tailed Iguana

Hummelinck 1940 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)
 
Boa constrictor

South American Red-tailed Boa

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Corallus (Tree Boas)
 
Corallus ruschenbergerii

Mangrove Tree Boa

Henderson 2002 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Epicrates (Rainbow Boas)
 
Epicrates maurus

Northern Rainbow Boa

Passos & Fernandes 2008 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes and Cribos)
  *
Drymarchon margaritae

Margarita Island Cribo

McCranie 1980 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Erythrolamprus (Neotropical Smooth Snakes)
 
Erythrolamprus melanotus

South American Black-backed Smooth Snake

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Leptodeira (Typical Cat-eyed Snakes)
 
Leptodeira annulata

South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake

Hummelinck 1940 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 
Leptodeira ashmeadi

Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

Barrio-Amoros 2019 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005
Genus Leptophis (Neotropical Parrot Snakes)
 
Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Striped Green Parrot Snake

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as ahaetulla] Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 Ugueto, Velozo, Sanchez, Villapol, Lasso-Alcala, Barros & Rivas 2013 [as ahaetulla]
Genus Masticophis (North American Whip Snakes and Coachwhips)
 
Masticophis mentovarius

Neotropical Whip Snake

Johnson 1977 Johnson 1982 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Mastigodryas (Neotropical Lizard Eaters)
 
Mastigodryas amarali

Venezuelan Lizard Eater

Montingelli 2009 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 
Mastigodryas pleei

Many-lined Lizard Eater

Montingelli 2009 Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes)
 
Oxybelis rutherfordi

Trinidad Vine Snake

Jadin, Blair, Orlofske, Jowers, Rivas, Vitt, Ray, Smith & Murphy 2020 Keiser 1974 [as aeneus] Keiser 1982 [as aeneus] Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 [as aeneus] Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 [as aeneus]
Genus Phimophis (South American Shovel-nosed Snakes)
 
Phimophis guianensis

Northern Tropical Shovel-nosed Snake

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Pseudoboa (Neotropical Scarlet Snakes)
 
Pseudoboa neuwiedii

Northern Scarlet Snake

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Sibon (Neotropical Snail Eaters)
 
Sibon nebulatus

Cloudy Snail Eater

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Spilotes (Chicken Snakes)
 
Spilotes pullatus

Chicken Snake

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Micrurus (American Coral Snakes)
 
Micrurus isozonus

Venezuelan Coral Snake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Feitosa, Pires, Prudente & Silva 2013 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Roze 1996 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Epictia (Neotropical Thread Snakes)
 
Epictia goudotii

Neotropical Black Thread Snake

Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010 Wallach 2016
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus durissus

South American Rattlesnake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Porthidium (Hognosed Pitvipers)
 
Porthidium lansbergi

Colombian Hognosed Pitviper

Campbell & Lamar 2004 David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010

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

Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)
 
Chelonoidis carbonarius

South American Red-footed Tortoise

Rivas-Fuenmayor, Ugueto, Rivero & Miralles 2005 Ugueto & Rivas-Fuenmayor 2010