Reptiles of
Mauritius Island [Mauritius]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: April 14th, 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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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Owadally & Lambert 1988
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
  EX
Nactus durrellorum

Round Island Hook-toed Gecko

Cole & Jones 2018 Owadally & Lambert 1988 [as serpensinsula] Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 [as serpensinsula]
Genus Phelsuma (Green Day Geckos)
 
Phelsuma cepediana

Blue-tailed Day Gecko

Austin, Arnold & Jones 2004 Cheke 1982 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 Vinson & Vinson 1969
  EX
Phelsuma guentheri

Round Island Day Gecko

Owadally & Lambert 1988
  *
Phelsuma guimbeaui

Mauritius Lowland Forest Day Gecko

Austin, Arnold & Jones 2004 Cheke 1982 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 Vinson & Vinson 1969
 
Phelsuma ornata

Ornate Day Gecko

Austin, Arnold & Jones 2004 Cheke 1982 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 Vinson & Vinson 1969 [as vinsoni]
  *
Phelsuma rosagularis

Rosy-throated Day Gecko

Austin, Arnold & Jones 2004 Cheke 1982 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 Vinson & Vinson 1969
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus boutonii

Mascarene Coral-rag Snake-eyed Skink

Horner 2007 Mertens 1964 Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985 Vinson & Vinson 1969
Genus Gongylomorphus (Slit-eared Skinks)
 
Gongylomorphus fontenayi

Mauritius Slit-eared Skink

Austin, Arnold & Jones 2009 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
Genus Leiolopisma (Indo-Pacific Ground Skinks)
  EX
Leiolopisma mauritiana

Mauritian Ground Skink

Arnold 1980
  EX
Leiolopisma telfairii

Round Island Ground Skink

Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Bolyeriidae (Mascarene Boas)
Genus Bolyeria (Round Island Boa)
  EX
Bolyeria multocarinata

Round Island Boa

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Owadally & Lambert 1988
Genus Casarea (Keel-scaled Boa)
  EX
Casarea dussumieri

Keel-scaled Boa

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Typhlops (Afro-Caribbean Blind Snakes)
  EX
Typhlops cariei

Mauritian Blind Snake

Hahn 1980

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Owadally & Lambert 1988 Tirvengadum & Bour 1985
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Cylindraspis (Mascarene Islands Giant Tortoises)
  EX
Cylindraspis inepta

Mauritius Giant Domed Tortoise

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
  EX
Cylindraspis triserrata

Mauritius Giant Flat-shelled Tortoise

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021