Reptiles of
Micronesia  (Federated States of Micronesia) (= Caroline Islands, excl. Palau)

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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

Allen 1974 Buden & Haglelgam 2010 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Spennemann 2021 Zug 2013

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Buden & Taborosi 2016 [as insulensis] Buden 1995 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 [as insulensis] Zug 2013 [as insulensis]
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Bauer 1994 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer 1994 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 [as "lugubris complex" (part)] Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Ota, Fischer, Ineich & Case 1995 Zug 2013
 
Lepidodactylus moestus

Micronesian Scaly-toed Gecko

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 [as "lugubris complex" (part)] Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Ota, Fischer, Ineich & Case 1995 Zug 2013
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Lepidodactylus oligoporus

Mortlock Islands Scaly-toed Gecko

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2007 Zug 2013
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1995 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 [as "cf. pelagicus"] Buden 2015 Zug 2013 Zug 2020
Genus Perochirus (Saw-tailed Geckos)
 
Perochirus ateles

Micronesian Saw-tailed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brown 1976 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1995 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2011 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
  *
Perochirus scutellatus

Giant Saw-tailed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brown 1976 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1998 Hamilton, Allison & Tallowin 2013 Zug 2013
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia arnoensis

Micronesian Black Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Zug 2013
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2010 Buden 2013 Zug 2013
 
Emoia boettgeri

Micronesian Spotted Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2007 Buden 2013 Zug 2013
 
Emoia impar

Dark-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
 
Emoia jakati

Jakati River Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2015 Zug 2013
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Emoia ponapea

Pohnpei Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2000 Zug 2013
Genus Eugongylus (Short-legged Giant Skinks)
 
Eugongylus albofasciolatus

White-banded Giant Skink

Allison, Hamilton & Tallowin 2019 Brongersma 1948 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2015 Rooij 1915 Zug 2013
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis palauensis

Palau Sun Skink

Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown 2020 Buden & Taborosi 2016 [as multicarinata] Buden 2011 [as E. sp.] Zug 2013 [as E. sp.]
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Dryden & Taylor 1969 Greer 1970 Mertens 1929 Rooij 1915 Zug 2013
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 1996 Buden 1998 Buden 2000 Buden 2007 Buden 2011 Buden 2015 Zug 2013 Zweifel 1979
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bennetti

Palau Monitor

Buden & Taborosi 2016 [as V. indicus] Buden 2000 [as V. indicus] Buden 2007 [as V. indicus] Buden 2011 [as V. indicus] Buden 2013 [as V. indicus] Buden 2015 [as V. indicus] Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020 Zug 2013 [as V. "indicus"]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2007 Buden, Queiroz, Rooijen, Stinson, Wiles & Robert 2014 Zug 2013
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Smith 1926 Zug 2013
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
  *
Ramphotyphlops adocetus

Ant Atoll Blind Snake

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Wynn, Reynolds, Buden, Falanruw & Lynch 2012 Zug 2013
  *
Ramphotyphlops hatmaliyeb

Ulithi Atoll Blind Snake

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Wynn, Reynolds, Buden, Falanruw & Lynch 2012 Zug 2013

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

Buden & Edward 2001 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Kolinski 1995 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Buden & Edward 2001 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Buden 2007 Buden 2010 Buden 2011 Buden 2013 Buden 2015 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Buden & Taborosi 2016 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Buden & Edward 2001 Buden & Taborosi 2016 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013