Reptiles of
Negros [Philippines]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: April 14th, 2023).

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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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Philippine Freshwater Crocodile

Brown & Alcala 1986 Trutnau & Sommerlad 2006

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

David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Hallermann 2005
 
Bronchocela marmorata

Marbled Long-tailed Agama

Brown & Alcala 1986 Hallermann 2005 Manthey 2008 Wermuth 1967
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco spilopterus

Common Philippine Gliding Dragon

McGuire & Alcala 2000 McGuire & Kiew 2001
Genus Gonocephalus (Western Anglehead Agamas)
 
Gonocephalus semperi

White-spotted Anglehead Agama

Welton, Siler, Grismer, Diesmos, Sites & Brown 2017
 
Gonocephalus sophiae

Dark-spotted Anglehead Agama

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Wermuth 1967
Genus Hydrosaurus (Sail-tailed Agamas)
 
Hydrosaurus pustulatus

Philippine Sail-tailed Agama

Brown & Alcala 1986 Gaulke 1989 Wermuth 1967
 Family Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)
Genus Dibamus (Oriental Blind Skinks)
 
Dibamus leucurus

White-tailed Blind Skink

Alcala 1986 Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 [as argenteus]
 
Dibamus novaeguineae

Indo-Australian Blind Skink

Brown & Alcala 1986 Greer 1985
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus annulatus

Mindanao Banded Bent-toed Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Gaulke 1996
 
Cyrtodactylus philippinicus

Common Philippine Bent-toed Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986 Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2010
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986
 
Gekko mindorensis

Mindoro Narrow-disked Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986 Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & Brown 2010
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus insularis

Philippine Slender Gecko

Brown & Alcala 1978 [as typus] Brown & Alcala 1986 [as typus] Zug 2010
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus christiani

Negros Scaly-toed Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986 Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler 2021
 
Lepidodactylus herrei

White-lined Scaly-toed Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986 Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler 2021
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1978 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Luperosaurus (Flap-legged Geckos)
 
Luperosaurus corfieldi

Panay Flap-legged Gecko

Alcala 1986 [as cumingii] Brown & Alcala 1978 [as cumingii] Brown & Alcala 1986 [as cumingii] Brown, Supriatna & Ota 2000 [as cumingii] Dolino, Gaulke, Ong & Carino 2009
Genus Pseudogekko (Smooth-scaled Geckos)
 
Pseudogekko atiorum

Negros Smooth-scaled Gecko

Alcala 1986 [as brevipes] Brown & Alcala 1978 [as brevipes] Brown & Alcala 1986 [as brevipes] Davis, Watters, Koehler, Whitsett, Huron, Brown, Diesmos & Siler 2015 Siler, Dececchi, Merkord, Davis, Christiani & Brown 2014 [as brevipes]
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Brachymeles (Indo-Malayan Slender Skinks)
 
Brachymeles talinis

Greater Striped Slender Skink

Siler & Brown 2010 Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown 2012
 
Brachymeles taylori

Common Negros Slender Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1980 Siler & Brown 2010 Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown 2012
 
Brachymeles tridactylus

Negros Three-toed Slender Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Davis, Feller, Brown & Siler 2014 Siler & Brown 2010 Siler, Jones, Diesmos, Diesmos & Brown 2012
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Brown 1991 Gaulke 1996
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis borealis

Subic Bay Sun Skink

Barley, Diesmos, Siler, Martinez & Brown 2020 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 [as multicarinata]
 
Eutropis indeprensa

Mindoro Sun Skink

Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Gaulke 1996
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018
Genus Insulasaurus (Island Forest Skinks)
 
Insulasaurus arborens

Negros Forest Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Gaulke 1996 Mertens 1929
Genus Lipinia (Indo-Pacific Striped Skinks)
 
Lipinia auriculata

Bronze Striped Tree Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1956 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Supsup, Redoblado & Guinto 2016
 
Lipinia pulchella

Yellow-striped Slender Tree Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1956 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Supsup, Redoblado & Guinto 2016
 
Lipinia quadrivittata

Black-striped Slender Tree Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1956 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986
 
Lipinia rabori

Black Slender Striped Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1956 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986 Supsup, Redoblado & Guinto 2016
Genus Parvoscincus (Philippine Dwarf Forest Skinks)
 
Parvoscincus steerei

Guimaras Dwarf Forest Skink

Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Pinoyscincus (Philippine Forest Skinks)
 
Pinoyscincus jagorii

Samar Forest Skink

Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986
Genus Tropidophorus (Stream Skinks)
 
Tropidophorus grayi

Philippine Stream Skink

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1980 Brown & Alcala 1986
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus nuchalis

Rough-necked Water Monitor

Boehme 2003 Brown & Alcala 1986 [as salvator] Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Boehme 2007 Koch, Gaulke & Boehme 2010 Lisle 1996 Mertens 1963 Welton, Travers, Siler & Brown 2014

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Lesser File Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla prasina

Short-nosed Whip Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1967 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga angulata

Leyte Cat Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1968 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Orlov & Ryabov 2002
 
Boiga cynodon

Dog-toothed Cat Snake

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)
 
Calamaria gervaisi

Philippine Reed Snake

Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1986 Inger & Marx 1965 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Calamaria lumbricoidea

Variable Reed Snake

Alcala 1986 Inger & Marx 1965 Iskandar & Colijn 2001
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea paradisi

Paradise Flying Tree Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Mertens 1968
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus erythrura

Philippine Rat Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1979 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Schulz 1996
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis fuliginosus

Negros Bronzeback

Alcala 1986 [as terrificus] Brown & Alcala 1986 [as caudolineatus] Griffin 1909 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as terrificus] Leviton 1968 [as terrificus] Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Rooijen & Vogel 2012
 
Dendrelaphis marenae

Philippine Painted Bronzeback

Brown & Alcala 1986 [as pictus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as pictus] Leviton 1968 [as pictus] Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Rabor, Alcala & Gonzales 1970 [as pictus] Vogel & Rooijen 2008
Genus Dryophiops (Malayan Vine Snakes)
 
Dryophiops philippina

Philippine Vine Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)
 
Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Red-tailed Green Rat Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Schulz 1996
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon capucinus

Island Wolf Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 [as aulicus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1965 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon modestus

Spotted-bellied Kukri Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Pseudorabdion (Dwarf Reed Snakes)
 
Pseudorabdion mcnamarae

Negros Dwarf Reed Snake

Alcala 1986 Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton & Brown 1959 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Pseudorabdion montanum

Mountain Dwarf Reed Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton & Brown 1959 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Pseudorabdion oxycephalum

Sharp-nosed Dwarf Reed Snake

Alcala 1986 Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton & Brown 1959 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas luzonensis

Smooth-scaled Mountain Rat Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)
 
Tropidonophis negrosensis

Negros Spotted Keelback

Brown & Alcala 1986 [as dendrophiops] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Malnate & Underwood 1988
 Family Cyclocoridae (Philippine Burrowing Snakes, etc.)
Genus Cyclocorus (Triangle-spotted Snakes)
 
Cyclocorus lineatus

Northern Triangle-spotted Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1965 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Oxyrhabdium (Philippine Burrowing Snakes)
 
Oxyrhabdium leporinum

Philippine Banded Burrowing Snake

Alcala 1986 Alcala, Alcala & Dolino 2004 Brown & Alcala 1986 Gaulke & Operiano 2006 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1957 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Oxyrhabdium modestum

Philippine Bandless Burrowing Snake

Alcala 1986 Leviton 1957 Leviton 1964
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Hemibungarus (Barred Coral Snakes)
 
Hemibungarus gemianulis

Visayas Barred Coral Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith 2018 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1964 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Smith 1926 [as Lapemis hardwickii]
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Laticauda semifasciata

Erabu Sea Krait

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
 
Gerrhopilus hedraeus

Negros Blind Snake

Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as N. ater] Wallach 1996 Wynn 2021
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus schneiderii

South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake

Brown & Alcala 1986 [as C. rynchops] Gyi 1970 [as C. rynchops] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as C. rynchops] Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)
 
Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Dusky Mock Viper

Brown & Alcala 1986 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton 1983 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)
 
Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Brown & Alcala 1986 Gaulke 1996 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Malayotyphlops (Malay Archipelago Blind Snakes)
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Malayotyphlops canlaonensis

Canlaon Volcano Blind Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wynn, Diesmos & Brown 2016
 
Malayotyphlops castanotus

Brown-bellied Blind Snake

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
 
Malayotyphlops hypogius

Cebu Blind Snake

Ferner, Brown, Sison & Kennedy 2001 [as "cf. hypogius"]
 
Malayotyphlops luzonensis

Luzon Blind Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wynn, Diesmos & Brown 2016 [as "cf. luzonensis"]
 
Malayotyphlops ruber

Samar Red Blind Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 
Malayotyphlops ruficauda

Red-tailed Blind Snake

Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
 
Ramphotyphlops cumingii

Cumming's Blind Snake

Alcala 1986 Brown & Alcala 1986 Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Parias (Malay Archipelago Pitvipers)
 
Parias flavomaculatus

Yellow-spotted Pitviper

Brown & Alcala 1986 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton 1963 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Rabor, Alcala & Gonzales 1970 Vogel 2006
Genus Tropidolaemus (Temple Pitvipers)
 
Tropidolaemus subannulatus

North Philippine Temple Pitviper

Brown & Alcala 1986 [as wagleri] Gaulke 1996 [as wagleri] Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 [as wagleri] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as alboviridis] Leviton 1963 [as wagleri] Leviton, Brown & Siler 2014 Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown 2018 Vogel 2006 [as "cf. subannulatus"] Vogel, David, Lutz, Rooijen & Vidal 2007

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

Sagun, Ramoso & Mejino 2005
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora amboinensis

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Brown & Alcala 1986 David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Diesmos, Brown, Alcala & Sison 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021