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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. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans) Genus Alligator (Alligators)   Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator Behler & King 1979 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Ophisaurus (North American Glass Lizards)   Ophisaurus attenuatus Slender Glass Lizard Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995   Ophisaurus mimicus Mimic Glass Lizard Palmer & Braswell 1995 Palmer 1987 Palmer 1992   Ophisaurus ventralis Eastern Glass Lizard Behler & King 1979 Holman 1971 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995  Family Anolidae (Anoles) Genus Anolis (Typical Anoles)   Anolis carolinensis Common Green Anole Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995  Family Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas) Genus Sceloporus (Northern Spiny Lizards)   Sceloporus undulatus Eastern Fence Lizard Beane 2013 Leache & Reeder 2002 Palmer & Braswell 1995  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Plestiodon (Blue-tailed Skinks)   Plestiodon anthracinus Coal Skink Behler & King 1979 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995   Plestiodon fasciatus North American Five-lined Skink Beane 2013 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995   Plestiodon inexpectatus Southeastern Five-lined Skink Palmer & Braswell 1995 Steiner 1986   Plestiodon laticeps North American Broad-headed Skink Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)   Scincella lateralis North American Ground Skink Beane 2013 Brooks 1975 Palmer & Braswell 1995  Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus) Genus Aspidoscelis (Northern Whiptails)   Aspidoscelis sexlineatus Six-lined Whiptail Beane 1998 Beane 2013 Palmer & Braswell 1995

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Carphophis (North American Worm Snakes)   Carphophis amoenus Eastern Worm Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Cemophora (North American Scarlet Snakes)   Cemophora coccinea Eastern Scarlet Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Williams 1985 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Coluber (North American Racer)   Coluber constrictor North American Racer Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Diadophis (Ring-necked Snake)   Diadophis punctatus Ring-necked Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Farancia (American Mud and Rainbow Snakes)   Farancia abacura American Mud Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Farancia erytrogramma Rainbow Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Mitchell 1982 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Haldea (Rough Earth Snake)   Haldea striatula Rough Earth Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Heterodon (North American Hognose Snakes)   Heterodon platirhinos Eastern Hognose Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Heterodon simus Southern Hognose Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Meylan 1985 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Lampropeltis (King Snakes and Milk Snakes)   Lampropeltis elapsoides Scarlet Kingsnake Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 [part] [as triangulum] Markel 1990 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Ruane 2015   Lampropeltis getula Eastern Kingsnake Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Markel 1990 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Lampropeltis rhombomaculata Brown King Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 [as calligaster] Markel 1990 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Lampropeltis triangulum Eastern Milk Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 [part] Markel 1990 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Ruane 2015 Ruane, Bryson, Pyron & Burbrink 2014 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Liodytes (North American Swamp Snakes)   Liodytes pygaea Black Swamp Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Liodytes rigida Glossy Crayfish Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Genus Masticophis (North American Whip Snakes and Coachwhips)   Masticophis flagellum Common Coachwhip Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wilson 1973 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Nerodia (North American Water Snakes)   Nerodia erythrogaster Plain-bellied Water Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Lawson 1987 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Nerodia fasciata North American Banded Water Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Lawson 1987 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Nerodia sipedon Northern Water Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Lawson 1987 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Nerodia taxispilota American Brown Water Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Lawson 1987 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 McCranie 1983 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Opheodrys (North American Green Snakes)   Opheodrys aestivus Rough Green Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Pantherophis (North American Rat Snakes)   Pantherophis guttatus Red Corn Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Schulz 1996 Wright & Wright 1952   Pantherophis quadrivittatus Eastern Rat Snake Behler & King 1979 [as obsoleta] Burbrink 2001 [as alleghaniensis] Dowling 1952 [as obsoletus] Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 [as obsoletus] Palmer & Braswell 1995 [as obsoletus] Schulz 1996 [as obsoletus] Wright & Wright 1952 [as obsoletus] Genus Pituophis (Bullsnakes, Pine Snakes and Gopher Snakes)   Pituophis melanoleucus Common Pine Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Regina (Queen Snakes)   Regina septemvittata Queen Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Lawson 1987 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Rhadinaea (Graceful Brown Snakes)   Rhadinaea flavilata Pine Woods Snake Behler & King 1979 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Storeria (North American Brown Snakes)   Storeria dekayi Common Brown Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Storeria occipitomaculata North American Red-bellied Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes)   Tantilla coronata Southeastern Centipede Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Thamnophis (North American Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes)   Thamnophis saurita Eastern Ribbon Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Thamnophis sirtalis Common Garter Snake Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Virginia (Smooth Earth Snake)   Virginia valeriae Smooth Earth Snake Beane 2013 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Powell, Collins & Fish 1992 Wright & Wright 1952  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Micrurus (American Coral Snakes)   Micrurus fulvius Harlequin Coral Snake Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Roze & Tilger 1983 Roze 1996 Wright & Wright 1952  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Agkistrodon (American Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and Cantils)   Agkistrodon contortrix Eastern Copperhead Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952   Agkistrodon piscivorus Northern Cottonmouth Behler & King 1979 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)   Crotalus adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Behler & King 1979 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Wright & Wright 1952   Crotalus horridus Timber Rattlesnake Beane 2013 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Wright & Wright 1952 Genus Sistrurus (Pygmy Rattlesnakes)   Sistrurus miliarius North American Pygmy Rattlesnake Behler & King 1979 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Ernst 1992 Gibbons & Dorcas 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Wright & Wright 1952

	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 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Pritchard 1979 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys kempii Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles) Genus Chelydra (American Snapping Turtles)   Chelydra serpentina North American Snapping Turtle Beane 2013 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 2005 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Chrysemys (American Painted Turtle)   Chrysemys picta American Painted Turtle Beane 2013 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Clemmys (American Spotted Turtle)   Clemmys guttata American Spotted Turtle Beane 2013 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Deirochelys (Chicken Turtle)   Deirochelys reticularia Chicken Turtle Buhlmann, Gibbons & Jackson 2008 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Glyptemys (North American Wood Turtle and Bog Turtle)   Glyptemys muhlenbergii Bog Turtle Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Malaclemys (Diamondback Terrapin)   Malaclemys terrapin Diamondback Terrapin Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Pseudemys (Cooter Turtles)   Pseudemys concinna River Cooter Beane 2013 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Ward & Jackson 2008   Pseudemys floridana Florida Cooter Iverson 1992 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pseudemys rubriventris Northern Red-bellied Cooter Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Terrapene (American Box Turtles)   Terrapene carolina Eastern Box Turtle Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)   Trachemys scripta Common Slider Beane 2013 Beane, Davis & Pusser 2008 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)   Kinosternon baurii Striped Mud Turtle Beane 2013 Iverson 1992 Johnston, Dodd & Wilson 2021 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Kinosternon subrubrum Common Mud Turtle Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Sternotherus (North American Musk Turtles)   Sternotherus odoratus Common Musk Turtle Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Sternotherus peltifer Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Palmer & Braswell 1995 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Scott, Glenn & Rissler 2018  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Apalone (North American Softshell Turtles)   Apalone spinifera Spiny Softshell Turtle Beane 2013 Behler & King 1979 Iverson 1992 Martof, Palmer, Bailey & Harrison 1980 Palmer & Braswell 1995 Price & Dorcas 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021