Reptiles of the
Northern Mariana Islands 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Northern Mariana Islands Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Northern Mariana Islands Introduced species
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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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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 Cagle 1946 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wermuth 1965 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013 [as insulensis]
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Bauer 1994 Cagle 1946 Dryden & Taylor 1969 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer 1994 Cagle 1946 Dryden & Taylor 1969 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Hawley 2003 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Zug & Moon 1995 Zug 2013 Zug 2020
Genus Perochirus (Saw-tailed Geckos)
 
Perochirus ateles

Micronesian Saw-tailed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Brown 1976 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus

Oceanic Snake-eyed Skink

Dryden & Taylor 1969 Horner 2007 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991 Reed, Bonewell & Rodda 2020 Reed, Liske-Clark & Liske-Clark 2022 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wiles & Guerrero 1996
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 Zug 2013
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia slevini

Mariana Islands Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Vogt, Campbell, Reed & Rodda 2001 Zug 2013
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bennetti

Palau Monitor

Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020
 
Varanus tsukamotoi

Mariana Monitor

Weijola, Vahtera, Koch, Schmitz & Kraus 2020 Wiles & Guerrero 1996 [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

Eldredge 2003

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

Kolinski, Hoeke, Holzwarth & Vroom 2005 Kolinski, Ilo & Manglona 2004 Kolinski, Parker, Ilo & Ruak 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Rodda, Fritts & Reichel 1991 Zug 2013
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Pritchard 1979