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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 Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile Rooij 1915

	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 Hallermann 2005 Rooij 1915 Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)   Draco sumatranus Sumatran Gliding Dragon Musters 1983  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus majulah Singapore Bent-toed Gecko Grismer, Wood & Lim 2012 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Rooij 1915 Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)   Lepidodactylus lugubris Common Mourning Gecko Rooij 1915  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis multifasciata Many-lined Sun Skink Rooij 1915  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus dumerilii Harlequin Monitor Mertens 1963   Varanus nebulosus Clouded Monitor Arida & Setyawatiningsih 2015 Auffenberg 1994 [as bengalensis]   Varanus rudicollis Rough-necked Monitor Boehme 2003 Mertens 1963

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla prasina Short-nosed Whip Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Leviton 1967 Rooij 1917 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga cynodon Dog-toothed Cat Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Orlov & Ryabov 2002   Boiga melanota Western Mangrove Cat Snake Brongersma 1934 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Rooij 1917 [as Dipsadomorphus dendrophilus] Genus Calamaria (Oriental Reed Snakes)   Calamaria gimlettii Kelantan Reed Snake Das 2010 Iskandar & Colijn 2001   Calamaria lovii Rejang River Reed Snake Inger & Marx 1965   Calamaria virgulata Blunt-tailed Reed Snake Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea paradisi Paradise Flying Tree Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Mertens 1968   Chrysopelea pelias Twin-barred Flying Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Mertens 1968 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus flavolineatus Yellow-striped Rat Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917 [as melanurus] Schulz 1996 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis caudolineatus Malayan Stripe-tailed Bronzeback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917   Dendrelaphis formosus Elegant Bronzeback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001   Dendrelaphis pictus Southern Painted Bronzeback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917   Dendrelaphis striatus Banded Bronzeback Brongersma 1933 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Gongylosoma (Southeast Asian Ground Snakes)   Gongylosoma baliodeira Orange-bellied Ground Snake Brongersma 1933 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)   Gonyosoma oxycephalum Red-tailed Green Rat Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917 Schulz 1996 Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)   Liopeltis tricolor Malayan Ringneck Snake Brongersma 1933 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon subannulatus Malayan Bridle Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lee, Miller, Connette, Oo, Zug & Mulcahy 2018 Rooij 1917 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon octolineatus Eight-lined Kukri Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917   Oligodon purpurascens Purple Kukri Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Pseudorabdion (Dwarf Reed Snakes)   Pseudorabdion longiceps Long-headed Dwarf Reed Snake Brongersma 1933 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Leviton & Brown 1959 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis geminatus Striped Black-headed Snake Haas 1950   Sibynophis melanocephalus White-lipped Black-headed Snake Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Xenelaphis (Asian Brown Snakes)   Xenelaphis hexagonotus Sunda Brown Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Xenochrophis (Oriental Painted Keelbacks)   Xenochrophis maculatus Malayan Spotted Keelback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001   Xenochrophis trianguligerus South Asian Triangle Keelback Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001  Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes) Genus Cylindrophis (Oriental Pipe Snakes)   Cylindrophis ruffus Red-tailed Pipe Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rooij 1917  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)   Calliophis bivirgatus Red-bellied Coral Snake Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917   Calliophis intestinalis Malayan Striped Coral Snake Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja sputatrix Southern Indonesian Spitting Cobra Haas 1950   Naja sumatrana Sunda Spitting Cobra Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Wuster & Thorpe 1990 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)   Hydrophis atriceps Black-headed Sea Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Haas 1950  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)   Cerberus schneiderii South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as C. rynchops] Lang 2011 [as C. rynchops] Lang 2013 Rooij 1917 [as C. rynchops] Genus Homalopsis (Masked Water Snakes)   Homalopsis buccata Malayan Masked Water Snake Rooij 1917  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)   Psammodynastes pictus Painted Mock Viper Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917   Psammodynastes pulverulentus Dusky Mock Viper Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Mertens 1930 Rooij 1917  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)   Malayopython reticulatus Reticulated Python Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Rooij 1917 Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python brongersmai Blood Python Keogh, Barker & Shine 2001  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Hahn 1980 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rooij 1917 Wallach 2009  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus Mangrove Pitviper Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Genus Tropidolaemus (Temple Pitvipers)   Tropidolaemus wagleri Speckled Pitviper Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Vogel, David, Lutz, Rooijen & Vidal 2007  Family Xenopeltidae (Asian Sunbeam Snakes) Genus Xenopeltis (Asian Sunbeam Snakes)   Xenopeltis unicolor Common Asian Sunbeam Snake Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Orlov 2000 Rooij 1917

	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 Polunin & Nuitja in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Winata, Nadina & Rofik 2008 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Njoman & Nuitja 1984 Winata, Nadina & Rofik 2008  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Amyda (Southeast Asian Softshell Turtles)   Amyda cartilaginea Sunda Softshell Turtle Rooij 1915