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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:

	Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) Genus Amphisbaena (Neotropical Worm Lizards)   Amphisbaena alba Common Red Worm Lizard Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gans 1962 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016   * Amphisbaena heathi Baixa Verde Worm Lizard Aires Lisboa, Sales, Macedo & Freire 2016 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Gans 1967 Gans 2005 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009   * Amphisbaena littoralis Guamare Worm Lizard Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Dantas Sales, Aires Lisboa & Freire 2019 Robert, Brito & Avila 2014   Amphisbaena pretrei Rio Grande Worm Lizard Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gans 1965 Gans 1967 Gans 2005 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa 2020   Amphisbaena vermicularis Vermiculate Worm Lizard Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gans & Amdur 1966 Gomes & Maciel 2012 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Leposternon (South American Worm Lizards)   Leposternon polystegum East Brazilian Worm Lizard Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gans 1971 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Tavares & Ribeiro 2014

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans) Genus Caiman (Typical Caimans)   Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Souza & Freitas 1998 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Genus Paleosuchus (Dwarf Caimans)   Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cayenne Dwarf Caiman Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Diploglossus (Neotropical Forest Lizards)   Diploglossus lessonae Brazilian Forest Lizard Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Oliveira Santana, Gomes Faria, Bocchiglieri & Oliveira Mesquita 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Vanzolini 1972 Vitt 1985 Genus Ophiodes (South American Glass Lizards)   Ophiodes striatus Dark-striped Glass Lizard Parker 1924  Family Anolidae (Anoles) Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)   Norops fuscoauratus Lichen-coloured Anole Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Silva-Soares, Scherrer, Castro & Salles 2018 Sousa & Freire 2010  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus agrius Piaui Half-toed Gecko Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Hemidactylus brasilianus Brazilian Half-toed Gecko Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)   Lygodactylus klugei Pernambuco Dwarf Gecko Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Lanna, Gehara, Werneck, Fonseca, Colli, Sites, Rodrigues & Garda 2020 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus) Genus Acratosaura (Bahia Spectacled Tejus)   Acratosaura mentalis Villa Nova Spectacled Teju Carvalho, Santos Caldas, Santana, Noronha, Freitas, Faria & Santos 2010 Centeno, Junior, Recoder, Andrade & Rodrigues 2014 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gogliath, Ribeiro & Freire 2010 Souza Brito, Silva Barbosa, Machado Pereira, Avello & Barros Ribeiro 2012 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Anotosaura (Dwarf Spectacled Tejus)   Anotosaura vanzolinia Agrestina Dwarf Spectacled Teju Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Gogliath, Ribeiro & Freire 2010 Goncalves, Brito, Galdino & Torquato 2012 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Cercosaura (Eastern Shade Tejus)   Cercosaura olivacea East Brazilian Shade Teju Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Dantas Sales, Silva Jorge, Meira-Ribeiro & Xavier Freire 2014 [as ocellata] Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Dryadosaura (Dryades Spectacled Teju)   Dryadosaura nordestina Dryades Spectacled Teju Carvalho Delfino & Santos Soeiro 2012 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Rodrigues, Freire, Pellegrino & Sites 2005 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Micrablepharus (Snake-eyed Glossy Tejus)   Micrablepharus maximiliani Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Glossy Teju Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Moura, Dayrell & Avelar Sao Pedro 2010 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Vanzosaura (Red-tailed Spectacled Tejus)   Vanzosaura multiscutata Northern Red-tailed Spectacled Teju Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 [as rubricauda] Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Recoder, Ribeiro & Rodrigues 2013 [as rubricauda] Recoder, Werneck, Teixeira, Colli, Sites & Rodrigues 2014 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas) Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)   Iguana iguana South American Green Iguana Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas) Genus Enyalius (Fat-headed Anoles)   Enyalius bibronii Bahia Fat-headed Anole Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Gogliath, Ribeiro & Freire 2010 Oliveira Silva & Moura 2013 Rodrigues, Bertolotto, Amaro, Yonenaga-Yassuda, Freire & Pellegrino 2014 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Enyalius catenatus Chain-backed Fat-headed Anole Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021  Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) Genus Gymnodactylus (Naked-toed Geckos)   Gymnodactylus darwinii Atlantic Forest Naked-toed Gecko Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Waite, Morando, Yassuda & Sites 2005 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009   Gymnodactylus geckoides Northeast Brazilian Naked-toed Gecko Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Phyllopezus (South American Robust Geckos)   Phyllopezus periosus Caatinga Robust Gecko Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire, Feio & Pombal 2000 Joventino Roberto & Brito 2004 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Silva Neta, Ferreira, Oliveira, Silva & Àvila 2014 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Phyllopezus pollicaris Common Robust Gecko Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Condez, Tonini, Pereira-Ribeiro & Dubeux 2021 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards) Genus Polychrus (Monkey Lizards)   Polychrus acutirostris Sharp-nosed Monkey Lizard Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Polychrus marmoratus Marbled Monkey Lizard Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Brasiliscincus (Brazilian Small-headed Skinks)   Brasiliscincus heathi Caatinga Small-headed Skink Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Hedges & Conn 2012 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Copeoglossum (Neotropical Spotted Skinks)   Copeoglossum nigropunctatum Black-spotted Skink Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Psychosaura (Brazilian Sharp-nosed Skinks)   Psychosaura agmosticha Caatinga Sharp-nosed Skink Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Magalhaes Junior, Machado Pereira, Avello Nicola, Barros Ribeiro & Azevedo Junior 2014 Sales, Andrade, Jorge, Kolodiuk, Ribeiro & Freire 2015 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Psychosaura macrorhyncha Atlantic Forest Sharp-nosed Skink Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.) Genus Coleodactylus (Sheath-toed Pygmy Geckos)   Coleodactylus meridionalis Atlantic Forest Pygmy Gecko Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 [as "cf. meridionalis"] Ribeiro, Gogliath, Rodrigues, Barreto & Freire 2013 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   * Coleodactylus natalensis Natal Pygmy Gecko Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1999 Geurgas, Rodrigues & Moritz 2008 Goncalves, Torquato, Skuk & Sena 2012 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009  Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus) Genus Ameiva (South American Ameivas)   Ameiva ameiva South American Giant Ameiva Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Sales, Ribeiro, Jorge & Freire 2011 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022 Genus Ameivula (Eastern South American Whiptails)   Ameivula ocellifera Brazilian Ocellated Whiptail Aparicio, Avila-Pires, Moravec & Nogueira 2019 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Ameivula pyrrhogularis Flame-throated Whiptail Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 [as "cf. ocellifera"] Freire 1997 [as ocellifera] Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 [as ocellifera] Menezes & Rocha 2013 [as ocellifera] Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 [as ocellifera] Genus Kentropyx (Spurred Whiptails)   Kentropyx calcarata Striped Forest Whiptail Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Sousa & Freire 2008 Genus Salvator (Southern Tejus)   Salvator merianae Southern Black-and-White Teju Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Avila-Pires 1995 Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022  Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas) Genus Tropidurus (Eastern Keel-tailed Iguanas)   Tropidurus hispidus Spotted Keel-tailed Iguana Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 1997 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Rodrigues 1987 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022   Tropidurus semitaeniatus Striped Keel-tailed Iguana Andrade, Sales & Freire 2013 Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Uchoa, Delfim, Mesquita, Colli, Garda & Guedes 2022

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)   Boa constrictor South American Red-tailed Boa Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Corallus (Tree Boas)   Corallus hortulana Amazon Tree Boa Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Genus Epicrates (Rainbow Boas)   Epicrates assisi Caatinga Rainbow Boa Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Passos & Fernandes 2008 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 [as cenchria] Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Adelphostigma (Twin-spotted Leaf-litter Snakes)   Adelphostigma occipitalis Bahia Leaf-litter Snake Aquino, Maia, Juca & Passos 2020 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Genus Apostolepis (Black-tailed Blackheads)   Apostolepis cearensis Caatinga Blackhead Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Ferrarezzi, Barbo & Albuquerque 2005 Lema 2002 Nogueira, Barbo & Ferrarezzi 2012 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zamprogno, Zamprogno & Lema 1998   Apostolepis longicaudata Piaui Blackhead Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Boiruna (Southern Snake Eaters)   Boiruna sertaneja Sertao Snake Eater Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Chironius (Sipos)   Chironius flavolineatus Yellow-striped Sipo Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Hamdan & Fernandes 2015 Hamdan, Scali & Fernandes 2014 Genus Dipsas (Neotropical Snail Eaters)   Dipsas mikanii Brazilian White-collared Snail Eater Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Peters 1960 Peters 1965 Genus Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes and Cribos)   Drymarchon corais Yellow-tailed Cribo Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Genus Dryophylax (Northern Mock Vipers)   Dryophylax almae Jararaca Mock Viper Barbosa, Lima & Guedes 2020 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Fernandes Coelho, Souza, Weider, Machado Pereira & Barros Ribeiro 2013 Jorge & Freire 2011   Dryophylax phoenix Petrolina Mock Viper Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher 2017 Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz & Zaher 2021 Genus Erythrolamprus (Neotropical Smooth Snakes)   Erythrolamprus almadensis Almada Smooth Snake Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014   Erythrolamprus miliaris Military Smooth Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014   Erythrolamprus mossoroensis Mossoro Smooth Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Dixon 1983 Dixon 1989 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Vanzolini, Ramos-Costa & Vitt 1980   Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus Yellow-bellied Smooth Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014   Erythrolamprus viridis Brazilian Green Smooth Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Dixon 1987 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Helicops (South American Keelbacks)   Helicops angulatus Brown-banded Keelback Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021   Helicops leopardinus Leopard Keelback Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Hydrodynastes (False Water Cobras)   Hydrodynastes gigas Giant False Water Cobra Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Santos-Junior, Sales, Jorge & Freire 2020 Genus Imantodes (American Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)   Imantodes cenchoa Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Leptodeira (Typical Cat-eyed Snakes)   Leptodeira annulata South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Leptophis (Neotropical Parrot Snakes)   Leptophis dibernardoi Caatinga Parrot Snake Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022 Albuquerque, Santos, Borges-Nojosa & Avila 2022   Leptophis liocercus Bahian Green Parrot Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Lygophis (South American Striped Ground Snakes)   Lygophis dilepis Northern Striped Ground Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Lema 1989 Michaud & Dixon 1987 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes)   Oxybelis aeneus Brown Vine Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Oxyrhopus (Calico Snakes)   Oxyrhopus trigeminus Northern Brazilian Calico Snake Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Zaher & Caramaschi 1992 Genus Palusophis (Eastern Lizard Eater)   Palusophis bifossatus Eastern Lizard Eater Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Montingelli 2009 Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019 Genus Philodryas (South American Bush Racers)   Philodryas nattereri Paraguay Bush Racer Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Smith, Scott, Cacciali, Atkinson & Pheasey 2013 Thomas 1976   Philodryas olfersii Common Green Bush Racer Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Thomas 1976 Genus Phimophis (South American Shovel-nosed Snakes)   Phimophis guerini Argentine Shovel-nosed Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Marques, Tinoco, Browne-Ribeiro & Fazolato 2012 Genus Pseudablabes (Reticulated Bush Racers)   Pseudablabes patagoniensis Patagonian Bush Racer Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Genus Pseudoboa (Neotropical Scarlet Snakes)   Pseudoboa nigra Blackish Scarlet Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Orofino, Pizzatto & Marques 2010 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Psomophis (Smooth Ground Snakes)   Psomophis joberti Brazilian Ground Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Myers & Cadle 1994 Genus Sibon (Neotropical Snail Eaters)   Sibon nebulatus Cloudy Snail Eater Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Spilotes (Chicken Snakes)   Spilotes pullatus Chicken Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Genus Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes)   Tantilla melanocephala South American Black-headed Centipede Snake Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Wilson & Mena 1980 Genus Thamnodynastes (South American Mock Vipers)   Thamnodynastes sertanejo Sertao Mock Viper Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Munoz & Zaher 2021 Genus Xenodon (Northern Mock Lanceheads and South American Hognose Snakes)   Xenodon merremii Toad-eating Mock Lancehead Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Micrurus (American Coral Snakes)   Micrurus corallinus Painted Coral Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Freire 2001 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009   Micrurus ibiboboca Caatinga Coral Snake Campbell & Lamar 2004 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016   Micrurus potyguara Paraiba Coral Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 Pires, Silva, Feitosa, Prudente, Filho & Zaher 2014  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Epictia (Neotropical Thread Snakes)   Epictia borapeliotes Caatinga Thread Snake Calixto & Morato 2017 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Hahn 1980 [as Leptotyphlops albifrons] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Melo Araujo, Rodrigues, Nunes & Andrade 2020 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 [as Leptotyphlops albifrons] Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Ulloa 2006 Vanzolini 1996  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Amerotyphlops (American Blind Snakes)   Amerotyphlops amoipira Amoipira Blind Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Silva, Prudente, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher 2019 Souto de Brito & Freire 2012   Amerotyphlops paucisquamus Small-scaled Blind Snake Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Silva, Prudente, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher 2019 Sales, Lisboa & Freire 2009  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Bothrops (American Lanceheads)   Bothrops erythromelas Caatinga Lancehead Calixto & Morato 2017 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016   Bothrops leucurus Bahia Lancehead Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)   Crotalus durissus South American Rattlesnake Campbell & Lamar 2004 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 Guedes, Nogueira & Marques 2014 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) Genus Mesoclemmys (Hump-backed Toad-headed Turtles)   Mesoclemmys tuberculata Tuberculate Toad-headed Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Fritz & Havas 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Santana, Marques, Vieira, Moura, Faria & Mesquita 2016 Santos Caldas, Borges Costa, Laranjeiras, Oliveira Mesquita & Garda 2016 Genus Phrynops (Lesser Toad-headed Turtles)   Phrynops geoffroanus Brazilian Toad-headed Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)   Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Santos, Soares-e-Soares, Marcovaldi, Silveira-Monteiro, Giffoni & Padua-Almeida 2011 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Bellini, Santos Armando, Grossman, Marcovaldi & Barata 2013 Bjorndal, Bolten, Moreira, Bellini & Marcovaldi 2006 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Moll 1983 Padua-Almeida, Santos, Thome, Belini, Baptistotte, Marcovaldi, Santos & Lopez 2011 Parente, Lontra & Araujo 2006 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Marcovaldi, Lopez, Soares, Santos, Bellini, Santos & Lopez 2011 Santos, Freire, Bellini & Corso 2010 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Castilhos, Coelho, Argolo, Santos, Marcovaldi, Santos & Lopez 2011 Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Santos, Bellini, Bortolon & Coluchi 2012  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Padua-Almeida, Thome, Baptistotte, Marcovaldi, Santos & Lopez 2011  Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles) Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)   Kinosternon scorpioides Scorpion Mud Turtle Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)   Chelonoidis carbonarius South American Red-footed Tortoise Costa, Guedes & Bernils 2021 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004