Reptiles of
Santa Cruz  [Ecuador: Galapagos Islands]

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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 Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Amblyrhynchus (Marine Iguana)
 
Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Marine Iguana

Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Miralles, Macleod, Rodriguez, Ibanez, Jimenez-Uzcategui, Quezada, Vences & Steinfartz 2017 Swash & Still 2005
Genus Conolophus (Galapagos Land Iguanas)
 
Conolophus subcristatus

Galapagos Crested Land Iguana

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 Swash & Still 2005 Zug 2013
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
 
Phyllodactylus galapagensis

Santa Cruz Leaf-toed Gecko

Almendariz 1992 Arteaga, Bustamante, Vieira, Tapia, Carrion & Guayasamin 2019 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Torres-Carvajal, Rodriguez-Guerra & Chaves 2016 Wermuth 1965 Zug 2013
 Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)
Genus Microlophus (Pacific Keel-tailed Iguanas)
 
Microlophus indefatigabilis

Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

Almendariz 1992 [as albemarlensis] Benavides, Baum, Snell, Snell & Sites 2009 Denburgh & Slevin 1913 [as albemarlensis] Swash & Still 2005 [as albemarlensis] Zug 2013 [as albemarlensis]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Pseudalsophis (Neotropical Elegant Racers)
 
Pseudalsophis dorsalis

Santa Cruz Racer

Almendariz 1992 Denburgh 1912 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013 [as biserialis]
 
Pseudalsophis steindachneri

Striped Galapagos Racer

Almendariz 1992 [as Alsophis "sleveni"] Denburgh 1912 Mertens 1960 Swash & Still 2005 Thomas 1997 Zaher, Yanez-Munoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin 2018 Zug 2013

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

Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Green & Ortiz-Crespo in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)
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Chelonoidis donfaustoi

Eastern Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise

Poulakakis, Edwards, Chiari, Garrick, Russello, Benavides, Watkins-Colwell, Glaberman, Tapia, Gibbs, Cayot & Caccone 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
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Chelonoidis porteri

Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 [as nigrita] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Swash & Still 2005 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as nigrita] Zug 2013