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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 niloticus Nile Crocodile Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 Wermuth & Mertens 1977

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Archaius (Seychelles Chameleon)   * Archaius tigris Seychelles Chameleon Cheke 1984 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Ailuronyx (Bronze Geckos)   * Ailuronyx seychellensis Common Seychelles Bronze Gecko Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1984 Gerlach & Canning 1996 [as tachyscopaeus] Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017 Wermuth 1965   * Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus Lesser Seychelles Bronze Gecko Gerlach & Canning 1996 Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017   * Ailuronyx trachygaster Greater Seychelles Bronze Gecko Pawlowski & Kramer 2009 Rocha, Perera, Bunbury, Kaiser-Bunbury & Harris 2017 Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1984 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus angulatus West African House Gecko Cheke 1984 [as brookii]   Hemidactylus mercatorius Farquhar Half-toed Gecko Angel 1942 [as mabouia] Cheke 1984 [as mabouia] Lanza 1990 Loveridge 1942 [as gardineri] Loveridge 1957 [as mabouia] Vinson & Vinson 1969 [as mabouia] Wermuth 1965 [as mabouia] Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)   Lepidodactylus lugubris Common Mourning Gecko Cheke 1984 Vinson & Vinson 1969 Genus Phelsuma (Green Day Geckos)   Phelsuma abbotti Aldabra Day Gecko Cheke 1982 Cheke 1984 Gardner 1988 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Pawlowski 2011   * Phelsuma astriata Lesser Seychelles Day Gecko Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1982 Cheke 1984 Gardner 1988 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski 2011   * Phelsuma sundbergi Greater Seychelles Day Gecko Budzinski 2000 Cheke 1982 Cheke 1984 Gardner 1988 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Hallmann, Kruger & Trautmann 1997 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pawlowski 2011 Genus Urocotyledon (Tail-pad Geckos)   * Urocotyledon inexpectata Southern Seychelles Tail-pad Gecko Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1984 Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Wermuth 1965   * Urocotyledon norzilensis Northern Seychelles Tail-pad Gecko Lobon-Rovira, Rocha, Gower, Perera & Harris 2022  Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) Genus Zonosaurus (Madagascar Plated Lizards)   Zonosaurus madagascariensis Common Madagascar Plated Lizard Cheke 1984 Gerlach 2006  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)   * Cryptoblepharus aldabrae Seychelles Snake-eyed Skink Cheke 1984 [as boutonii] Horner 2007 Genus Janetaescincus (Seychelles Four-toed Burrowing Skinks)   * Janetaescincus braueri Seychelles Highland Burrowing Skink Cheke 1984 Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Greer 1970 Henkel & Schmidt 1995   * Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi Seychelles Dark Lowland Burrowing Skink Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Greer 1970 Henkel & Schmidt 1995 Genus Pamelaescincus (Seychelles Speckled Lowland Skink)   * Pamelaescincus gardineri Seychelles Speckled Lowland Skink Cheke 1984 Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Greer 1970 Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)   * Trachylepis sechellensis Lesser Seychelles Skink Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1984 Gerlach 2005 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006   * Trachylepis wrightii Greater Seychelles Skink Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Cheke 1984 Gerlach 2005 Henkel & Schmidt 1995 Ineich 1990 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Lycognathophis (Seychelles Cliff Snake)   * Lycognathophis seychellensis Seychelles Cliff Snake Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Dowling 1990 Gerlach & Ineich 2006 Guibe 1958 Nussbaum 1984  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)   Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake David & Ineich 1999 Lawrence 2007 Smith 1926   Hydrophis schistosus Beaked Sea Snake Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Minton 1966 Sharma 1982  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)   * Boaedon geometricus Seychelles House Snake Guibe 1958 Kopeczky & Gemel 2016 Nussbaum 1984 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006

	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 Frazier in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Frazier 1975 Frazier in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Mortimer & Brandis 2013 Mortimer, Camille & Boniface 2011 Mortimer, Jupiter, Collie, Chapman, Liljevik, Betsy, Pimm, Stevenson, Laboudallon, Assary, Seabrook, Augeri & Pierce 2006 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Stuart, Adams & Jenkins 1990 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Bourquin & Hitchins 1999 Frazier 1975 King & Burke 1989 Mortimer, Camille & Boniface 2011 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Remie & Mortimer 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Frazier in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)   EX Pelusios castaneus Chestnut Mud Turtle Bour & Gerlach 2008 [as seychellensis] Bour, Luiselli, Petrozzi, Segniabeto & Chirio 2016 Fritz & Havas 2006 [as seychellensis] Gerlach 2002 [as seychellensis] Iverson 1992 [as seychellensis]   Pelusios castanoides Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle Buitelaar & Pous 2011 Fritz & Havas 2006 Gerlach 2002 Gerlach 2008 Iverson 1992 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios subniger East African Black Mud Turtle Buitelaar & Pous 2011 Fritz & Havas 2006 Gerlach 2002 Gerlach 2008 Glaw & Vences 1994 Iverson 1992 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Pawlowski & Kramer 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Aldabrachelys (Aldabra Tortoise)   * Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra Tortoise Fritz & Havas 2006 Gerlach, Rocamora, Gane, Jolliffe & Vanherck 2013 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977