Reptiles of
South Korea 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of South Korea Taxonomic history of the reptiles of South Korea 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 Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko japonicus

Japanese Giant Gecko

Kim, Bae, Kim, Kim & Borzee 2017 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Shannon 1956 Szyndlar 1984
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)
 
Eremias argus

Mongolian Desert Runner

Dixon 1956 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)
 
Takydromus amurensis

Amur Grass Lizard

Dixon 1956 Doi 1929 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
 
Takydromus wolteri

Northeastern Mountain Grass Lizard

Dixon 1956 Schluter 2003 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Stejneger 1907 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella huanrenensis

Liaoning Ground Skink

Chen, Hikida, Han, Shim, Oh & Ota 2001 Koo, Kwon, Chang & Song 2020 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020
 
Scincella vandenburghi

Tsushima Ground Skink

Chen, Hikida, Han, Shim, Oh & Ota 2001 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe dione

Dione Rat Snake

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Stejneger 1907 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
 
Elaphe schrenckii

Amur Rat Snake

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Stejneger 1907 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius vibakari

Northeastern Forest Keelback

Malnate 1962 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Stejneger 1907 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon rufozonatus

Red-banded Big-toothed Snake

Dixon 1956 Orlov & Ryabov 2004 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Oocatochus (Red-backed Rat Snake)
 
Oocatochus rufodorsatus

Red-backed Rat Snake

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Schulz 1996 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Stejneger 1907 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Orientocoluber (North Asian Whip Snake)
 
Orientocoluber spinalis

North Asian Whip Snake

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis lateralis

Chinese Tiger Keelback

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 [as R. tigrinus] Stejneger 1907 [as Natrix tigrina] Takeuchi, Zhu, Ding, Tang, Ota, Mori, Oh & Hikida 2014 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis chinensis

Chinese Black-headed Snake

Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Blue-banded Sea Snake

Park, Kim, Koo & Park 2016 Park, Koo, Kim, Choi & Park 2017
 
Hydrophis melanocephalus

Black-headed Slender-necked Sea Snake

Park, Kim, Koo & Park 2016 Park, Koo, Kim, Choi & Park 2017 Shannon 1956
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Park, Kim, Koo & Park 2016 Park, Koo, Kim, Choi & Park 2017 Shannon 1956
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Park, Koo, Kim, Choi & Park 2017
 
Laticauda semifasciata

Erabu Sea Krait

Park, Kim, Fong, Koo, Choi, Tsai & Park 2017 Park, Kim, Koo & Park 2016 Park, Koo, Kim, Choi & Park 2017
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius brevicaudus

Short-tailed Mamushi

Davies 1965 Dixon 1956 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 Webb, Jones & Byers 1962
 
Gloydius saxatilis

Rock Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020 [as G. intermedius]
 
Gloydius ussuriensis

Ussuri Mamushi

Gloyd & Conant 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020

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

King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Shannon 1956
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Shannon 1956
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys reevesii

Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Lovich, Yasukawa & Ota 2011 McCord & Joseph-Ouni 2004 [as megalocephala] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Shannon 1956 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Pelodiscus (East Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelodiscus maackii

Amur Softshell Turtle

Fritz & Havas 2006 King & Burke 1989 [as sinensis] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schneeweiss & Mix 2011 Shin, Jang, Allain & Borzee 2020