Reptiles of
Sudest  [Papua New Guinea: Louisiade Archipelago]

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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 Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
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Cyrtodactylus klugei

Gesirava River Bent-toed Gecko

Kraus 2008
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Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis

Louisiade Islands Bent-toed Gecko

Kraus 2008 Roesler, Glaw & Gunther 2005 Rooij 1915
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Kraus & Shea 2005
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Kraus & Shea 2005 Kraus 2005
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko vittatus

White-striped Gecko

Kraus & Shea 2005
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Kraus & Shea 2005
 
Lepidodactylus orientalis

Port Moresby Scaly-toed Gecko

Kraus & Shea 2005
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus amplus

Giant Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 
Nactus modicus

Louisiade Hook-toed Gecko

Zug 2020
 
Nactus sphaerodactylodes

Sudest Hook-toed Gecko

Kraus 2005 Shea & Kraus 2007
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia eothen

Eastern Papuan Rainbow Skink

Zug 2004
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Kraus & Shea 2005
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia kordoana

Supiori Slender Tree Skink

Kraus & Shea 2005
 
Emoia obscura

Idenburg River Slender Skink

Kraus & Shea 2005
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Kraus & Shea 2005
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus minutus

Papuan Dwarf Forest Skink

Kraus & Shea 2005
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Kraus & Shea 2005

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Candoia (Pacific Boas)
 
Candoia paulsoni

Pacific Ground Boa

O'Shea 1996 Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Kraus & Shea 2005
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Kraus & Shea 2005 [as salomonis]
 
Dendrelaphis papuensis

Eastern Papuan Bronzeback

O'Shea 1996
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Aspidomorphus (Papuan Crowned Snakes)
 
Aspidomorphus lineaticollis

Striped Crowned Snake

McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Toxicocalamus (Papuan Worm-eating Snakes)
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Toxicocalamus mintoni

Sudest Worm-eating Snake

Kraus 2009 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015