Reptiles of
Surinam 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Surinam Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Surinam Introduced species
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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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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

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Gans 1962 Hoogmoed 1973
 
Amphisbaena fuliginosa

Spotted Worm Lizard

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roberto, Muniz Silva, Pinto & Avila 2021 Vanzolini 1951 Vanzolini 2002
  *
Amphisbaena myersi

Surinam Worm Lizard

Avila-Pires 2005 Gans 2005 Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1991 Hoogmoed 1988
 
Amphisbaena vanzolinii

Marudi Worm Lizard

Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1991 Hoogmoed 1973

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans)
Genus Caiman (Typical Caimans)
 
Caiman crocodilus

Common Caiman

Avila-Pires 2005 Busack & Pandya 2001 Jairam 2019 King & Burke 1989
Genus Melanosuchus (Black Caiman)
 
Melanosuchus niger

Black Caiman

King & Burke 1989 Medem 1963
Genus Paleosuchus (Dwarf Caimans)
 
Paleosuchus palpebrosus

Cayenne Dwarf Caiman

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
 
Paleosuchus trigonatus

Northwestern Dwarf Caiman

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 King & Burke 1989 Watling & Ngadino 2007 [as "cf. trigonatus"]

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Alopoglossidae (Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Alopoglossus (Western Shade Tejus)
 
Alopoglossus angulatus

Surinam Shade Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Koehler, Diethert & Vesely 2012 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 [as A. carinicaudatus] Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Ribeiro-Junior 2018 Ribeiro-Junior, Choueri, Lobos, Venegas, Torres-Carvajal & Werneck 2020
 
Alopoglossus brevifrontalis

Rio Pastaza Shade Teju

Avila-Pires 2005 Harris 1994 Peloso & Avila-Pires 2010 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Dactyloa (Fringe-toed Anoles)
 
Dactyloa punctata

Blue-spotted Green Anole

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)
 
Norops auratus

Surinam Grass Anole

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 
Norops chrysolepis

Greater Golden-scaled Anole

D'Angiolella, Gamble, Avila-Pires, Colli, Noonan & Vitt 2011 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Norops fuscoauratus

Lichen-coloured Anole

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Sousa & Freire 2010 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Norops ortonii

Amazon Bark Anole

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus palaichthus

Guyana Half-toed Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Powell 1990 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Amapasaurus (Amapa Four-toed Spectacled Teju)
 
Amapasaurus tetradactylus

Amapa Four-toed Spectacled Teju

Jairam & Jairam-Doerga 2015 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
Genus Arthrosaura (Creek Tejus)
 
Arthrosaura kockii

Eastern Creek Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1992 Jairam 2019 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Arthrosaura reticulata

Western Creek Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1992 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
 
Arthrosaura versteegii

Cottica Mountains Creek Teju

Avila-Pires 2005 Avila-Pires, Hoogmoed & Silva 2018 Hoogmoed & Avila-Pires 1992 Jairam 2019 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970
Genus Bachia (Earless Tejus)
 
Bachia flavescens

Guiana Earless Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 [as "B. flavescens complex"]
 
Bachia monodactyla

One-toed Earless Teju

Dixon 1973
Genus Cercosaura (Eastern Shade Tejus)
 
Cercosaura argulus

White-lipped Shade Teju

Avila-Pires 2005 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
 
Cercosaura ocellata

Ocellated Shade Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dantas Sales, Silva Jorge, Meira-Ribeiro & Xavier Freire 2014 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Doan & Lamar 2012 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Sturaro, Rodrigues, Colli, Knowles & Avila-Pires 2018 Watling & Ngadino 2007 [as "cf. ocellata"]
Genus Gymnophthalmus (Snake-eyed Tejus)
 
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi

Smooth-scaled Snake-eyed Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Cole, Dessauer & Markezich 1993 Cole, Dessauer, Townsend & Arnold 1990 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Recoder, Vechio, Marques-Souza, Teixeira, Silva-da-Silva, Santos Junior, Ribeiro, Barrio-Amoros & Rodrigues 2018 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Snyder, Schmidt, McMullin, Parker & Ferus 2017
Genus Iphisa (Glossy Shade Teju)
 
Iphisa elegans

Glossy Shade Teju

Andrade, Santos, Kawashita-Ribeiro & Vaz-Silva 2013 Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon 1974 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Watling & Ngadino 2007
Genus Loxopholis (Western Root Tejus)
 
Loxopholis guianensis

Guyana Root Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 Uzzell & Barry 1971 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Loxopholis percarinata

Striped Root Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Marques Souza, Pellegrino, Sales Nunes, Teixeira Junior, Gordo, Carvalho, Almeida, Oliveira, Frazao, Hrbek, Pires Farias & Rodrigues 2015 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
Genus Neusticurus (Guianan Water Tejus)
 
Neusticurus bicarinatus

Two-keeled Water Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Marques-Souza, Prates, Fouquet, Camacho, Kok, Nunes, Vechio, Recoder, Mejia, Teixeira-Junior, Barrio-Amoros, Cassimiro, Lima, Sena & Rodrigues 2018 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
 
Neusticurus surinamensis

Surinam Water Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 [as rudis] Avila-Pires 2005 [as rudis] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as rudis] Hoogmoed 1973 [as rudis] Jairam 2019 [as N. rudis] Kok, Bittenbinder, Berg, Souza, Nunes, Laking, Teixeira Junior, Fouquet, Means, MacCulloch & Rodrigues 2018 Marques-Souza, Prates, Fouquet, Camacho, Kok, Nunes, Vechio, Recoder, Mejia, Teixeira-Junior, Barrio-Amoros, Cassimiro, Lima, Sena & Rodrigues 2018 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 [as rudis] Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 [as rudis] Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017 [as rudis] Uzzell 1966 [as rudis] Watling & Ngadino 2007 [as rudis]
Genus Tretioscincus (Skink Tejus)
 
Tretioscincus agilis

Agile Skink Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2017
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
 
Iguana iguana

South American Green Iguana

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Etheridge in Burghardt & Rand 1982 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Bergmann & Russell 2007 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Koehler & Vesely 2011 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Vanzolini 1968
 Family Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)
Genus Polychrus (Monkey Lizards)
 
Polychrus marmoratus

Marbled Monkey Lizard

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Murphy, Lehtinen, Charles, Wasserman, Anton & Brennan 2017 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Copeoglossum (Neotropical Spotted Skinks)
 
Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Black-spotted Skink

Avila-Pires 2005 Blackburn & Vitt 1992 [as Mabuya bistriata] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hedges & Conn 2012 Jairam 2019 Miralles, Barrio-Amoros, Rivas & Chaparro-Auza 2006 Miralles, Rivas-Fuenmayor & Barrio-Amoros 2005 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Chatogekko (Pug-nosed Dwarf Gecko)
 
Chatogekko amazonicus

Pug-nosed Dwarf Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Gamble, Daza, Colli, Vitt & Bauer 2011 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
Genus Coleodactylus (Sheath-toed Pygmy Geckos)
 
Coleodactylus septentrionalis

Northern Pygmy Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1985
Genus Gonatodes (American Padless Geckos)
 
Gonatodes annularis

Ringed Padless Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Kok 2011 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Sturaro & Avila-Pires 2011 Sturaro & Avila-Pires 2013 Watling & Ngadino 2007 Wermuth 1965
 
Gonatodes humeralis

Bridled Forest Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Vanzolini 1968 Watling & Ngadino 2007
Genus Pseudogonatodes (South American Pygmy Geckos)
 
Pseudogonatodes guianensis

Amazon Pygmy Gecko

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Ameiva (South American Ameivas)
 
Ameiva ameiva

South American Giant Ameiva

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Watling & Ngadino 2007
Genus Cnemidophorus (Southern Whiptails)
 
Cnemidophorus cryptus

Bolivar Whiptail

Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016
 
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

Rainbow Whiptail

Avila-Pires 1995 [as "cf. lemniscatus"] Avila-Pires 2005 Cole & Dessauer 1993 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 McCranie & Hedges 2013 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016
  *
Cnemidophorus pseudolemniscatus

Surinam Whiptail

Avila-Pires 2005 Cole & Dessauer 1993
Genus Kentropyx (Spurred Whiptails)
 
Kentropyx borckiana

Guyana Whiptail

Avila-Pires 2005 Gallagher & Dixon 1992 Hoogmoed 1973
 
Kentropyx calcarata

Striped Forest Whiptail

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Gallagher & Dixon 1992 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Kentropyx striata

Surinam Striped Whiptail

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Gallagher & Dixon 1992 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016
Genus Tupinambis (Northern Tejus)
 
Tupinambis cryptus

Northern Black-and-White Teju

Silva, Ribeiro-Junior & Avila-Pires 2018 [based on map]
 
Tupinambis teguixin

Amazonian Black-and-White Teju

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 Koehler & Langerwerf 2000 Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron 2016 [based on map] Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Silva, Ribeiro-Junior & Avila-Pires 2018 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 Family Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)
Genus Plica (Tree Runners)
 
Plica plica

Collared Tree Runner

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Etheridge 1970 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Murphy & Jowers 2013 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Plica umbra

Smooth-necked Tree Runner

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Etheridge 1970 Hoogmoed 1973 Jairam 2019 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
Genus Tropidurus (Eastern Keel-tailed Iguanas)
 
Tropidurus hispidus

Spotted Keel-tailed Iguana

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Carvalho 2013 Hoogmoed 1973 Ribeiro-Junior & Amaral 2016 Ribeiro-Junior 2015 Sousa Abreu, Frota & Yuki 2002
Genus Uracentron (South American Spiny-tailed Iguanas)
 
Uracentron azureum

Green Spiny-tailed Iguana

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Etheridge 1968 Hoogmoed 1973 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Ribeiro-Junior 2015
Genus Uranoscodon (Mop-headed Iguana)
 
Uranoscodon superciliosus

Mop-headed Iguana

Avila-Pires 1995 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1973 Howland, Vitt & Lopez 1990 Ribeiro-Junior 2015

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Aniliidae (South American Pipe Snake)
Genus Anilius (South American Pipe Snake)
 
Anilius scytale

South American Pipe Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)
Genus Typhlophis (Cayenne Blind Snake)
 
Typhlophis squamosus

Cayenne Blind Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)
 
Boa constrictor

South American Red-tailed Boa

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Genus Corallus (Tree Boas)
 
Corallus caninus

Northern Emerald Tree Boa

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Henderson, Passos & Feitosa 2009 Jairam 2019
 
Corallus hortulana

Amazon Tree Boa

Abuys 1982 [as enydris] Avila-Pires 2005 Henderson 1993 [as enydris] Henderson 1997 Henderson 2002 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Genus Epicrates (Rainbow Boas)
 
Epicrates cenchria

Common Rainbow Boa

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Passos & Fernandes 2008
 
Epicrates maurus

Northern Rainbow Boa

Abuys 1989 Avila-Pires 2005 Passos & Fernandes 2008
Genus Eunectes (Anacondas)
 
Eunectes murinus

Green Anaconda

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dirksen 2000 Dirksen 2002
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Apostolepis (Black-tailed Blackheads)
 
Apostolepis nigrolineata

Para Blackhead

Lema, Queiroz & Martins 2017
 
Apostolepis quinquelineata

Five-lined Blackhead

Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Atractus (Spindle Snakes)
 
Atractus badius

Guianan Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1980 Jairam 2019 Koehler & Kieckbusch 2014 Passos, Melo-Sampaio, Ramos, Grazziotin, Fouquet & Torres-Carvajal 2022 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 [as subbicinctum] Schargel, Lamar, Passos, Valencia, Cisneros-Heredia & Campbell 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractus elaps

Black Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980
 
Atractus favae

Surinam Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980
 
Atractus flammigerus

Flaming Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980 Passos, Ramos, Fouquet & Prudente 2017 Schargel, Lamar, Passos, Valencia, Cisneros-Heredia & Campbell 2013
 
Atractus latifrons

Wedge-tailed Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Almeida, Feitosa, Passos & Prudente 2014 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980 Martins & Oliveira 1993
 
Atractus schach

Mamadam Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980 Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Fouquet, Costa Prudente & Torres-Carvajal 2019
 
Atractus torquatus

Rusty Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1980 Koehler & Kieckbusch 2014 Passos & Prudente 2012
 
Atractus trilineatus

Venezuelan Three-lined Spindle Snake

Koehler & Kieckbusch 2014
 
Atractus zidoki

Haut Oyapock Spindle Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Hoogmoed 1980 Prudente & Passos 2010
Genus Cercophis (Atlantic Forest Liana Snake)
 
Cercophis auratus

Atlantic Forest Liana Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Bezerra, Ferreira-Guilhon, Lima-Ramos & Borges-Nojosa 2020 Hoogmoed 1997 Hoogmoed, Fernandes, Kucharzewski, Moura-Leite, Bernils, Entiauspe-Neto & Santos 2019 Vanzolini 1986
Genus Chironius (Sipos)
 
Chironius carinatus

Yellow-lipped Sipo

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993 Jairam 2019
 
Chironius exoletus

Green Sipo

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
 
Chironius fuscus

Brown Sipo

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993 Jairam 2019
 
Chironius monticola

Mountain Sipo

Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
 
Chironius multiventris

Peruvian Sipo

Abuys 1982 [as cochranae] Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993 [as cochranae]
 
Chironius scurrulus

Rusty Sipo

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon, Wiest & Cei 1993
Genus Chlorosoma (Green Bush Racers)
 
Chlorosoma viridissimum

Emerald Bush Racer

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Freitas, Franca & Bernarde 2012 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Thomas 1976
Genus Clelia (Northern Snake Eaters)
 
Clelia clelia

Common Snake Eater

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Zaher 1996
Genus Dendrophidion (Forest Racers)
 
Dendrophidion dendrophis

Tawny Forest Racer

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Dipsas (Neotropical Snail Eaters)
 
Dipsas catesbyi

Ornate Snail Eater

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Harvey & Embert 2008 Harvey 2008 Jairam 2019 Lima & Prudente 2009 Sanchez-Martinez, Franca & Trevine 2022 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Dipsas copei

Guianan Snail Eater

Abuys 1983 Fernandes, Marques & Argolo 2010
 
Dipsas incerta

South American Banded Snail Eater

Passos, Fernandes & Caramaschi 2004
 
Dipsas indica

Big-headed Snail Eater

Abuys 1983 Harvey & Embert 2008 Harvey 2008 Jairam 2019
 
Dipsas pavonina

Northern Snail Eater

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Lima & Prudente 2009
 
Dipsas variegata

Many-banded Snail Eater

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Harvey & Embert 2008 Harvey 2008
Genus Drepanoides (Amazon Egg Eater)
 
Drepanoides anomalus

Amazon Egg Eater

Avila-Pires 2005 Guedes, Queiroz, Sousa & Hamdan 2020
Genus Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes and Cribos)
 
Drymarchon corais

Yellow-tailed Cribo

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Wuster, Yrausquin & Mijares-Urrutia 2001
Genus Drymobius (Central American Racers)
 
Drymobius rhombifer

Diamondback Racer

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Drymoluber (Glossy Racers)
 
Drymoluber dichrous

Northern Glossy Racer

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Caldeira-Costa, Ribeiro-Moura & Neves-Feio 2013 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
Genus Dryophylax (Northern Mock Vipers)
 
Dryophylax ramonriveroi

Turimiquire Mock Viper

Bailey & Thomas 2007 Nogueira, Argolo, Arzamendia, Azevedo, Barbo, Bernils, Bolochio, Borges-Martins, Brasil-Godinho, Braz, Buononato, Cisneros-Heredia & Colli 2019
Genus Erythrolamprus (Neotropical Smooth Snakes)
 
Erythrolamprus aesculapii

Southern Mock Coral Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Curcio, Scali & Rodrigues 2015 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 
Erythrolamprus breviceps

Short-headed Smooth Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon 1989 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
 
Erythrolamprus cobellus

South American Red-bellied Smooth Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon 1989
 
Erythrolamprus miliaris

Military Smooth Snake

Abuys 1984 [as purpurans] Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon 1983 Dixon 1989
 
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus

Yellow-bellied Smooth Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon 1989
 
Erythrolamprus reginae

Northern Royal Smooth Snake

Abuys 1984 Ascenso, Costa & Prudente 2019 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon 1989 Murphy, Braswell, Charles, Auguste, Rivas, Borzee, Lehtinen & Jowers 2019
 
Erythrolamprus typhlus

Velvety Smooth Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon 1987 Dixon 1989
Genus Helicops (South American Keelbacks)
 
Helicops angulatus

Brown-banded Keelback

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roberto, Ribeiro, Sousa-Delfino & Oliveira-Almeida 2009
 
Helicops leopardinus

Leopard Keelback

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Hydrodynastes (False Water Cobras)
 
Hydrodynastes bicinctus

Two-banded False Water Cobra

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005
 
Hydrodynastes gigas

Giant False Water Cobra

Franco, Fernandes & Bentim 2007
Genus Hydrops (South American Mud Snakes)
 
Hydrops triangularis

Red-sided Mud Snake

Abuys 1984 Albuquerque & Lema 2008 Avila-Pires 2005 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Roze 1957
Genus Imantodes (American Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
 
Imantodes cenchoa

Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 
Imantodes lentiferus

Amazon Blunt-headed Tree Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Frota, Missassi, Santos-Costa & Prudente 2015
Genus Leptodeira (Typical Cat-eyed Snakes)
 
Leptodeira annulata

South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Barrio-Amoros 2019 Duellman 1958
Genus Leptophis (Neotropical Parrot Snakes)
 
Leptophis ahaetulla

Common Green Parrot Snake

Abuys 1983 Albuquerque & Fernandes 2022 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Oliver 1948
Genus Lygophis (South American Striped Ground Snakes)
 
Lygophis lineatus

Western Striped Ground Snake

Abuys 1984 Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon 1989 Michaud & Dixon 1987
Genus Mastigodryas (Neotropical Lizard Eaters)
 
Mastigodryas boddaerti

Brown Lizard Eater

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 Montingelli 2009 Montingelli, Grazziotin, Battilana, Murphy, Zhang & Zaher 2019
 
Mastigodryas pleei

Many-lined Lizard Eater

Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Ninia (Coffee Snakes)
 
Ninia hudsoni

Guyana White-collared Coffee Snake

Abuys 1985
Genus Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes)
 
Oxybelis fulgidus

Green Vine Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 
Oxybelis rutherfordi

Trinidad Vine Snake

Abuys 1985 [as aeneus] Avila-Pires 2005 [as aeneus] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as aeneus]
Genus Oxyrhopus (Calico Snakes)
 
Oxyrhopus melanogenys

Black-headed Calico Snake

Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as "cf. melanogenys"]
 
Oxyrhopus occipitalis

Northern Calico Snake

Abuys 1985 [as formosus] Avila-Pires 1995 [as formosus] Avila-Pires 2005 [as formosus] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as formosus] Jairam 2019 [as O. formosus] MacCulloch, Lathrop, Kok, Ernst & Kalamandeen 2009 Watling & Ngadino 2007 [as formosus]
 
Oxyrhopus petolarius

Banded Calico Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Palusophis (Eastern Lizard Eater)
 
Palusophis bifossatus

Eastern Lizard Eater

Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Philodryas (South American Bush Racers)
 
Philodryas olfersii

Common Green Bush Racer

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Thomas 1976
Genus Phimophis (South American Shovel-nosed Snakes)
 
Phimophis guianensis

Northern Tropical Shovel-nosed Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
Genus Phrynonax (Neotropical Bird Snakes)
 
Phrynonax sexcarinatus

Southern Bird Snake

Abuys 1986 [as polylepis] Avila-Pires 2005 [as Pseustes poecilonotus] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as Pseustes poecilonotus]
Genus Pseudoboa (Neotropical Scarlet Snakes)
 
Pseudoboa coronata

Black-headed Scarlet Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Caldeira Costa, Cotta & MacCulloch 2015
 
Pseudoboa neuwiedii

Northern Scarlet Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
Genus Pseudoeryx (Dusky Mud Snakes)
 
Pseudoeryx plicatilis

Dusky Mud Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Scartozzoni, Trevine & Germano 2010
Genus Rhinobothryum (Ringed Snakes)
 
Rhinobothryum lentiginosum

Amazon Ringed Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Sibon (Neotropical Snail Eaters)
 
Sibon nebulatus

Cloudy Snail Eater

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Harvey 2008 Peters 1960
Genus Siphlophis (Liana Snakes)
 
Siphlophis cervinus

Common Liana Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 
Siphlophis compressus

Red-headed Liana Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Spilotes (Chicken Snakes)
 
Spilotes pullatus

Chicken Snake

Abuys 1983 Avila-Pires 2005
 
Spilotes sulphureus

Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
Genus Taeniophallus (Lowland Dwarf Leaf-litter Snakes)
 
Taeniophallus brevirostris

Short-nosed Leaf-litter Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005
 
Taeniophallus nicagus

Northern Leaf-litter Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Jairam 2017 Myers & Cadle 1994
Genus Tantilla (American Centipede Snakes)
 
Tantilla melanocephala

South American Black-headed Centipede Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Wilson 1987
Genus Thalesius (Guiana Green Snake)
 
Thalesius viridis

Guiana Green Snake

Abuys 1986 [as Xenodon werneri] Avila-Pires 2005 [as Xenodon werneri] Avila-Pires, Hoogmoed & Rocha 2010 Hoogmoed 1985 [as Xenodon werneri]
Genus Thamnodynastes (South American Mock Vipers)
 
Thamnodynastes pallidus

Common South American Mock Viper

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Bailey, Thomas & Silva 2005 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

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970
 
Xenodon rabdocephalus

Common Mock Lancehead

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 
Xenodon severus

Giant Mock Lancehead

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005
Genus Xenopholis (South American Flat-headed Snakes)
 
Xenopholis scalaris

Northern Flat-headed Snake

Abuys 1986 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
Genus Xenoxybelis (South American Vine Snakes)
 
Xenoxybelis argenteus

Green-striped Vine Snake

Abuys 1985 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Leptomicrurus (Black-backed Coral Snakes)
 
Leptomicrurus collaris

Guianan Black-backed Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roze 1996
Genus Micrurus (American Coral Snakes)
 
Micrurus averyi

Black-headed Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004
 
Micrurus diutius

Trinidad Ribbon Coral Snake

Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roze 1996
 
Micrurus hemprichii

Worm-eating Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Bernarde, Turci, Abegg & Franco 2018 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roze 1996
 
Micrurus lemniscatus

Northern Ribbon Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roze 1996
 
Micrurus paraensis

Para Coral Snake

Feitosa, Prudente & Lima 2007 Roze 1996
 
Micrurus psyches

Carib Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Roze 1996
 
Micrurus surinamensis

Amazonian Aquatic Coral Snake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Roze 1996
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Epictia (Neotropical Thread Snakes)
 
Epictia tenella

Guyana Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 [as albifrons] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as albifrons] Wallach 2016
Genus Habrophallos (Collared Thread Snake)
 
Habrophallos collaris

Collared Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Francisco, Pinto & Fernandes 2012 Hahn 1980 Hoogmoed 1977 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Ouboter & Hoogmoed 2017 Wallach 2016
Genus Siagonodon (Mandible-toothed Thread Snakes)
 
Siagonodon cupinensis

Mato Grosso Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Francisco, Pinto & Fernandes 2018 Hahn 1980 Hoogmoed 1977 Jairam 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pinto & Curcio 2011
 
Siagonodon septemstriatus

Eastern Seven-lined Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pinto & Curcio 2011
Genus Trilepida (Three-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Trilepida dimidiata

Dainty Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Hoogmoed 1977 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pinto & Fernandes 2012
 
Trilepida macrolepis

Large-scaled Thread Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pinto & Fernandes 2017
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Amerotyphlops (American Blind Snakes)
 
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus

Bahia Blind Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dixon & Hendricks 1979 Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Silva, Prudente, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher 2019 Loebmann 2008 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 
Amerotyphlops reticulatus

Reticulated Blind Snake

Abuys 1982 Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Dixon & Hendricks 1979 Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Silva, Prudente, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher 2019 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bothrops (American Lanceheads)
 
Bothrops atrox

Common Lancehead

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski & Rodrigues 2021 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Bothrops bilineatus

Two-striped Forest Pitviper

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 David, Dobiey & Vogel 2018 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 
Bothrops oligobalius

Northern Velvety Lancehead

Avila-Pires 2005 [as B. brazili] Campbell & Lamar 2004 [as B. brazili] Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 [as B. brazili] Jairam 2019 [as B. brazili] Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski & Rodrigues 2021
 
Bothrops taeniatus

Speckled Forest Pitviper

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Souza, Venancio, Freitas, Souza & Verissimo 2013 Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski & Rodrigues 2021
Genus Crotalus (Typical Rattlesnakes)
 
Crotalus durissus

South American Rattlesnake

Avila-Pires 2005 Campbell & Lamar 2004
Genus Lachesis (Bushmasters)
 
Lachesis muta

South American Bushmaster

Avila-Pires 2005 Barrio-Amoros, Corrales, Rodriguez, Culebras, Dwyer & Flores 2020 Campbell & Lamar 2004 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Zamudio & Greene 1997

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Chelus (Matamatas)
 
Chelus fimbriata

Southern Matamata

Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vargas-Ramirez, Caballero, Morales-Betancourt, Lasso, Amaya, Martinez, Silva Viana, Vogt, Pires Farias, Hrbek, Campbell & Fritz 2020
Genus Mesoclemmys (Hump-backed Toad-headed Turtles)
 
Mesoclemmys gibba

Gibba Toad-headed Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Fritz & Havas 2006 King & Burke 1989 Lima Silveira 2011 Mittermeier, Rhodin, Medem, Soini, Hoogmoed & Espinoza 1978 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Mesoclemmys nasuta

Guianan Toad-headed Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Platemys (Twist-necked Turtle)
 
Platemys platycephala

Twist-necked Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Watling & Ngadino 2007
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schulz in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schulz in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schulz in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schulz in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schulz in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Rhinoclemmys (Neotropical Wood Turtles)
 
Rhinoclemmys punctularia

Eastern Spotted-legged Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Watling & Ngadino 2007 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
 Family Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)
Genus Kinosternon (American Mud Turtles)
 
Kinosternon scorpioides

Scorpion Mud Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Berry & Iverson 2011 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 Jairam 2019 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Podocnemididae (Giant Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Podocnemis (South American Side-necked River Turtles)
 
Podocnemis unifilis

Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle

Avila-Pires 2005 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Chelonoidis (South American Tortoises)
 
Chelonoidis carbonarius

South American Red-footed Tortoise

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Chelonoidis denticulatus

South American Yellow-footed Tortoise

Avila-Pires 2005 Dijn, Molgo, Marty, Luger, Ringler, Crothers, Noonan & Fitzgerald 2007 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021