Reptiles of the
Tanimbar Islands [Indonesia]

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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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Kopstein 1926 Wermuth & Mertens 1977

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Bronchocela (Long-tailed Agamas)
 
Bronchocela cristatella

Malayan Green Crested Agama

Rooij 1915
Genus Tropicagama (Northern Water Dragon)
 
Tropicagama temporalis

Northern Water Dragon

Rooij 1915 [as maculilabris] Wermuth 1967 [as maculilabris]
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Rooij 1915
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Rooij 1915 [as verticillatus]
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Kopstein 1926
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Kopstein 1926
 
Lepidodactylus oorti

Moluccan Scaly-toed Gecko

Brown & Parker 1977 Kopstein 1926 Wermuth 1965
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia babarensis

Babar Islands Rainbow Skink

Zug 2004
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991 Kopstein 1926
 
Emoia longicauda

Long-tailed Slender Tree Skink

How, Durrant, Smith & Saleh 1998
 
Emoia reimschisseli

Morotai Slender Skink

How, Durrant, Smith & Saleh 1998
Genus Eugongylus (Short-legged Giant Skinks)
 
Eugongylus rufescens

Reddish Giant Skink

Rooij 1915
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Rooij 1915 Schmitt, How, Hisheh, Goldberg & Maryanto 2000
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Mertens 1929 Rooij 1915 Schmitt, How, Hisheh, Goldberg & Maryanto 2000
Genus Tiliqua (Blue-tongued Skinks)
 
Tiliqua scincoides

Common Blue-tongued Skink

Shea 2000
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Rooij 1915

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Pacific Tree Boa

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Rooij 1917 Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001 Stimson 1969
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron

Moluccan Flying Tree Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Mertens 1968 Rooij 1917
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis keiensis

Southern Moluccan Bronzeback

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Rooij 1917 [as calligaster]
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon forbesi

Tanimbar Striped Kukri Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Rooij 1917
  *
Oligodon unicolor

Tanimbar Plain Kukri Snake

Haas 1950 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kopstein 1926 Lang 2013
 Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)
Genus Cylindrophis (Oriental Pipe Snakes)
  *
Cylindrophis yamdena

Yamdena Pipe Snake

Bernstein, Bauer, McGuire, Arida, Kaiser, Kieckbusch & Mecke 2020 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 Smith & Sidik 1998
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)
 
Acanthophis ceramensis

Seram Death Adder

Haas 1950 [as A. antarcticus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as A. praelongus] Lang 2013 [as A. spp.] Rooij 1917 [as A. antarcticus] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus schneiderii

South East Asian Dog-faced Water Snake

Kopstein 1926 [as C. rynchops]
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Malayopython (Malayan Pythons)
 
Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Bosch 1985 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1930 Rooij 1917 Stimson 1969
Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)
  *
Simalia nauta

Tanimbar Scrub Python

Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lang 2013 McDowell 1975 [as Python amethistinus] Rooij 1917 [as Python amethystinus] Stimson 1969 [as Liasis amethistinus]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Lang 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

Kopstein 1926
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Kopstein 1926