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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:

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Chlamydosaurus (Frilled Lizard)   Chlamydosaurus kingii Frilled Lizard Wilson 2005 Genus Diporiphora (Two-pored Dragons)   Diporiphora jugularis Black-throated Two-pored Dragon Wilson 2005 [as bilineata] Genus Tropicagama (Northern Water Dragon)   Tropicagama temporalis Northern Water Dragon Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005  Family Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos) Genus Oedura (Common Australian Velvet Geckos)   Oedura castelnaui Northern Velvet Gecko Wilson 2005 Genus Pseudothecadactylus (Australian Giant Geckos)   Pseudothecadactylus australis Giant Tree Gecko Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra baliola Short-tailed Dtella Cogger 2014 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Shea & Sadlier 1999 Wilson & Swan 2010   Gehyra dubia Eastern Dtella Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)   Lepidodactylus pumilus Torres Strait Scaly-toed Gecko Brown & Parker 1977 Cogger 1996 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)   Nactus eboracensis Northern Cape York Hook-toed Gecko Cogger 2014 Zug 1998  Family Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards) Genus Lialis (Long-headed Scaly-foots)   Lialis burtonis Sharp-snouted Snake Lizard Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014 Kluge 1974  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Bellatorias (Papua-Australian Giant Skinks)   Bellatorias frerei Major Skink Cogger 2014 Wilson 2005 Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)   * Carlia quinquecarinata Torres Strait Rainbow Skink Cogger 2014 Donnellan, Couper, Saint & Wheaton 2009 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Wilson & Swan 2010   Carlia sexdentata Northern Cape York Rainbow Skink Cogger 2014 Donnellan, Couper, Saint & Wheaton 2009 Wilson & Swan 2010   Carlia storri Brown Bicarinate Rainbow Skink Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005   Carlia vivax Lively Rainbow Skink Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)   Cryptoblepharus litoralis Coastal Snake-eyed Skink Cogger 2014 Horner 2007 Genus Ctenotus (Australian Comb-eared Skinks)   Ctenotus spaldingi Straight-browed Comb-eared Skink Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)   Emoia atrocostata Pacific Mangrove Skink Brown 1991 Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005   Emoia longicauda Long-tailed Slender Tree Skink Brown 1991 Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Eugongylus (Short-legged Giant Skinks)   Eugongylus rufescens Reddish Giant Skink Cogger 2014 Shea & Sadlier 1999 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Glaphyromorphus (Short-legged Mulch Skinks)   Glaphyromorphus crassicauda Cape York Mulch Skink Cogger 2014 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005   Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink Cogger 1996 Cogger 2014   Glaphyromorphus pumilus Dwarf Mulch Skink Wilson 2005 Genus Lygisaurus (Sahul Leaf-Litter Skinks)   Lygisaurus macfarlani Translucent Leaf-litter Skink Cogger 2014 Kraus 2007 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus indicus Pacific Monitor Cogger 2014 Dryden & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Wilson & Swan 2010 Ziegler, Boehme, Eidenmuller & Philipp 2001 Ziegler, Schmitz, Koch & Boehme 2007   Varanus keithhornei Cape York Tree Monitor Boehme 2003   Varanus panoptes Yellow-spotted Monitor Boehme 2003   Varanus prasinus Green Tree Monitor Cogger 2014 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005   Varanus similis Papuan Spotted Tree Monitor Boehme 2003 [as scalaris] Wilson 2005 [as scalaris]

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga irregularis Brown Cat Snake Haas 1950 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis calligaster Northern Australian Bronzeback Cogger 2014 Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015 Wilson 2005   Dendrelaphis punctulatus Common Australian Bronzeback Rooijen, Vogel & Somaweera 2015 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)   Stegonotus australis Australian Ground Snake Kaiser, Kaiser & O'Shea 2018 McDowell 1972 [as S. cucullatus] Wilson 2005 [as cucullatus] Genus Tropidonophis (Indo-Australian Keelbacks)   Tropidonophis mairii Australian Keelback Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Acanthophis (Death Adders)   Acanthophis praelongus Northeastern Death Adder Wilson 2005 Genus Demansia (Sahul Whip Snakes)   Demansia papuensis Greater Black Whip Snake Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012   Demansia vestigiata Lesser Black Whip Snake Shea 1998 Genus Furina (Australian Naped Snakes)   Furina ornata Orange-naped Snake Wilson 2005   Furina tristis Grey-naped Snake Cogger 2014 Wilson 2005 Genus Oxyuranus (Taipans)   Oxyuranus scutellatus Eastern Taipan Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Wilson & Swan 2010 Genus Pseudechis (Australian Black Snakes and King Brown Snakes)   Pseudechis australis King Brown Snake Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012   Pseudechis papuanus Papuan Black Snake Cogger 2014 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Maddock, Childerstone, Fry, Williams, Barlow & Wuster 2017 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005 Genus Rhinoplocephalus (Australian Small-eyed Snakes)   * Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis Pink Snake Cogger 2014 Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Wilson & Swan 2010 Wilson 2005  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Aipysurus (Olive Sea Snakes)   Aipysurus laevis Olive Sea Snake Rooij 1917   Aipysurus mosaicus Mosaic Sea Snake Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975 [as A. eydouxii] Sanders, Rasmussen, Elmberg, Mumpuni, Guinea, Blias, Lee & Fry 2012 Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)   Hydrophis curtus Short Sea Snake Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975   Hydrophis elegans Bar-bellied Sea Snake Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975   Hydrophis kingii Spectacled Sea Snake Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975   Hydrophis macdowelli Small-headed Sea Snake O'Shea 1996   Hydrophis peronii Horned Sea Snake Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975 Smith 1926   Hydrophis stokesii Large-headed Sea Snake Smith 1926 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Wilson 2005   Laticauda laticaudata Blue-lipped Sea Krait Rasmussen, Sanders, Guinea & Amey 2014 Genus Microcephalophis (Small-headed Sea Snakes)   Microcephalophis gracilis Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake Wilson 2005  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)   Cerberus australis Australian Dog-faced Water Snake Wilson & Swan 2010 Genus Fordonia (White-bellied Mangrove Snake)   Fordonia leucobalia White-bellied Mangrove Snake Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Wilson & Swan 2010  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Antaresia (Australian Dwarf Pythons)   Antaresia maculosa Australian Spotted Python Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Antaresia papuensis Papuan Spotted Python Esquerre, Donnellan, Pavon-Vazquez, Fenker & Keogh 2021 Genus Leiopython (White-lipped Pythons)   Leiopython fredparkeri Southern White-lipped Python Cogger 1992 [as albertisii] Cogger 2014 [as albertisii] Schleip 2008 [as hoserae] Genus Liasis (Water Pythons and Australian Olive Python)   Liasis fuscus Brown Water Python Rooij 1917 Genus Morelia (Carpet Pythons and allies)   Morelia spilota Carpet Python Wilson & Swan 2010 Genus Simalia (Scrub Pythons)   Simalia amethistina Amethystine Python Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 [as clarki]   Simalia kinghorni Australian Scrub Python Cogger 1992 [as amethistina] Cogger 2014 [as amethistina] Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as amethistina] McDowell 1975 [as Python amethistinus] Rooij 1917 [as Python amethystinus] Wilson & Swan 2010  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Anilios (Australian Blind Snakes)   Anilios leucoproctus White-tailed Blind Snake Cogger 2014 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1974 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Wilson 2005   Anilios ligatus Robust Blind Snake Wilson & Swan 2010   Anilios torresianus Torres Blind Snake Boulenger 1889 Cogger 1992 [as polygrammicus] Cogger 2014 [as polygrammicus] Hahn 1980 [as p. polygrammicus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 [as p. polygrammicus] Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 [as polygrammicus] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as polygrammicus] McDowell 1974 [as polygrammicus] Wilson & Swan 2010 [as polygrammicus]   Anilios wiedii Brown-snouted Blind Snake Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles) Genus Chelodina (Indo-Australian Snake-necked or Long-necked Turtles)   Chelodina rugosa Northern Australian Snake-necked Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Kennett, Fordham, Alacs, Corey & Georges 2014 [as oblonga] Lavery, Watson & Leung 2012 Rhodin & Mittermeier 1976 [as siebenrocki]  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Rooij 1915 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Limpus in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982