Reptiles of
Utila  [Honduras: Islas de la Bahia]

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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 acutus

American Crocodile

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)
  *
Norops bicaorum

Utila Anole

Koehler & McCranie 2001 Koehler 1999 McCranie & Koehler 2015 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 
Norops unilobatus

Awasbila Anole

Koehler & Vesely 2010 McCranie & Koehler 2015 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014
  *
Norops utilensis

Utila Lichen Anole

Koehler 1996 Koehler 2010 McCranie & Koehler 2015 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 Nicholson & Koehler 2014
 Family Corytophanidae (Basilisks)
Genus Basiliscus (Typical Basilisks)
 
Basiliscus vittatus

Banded Basilisk

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Coleonyx (Banded Eyelid Geckos)
 
Coleonyx mitratus

Central American Banded Gecko

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Gymnophthalmus (Snake-eyed Tejus)
 
Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Golden Snake-eyed Teju

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Ctenosaura (Northern Spiny-tailed Iguanas)
 
Ctenosaura bakeri

Utila Island Spiny-tailed Iguana

Koehler 1995 Koehler 2002 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Villa, Wilson & Johnson 1988
 
Ctenosaura similis

Central American Black Iguana

Koehler 2002 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
 
Iguana rhinolopha

Northern Green Iguana

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 [as I. iguana] McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as I. iguana]
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
 
Phyllodactylus palmeus

Roatan Leaf-toed Gecko

McCranie & Hedges 2013 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Koehler & Vesely 2011 Koehler 1996 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Marisora (Middle American Skinks)
 
Marisora roatanae

Roatan Skink

Hedges & Conn 2012 [as brachypoda] McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 [as brachypoda] McCranie, Matthews & Hedges 2020 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as Mabuya unimarginata] Miralles & Carranza 2010 [as Mabuya unimarginata]
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)
 
Sphaerodactylus dunni

Honduran Least Gecko

Brown, Manwaring, Hoefling & Honschek 2020
  *
Sphaerodactylus poindexteri

Utila Least Gecko

Koehler 1996 [as millepunctatus] McCranie & Hedges 2012 [as continentalis] McCranie & Hedges 2013 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as millepunctatus]
 
Sphaerodactylus rosaurae

Islas de la Bahia Least Gecko

McCranie & Hedges 2013 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Cnemidophorus (Southern Whiptails)
 
Cnemidophorus ruatanus

Northern Rainbow Whiptail

McCranie & Hedges 2013 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as lemniscatus]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)
 
Boa imperator

Central American Red-tailed Boa

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 [as B. constrictor] McCranie 2011 [as B. constrictor] McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as B. constrictor]
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Coniophanes (Black-striped Snakes)
 
Coniophanes imperialis

Regal Black-striped Snake

Koehler 1996 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Drymarchon (Indigo Snakes and Cribos)
 
Drymarchon melanurus

Black-tailed Cribo

Koehler & Gutsche 2000 [as D. corais] McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Enulius (Middle American Long-tailed Snakes)
 
Enulius flavitorques

Pacific Long-tailed Snake

Gutsche 2003 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Imantodes (American Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
 
Imantodes cenchoa

Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Leptophis (Neotropical Parrot Snakes)
 
Leptophis mexicanus

Mexican Parrot Snake

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Mastigodryas (Neotropical Lizard Eaters)
 
Mastigodryas laevis

Guatemalan Lizard Eater

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 [as melanolomus] McCranie 2011 [as melanolomus] McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as melanolomus]
Genus Oxybelis (Neotropical Vine Snakes)
 
Oxybelis fulgidus

Green Vine Snake

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 
Oxybelis koehleri

Guatemalan Vine Snake

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 [as aeneus] McCranie 2011 [as aeneus] McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as aeneus]
Genus Pseudelaphe (Mexican Rat Snakes)
 
Pseudelaphe flavirufa

Mexican Rat Snake

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Tantillita (Dwarf Short-tailed Snakes)
 
Tantillita lintoni

Guatemalan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake

Martinez 2011 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 Wilson & Mata-Silva 2015
Genus Tretanorhinus (Neotropical Swamp Snakes)
 
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus

Orange-bellied Swamp Snake

Koehler 1996 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Epictia (Neotropical Thread Snakes)
 
Epictia magnamaculata

Caribbean Black Thread Snake

Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McCranie & Hedges 2016 McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie 2011 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005 [as goudotii] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as goudotii] Peters & Orejas-Miranda 1970 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Wallach 2016

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

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)
 
Trachemys venusta

Eastern Central American Slider

McCranie & Valdes-Orellana 2014 McCranie, Wilson & Koehler 2005