Reptiles of
Vanuatu  (formerly the New Hebrides)

Related checklists:  Aneityum - Espiritu Santo

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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

Ineich 2009 Zug 2013

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra georgpotthasti

Western Giant Stump-toed Gecko

Beckon 1992 [as vorax] Flecks, Schmitz, Boehme, Henkel & Ineich 2012 Ineich 2009 [as vorax] Oliver, Clegg, Fisher, Richards, Taylor & Jocque 2016 Zug 2013
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Bauer 1988
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Ineich 2009 Medway & Marshall 1975 Zug 2013
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko vittatus

White-striped Gecko

Ineich 2009 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Zug 2013
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko

Zug 2010 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
  *
Lepidodactylus buleli

Espiritu Santo Scaly-toed Gecko

Ineich 2008 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Lepidodactylus guppyi

Solomon Islands Scaly-toed Gecko

Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Ineich 2009 Ota, Fischer, Ineich, Case, Radtkey & Zug 1998 Zug 2013
  *
Lepidodactylus vanuatuensis

Vanuatu Scaly-toed Gecko

Ineich 2009 Ota, Fischer, Ineich, Case, Radtkey & Zug 1998 Zug 2013
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus multicarinatus

Melanesian Hook-toed Gecko

Allison, Austin, Hamilton & Tallowin 2013 Ineich 2009 Zug & Moon 1995 Zug 2013
 
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Ineich 2009 Zug & Moon 1995 Zug 2013 Zug 2020
Genus Perochirus (Saw-tailed Geckos)
  *
Perochirus guentheri

Vanuatu Saw-tailed Gecko

Brown 1976 Hamilton, Allison & Tallowin 2013 Ineich 2009 Medway & Marshall 1975 Zug 2013
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Caledoniscincus (New Caledonian Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Caledoniscincus atropunctatus

Speckled Leaf-Litter Skink

Ineich 2009 Sadlier 1987 Zug 2013
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
  *
Cryptoblepharus novohebridicus

Vanuatu Snake-eyed Skink

Horner 2007 Ineich 2009 Mertens 1928 Mertens 1933 Zug 2013
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
  *
Emoia aneityumensis

Aneityum Tree Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Medway 1974 Zug 2013
 
Emoia atrocostata

Pacific Mangrove Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Emoia cyanogaster

Pacific Green-bellied Tree Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
  *
Emoia erronan

West Futuna Tree Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
 
Emoia impar

Dark-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Ineich 2009 Zug 1991 Zug 2013
 
Emoia nigra

South Pacific Black Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
  *
Emoia nigromarginata

Black-bordered Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
  *
Emoia sanfordi

Vanuatu Green Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Ineich 2009 Zug 2013
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Ineich 2009 Lord Medway & Marshall 1975 Zug 2013 Zweifel 1979

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

South Pacific Tree Boa

Ineich 2009 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Lord Medway & Marshall 1975 McDowell 1979 Stimson 1969 Zug 2013
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis coggeri

Pacific Yellow-banded Sea Snake

Cogger 1992 Ineich & Laboute 2002 Zug 2013
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975 David & Ineich 1999 Zug 2013
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Cogger & Heatwole 2006 Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016 Zug 2013
 
Laticauda frontalis

Vanuatu Sea Krait

Cogger & Heatwole 2006 Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016 Ineich 2009 Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 Zug 2013
 
Laticauda laticaudata

Blue-lipped Sea Krait

Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016 Haas 1950 McCarthy 1986 Rooij 1917 Zug 2013
 
Laticauda saintgironsi

New Caledonian Sea Krait

Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010

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

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Pritchard in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Petro, Hickey & Mackay 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Zug 2013