Reptiles of
Western Samoa   (now officially Samoa - not to be confused with American Samoa)

 


Bibliography of the reptiles of Western Samoa Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Western Samoa Introduced species
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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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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Gill 1993
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Bauer 1994 Burt & Burt 1932 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Bauer 1994 Gill 1993
Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)
 
Hemiphyllodactylus typus

Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko

Fisher, Uili, Enoka & Zug 2013 Zug 2010
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Bauer 1994 Burt & Burt 1932 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus pelagicus

Pacific Hook-toed Gecko

Bauer 1994 Gill 1993 Zug & Moon 1995 Zug 2020
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus

Oceanic Snake-eyed Skink

Gill 1993
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia adspersa

Micronesian Striped Skink

Brown 1991 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
 
Emoia cyanura

White-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
 
Emoia impar

Dark-bellied Copper-striped Skink

Gill 1993
 
Emoia nigra

South Pacific Black Skink

Brown 1991 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
 
Emoia samoensis

Samoan Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943
 
Emoia tongana

Tongan Slender Skink

Brown 1991 [as murphyi] Gill 1993 [as murphyi] Higgins 1943 [as murphyi] Zug 2013
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Gill 1993 Higgins 1943

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

South Pacific Tree Boa

Burt & Burt 1932 Gill 1993 Higgins 1943 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 McDowell 1979
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

David & Ineich 1999
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Cogger in Dunson (ed.) 1975 [reported from "Samoa"] Zug 2013 [reported from "Samoa"]
 
Laticauda schistorhynchus

Flat-tailed Sea Krait

Haas 1950 [reported from "Samoa"] Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 [reported from "Samoa"] McCarthy 1986 [reported from "Samoa"] Rooij 1917 [reported from "Samoa"] Smith 1926 [reported from "Samoa"]

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
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

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

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

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

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021