Reptiles of
Woodlark [Papua New Guinea]

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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 Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
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Cyrtodactylus murua

Woodlark Island Bent-toed Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2006 Kraus 2007 Roesler, Richards & Gunther 2007 Rooij 1915 [as louisiadensis]
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2004
 
Gehyra oceanica

Oceanic Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2004
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko vittatus

White-striped Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2006
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2004
Genus Lepidodactylus (Scaly-toed Geckos)
  *
Lepidodactylus kwasnickae

Woodlark Scaly-toed Gecko

Kraus 2019
 
Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Kraus & Allison 2004
Genus Nactus (Hook-toed Geckos)
 
Nactus sphaerodactylodes

Sudest Hook-toed Gecko

Kraus 2005
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Carlia (Australian-Pacific Rainbow Skinks)
 
Carlia eothen

Eastern Papuan Rainbow Skink

Kraus & Allison 2006 Zug 2004
Genus Emoia (Emo Skinks)
 
Emoia caeruleocauda

Pacific Blue-tailed Skink

Brown 1991
 
Emoia jakati

Jakati River Slender Skink

Brown 1991 Kraus & Allison 2006
 
Emoia longicauda

Long-tailed Slender Tree Skink

Brown 1991
Genus Lamprolepis (Malay Archipelago Tree Skinks)
 
Lamprolepis smaragdina

Emerald Tree Skink

Kraus & Allison 2004 Kraus & Allison 2006
Genus Lipinia (Indo-Pacific Striped Skinks)
 
Lipinia longiceps

East Papuan Striped Skink

Kraus & Allison 2004
Genus Ornithuroscincus (Smooth-eared Skinks)
 
Ornithuroscincus noctua

Moth Skink

Zweifel 1979
Genus Prasinohaema (Green Tree Skinks)
 
Prasinohaema virens

Eastern Green Tree Skink

Kraus & Allison 2004 Kraus & Allison 2006
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus aignanus

Misima Forest Skink

Kraus & Allison 2004
 
Sphenomorphus solomonis

Solomon Forest Skink

Kraus & Allison 2004
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus indicus

Pacific Monitor

Kraus & Allison 2004 Weijola, Kraus, Vahtera, Lindqvist & Donnellan 2017

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Pacific Ground Boa

O'Shea 1996 Rooij 1917 [as Enygrus carinatus] Smith, Chiszar, Tepedelen & Breukelen 2001
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga irregularis

Brown Cat Snake

Kraus & Allison 2004 Kraus & Allison 2006 Rooij 1917
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis calligaster

Northern Australian Bronzeback

Rooijen & Vogel 2016
 
Dendrelaphis lineolatus

Papuan Striped Bronzeback

Rooij 1917
 
Dendrelaphis papuensis

Eastern Papuan Bronzeback

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 O'Shea 1996
Genus Stegonotus (Indo-Australian Ground Snakes)
 
Stegonotus cucullatus

Doberai Ground Snake

Haas 1950 [as S. modestus] Iskandar & Colijn 2001 McDowell 1972 O'Shea 1996 Rooij 1917 [as S. modestus]
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Aspidomorphus (Papuan Crowned Snakes)
 
Aspidomorphus lineaticollis

Striped Crowned Snake

Brongersma 1934 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kraus & Allison 2006 McDowell 1967 O'Shea 1996 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Toxicocalamus (Papuan Worm-eating Snakes)
  *
Toxicocalamus longissimus

Woodlark Worm-eating Snake

Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Kraus 2009 McDowell 1969 O'Shea 1996 O'Shea, Parker & Kaiser 2015 Rooij 1917
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)
 
Laticauda colubrina

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Kraus & Allison 2004
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)
 
Ramphotyphlops depressus

Melanesian Blind Snake

Kraus & Allison 2004