List of reptiles of Brazil explained

Total number of species = 648

Nota bene

In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.

Testudines

Cheloniidae (4 species)

Dermochelyidae (1 species)

Emydidae (2 species)

Geoemydidae (1 species)

Kinosternidae (1 species)

Testudinidae (2 species)

Podocnemididae (5 species)

Chelidae (18 species)

Nomenclature based on Rhodin et al., 2010[1]

Crocodilia

Alligatoridae (6 species)

Squamata

Amphisbaenidae (50 species)

Rhineuridae (7 species)

Iguanidae (1 species)

Hoplocercidae (3 species)

Polychrotidae (21 species)

Leiosauridae (7 species)

Tropiduridae (35 species)

Gekkonidae (29 species)

Anguidae (5 species)

Teiidae (31 species)

Gymnophthalmidae (71 species)

Scincidae (14 species)

Squamata - Serpentes

Anomalepididae (4 species)

Leptotyphlopidae (12 species)

Typhlopidae (6 species)

Aniliidae (1 species)

Tropidophiidae (1 species)

Boidae (8 species)

Colubridae (237 species)

Elapidae (34 species)

Viperidae (31 species)

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, and H. Bradley Shaffer. 2010. Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status
  2. Web site: Micrurus boicora. The Reptile Database.
  3. Web site: Micrurus tikuna. The Reptile Database.
  4. Web site: Micrurus mipartitus. The Reptile Database.
  5. Web site: Bothrocophias microphthalmus. The Reptile Database.
  6. Web site: Bothrops marmoratus. The Reptile Database.
  7. Web site: Bothrops otavioi. The Reptile Database.
  8. Web site: Bothrops sazimai. The Reptile Database.