List of reptiles of Costa Rica explained

This is a list of reptiles in Costa Rica.

Lizards

Family Corytophanidae

• Genus Basiliscus (brown basilisk, common basilisk, plumed basilisk)^[1]
• Genus Corytophanes (helmeted iguana)^[1]
• Genus Laemanctus (casquehead iguana)^[1]

Family Dactyloidae

• Genus Anolis (Anolis insignis, Anolis microtus)

Family Gekkonidae

• Genus Gonatodes (yellow-headed gecko)^[2]
• Genus Hemidactylus (common house gecko)^[2]
• Genus Lepidoblepharis (Costa Rica scaly-eyed gecko)^[2]
• Genus Sphaerodactylus (yellow-tailed dwarf gecko, spotted dwarf gecko)^[2]
• Genus Lepidodactylus (mourning gecko)^[3]

Family Iguanidae

• Genus Ctenosaura (black spiny-tailed iguana)^[4]
• Genus Iguana (green iguana)^[4]

Family Phyllodactylidae

• Genus Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed gecko)

Family Polychrotidae

• Genus Norops (21 species, including blue-eyed anole, Carpenter's anole,^[5] green tree anole, ground anole, lemur anole, lichen anole, many-scaled anole, pug-nosed anole, slender anole, stream anole, water anole)^{[6] [7]}
• Genus Polychrus (neotropical chameleon)^[6]

Family Scincidae

• Mabuya unamarginata^[8]

Family Teiidae

• Anadia ocellata
• Holcosus quadrilineatus
• Holcosus festivus
• Ptychoglossus plicatus

Family Xantusiidae

• Lepidophyma reticulatum^[9]

Snakes

Family Anomalepididae

• Anomalepis mexicana
• Helminthophis frontalis
• Liotyphlops albirostris

Family Boidae

• Boa constrictor
• Boa imperator
• Epicrates cenchria

Family Colubridae

• Amastridium veliferum (rufous-headed snake)
• Chironius exoletus
• Clelia clelia
• Drymobius melanotropis (black forest racer)
• Drymobius margaritiferus (speckled racer)
• Enuliophis sclateri (sock-headed snake)
• Erythrolamprus mimus (mimic false coral snake)
• Imantodes cenchoa
• Lampropeltis triangulum
• Leptophis ahaetulla (parrot snake)
• Erythrolamprus epinephalus (fire-bellied snake)
• Leptodeira septentrionalis
• Mastigodryas melanolomus
• Ninia maculata
• Scaphiodontophis venustissimus
• Senticolis triaspis (green rat snake)
• Stenorrhina degenhardtii
• Stenorrhina freminvillei (blood snake)
• Genus Tantilla (centipede snakes)
• Thamnophis proximus
• Xenodon rhabdocephalus

Family Elapidae

• Micrurus alleni
• Micrurus mipartitus

Family Leptotyphlopidae

• Leptotyphlops goudotii

Family Loxocemidae

• Loxocemus bicolor

Family Tropidophiidae

• Ungaliophis panamensis

Family Typhlopidae

• Typhlops costaricensis

Family Viperidae

• Atropoides nummifer
• Atropoides picadoi
• Bothriechis lateralis
• Bothriechis nigroadspersus
• Bothrops asper
• Porthidium nasutum
• Lachesis stenophrys Cope 1875 Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
• Lachesis melanocephala Solòrzano & Cerdas 1986 southeastern Costa Rica and adjoining areas of western Panama

Turtles

• Kinosternon leucostomum
• Rhinoclemmys annulata
• Rhinoclemmys funerea
• Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima
• Trachemys emolli
• Trachemys venusta

Crocodilians

Family Crocodylidae

• American crocodile

Family Alligatoridae

• Spectacled caiman

See also

• List of amphibians of Costa Rica
• List of birds of Costa Rica
• List of mammals of Costa Rica
• List of non-marine molluscs of Costa Rica

Notes and References

1. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Corytophanidae. 120–6. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.
2. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Gekkonidae. 143–50. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.
3. Web site: Lepidodactylus lugubris. The Reptile Database. 2019-03-31.
4. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Iguanidae. 126–8. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.
5. Echelle, A.A., A.F. Echelle and H.S. Fitch. 1971. A new anole from Costa Rica. Herpetologica 27(3): 354-362.
6. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Polychrotidae. 128–42. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.
7. Book: Henderson, Carrol L.. Mammals, amphibians, and reptiles of Costa Rica: a field guide. Polychrotidae. 122–32. University of Texas Press. 2010. 978-0292722743. https://books.google.com/books?id=PqnJ7EfxMl4C&dq=Polychrotidae+costa+rica&pg=PA122.
8. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Scincidae. 151–2. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.
9. Book: Guyer. Craig. Donnelly. Maureen A.. Amphibians and reptiles of la selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean slope: a comprehensive guide. 1st. Xantusiidae. 150–1. University of California Press. 2004. 978-0520237599.