List of reptiles in Costa Rica

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List of reptiles in Costa Rica

Contents 1 Lizards 1.1 Family Corytophanidae 1.2 Family Gekkonidae 1.3 Family Polychridae 1.4 Family Scincidae 1.5 Family Teeidae 1.6 Family Xantusidae 2 Snakes 2.1 Family Colubridae 2.2 Family Elapidae 2.3 Family Viperidae 3 Turtles 4 References

[edit] Lizards

[edit] Family Corytophanidae

• Jesus Christ Lizard
• Casqued-headed Lizard

[edit] Family Gekkonidae

• Hemidactlus frenatus

[edit] Family Polychridae

• Dactyloa insignis
• Norops aquaticus
• Norops biporcatus
• Norops capito
• Norops humilus
• Norops lemurinus
• Norops polylepis
• Norops woodi

[edit] Family Scincidae

• Mabuya unamarginata

[edit] Family Teeidae

• Ameiva quadrilineata
• Ameiva festiva
• Anadia ocellata
• Ptychoglossus plicatus

[edit] Family Xantusidae

• Lepidophyma reticulatum

[edit] Snakes

[edit] Family Colubridae

• Amastridium veliferum
• Chironius exoletus
• Clelia clelia
• Drymobius melnotropis
• Enulius sclateri
• Erythrolampus mimus
• Imantodes cenchoa
• Lampropeltis triangulatum
• Liophis epinphalus
• Leptodeira septentrionalis
• Mastigodryas melanolomus
• Nina maculata
• Scaphiodontophis venustissimus
• Stenorrhina fremenvilli
• Xenodon rhabdocephalus

[edit] Family Elapidae

• Micrurus alleni

[edit] Family Viperidae

• Atropoides nummifera
• Bothriechis lateralis
• Bothriechis schlegelli
• Bothrops asper

[edit] Turtles

• Kinosternon leucostomum
• Chelydra serpentina

[edit] References

• http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/edge/Field_guide_main_page.htm