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Total number of reptile species, by country
| Australia | | 880 |
| Mexico | | 837 |
| Indonesia | | 749 |
| Brazil | | 651 |
| India | | 521 |
| Colombia | | 518 |
| China | | 424 |
| Ecuador | | 419 |
| Malaysia | | 388 |
| Madagascar | | 383 |
| South Africa | | 364 |
| United States | | 360 |
| Peru | | 354 |
| Thailand | | 341 |
| Papua New Guinea | | 338 |
| Argentina | | 338 |
| Tanzania | | 335 |
| Venezuela | | 323 |
| Congo, Dem Rep | | 304 |
| Viet Nam | | 286 |
| Myanmar | | 285 |
| Philippines | | 274 |
| Kenya | | 261 |
| Costa Rica | | 258 |
| Bolivia | | 258 |
| Panama | | 242 |
| Guatemala | | 236 |
| Angola | | 235 |
| Somalia | | 222 |
| Iran | | 220 |
| Namibia | | 215 |
| Honduras | | 213 |
| Cameroon | | 211 |
| Ethiopia | | 205 |
| Mozambique | | 195 |
| Pakistan | | 190 |
| Sri Lanka | | 181 |
| Zimbabwe | | 180 |
| Nicaragua | | 178 |
| Uganda | | 165 |
| Sudan | | 162 |
| Nigeria | | 155 |
| Cuba | | 153 |
| Congo | | 149 |
| Laos | | 147 |
| Paraguay | | 144 |
| Zambia | | 143 |
| Suriname | | 141 |
| Belize | | 140 |
| Guyana | | 136 |
| Ghana | | 135 |
| Botswana | | 133 |
| Turkey | | 133 |
| French Guiana | | 132 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | | 131 |
| Central African Rep | | 131 |
| Gabon | | 130 |
| Nepal | | 123 |
| Chile | | 121 |
| Dominican Rep | | 117 |
Source: World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data (unpublished, September 2004).
Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
Continued: Rainforest diversity
This article was written by Rhett A. Butler [bibliographic citation for this page] and was last updated on the most recent date listed in the column on the right side.
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