Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants

Total number of reptile species, by country

Included in the list are alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and the tuatara. Note, this data from the Reptile Database dates to July 2019, but is the most recent available on a global scale. If you are aware of more up-to-date data, please contact us.

Country / regionReptilesRank
Australia1,0781
Mexico9572
Brazil8143
Indonesia7554
India6895
Guinea6126
Colombia6017
United States (USA)5308
Peru4959
China49010
Malaysia48611
Vietnam47912
Ecuador47813
South Africa44714
Argentina44714
Thailand43715
Madagascar43416
Venezuela40917
Tanzania, United Republic of35918
Mali35619
Congo35220
Philippines35021
Myanmar33722
Iran33223
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 31724
Bolivia31525
Cameroon29226
Papua New Guinea28927
Kenya28028
Honduras28028
Angola28028
Panama27829
Guatemala27530
Namibia27530
Costa Rica26331
Ethiopia24232
Somalia23933
Sri Lanka23034
Mozambique22535
Pakistan20836
Central African Republic20537
Nigeria20338
Nicaragua19839
Cayman Islands19839
Sudan19440
Cambodia19241
Zimbabwe19042
France18943
Paraguay18943
Zambia18744
Guyana18545
Ghana18246
Laos18147
Cuba17548
Uganda17548
French Guiana16849
Togo15950
Botswana15950
Suriname15851
El Salvador15452
Georgia15452
Cote d'lvoire15353
Turkey15054
Chile15054
Nepal14855
Belize14456
Gabon13957
Bangladesh13658
Benin13559
New Caledonia13160
Senegal12961
Singapore12562
Malawi12562
Dominican Republic12463
Haiti12364
Taiwan11865
Trinidad and Tobago11865
Iraq11666
Jordan11567
Egypt11468
Yemen11269
Afghanistan11269
Morocco10970
Oman10871
Saudi Arabia10772
Algeria10772
Israel10673
Liberia10574
Swaziland10275
Syrian Arab Republic10176
Niger10077
Solomon Islands9978
Japan9879
Sierra Leone9879
Eritrea9780
Mauritania9381
Gambia9381
Chad9182
Russian Federation8983
Turkmenistan8983
Burkina Faso8184
Rwanda8184
Uruguay8085
Hong Kong7586
Spain7586
Greece7586
Equatorial Guinea7487
United Arab Emirates7487
Tunisia7487
New Zealand7388
Puerto Rico7289
Guinea-Bissau6990
Libya6791
Burundi6692
Western Sahara6593
Azerbaijan6593
Bhutan6593
Uzbekistan6194
Italy6095
Lebanon5796
Kyrgyzstan5597
Canada5498
Kazakhstan5399
Armenia5399
French Southern Territories (France)51100
Jamaica50101
Tajikistan49102
Bahamas46103
Portugal44104
Fiji43105
Albania41106
Croatia41106
Micronesia, Federated States of40107
Bulgaria40107
Vanuatu38108
Seychelles36109
Virgin Islands, U.S.36109
Kuwait36109
Virgin Islands, British36109
Djibouti36109
Palau35110
North Macedonia35110
Guadeloupe33111
Mongolia33111
Mauritius32112
Grenada31113
Martinique30114
Cyprus30114
Cape Verde29115
East Timor (Timor-Leste)29115
Brunei Darussalam28116
British Indian Ocean Territory 28116
Tonga26117
Qatar25118
Slovenia24119
Romania24119
Ukraine23120
Samoa22121
Montenegro22121
Guam21122
South Sudan21122
Anguilla20123
Mayotte20123
Serbia20123
Lesotho20123
Dominica19124
Ireland18125
Netherlands18125
Switzerland18125
Reunion17126
Hungary17126
Cook Islands16127
Germany16127
Austria16127
Gibraltar15128
Slovakia14129
Moldova, Republic of14129
Aruba13130
Czech Republic13130
South Korea12131
Barbados12131
Montserrat12131
Poland12131
Bahrain11132
Maldives10133
Bermuda10133
Malta10133
Belgium10133
Nauru10133
Norway9134
Marshall Islands8135
French Polynesia8135
Comoros8135
North Korea8135
Lithuania8135
Andorra8135
Netherlands Antilles8135
Sweden7136
Latvia7136
Belarus7136
Turks and Caicos Islands6137
Denmark6137
Tuvalu6137
Finland6137
Estonia6137
United Kingdom5138
Luxemburg5138
Antigua and Barbuda4139
Niue4139
Tokelau4139
American Samoa3140
Christmas Island3140
Kiribati3140
Cocos (Keeling) Island3140
Saint Lucia3140
São Tomé and Príncipe3140
Monaco3140
Northern Mariana Islands2141
Pitcairn2141
Norfolk Island2141
Macau2141
Saint Kitts and Nevis1142
Bosnia and Herzegovina1142
Iceland1142
Antarctica1142
Liechtenstein1142
San Marino1142
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0143
Greenland0143
Wallis and Futuna0143
Saint Helena0143
Faroe Islands0143
Falkland Island (Malvinas)0143
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0143
Svalbard and Jan Mayen0143
Heard Islands and McDonald Islands0143
Saint Pierre and Miquelon0143
Bouvet Island0143
United States Minor Outlying Islands0143
Holy See (Vatican City State)0143

 

Source: Plant data is from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data. Fish: Fishbase; Birds: Birdlife International; Amphibians: AmphibiaWeb; Mammals: IUCN; Reptiles: the Reptile Database.

Species counts: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants

IUCN Red List (partial list of rainforest countries): Australia, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Côte D’ivoire, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela, and Vietnam.