List of REPTILIA species in Papua New Guinea



This is a list of REPTILIA in Papua New Guinea according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Emoia mivarti Admiralty Five-striped Skink 196609 DD
Emoia pseudocyanura Solomons Blue-tailed Skink 196615 LC
Geomyersia glabra Solomon Minute Skink 196627 NT
Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus Spotted Forest Snake 42493972 DD
Lipinia rouxi Roux's Lipinia 196631 LC
Sphenomorphus concinnatus Elegant Forest Skink 196634 LC
Sphenomorphus cranei Crane's Skink 196635 LC
Sphenomorphus fragosus 196636 DD
Sphenomorphus tanneri Tanner's Skink 196642 LC
Sphenomorphus taylori Taylor’s Solomon Skink 196643 DD
Sphenomorphus transversus 196644 DD
Sphenomorphus woodfordi 196645 LC
Acutotyphlops infralabialis Red Blind Snake 196651 DD
Acutotyphlops kunuaensis Kunua Blind Snake 196652 DD
Acutotyphlops solomonis 196653 DD
Acutotyphlops subocularis Bismarck Sharp-Nosed Blind Snake 196654 LC
Leiopython montanus Wau White-lipped Python 42493996 DD
Ramphotyphlops depressus Melanesia Blindsnake 196658 LC
Gerrhopilus depressiceps Beaked Blind Snake 196660 LC
Ramphotyphlops mansuetus Small-headed Blind Snake 196659 DD
Varanus spinulosus Isabel Monitor 196662 LC
Leiopython fredparkeri Karimui Basin White-lipped Python 42494018 VU
Nactus sphaerodactylodes 13484103 LC
Leiopython meridionalis Southern White-lipped Python 42494027 LC
Leiopython huonensis Huon Peninsula White-lipped Python 42494036 DD
Prasinohaema prehensicauda Prehensile Green Tree Skink 178273 LC
Tribolonotus blanchardi Blanchard's Helmet Skink 178307 LC
Gerrhopilus mcdowelli McDowell’s Blindsnake 178354 DD
Tribolonotus annectens Zweifel's Helmet Skink 196647 DD
Tribolonotus brongersmai Admiralty Spiny Skink 196648 DD
Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti Western Crocodile Skink 196649 LC
Varanus telenesetes 178388 DD
Carlia bicarinata Rainbow-skink 178415 LC
Geomyersia coggeri Cogger's Island Skink 178436 LC
Emoia ahli Ahl's Skink 42483977 DD
Sphenomorphus microtympanus 178466 LC
Dendrelaphis papuensis Papuan Treesnake 42492237 DD
Emoia coggeri Cogger’s Skink 42484077 DD
Nactus kunan 15712630 DD
Emoia guttata Allison's Skink 42484124 LC
Lepidodactylus mutahi Bougainville's Scaly-toed Gecko 178599 DD
Chelodina pritchardi Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle 4609 EN
Emoia montana Mountain Skink 42484270 LC
Stegonotus guentheri Milne Bay Ground Snake 42492489 DD
Hydrophis zweifeli Zweifel's Beaked Sea Snake 176716 DD
Laticauda guineai 176739 NT
Tropidonophis aenigmaticus East Papuan Keelback 42492523 LC
Tropidonophis dolasii 42492539 DD
Hydrophis vorisi Estuarine Sea Snake 176768 DD
Emoia popei Pope's Skink 42484357 LC
Emoia submetallica Madeay's Skink 42484423 LC
Toxicocalamus pachysomus 42493948 DD
Emoia tetrataenia Four-striped Skink 42484546 LC
Aspidomorphus lineaticollis Striped Crown Snake 42492821 LC
Eugongylus unilineatus 42484634 LC
Fojia bumi Fojia Skink 42484646 DD
Hypsilurus schoedei Vogt's Forest Dragon 199626 LC
Cyrtodactylus minor 42646479 DD
Cyrtodactylus capreoloides 42482655 LC
Cyrtodactylus derongo Derongo Bow-fingered Gecko 42482664 DD
Cyrtodactylus epiroticus 42482675 LC
Cyrtodactylus klugei 42482678 LC
Cyrtodactylus loriae Boulenger's Bow-fingered Gecko 42482687 LC
Cyrtodactylus murua 42482728 DD
Lipinia albodorsalis 42484781 DD
Cyrtodactylus robustus 42482765 LC
Cyrtodactylus tripartitus 42482796 LC
Hypsilurus ornatus 22529155 DD
Gehyra lampei 42482838 DD
Hypsilurus papuensis Papua Forest Dragon 22529181 LC
Gehyra membranacruralis Port Moresby Dtella 42482871 LC
Lobulia alpina 42484973 LC
Cyrtodactylus arcanus 54586625 DD
Lepidodactylus magnus Mountain Scaly-toed Gecko 42482961 LC
Lobulia subalpina 42485021 LC
Cyrtodactylus medioclivus 64304417 DD
Lepidodactylus orientalis Oriental Scaly-toed Gecko 42482989 LC
Papuascincus phaeodes 42485062 DD
Papuascincus stanleyanus 42485077 LC
Tropidonophis parkeri Highland Keelback 177514 LC
Sphenomorphus nigrolineatus 178568 LC
Parapistocalamus hedigeri Hediger’s Coral Snake 177530 DD
Cyrtodactylus salomonensis 202126 NT
Toxicocalamus misimae Misima Island Forest Snake 177560 DD
Carlia aenigma Enigmatic Rainbow Skink 42483103 LC
Tropidonophis dahlii New Britain Keelback 177565 LC
Sphenomorphus annectans 42485158 DD
Sphenomorphus brunneus 42485198 LC
Gerrhopilus fredparkeri Fred Parkers Blindsnake 42495453 DD
Sphenomorphus darlingtoni 42485216 LC
Sphenomorphus derooyae 42485229 LC
Gerrhopilus hades 42495474 DD
Sphenomorphus forbesi Slender Litter Skink 42485242 LC
Sphenomorphus fragilis 42485253 LC
Lygisaurus curtus 42483232 LC
Sphenomorphus granulatus 42485275 LC
Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus 42485301 LC
Carlia eothen 42483275 LC
Sphenomorphus loriae 42485323 LC
Gerrhopilus inornatus Montane Blindsnake 42495566 LC
Sphenomorphus louisiadensis 42485334 LC
Carlia luctuosa 42483338 LC
Cryptoblepharus furvus 42483515 LC
Sphenomorphus neuhaussi 42485572 LC
Cryptoblepharus richardsi 42483559 DD
Cryptoblepharus xenikos 42483601 DD
Cryptoblepharus yulensis 42483618 LC
Toxicocalamus buegersi Bürger’s Forest Snake 42493861 LC
Varanus bogerti Bogert's Monitor 42485692 LC
Toxicocalamus holopelturus Mt Rossel Forest Snake 42493892 LC
Hypsilurus longi 196554 LC
Bothrochilus boa Bismarck Ringed Python 196558 LC
Cyrtodactylus serratus 42482787 LC
Stegonotus heterurus Bismark Ground Snake 196564 LC
Tropidonophis hypomelas Bismark Keelback 196566 LC
Toxicocalamus longissimus Woodlark Island Forest Snake 42493911 VU
Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis Ring-tailed Gecko 196570 LC
Salomonelaps par Solomons Red Krait 196569 LC
Lepidodactylus guppyi Guppy's gecko 196578 LC
Lepidodactylus pulcher Admiralty Gecko 196583 DD
Carlia mysi Mys' Rainbow Skink 196591 LC
Toxicocalamus mintoni 42493939 LC
Emoia bismarckensis 196599 LC
Emoia cyanogaster Teal Emo Skink 196602 LC
Emoia flavigularis Yellow-throated Skink 196604 LC

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)