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Reptiles of Costa Rica's Southern Caribbean Lowlands

Green Basilisk 1
Basiliscus plumifrons
Brown Basilisk 2
Basiliscus vittatus
Helmeted Iguana 3
Corytophanes cristatus
Green Iguana 4
Iguana iguana
Berthold's Bush Anole 5
Polychrus gutturosus
Crested Anole 6
Anolis cristatellus
Bridled Anole 3
Anolis frenatus
Humble Anole 7
Anolis humilis
Ghost Anole 8
Anolis lemurinus
Silky Anole 9
Anolis sericeus
Carpenter Anole
Anolis carpenteri
Border Anole 10
Anolis limifrons
Stream Anole 11
Anolis oxylophus
Neotropical Green Anole 12
Anolis biporcatus
Bighead Anole 13
Anolis capito
Lichen Anole 14
Anolis pentaprion
Common House Gecko 15
Hemidactylus frenatus
Turniptail Gecko 16
Thecadactylus rapicauda
Yellow-headed Gecko 3
Gonatodes albogularis
Litter Gecko 17
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma
Caribbean Least Gecko 18
Sphaerodactylus homolepis
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard 19
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
Central American Mabuya 20
Marisora unimarginata
Brown Forest Skink 21
Scincella cherriei
Middle American Ameiva 22
Holcosus festivus
Four-lined whiptail 23
Holcosus quadrilineatus
Golden Spectacled Tegu 24
Gymnophthalmus speciosus
Northern Spectacled Lizard 3
Leposoma southi
Taylor's Largescale Lizard
Ptychoglossus plicatus
Celestus hylaius 25
O'Shaughnessy's Galliwasp
Diploglossus bilobatus
Diploglossus monotropis 26
Boa Constrictor 27
Boa constrictor
Ringed Tree Boa 8
Corallus annulatus
Rainbow Boa 28
Epicrates cenchria
Panamanian Dwarf Boa 29
Ungaliophis panamensis
Clelia clelia 30
Forest Flame Snake 31
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Mimic False Coral Snake 32
Erythrolamprus mimus
Liophis epinephelus 33
False Fer-de-lance 23
Xenodon rabdocephalus
Rustyhead Snake 17
Amastridium veliferum
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Yellowbelly Snake 34
Coniophanes fissidens
American Snail-eater 35
Dipsas articulata
Two-colored Snail-eater 36
Dipsas bicolor
Hoffmann's Earth Snake 18
Geophis hoffmanni
Costa Rica Water Snake 37
Hydromorphus concolor
Blunthead Tree Snake 12
Imantodes cenchoa
Central American Tree Snake 20
Imantodes gemmistratus
Plain Tree Snake 38
Imantodes inornatus
Northern Cat-eyed Snake 39
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Spotted Coffee Snake 40
Ninia maculata
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake 41
Rhadinaea decorata
Ringed Snail Sucker 42
Sibon annulatus
Argus Snail Sucker 43
Sibon argus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake 44
Sibon nebulatus
Orangebelly Swamp Snake 38
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus
Black Halloween Snake 37
Pliocercus euryzonus
Urotheca guentheri 45
Urotheca pachyura 41
Sipo 46
Chironius carinatus
Ecuador Sipo 3
Chironius grandisquamis
Barred Forest Racer 47
Dendrophidion vinitor
South American Forest Racer 8
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Speckled Racer 48
Drymobius margaritiferus
Lower-montane Green Racer 49
Drymobius melanotropis
Milk Snake 12
Lampropeltis triangulum
Parrot Snake 50
Leptophis ahaetulla
Cope's Parrot Snake 51
Leptophis depressirostris
Dryad Snake 18
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Brown Vinesnake 30
Oxybelis aeneus
Cope's Vine Snake 52
Oxybelis brevirostris
Puffing Snake 53
Pseustes poecilonotus
False Tree Coral 39
Rhinobothryum bovallii
Guatemala Neckband Snake 37
Scaphiodontophis annulatus
Chicken Snake 54
Spilotes pullatus
Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake 8
Stenorrhina degenhardtii
Litter Snake 26
Tantilla reticulata
Tantilla ruficeps 55
Red Earth Centipede Snake 55
Tantilla schistosa
Banded Centipede Snake 56
Tantilla supracincta
Checkered Garter Snake 55
Thamnophis marcianus
Allen's Coral Snake 57
Micrurus alleni
Central American Coral Snake 46
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Redtail Coral Snake 24
Micrurus mipartitus
Picado's Pit Viper 58
Atropoides picadoi
Eyelash Viper 59
Bothriechis schlegelii
Fer-de-lance 55
Bothrops asper
Central American Bushmaster 60
Lachesis stenophrys
Rainforest Hog-nosed Viper 37
Porthidium nasutum
Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle 61
Kinosternon angustipons
White-lipped Mud Turtle 62
Kinosternon leucostomum
Leatherback Sea Turtle 63
Dermochelys coriacea
Green Sea Turtle 64
Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Turtle 65
Eretmochelys imbricata
Common Snapping Turtle 66
Chelydra serpentina
Brown Land Turtle 67
Rhinoclemmys annulata
Black River Turtle 55
Rhinoclemmys funerea
Ornate Slider 68
Trachemys ornata

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