Reptiles of Costa Rica's Southern Caribbean Lowlands

Green Basilisk
Basiliscus plumifrons 1
Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus 2
Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus 3
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana 4
Berthold's Bush Anole
Polychrus gutturosus 5
Crested Anole
Anolis cristatellus 6
Bridled Anole
Anolis frenatus 3
Humble Anole
Anolis humilis 7
Ghost Anole
Anolis lemurinus 8
Silky Anole
Anolis sericeus 9
Carpenter Anole
Anolis carpenteri
Border Anole
Anolis limifrons 10
Stream Anole
Anolis oxylophus 11
Neotropical Green Anole
Anolis biporcatus 12
Bighead Anole
Anolis capito 13
Lichen Anole
Anolis pentaprion 14
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus 15
Turniptail Gecko
Thecadactylus rapicauda 16
Yellow-headed Gecko
Gonatodes albogularis 3
Litter Gecko
Lepidoblepharis xanthostigma 17
Caribbean Least Gecko
Sphaerodactylus homolepis 18
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum 19
Central American Mabuya
Marisora unimarginata 20
Brown Forest Skink
Scincella cherriei 21
Middle American Ameiva
Holcosus festivus 22
Four-lined whiptail
Holcosus quadrilineatus 23
Golden Spectacled Tegu
Gymnophthalmus speciosus 24
Northern Spectacled Lizard
Leposoma southi 3
Taylor's Largescale Lizard
Ptychoglossus plicatus
Celestus hylaius
Celestus hylaius 25
O'Shaughnessy's Galliwasp
Diploglossus bilobatus
Diploglossus monotropis
Diploglossus monotropis 26
Boa Constrictor
Boa constrictor 27
Ringed Tree Boa
Corallus annulatus 8
Rainbow Boa
Epicrates cenchria 28
Panamanian Dwarf Boa
Ungaliophis panamensis 29
Clelia clelia
Clelia clelia 30
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius 31
Mimic False Coral Snake
Erythrolamprus mimus 32
Liophis epinephelus
Liophis epinephelus 33
False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon rabdocephalus 23
Rustyhead Snake
Amastridium veliferum 17
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Yellowbelly Snake
Coniophanes fissidens 34
American Snail-eater
Dipsas articulata 35
Two-colored Snail-eater
Dipsas bicolor 36
Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni 18
Costa Rica Water Snake
Hydromorphus concolor 37
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa 12
Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus 20
Plain Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus 38
Northern Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira septentrionalis 39
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata 40
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata 41
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus 42
Argus Snail Sucker
Sibon argus 43
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus 44
Orangebelly Swamp Snake
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus 38
Black Halloween Snake
Pliocercus euryzonus 37
Urotheca guentheri
Urotheca guentheri 45
Urotheca pachyura
Urotheca pachyura 41
Sipo
Chironius carinatus 46
Ecuador Sipo
Chironius grandisquamis 3
Barred Forest Racer
Dendrophidion vinitor 47
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum 8
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus 48
Lower-montane Green Racer
Drymobius melanotropis 49
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum 12
Parrot Snake
Leptophis ahaetulla 50
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris 51
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus 18
Brown Vinesnake
Oxybelis aeneus 30
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris 52
Puffing Snake
Pseustes poecilonotus 53
False Tree Coral
Rhinobothryum bovallii 39
Guatemala Neckband Snake
Scaphiodontophis annulatus 37
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus 54
Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake
Stenorrhina degenhardtii 8
Litter Snake
Tantilla reticulata 26
Tantilla ruficeps
Tantilla ruficeps 55
Red Earth Centipede Snake
Tantilla schistosa 55
Banded Centipede Snake
Tantilla supracincta 56
Checkered Garter Snake
Thamnophis marcianus 55
Allen's Coral Snake
Micrurus alleni 57
Central American Coral Snake
Micrurus nigrocinctus 46
Redtail Coral Snake
Micrurus mipartitus 24
Picado's Pit Viper
Atropoides picadoi 58
Eyelash Viper
Bothriechis schlegelii 59
Fer-de-lance
Bothrops asper 55
Central American Bushmaster
Lachesis stenophrys 60
Rainforest Hog-nosed Viper
Porthidium nasutum 37
Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle
Kinosternon angustipons 61
White-lipped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon leucostomum 62
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea 63
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas 64
Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata 65
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina 66
Brown Land Turtle
Rhinoclemmys annulata 67
Black River Turtle
Rhinoclemmys funerea 55
Ornate Slider
Trachemys ornata 68
Common Caiman
Caiman crocodilus 69
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus 70
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