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Reptiles of Costa Rica's Southern Caribbean Lowlands

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

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