Reptiles and Amphibians of Japan

Chinese Box Turtle
Cuora flavomarginata 1
Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle
Pelodiscus sinensis 2
Japanese pond turtle
Mauremys japonica 3
Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle
Geoemyda japonica
Caretta caretta gigas
Caretta caretta gigas
Red-eared Slider
Trachemys scripta elegans 4
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas 5
Chinese Pond Turtle
Mauremys reevesii
Yellow Pond Turtle
Mauremys mutica
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis 6
Japalura polygonata ishigakiensis
Japalura polygonata ishigakiensis 7
Okinawa Tree Lizard
Japalura polygonata 8
Tawa Gecko
Gekko tawaensis 9
Yakushima Gecko
Gekko yakuensis
Schlegel's Japanese Gecko
Gekko japonicus 3
Asian Smooth Gecko
Hemidactylus bowringii 10
Asian House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus 11
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris 12
Four-clawed Gecko
Gehyra mutilata 13
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae 14
Goniurosaurus orientalis
Goniurosaurus orientalis
Goniurosaurus splendens
Goniurosaurus splendens
Amur Grass Lizard
Takydromus amurensis
Japanese Grass Lizard
Takydromus tachydromoides 15
Green Grass Lizard
Takydromus smaragdinus
Sakishima Grass Lizard
Takydromus dorsalis
Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus
Littoral Whiptail-skink
Emoia atrocostata 16
Boettger's Ground Skink
Scincella boettgeri
Tsushima Ground Skink
Scincella vandenburghi 3
Ryukyu short-legged skink
Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus 17
Shanghai Elegant Skink
Plestiodon elegans 18
Barbour's Eyelid Skink
Plestiodon barbouri
Far Eastern Skink
Plestiodon latiscutatus 19
Ousima Skink
Plestiodon marginatus
Plestiodon oshimensis
Plestiodon oshimensis
Stimpson's Skink
Plestiodon stimpsonii 20
Kishinoue's giant skink
Plestiodon kishinouyei 21
Brahminy Blind Snake
Ramphotyphlops braminus 22
Iwasaki's Snail-eater
Pareas iwasakii
Peters' Odd-scaled Snake
Achalinus spinalis
Amami Takachiho Snake
Achalinus werneri
Pfeffer's Reed Snake
Calamaria pfefferi
Ryukyu Green Snake
Cyclophiops semicarinatus 23
Sakashima green snake
Cyclophiops herminae
Japanese Ratsnake
Elaphe climacophora 2
Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake
Elaphe quadrivirgata 24
Burrowing Ratsnake
Euprepiophis conspicillata 25
Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis
Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis
Sakishima Beauty Snake
Elaphe taeniura schmackeri
King Ratsnake
Elaphe carinata 26
Oriental Odd-tooth Snake
Lycodon orientalis 27
Loo-Choo Big-tooth Snake
Lycodon semicarinatus 17
Red-banded Snake
Lycodon rufozonatus 3
Lycodon rufozonatus walli
Lycodon rufozonatus walli
Northern Large-toothed Snake
Lycodon septentrionalis
Tiger Keelback
Rhabdophis tigrinus 3
Pryer's Keelback
Hebius pryeri 17
Japanese Keelback
Hebius vibakari
Yaeyama keelback
Hebius ishigakiense
Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri
Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri
Chinese Sea Krait
Laticauda semifasciata 28
Japanese Coral Snake
Sinomicrurus japonicus 29
Brown-lipped Sea Krait
Laticauda laticaudata 30
Banded Sea Krait
Laticauda colubrina 31
Slender-necked Seasnake
Hydrophis melanocephalus 32
Short-tailed Mamushi
Gloydius blomhoffii 33
Turtle-headed Sea Snake
Emydocephalus annulatus 34
Okinawa Pitviper
Ovophis okinavensis
Tokara Habu
Protobothrops tokarensis
Philippine Pit Viper
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus 35
Elegant pitviper
Protobothrops elegans
Siberian Salamander
Salamandrella keyserlingii 36
Hida Salamander
Hynobius kimurae 37
Abe's Salamander
Hynobius abei
Hokkaido Salamander
Hynobius retardatus 38
Oita Salamander
Hynobius dunni 38
Misty Salamander
Hynobius nebulosus 39
Black Salamander
Hynobius nigrescens 40
Tokyo Salamander
Hynobius tokyoensis 40
Northeast Salamander
Hynobius lichenatus 40
Tsushima Salamander
Hynobius tsuensis
Blotched Salamander
Hynobius naevius 40
Tortoiseshell Salamander
Hynobius stejnegeri
Oki Salamander
Hynobius okiensis 40
Odaigahara Salamander
Hynobius boulengeri 41
Japanese Giant Salamander
Andrias japonicus 2
Japanese Clawed Salamander
Onychodactylus japonicus 42
Anderson’s Salamander
Echinotriton andersoni 40
Japanese Fire Belly Newt
Cynops pyrrhogaster 42
Sword-tailed Newt
Cynops ensicauda 43
Japanese Tree Frog
Hyla japonica
Hallowell's Tree Frog
Hyla hallowellii
Eastern-Japanese Common Toad
Bufo japonicus formosus 44
Japanese Common Toad
Bufo japonicus 45
Japanese Stream Toad
Bufo torrenticola
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina 46
Ornamented Pygmy Frog
Microhyla ornata 47
Asiatic Grass Frog
Rana chensinensis 3
Ryukyu Brown Frog
Babina okinavana
Montane Brown Frog
Rana ornativentris 48
Japanese Brown Frog
Rana japonica 49
Tago's Brown Frog
Rana tagoi 27
Tsushima Brown Frog
Rana tsushimensis
Dybowski's Frog
Rana dybowskii 50
Daruma Pond Frog
Pelophylax porosus 27
Black-spotted Frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus 51
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus 52
Okinawa Tip-nosed Frog
Odorrana narina 17
Wrinkled Frog
Glandirana rugosa 33
Namie's frog
Limnonectes namiyei
Ishikawa's frog
Odorrana ishikawae
Babina adenopleura
Babina adenopleura 23
Holst's Frog
Babina holsti
Otton frog
Babina subaspera
Kajika Frog
Buergeria buergeri 28
Ryukyu Kajika Frog
Buergeria japonica 23
Eiffinger's Tree Frog
Kurixalus eiffingeri 23
Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog
Polypedates leucomystax 18
Forest Green Treefrog
Rhacophorus arboreus 2
Schlegel's Green Tree Frog
Rhacophorus schlegelii 53
Okinawa Green Tree Frog
Rhacophorus viridis 54
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