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Reptiles and Amphibians of Japan

Reptiles and amphibians occurring in Japan.

Green Anole 1
Anolis carolinensis
Japalura polygonata ishigakiensis 2
Okinawa Tree Lizard 3
Japalura polygonata
Tawa Gecko 4
Gekko tawaensis
Yakushima Gecko
Gekko yakuensis
Schlegel's Japanese Gecko 5
Gekko japonicus
Asian Smooth Gecko 6
Hemidactylus bowringii
Asian House Gecko 7
Hemidactylus frenatus
Mourning Gecko 8
Lepidodactylus lugubris
Four-clawed Gecko 9
Gehyra mutilata
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko 10
Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
Goniurosaurus orientalis
Goniurosaurus splendens
Amur Grass Lizard
Takydromus amurensis
Japanese Grass Lizard 11
Takydromus tachydromoides
Green Grass Lizard
Takydromus smaragdinus
Sakishima Grass Lizard
Takydromus dorsalis
Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus
Littoral Whiptail-skink 12
Emoia atrocostata
Boettger's Ground Skink
Scincella boettgeri
Tsushima Ground Skink 5
Scincella vandenburghi
Ryukyu short-legged skink 13
Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus
Shanghai Elegant Skink 14
Plestiodon elegans
Barbour's Eyelid Skink
Plestiodon barbouri
Far Eastern Skink 15
Plestiodon latiscutatus
Ousima Skink
Plestiodon marginatus
Plestiodon oshimensis
Stimpson's Skink 16
Plestiodon stimpsonii
Kishinoue's giant skink 17
Plestiodon kishinouyei
Brahminy Blind Snake 18
Ramphotyphlops braminus
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 19
Cyclophiops semicarinatus
Sakashima green snake
Cyclophiops herminae
Japanese Ratsnake 20
Elaphe climacophora
Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake 21
Elaphe quadrivirgata
Burrowing Ratsnake 22
Euprepiophis conspicillata
Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis
Sakishima Beauty Snake
Elaphe taeniura schmackeri
King Ratsnake 23
Elaphe carinata
Oriental Odd-tooth Snake 24
Lycodon orientalis
Loo-Choo Big-tooth Snake 13
Lycodon semicarinatus
Red-banded Snake 5
Lycodon rufozonatus
Lycodon rufozonatus walli
Northern Large-toothed Snake
Lycodon septentrionalis
Tiger Keelback 5
Rhabdophis tigrinus
Pryer's Keelback 13
Hebius pryeri
Japanese Keelback
Hebius vibakari
Yaeyama keelback
Hebius ishigakiense
Sinomicrurus japonicus boettgeri
Chinese Sea Krait 25
Laticauda semifasciata
Japanese Coral Snake 26
Sinomicrurus japonicus
Brown-lipped Sea Krait 27
Laticauda laticaudata
Banded Sea Krait 28
Laticauda colubrina
Slender-necked Seasnake 29
Hydrophis melanocephalus
Short-tailed Mamushi 30
Gloydius blomhoffii
Turtle-headed Sea Snake 31
Emydocephalus annulatus
Okinawa Pitviper
Ovophis okinavensis
Tokara Habu
Protobothrops tokarensis
Philippine Pit Viper 32
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus
Elegant pitviper
Protobothrops elegans

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