List of reptiles of Brazil

Yellow anaconda, Eunectes notaeus

Total number of species = 732

Nota bene: In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.

Testudines

Cheloniidae (4 species)

Dermochelyidae (1 species)

Emydidae (2 species)

Geoemydidae (1 species)

Kinosternidae (1 species)

Testudinidae (2 species)

Podocnemididae (5 species)

Chelidae (19 species)

Nomenclature based on Rhodin et al., 2010[1]

Crocodilia

Alligatoridae (6 species)

Squamata

Amphisbaenidae (49 species)

Rhineuridae (8 species)

Iguanidae (1 species)

Hoplocercidae (3 species)

Polychrotidae (21 species)

Leiosauridae (7 species)

Tropiduridae (35 species)

Gekkonidae (29 species)

Anguidae (5 species)

Teiidae (31 species)

Gymnophthalmidae (71 species)

Scincidae (14 species)

Squamata - Serpentes

Anomalepididae (4 species)

Leptotyphlopidae (12 species)

Typhlopidae (6 species)

Aniliidae (1 species)

Tropidophiidae (1 species)

Boidae (8 species)

Colubridae (238 species)

Elapidae (22 species)

Viperidae (27 species)


See also

References

  1. Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, and H. Bradley Shaffer. 2010. Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status

Until now (November 2011) there are 732 recognized reptile species that naturally occur and reproduce in Brazil: 36 turtles, 6 alligators, 248 lizards, 67 amphisbaenas, and 375 snakes. http://www.sbherpetologia.org.br/?page_id=609

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