Living National Treasures: Thailand

Checklists of  Endemics

Mammal Species 5

Bird Species 2

Reptile Species 47

Amphibian Species 9

Freshwater Fish Species 81

Marine Fish Species 16

Vertebrate Genera 4

Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0

Vascular Plant Genera 14

Families & Orders 0


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 Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in Thailand is based on the taxonomy used in the EMBL Reptile Database (2005).  For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

The EMBL Reptile Database CD September 2001 edition. Updated with changes through 2004 making it current to January 2005.  http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/changes2005.html
The current version of this database is the TIGR Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org/

Amphiesma deschauenseei (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Northern Keelback

Amphiesma groundwateri (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Groundwater's Keelback

Boiga saengsomi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Banded Green Cat Snake

Enhydris smithi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Smith's Water Snake

Oligodon jintakunei (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Jintakune's Kukri Snake

Opisthotropis boonsongi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Boonsong's Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis spenceri (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Spencer's Mountain Keelback

Sibynophis triangularis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Triangle Blackhead

Typhlops floweri (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Flower's Blind Snake

Typhlops khoratensis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Khorat Blind Snake

Typhlops roxaneae (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Roxan's Blind Snake

Typhlops siamensis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Siamese Blind Snake

Typhlops trangensis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Trang Blind Snake

Trimeresurus gumprechti (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Gumprecht's Green Pit Viper

Trimeresurus kanburiensis (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Kanburi Pit Viper

Leiolepis boehmei (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Böhme's Butterfly Lizard

Dibamus somsaki (Squamata Sauria - Dibamidae) Khao Soi Dao Snake Skink

Cyrtodactylus angularis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Angular-spotted Gecko

Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Chanhome's Gecko

Cyrtodactylus interdigitalis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ulber's Gecko

Cyrtodactylus jarujini (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Jarujin's Gecko

Cyrtodactylus papilionoides (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Butterfly Gecko

Cyrtodactylus sumonthai (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sumontha's Gecko

Cyrtodactylus tigroides (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sai Yok Gecko

Dixonius hangseesom (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Orange-tailed Ground Gecko

Dixonius melanostictus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Black-sided Ground Gecko

Gehyra angusticaudata (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Slender-tailed Four-clawed Gecko

Gehyra lacerata (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Western Four-clawed Gecko

Gekko siamensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Siamese Green-eyed Gecko

Gekko taylori (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Taylor's Gecko

Davewakeum miriamae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Miriam's Skink

Isopachys anguinoides (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Thai Snake Skink

Isopachys gyldenstolpei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Gyldenstolpe's Snake Skink

Isopachys roulei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Chonburi Snake Skink

Leptoseps osellai (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Osella's Larut Skink

Lygosoma frontoparietale (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pygmy Supple Skink

Lygosoma haroldyoungi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Banded Slender Skink

Lygosoma koratense (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Khorat Slender Skink

Lygosoma tersum (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pale Forest Skink

Riopa herberti (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Herbert's Slender Gecko

Sphenomorphus grandisonae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Grandison's Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus helenae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Helen's Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus lineopunctulatus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Ubon Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus mimicus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Minute Forest Skink

Tropidophorus latiscutatus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Phu Wua Water Skink

Tropidophorus matsuii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Roi-Et Water Skink

Amyda nakornsrithammarajensis (Testudines - Trionychidae)


Additional endemic reptile species that were described too recently to be included in the January 2005 version of the EMBL Reptile Database are given below.  This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the TIGR Reptile Database (here) and includes species described through 2008.  In addition to the 47 endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 7 species total 54 species of reptiles known solely from Thailand.

Enhydris chanardi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) 2005

Opisthotropis maculosa (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Snake 2007

Pseudocalotes khaonanensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Khao Nan False Bloodsucker 2008

Cnemaspis phuketensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Phuket Day Gecko 2004

Cyrtodactylus thirakhupti (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Thirakhupt's Bent-toed Gecko 2004

Gekko nutaphandi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Nutaphand's Gecko 2008

Tropidophorus hangnam (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Spiny-tailed Water Skink 2005