China

Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in China is based on the taxonomy used in Uetz, Freed & Hošek as of 14 November 2018. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.), The Reptile Database, htUetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (e
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2018), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 14 November 2018.Reptile Database, ://www.reptile-database.org,d Jan 8, ww.reptile-database.org,http
The current version of this database is at http://www.reptile-database.org/

143 endemic reptiles are indicated (by triangles) in the 2016 checklist at (ResearchGate). See also the 2020 update of recent taxonomic changes at (ResearchGate)

Additional species described since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.

* = Mainland plus Taiwan ** = Taiwan only

Alligator sinensis (Crocodylia  - Alligatoridae) Chinese Alligator

Calotes medogensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Medog Bloodsucker

Diploderma batangense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Batang Mountain Lizard

Diploderma brevicaudum (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Short-tailed Mountain Lizard

Diploderma brevipes ** (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Short-legged Japalure

Diploderma dymondi (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Dymond's Japalure

Diploderma flaviceps (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Sichuan Japalure

Diploderma grahami (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Graham's Japalure

Diploderma iadinum (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Emerald Mountain Dragon

Diploderma laeviventre (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Smooth-venter Mountain Dragon

Diploderma luei ** (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Lue's Japalure

Diploderma makii ** (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Maki's Japalure

Diploderma micangshanense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Micangshan Japalure

Diploderma slowinskii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Nujiang Mountain Lizard

Diploderma splendidum (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Splendid Japalure

Diploderma swinhonis ** (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Taiwan Japalure

Diploderma varcoae (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Kunming Japalure

Diploderma vela (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Sail Mountain Lizard

Diploderma yulongense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Yunnan Japalure

Diploderma zhaoermii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Zhao's Japalure

Laudakia papenfussi (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Papenfuss’ Rock Agama

Laudakia sacra (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Anan's Rock Agama

Laudakia wui (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Wui’s Rock Agama

Phrynocephalus axillaris (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Yarkand Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus erythrurus (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Zugmayer' s Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus forsythii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Forsyth' s Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus frontalis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Shanxi Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus putjatai (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Putjata' s Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus roborowskii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Roborowski's Toadhead Agama

Phrynocephalus vlangalii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Qinghai Toadhead Agama

Pseudocalotes bapoensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Bapo Bloodsucker

Dopasia hainanensis (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Hainan Glass Lizard

Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Bawangling Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus hainanensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Hainan Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus kadoorieorum (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Kadoories’ Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Guangxi Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus liboensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Libo Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus yingdeensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Yingde Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus zhelongi (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Zhe-long's Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus zhoui (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Zhou's Leopard Gecko

Alsophylax przewalskii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Xinjiang Even-fingered Gecko

Cyrtodactylus cayuensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Cayu Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus tibetanus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Tibet Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Zhao's Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtopodion medogense (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Medog Bow-fingered Gecko

Gekko auriverrucosus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Shanxi Gecko

Gekko bannaense (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Banna Parachute Gecko

Gekko chinensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gray's Chinese Gecko

Gekko guishanicus ** (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Guishan Gecko

Gekko kikuchii ** (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Botel Gecko

Gekko kwangsiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Kwangsi Gecko

Gekko liboensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Libo Gecko

Gekko melli (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Mell’s Gecko

Gekko scabridus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Yunnan Gecko

Gekko similignum (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Hainan Gecko

Gekko subpalmatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Less-webbed Gecko

Gekko swinhonis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Swinhoe's Gecko

Gekko taibaiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Mingtao's Gecko

Gekko wenxianensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Wenxian Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus changningensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Changning Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus dushanensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Dushan Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Huishui Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus jinpingensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Jinping Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus longlingensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Longling Slender Gecko

Lepidodactylus yami ** (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Lanyu Scaly-toed Gecko

Tenuidactylus dadunensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Dadun Thin-toed Gecko

Eremias brenchleyi (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Ordos Racerunner

Eremias buechneri (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Kashgar Racerunner

Eremias quadrifrons (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Alachan Racerunner

Takydromus albomaculosus (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) White-spotted East Asian Grass Lizard

Takydromus formosanus ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Formosan Grass Lizard

Takydromus hsuehshanensis ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Hsuehshan Grass Lizard

Takydromus intermedius (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Emei Ground Lizard

Takydromus luyeanus ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Luyea Grass Lizard

Takydromus sauteri ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Koshun Grass Lizard

Takydromus septentrionalis (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Chinese Grass Lizard

Takydromus stejnegeri ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Brown Grass Lizard

Takydromus sylvaticus (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Chong'an Ground Lizard

Takydromus viridipunctatus ** (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Green-spotted Grass Lizard

Plestiodon capito (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Gail's Eyelid Skink

Plestiodon leucostictus ** (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) White-spotted Chinese Skink

Plestiodon liui (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Liu's Skink

Plestiodon popei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pope's Skink

Plestiodon tunganus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Tung River Skink

Scincella barbouri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Barbour's Ground Skink

Scincella formosensis ** (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Van Denburgh's Ground Skink

Scincella huanrenensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Huanren Smooth Skink

Scincella modesta (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Slender Forest Skink

Scincella potanini (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Potanin's Smooth Skink

Scincella przewalskii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Przewalski's Smooth Skink

Scincella schmidti (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Schmidt's Smooth Skink

Scincella tsinlingensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Tsinling Dwarf Skink

Sphenomorphus taiwanensis ** (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Taiwan Alpine Skink 

Tropidophorus guangxiensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Guangzi Water-side Skink

Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata Sauria - Sphaerodactylidae) Turpan Wonder Gecko

Atretium yunnanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Yunnan Olive Keelback

Calamaria andersoni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Anderson’s Reed Snake

Elaphe bimaculata (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Twin-spotted Rat Snake

Elaphe zoigeensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Zoige Rat Snake

Euprepiophis perlaceus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Pearl-banded Rat Snake

Hebius johannis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Johann's Keelback

Hebius metusium (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Wa Shan Keelback

Hebius miyajimae ** (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Maki's Keelback

Hebius octolineatum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Eight-lined Keelback

Hebius yanbianensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Yanbian Keelback

Herpetoreas burbrinki (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Burbrink's Keelback

Lycodon gongshan (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Gongshan Wolf Snake

Lycodon liuchengchaoi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Liu's Wolf Snake

Lycodon multizonatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Luding Wolf Snake

Lycodon synaptor (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Boehme's Wolf Snake

Oligodon lungshenensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Longsheng Kukri Snake

Oligodon ornatus * (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Ornate Kukri Snake

Opisthotropis cheni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Chen's Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis guangxiensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Guangxi Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis kuatunensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Chinese Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis latouchii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Sichuan Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis laui (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Lau's Mountain Stream Snake

Opisthotropis maxwelli (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Maxwell's Mountain Keelback

Opisthotropis shenzhenensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Shenzhen Mountain Stream Snake

Opisthotropis zhaoermii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake

Pseudagkistrodon rudis * (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Red Keelback

Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri * (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Stejneger's Bamboo Snake

Rhabdophis adleri (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Adler's Keelback

Rhabdophis guangdongensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Guangdong Keelback

Rhabdophis pentasupralabialis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)

Rhabdophis swinhonis ** (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Taiwan Keelback

Stichophanes ningshaanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Ningshan Line-shaped Snake

Thermophis baileyi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Xizang Hot-spring Keelback

Thermophis shangrila (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Shangri-la Hot-spring Keelback

Thermophis zhaoermii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Sichuan Hot-spring Keelback

Trimerodytes annularis * (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Asiatic Banded Water Snake

Sinomicrurus hatori ** (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Hatori's Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus houi (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Hou's Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus sauteri ** (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Taiwan Coral Snake

Myrrophis bennettii (Squamata Serpentes - Homalopsidae) Bennett's Mud Snake

Pareas atayal ** (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Atayal Slug-eating Snake

Pareas boulengeri (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Boulenger's Slug-eating Snake

Pareas chinensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Chinese Slug-eating Snake

Pareas formosensis ** (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Taiwan Slug-eating Snake

Pareas komaii ** (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Komai's Slug-eating Snake

Pareas nigriceps (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Xiaoheishan Slug-eating Snake

Pareas stanleyi (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Stanley's Slug-eating Snake

Argyrophis koshunensis ** (Squamata Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Koshun Worm Snake

Gloydius angusticeps (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Zoige Pitviper

Gloydius lijianlii (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Shandong Pitviper

Gloydius liupanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Liupan Pitviper

Gloydius monticola (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Likiang Pitviper

Gloydius qinlingensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Qinling Pitviper

Gloydius rubromaculatus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Red-spotted Alpine Pitviper

Gloydius shedaoensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Shedao Island Pitviper

Gloydius strauchi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Strauch's Pitviper

Protobothrops dabieshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Dabie Mountains Pitviper

Protobothrops mangshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Mangshan Pitviper

Protobothrops maolanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Mao-lan Pitviper

Protobothrops xiangchengensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Kham Plateau Pitviper

Trimeresurus gracilis ** (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Taiwan Mountain Pitviper

Trimeresurus sichuanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Sichuan Pitviper

Achalinus hainanus (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Hainan Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus jinggangensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Zong's Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus meiguensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Sichuan Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus niger ** (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Black Odd-scaled Snake

Cuora aurocapitata (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Golden-headed Box Turtle

Cuora mccordi (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) McCord's Box Turtle

Cuora pani (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Pan's Box Turtle

Cuora trifasciata (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle

Cuora yunnanensis (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Yunnan Box Turtle

Mauremys nigricans (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Red-necked Pond Turtle

Sacalia bealei (Testudines  - Geoemydidae) Beale's Eyed Turtle

Pelodiscus axenaria (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Hunan Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis * (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Chinese Softshell Turtle

Recently described species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 123 species added to the 170 listed above total 293 endemic reptile species for China.

Acanthosaura liui (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Liu's Pricklenape

Acanthosaura longicaudata (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Long-tailed Horned Tree Lizard

Acanthosaura rubrilabris (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Red-lipped Horned Tree Lizard

Acanthosaura tongbiguanensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Tongbiguan Pricklenape

Diploderma angustelinea (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Narrow-striped Mountain Dragon

Diploderma aorun (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Aorun Mountain Dragon

Diploderma bowoense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Bowo Mountain Dragon

Diploderma daduense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Dadu Mountain Dragon

Diploderma danbaense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma daochengense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Daocheng Mountain Dragon

Diploderma donglangense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma drukdaypo (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Dwarf Mountain Dragon

Diploderma flavilabre (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Yellow-lipped Mountain Dragon

Diploderma formosgulae (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Vibrant-gulared Mountain Dragon

Diploderma jiulongense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma kangdingense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Kangding Mountain Dragon

Diploderma limingense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma menghaiense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Menghai Mountain Lizard

Diploderma panchi (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Panchi Mountain Dragon

Diploderma panlong (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Pan Long Mountain Dragon

Diploderma qiaojiaense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma qilin (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Qilin Mountain Dragon

Diploderma shuoquense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma swild (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Swild Mountain Dragon

Diploderma tachengense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Diploderma xinlongense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Xinlong Mountain Dragon

Diploderma yangi (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Zayu Mountain Dragon

Diploderma yongshengense (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Phrynocephalus kangsuensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)

Pseudocalotes jingpo (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Jingpo False Garden Lizard

Goniurosaurus chengzheng (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Chengzheng Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus gezhi (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Gezhi Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus gollum (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Gollum Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus kwanghua (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Kwanghua Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus sinensis (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Kwanghua Cave Gecko

Goniurosaurus varius (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Nanling Leopard Gecko

Goniurosaurus wangshu (Squamata Sauria - Eublepharidae) Wangshu Cave Gecko

Cyrtodactylus caixitaoi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)

Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Western Yunnan Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus gulinqingensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gulinqing Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus hekouensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Hekou Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus menglianensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Menglian Bent-toed Gecko

Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Zhenkang Bent-toed Gecko

Gekko cib (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) CIB Gecko

Gekko jinjiangensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Jinjiang Gecko

Gekko kaiyai (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Dabie Mountains Gecko

Gekko paucituberculatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Baise Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus gengmaensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gengma Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus simaoensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Simao Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus yanshanensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Yanshan Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus zayuensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Zayu Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus zhutangxiangensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Zhutangxiang Slender Gecko

Eremias roborowskii (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Rapid Racerunner

Takydromus guilinensis (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae)

Takydromus yunkaiensis (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Yunkai Grass Lizard

Asymblepharus medogensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Medog Ground Skink


Asymblepharus nyingchiensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Nyingchi Ground Skink

Hemiphyllodactylus dupanglingensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Dupangling Slender Skink

Scincella wangyuezhaoi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Wenchuan's Ground Skink

Calamaria arcana (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Lingnan Reed Snake

Calamaria berezowskii (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Berezowski's Reed Snake

Calamaria jinggangensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Jinggang Reed Snake

Dendrelaphis vogeli (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Vogel's Bronzeback

Elaphe xiphodonta (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Qin Emperor Rat Snake

Gonyosoma coeruleum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)

Gonyosoma hainanense (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Hainan Rhinoceros Snake

Hebius citrinoventer (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Yingjiang Keelback

Hebius jingdongensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Jingdong Keelback

Hebius maximus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Western China Keelback

Hebius sangzhiensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Sangzhi Keelback

Hebius septemlineatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Tengchong Keelback

Hebius weixiensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Weixi Keelback

Hebius yanbianensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Yanbian Keelback

Hebius youjiangensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Youjiang Keelback

Herpetoreas tpser (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Medog Himalayas Keelback

Lycodon cathaya (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Huaping Wolf Snake

Lycodon obvelatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Recluse Wolf Snake

Lycodon serratus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Serrate-banded Wolf Snake

Lycodon zayuensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Zayu Wolf Snake

Oligodon bivirgatus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Double-striped Kukri Snake

Oligodon lipipengi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Medog Kukri Snake

Opisthotropis hungtai (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Hung-Ta Chang’s Mountain Keelback

Rhabdophis chiwen (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Chiwen Keelback

Rhabdophis confusus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Hainan Keelback

Rhabdophis formosanus ** (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Taiwan Tiger Keelback

Rhabdophis kaiyuanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Kaiyuan Keelback

Smithophis linearis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Jingpo Mountain Stream Snake

Trachischium nyalamense (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)

Trimerodytes yapingi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Jingdong Water Snake

Sinomicrurus peinani (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Guangxi Coral Snake

Sinomicrurus swinhoei ** (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Swinhoe's Coral Snake

Pareas baiseensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Baise Slug Snake

Pareas dulongjiangensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Dulongjiang Slug‐eating Snake

Pareas guanyinshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Guanyinshan Slug‐eating Snake

Pareas komaii ** (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Formosan Slug Snake

Pareas menglaensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Mengla Snail-eating Snake

Pareas mengziensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Mengzi Snail-eating Snake

Pareas tigerinus (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Tiger Slug-eating Snake

Pareas xuelinensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Xuelin Snail-eating Snake

Pareas yunnanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Pareidae) Yunnan Slug Snake

Psammophis turpanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Psammophiidae) Turpan Sand Snake

Gloydius changdaoensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae)

Gloydius cognatus (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Alashan Pitviper

Gloydius huangi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Lancang Plateau Viper

Gloydius lateralis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Jiuzhai Pitviper

Gloydius lipipengi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Nujiang Pitviper

Gloydius swild (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Glacier Pitviper

Ovophis jenkinsi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Jenkins' Mountain Pitviper

Trimeresurus yingjiangensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Yingjiang Green Pitviper

Achalinus dabieshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Dabie Mountains Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus damingensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Daming Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus dehuaensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Dehua Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus huangjietangi (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Huang's Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus hunanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Hunan Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus nanshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Nanshan Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus ningshanensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Ningshan Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus panzhihuaensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Panzhihua Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus pingbianensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Pingbian Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus sheni (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Shen's Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus yangdatongi (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Yang's Odd-scaled Snake

Achalinus yunkaiensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Yunkai Mountains Odd-scaled Snake

Pelodiscus huangshanensis (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Huangshan Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus shipian (Testudines  - Trionychidae) Chinese Stone Slab Softshell Turtle