Costa Rica

Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in Costa Rica 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.
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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/

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

Anolis alocomyos (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Talamanca Cloud Forest Anole

Anolis altae (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) High Anole

Anolis leditzigorum (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Santa Elena Anole

Anolis marsupialis (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Pouched Anole

Anolis monteverde (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Monteverde Anole

Anolis osa (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Osa Anole

Anolis savagei (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Savage's Anole

Anolis tenorioensis (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Tenorio Anole

Anolis townsendi (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Cocos Anole

Anolis tropidolepis (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Swift Anole

Celestus cyanochloris (Squamata Sauria - Diploglossidae) Green-bellied Lesser Galliwasp

Celestus hylaius (Squamata Sauria - Diploglossidae) Lesser Forest Galliwasp

Celestus orobius (Squamata Sauria - Diploglossidae) Lesser Mountain Galliwasp

Sphaerodactylus pacificus (Squamata Sauria - Sphaerodactylidae) Cocos Pygmy Gecko

Dendrophidion crybelum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Talamanca Forest Racer

Geophis downsi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Savage's Earth Snake

Geophis ruthveni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Ruthven's Earth Snake

Geophis zeledoni (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Zeledon's Earth Snake

Rhadinella serperaster (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Striped Litter Snake

Trimetopon gracile (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Günther's Tropical Ground Snake

Trimetopon simile (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Dunn's Tropical Ground Snake

Trimetopon viquezi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Viquez's Tropical Ground Snake

Urotheca myersi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Myers' Graceful Brown Snake

Bothriechis nubestris (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Talamancan Palm Pitviper

Porthidium porrasi (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) White-tailed Hog-nosed Pitviper

Recently described species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 3 species added to the 25 listed above total 28 endemic reptile species for Costa Rica.

Anolis arenal (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae) Arenal Anole

Anolis riparius (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae)

Anolis robinsoni (Squamata Sauria - Dactyloidae)