Vietnam
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in Vietnam 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/
Additional species described since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Acanthosaura
brachypoda (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae)
Bronchocela orlovi (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Orlov’s
Forest Lizard
Bronchocela
vietnamensis (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Vietnamese Forest Lizard
Diploderma
ngoclinense (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Ngoc Linh Mountain Lizard
Leiolepis
guentherpetersi (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Peters' Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis guttata (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Giant
Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis
ngovantrii (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Ngo Van Tri’s Lady Butterfly Lizard
Pseudocalotes
ziegleri (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Ziegler's Tree Lizard
Pseudocophotis
kontumensis (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Kon Tum Long-headed Lizard
Dopasia sokolovi (Squamata
Sauria - Anguidae)
Sokolov’s
Glass Lizard
Dibamus deharvengi (Squamata
Sauria - Dibamidae)
Deharveng's
Snake Skink
Dibamus greeri (Squamata
Sauria - Dibamidae)
Greer's
Snake Skink
Dibamus
kondaoensis (Squamata Sauria
- Dibamidae) Con Dao Snake Skink
Dibamus montanus (Squamata
Sauria - Dibamidae)
Mountain
Snake Skink
Dibamus smithi (Squamata
Sauria - Dibamidae)
Smith's
Snake Skink
Goniurosaurus
catbaensis (Squamata Sauria
- Eublepharidae) Cat Ba Leopard Gecko
Goniurosaurus
huuliensis (Squamata Sauria
- Eublepharidae) Huu Lian Leopard Gecko
Goniurosaurus
lichtenfelderi (Squamata Sauria
- Eublepharidae) Lichtenfelder's Leopard Gecko
Cnemaspis aurantiacopes (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Hon Dat
Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis
boulengeri (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Con Dao Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis
caudanivea (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Hon Tre Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis
nuicamensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Nui Cam Hill Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis
psychedelica (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Psychedelic Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis
tucdupensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Tuc Dup Hill Rock Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
badenensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Baden Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
bichnganae (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bich Ngan's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
bidoupimontis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bidoup Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
bobrovi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bobrov's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
bugiamapensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bu Gia Map Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
caovansungi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Cao Van Sung's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
cattienensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Cat Tien Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
chauquangensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Chau Quang Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
cucdongensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Cuc Dong Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
cucphuongensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Cuc Phuong Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus dati (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Dat's
Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
eisenmanae (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Eisenman's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
gialaiensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Gialai Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus grismeri (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Grismer's
Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
hontreensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Hon Tre Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
huongsonensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Huong Son Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
huynhi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Chua Chan Mountain Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
irregularis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Large-spotted Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
kingsadai (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Kingsada's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
martini (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Martin's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
nigriocularis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Black-eyed Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus otai (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Ota's
Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
paradoxus (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Paradoxical Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
phongnhakebangensis
(Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Phong Nha Ke Bang Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
phuocbinhensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Phuoc Binh Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
phuquocensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Phu Quoc Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
pseudoquadrivirgatus
(Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) False-lined Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
puhuensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Pu Hu Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
roesleri (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Roesler's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
sangi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Nui Chua Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus soni (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Son's
Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
sonlaensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Son La Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
takouensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Ta Kou Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
taynguyenensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Tay Nguyen Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
thochuensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Tho Chu Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
thuongae (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Thuong's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
yangbayensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Yang Bay Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus
ziegleri (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Ziegler's Bent-toed Gecko
Dixonius
aaronbaueri (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bauer's Leaf-toed Gecko
Dixonius minhlei (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Minh Le's
Leaf-toed Gecko
Dixonius taoi (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Tao's
Leaf-toed Gecko
Gekko badenii (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Golden
Gecko
Gekko canaensis (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Ca Na
Marbled Gecko
Gekko canhi (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Canh's
Gecko
Gekko grossmanni (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Grossmann’s
Gecko
Gekko palmatus (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Palmated
Gecko
Gekko
russelltraini (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Russell Train's Marbled Gecko
Gekko takouensis (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Ta Kou
Marbled Gecko
Gekko truongi (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Truong's
Gecko
Gekko vietnamensis (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Tuc Dup
Marbled Gecko
Hemidactylus
vietnamensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Vietnam Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus
banaensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Ba Na Dwarf Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus
zugi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Zug's Slender Gecko
Takydromus hani (Squamata
Sauria - Lacertidae) Han's Grass Lizard
Takydromus
madaensis (Squamata Sauria
- Lacertidae) Ma Da Grass Lizard
Emoia laobaoense (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Lao Bao
Forest Skink
Eutropis chapaensis (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Chapa
Ground Skink
Eutropis darevskii (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Leptoseps poilani (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Poilane's
Limbless Skink
Lygosoma boehmei (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Boehme's
Supple Skink
Scincella
apraefrontalis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Huu Lien Ground Skink
Scincella
darevskii (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae)
Scincella
devorator (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae)
Scincella ochracea (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Tawny
Ground Skink
Scincella rara (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
False
Striped Skink
Sphenomorphus
bacboensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Bacbo Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
buenloicus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Buon Loi Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
cryptotis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Earless Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
sheai (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Shea's Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
tetradactylus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Four-fingered Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
tritaeniatus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Three-banded Forest Skink
Sphenomorphus
yersini (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Yersin's Forest Skink
Tropidophorus
boehmei (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Hoang Lien Water Skink
Tropidophorus
murphyi (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Murphy’s Water Skink
Tropidophorus
noggei (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Cha Noi Water Skink
Vietnascincus
rugosus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Rough Vietnamese Skink
Boiga bourreti (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Bourret's Cat Snake
Calamaria abramovi (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Ngoc Linh Reed Snake
Calamaria buchi (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Dalat Dwarf Snake
Calamaria concolor (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Bach Ma Reed Snake
Calamaria
gialaiensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Gia Lai Reed Snake
Calamaria sangi (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Sang's Reed Snake
Calamaria thanhi (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Thanh's Reed Snake
Colubroelaps
nguyenvansangi (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Nguyen Van Sang's Snake
Hebius andreae (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Andrea's Keelback
Lycodon
paucifasciatus (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Annam Wolf Snake
Oligodon arenarius (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Sandy Kukri Snake
Oligodon
cattienensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Chain-banded Kukri Snake
Oligodon condaoensis (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Con Dao Kukri Snake
Oligodon
culaochamensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Cu Lao Cham Kukri Snake
Oligodon macrurus (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Long-tailed Kukri Snake
Oligodon moricei (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Moreice's Kukri Snake
Opisthotropis
cucae (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Cuc's Mountain Snake
Opisthotropis
daovantieni (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Dao Van Tien's Stream Snake
Opisthotropis
tamdaoensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Tam Dao Stream Snake
Opisthotropis
voquyi (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Vo Quy's Mountain Stream Keelback
Rhabdophis angeli (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Angel’s Keelback
Cylindrophis
jodiae (Squamata Serpentes
- Cylindrophiidae) Jodi’s Pipe Snake
Hydrophis
parviceps (Squamata Serpentes
- Elapidae) Short-headed Sea Snake
Enhydris
innominata (Squamata Serpentes
- Homalopsidae) Tay Ninh Water Snake
Argyrophis
giadinhensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Vietnam Worm Snake
Trimeresurus
honsonensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Viperidae) Hon Son Pitviper
Trimeresurus
truongsonensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Viperidae) Quang Binh Pitviper
Fimbrios smithi (Squamata
Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Truong Son Rough Water Snake
Cuora picturata (Testudines - Geoemydidae)
Southern
Vietnamese Box Turtle
Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 61 species added to the 130 listed above total 191 endemic reptile species for Vietnam.
Acanthosaura murphyi (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae) Murphy's Horned Lizard
Acanthosaura phongdienensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)
Acanthosaura prasina (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae)
Dibamus deimontis (Squamata Sauria - Dibamidae) Nui Chua Blind Skink
Dibamus tropcentr (Squamata Sauria - Dibamidae) Ninh Thuan Blind Skink
Cyrtodactylus arndti (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Arndt's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus binhdinhensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Binh Dinh Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus chumuensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Chu Mu Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus chungi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Chung's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus culaochamensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Cu Lao Cham Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus hangvaensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Hang Va Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus luci (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Luc's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus ngati (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ngat's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus orlovi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Orlov's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus phumyensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Phu My Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus raglai (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Raglai Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus septimontium (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Bay Nui Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus taybacensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Taybac Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus tayhoaensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Tay Hoa Bent-toed Gecko
Dixonius fulbrighti (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Fulbright's Leaf-toed Gecko
Dixonius gialaiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gialai Leaf-toed Gecko
Gekko phuyenensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Phu Yen Marbled Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus bonkowskii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Bonkowski's Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus cattien (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Cat Tien Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Dalat Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Lungcu Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus nahangensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Nahang Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus ngocsonensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ngoc Son Slender Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus vanhoensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Vanho Slender Gecko
Scincella badenensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Baden Ground SkinkScincella baraensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Bara Ground Skink
Scincella ouboteri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Ouboter's Smooth Skink
Sphenomorphus phuquocensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Phu Quoc Island Forest Skink
Subdoluseps vietnamensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Vietnam Agile Skink
Ahaetulla rufusoculara (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Red-eyed Vine Snake
Calamaria dominici (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Dominic's Reed Snake
Calamaria strigiventris (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae)
Dendrelaphis binhi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Binh's Bronzeback
Liopeltis pallidonuchalis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Pale-necked Ringneck
Lycodon anakradaya (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Rhade Wolf SnakeLycodon namdongensis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Namdong Wolf Snake
Lycodon pictus (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae)
Lycodon truongi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Truong's Wolf Snake
Oligodon rostralis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Long-snouted Kukri Snake
Oligodon tuani (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Langbian Kukri Snake
Opisthotropis haihaensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Hai Ha Mountain Stream Keelback
Pareas abros (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Cute Slug-eating Snake
Pareas kuznetsovorum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Kuznetsovs' Slug-eating Snake
Pareas temporalis (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Di Linh Snail-eating Snake
Rhabdophis hmongorum (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Hmong Keelback
Myrrophis dakkrongensis (Squamata Serpentes - Homalopsidae) Dak Krong Mud Snake
Trimeresurus cyanolabris (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Blue-lipped Green Pitviper
Achalinus emilyae (Squamata Serpentes
- Xenodermidae) Emily's Burrowing Snake
Achalinus juliani (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Julian's Burrowing Snake
Achalinus quangi (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Quang's Odd-scaled Snake
Achalinus timi (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Tim's Burrowing Snake
Achalinus tranganensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Trang An Burrowing Snake
Achalinus vanhoensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae)
Achalinus zugorum (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae) Zugs' Odd-scaled Snake
Parafimbrios vietnamensis (Squamata Serpentes - Xenodermidae)Xenopeltis intermedius (Squamata Serpentes - Xenopeltidae)