THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
Amazon Reptiles
There are more than 450 species of lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and caiman in the Amazon Basin.
Reptiles are an important food source for people in the Amazon.
Many reptiles species are illegally collected an exported for the international pet trade. Live animals are the fourth largest commodity in the smuggling industry after drugs, diamonds, and weapons.
Pictures of Amazonian Reptiles:
List of selected reptiles from the greater Amazon region
Note: this list is not comprehensive. Some species may live outside the Amazon rainforest biome.| Scientific name | Common name | Family/sub-family |
| AMPHISBAENIA | COMMON AMPHISBAENAS | |
| Amphisbaena alba | Red Worm Lizard,Giant Amphisbaena | Amphisbaenidae - Worm Lizards |
| Amphisbaena amazonica | Amazon Worm Lizard | Amphisbaenidae - Worm Lizards |
| Amphisbaena fuliginosa bassleri | Mottled Amphisbaena | Amphisbaenidae - Worm Lizards |
| Mesobaena huebneriP | Dwarf Amphisbaena | Amphisbaenidae - Worm Lizards |
| Mesoclemmys nasutus | Guyanan Toad-headed Turtle | Kinosternidae - Mud Turtles |
| Mesoclemmys raniceps | Amazon Toad-headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| CROCODYLIA | CROCODILES, ALLIGATORS, GHARIALS AND CAIMANS | |
| Caiman crocodilus ssp. | Spectacled Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Caiman niger | Black Caiman: Black Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Caiman yacare | Yacare Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Cercosaura argulus | Elegant Eyed Lizard,White-striped Eyed Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Cercosaura ocellata | Ocellated Tegu | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Paleosuchus palpebrosus | Dwarf Caiman, Cuvier's Smooth-fronted Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Paleosuchus trigonatus | Schneider's Smooth-fronted Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Peltocephalus dumerilianus | Big-headed Amazon River Turtle,Big-Headed River Turtle | Pelomedusidae - River Turtles (Primitive Side-Necked Turtles) |
| SAURIA | LIZARDS | |
| Alopoglossus angulatus | Large-Scaled Shade Lizard,Northern Teiid | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Alopoglossus atriventris | Keel-bellied Shade Lizard,Keel-Bellied Shade Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Alopoglossus buckleyi | Buckley's Teiid,Smooth-Bellied Shade Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Alopoglossus copii | Drab Shade Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Ameiva ameiva | Amazon Racerunner,Giant Ameiva | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Anolis bombiceps | Blue-Lipped Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis chrysolepis scypheus | Yellow-Tongued Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis chrysolepis tandae | Blue-Throated Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis fuscoauratus fuscoauratus | Slender Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis ortonii | Bark Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis punctatus | Amazon Green Anole,Spotted Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis trachyderma | Common Forest Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Anolis transversalis | Banded Tree Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Arthrosaura kockii | Eastern Creek Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Arthrosaura reticulata | Western Creek Lizard, Yellow-bellied Arthrosaura | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Arthrosaura versteegii | - | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Bachia peruana | Peruvian Worm Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Bachia trisanale | Stacy's Bachia | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Bachia trisanale trisanale | Striped Worm Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Bachia vermiformis | Brown Worm Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Cercosaura ocellata bassleri | Black-Striped Shade Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Cercosaura oshaughnessyi | White-striped Eyed Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Cercosaura schreibersii | Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Chelonoidis carbonaria | Red-footed Tortoise | Testudinidae - Tortoises |
| Chelonoidis denticulata | Yellow-footed Tortoise | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Chelus fimbriata | Mata mata,Amazon Matamata | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Crocodilurus lacertinus | Crocodile Tegu | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Dactyloa punctatus | Spotted Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Dactyloa transversalis | Banded Tree Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Dactyloa vaupesianus | Williams' Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Dendrophidion | Forest Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Dendrophidion dendrophis | Olive Forest Racer,Common Forest Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Drepanoides anomalus | Black-collared Snake,Amazon Egg-Eater | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Enyalioides cofanorum | Cofan Wood Lizard | Hoplocercidae - Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards |
| Enyalioides laticeps | Amazon Wood Lizard | Hoplocercidae - Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards |
| Enyalioides microlepis | Brown Wood Lizard | Hoplocercidae - Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards |
| Enyalioides palpebralis | Boulenger's Dwarf Iguana | Anguidae |
| Enyalioides praestabilis | Blue-spotted Wood Lizard | Hoplocercidae - Dwarf & Spinytail Iguanas, Wood Lizards |
| Epicrates cenchria | Rainbow Boa | Boidae - Boas |
| Gonatodes concinnatus | Collared Streak Lizard | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Gonatodes hasemani | Brown-Headed Streak Lizard | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Gonatodes humeralis | Amazon Streak Lizard,Trinidad Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Hemidactylus mabouia | Common House Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Hydrodynastes bicinctus | Herrmann's Water Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Hydrops martii | Amazon Water Snake,Coral Mudsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Iguana iguana | Green Iguana | Iguanidae - Iguanas |
| Kentropyx altamazonica | Williamson's Kentropyx | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Kentropyx pelviceps | Forest Whiptail | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Kentropyx striata | Striped Whiptail | Whiptails - Teiidae |
| Kentropyx vanzoi | Gallagher's Kentropyx | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Kinosternon scorpioides | Scorpion Mud Turtle,Scorpion Mud Turtle | Kinosternidae - Mud Turtles |
| Lepidoblepharis (giant) | Greater Dwarf Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Lepidoblepharis festae | Brown Dwarf Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Lepidoblepharis heyerorum | Amazon Dwarf Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Lepidoblepharis hoogmoedi | Spotted Dwarf Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Leposoma parietale | Common Root Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Leposoma percarinatum | Muller's Tegu,Striped Root Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Leposoma snethlagei, | Brazilian Root Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Leptodeira annulata | Banded Cat-eyed Snake | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Mabuya bistriata | Two-Lined Skink | Scincidae - Skinks |
| Mabuya nigropalmata | Black-Handed Skink | Scincidae - Skinks |
| Mabuya nigropunctata | Black-Spotted Skink | Scincidae - Skinks |
| Neusticurus ecpleopus | Common Stream Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Neusticurus medemi | Medem's Neusticurus | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Plica plica | Tree Runner | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Plica umbra | Blue-lipped Tree Lizard,Harlequin Racerunner | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Polychrus liogaster | Southern Monkey Lizard,Boulenger's Bush Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Polychrus marmoratus | Many-colored Bush Anole,Common Monkey Lizard | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Potamites ecpleopus | Common Stream Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Prionodactylus argulus | Elegant Eyed Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Prionodactylus oshaugnessyi | White-Striped Eyed Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Pseudoboa coronata | Crowned False Boa,Amazon Scarletsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Pseudogonatodes peruvianus | Peruvian Clawed Gecko | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Pseustes cinnamomeus | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Pseustes poecilonotus | Puffing Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Rhinemys rufipes | Red Side-necked Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Rhinobothryum lentiginosum | Amazon Banded Snake,Amazon Ringed Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Stenocercus fimbriatus | Western Leaf Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Stenocercus roseiventris | Rose Whorltail Iguana | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Synophis bicolor | Two-colored Fishing Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Synophis lasallei | Lasalle's Fishing Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Tachymenis | Slender Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Taeniophallus brevirostris | Short-Nosed Groundsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Thecadactylus rapicaudus | Turnip-Tailed Gecko | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Thecadactylus solimoensis | Southern Turniptail Gecko | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tretioscincus agilis | Smooth Tegu | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Tropidurus azureum | Southern Green Thornytail | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tropidurus flaviceps | Amazon Thornytail | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tropidurus melanopleurus | Black Lava Lizard | Gekkonidae - Geckos |
| Tropidurus plica | Collared Tree Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tropidurus torquatus | Amazon Lava Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tropidurus umbra ochrocollaris | Blue-Lipped Tree Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tupinambis teguixin | Golden Tegu,Tegu | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Uranoscodon superciliosus | Diving Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Varzea bistriata | Two-striped Mabuya | Scincidae - Skinks |
| Waglerophis merremi | Wagler's Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| SERPENTES | SNAKES | |
| Anilius scytale | Coral Cylinder Snake,Red Pipesnake | Aniliidae - Pipesnakes |
| Apostolepis niceforoi | Amazon Burrowing Snake,Amazon Wormsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Apostolepis nigroterminatus | Peruvian Wormsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus alphonsehogei | Striped Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus cf. collaris | Collared Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus charitoae | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus collaris | Collared Ground Snake,Ring-Necked Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus davidhardi | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus elaps | Black Ground Snake,Ornate Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus emersoni | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus flammigerus | Blotched Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus franciscopaivai | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus guentheri | Günther's Ground Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus heliobelluomini | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus janethae | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus latifrons | Broadhead Ground Snake,Wedge-Tailed Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus limitaneus | Limitan Ground Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus lucilae | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus major | Brown Ground Snake,Giant Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus microrhynchus | Spotted Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus occipitoalbus | Gray Ground Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus orcesi | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus poeppigi | Basin Ground Snake,Black-Backed Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus reticulatus | Reticulated Ground Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus snethlageae | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus torquatus | Neckbanded Ground Snake,Rusty Earthsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Atractus zidoki | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Bachia flavescens | - | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Bachia panoplia | - | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Boa constrictor constrictor | Red-Tailed Boa | Boidae - Boas |
| Bothriopsis bilineata | Two-striped Forestit Viper | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothriopsis bilineata smaragdina | Western Striped Forest-Pitviper | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothriopsis sp.(albocarinata) | Shortnose Forest-Pitviper | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothriopsis taeniata taeniata | Speckled Forest-Pitviper | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothrocophias hyoprora | Amazonian Toad-headedit Viper | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothrops atrox | South American Lancehead | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothrops brazili | Brazil's Lancehead,Velvety Lancehead | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Bothrops hyoprora | Hognose Lancehead | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Chironius exoletus | Green Keelback,Common Whipsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius fuscus | Brown Sipo | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius fuscus [fuscus] | Olive Whipsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius multiventris | South American Sipo,South American Sipo | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius multiventris multiventris | Long-Tailed Whipsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius scurrulus | Wagler's Sipo,Rusty Whipsnake,Wagler's Sipo | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Chironius sp. | Green Whipsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Clelia [clelia clelia] | Common Mussurana | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Clelia clelia | Mussurana | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Corallus batesi | - | Boidae - Boas |
| Corallus caninus | Emerald Tree Boa,Emerald Treeboa | Boidae - Boas |
| Corallus hortulanus | Amazon Tree Boa,Amazon Treeboa | Boidae - Boas |
| Crocodilurus amazonicus | Crocodile Tegu | Whiptails - Teiidae |
| Diploglossus fasciatus | Banded Galliwasp | Mabuyinae |
| Dipsas catesbyi | Catesby's Snail-eater,Ornate Thirst Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Dipsas indica indica | Big-Headed Thirst Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Dipsas pavonina | Northern Snail-eater,Ringed Thirst Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Dipsas variegata | Variegated Snail-eater | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Dracaena guianensis | Northern Caiman Lizard,Northern Caiman Lizard | Teiidae - Racerunners and Whiptails |
| Drymarchon corais corais | Common Cribo | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Drymobius rhombifer | Blotched Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Drymobius rhombifer | Esmerald Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Drymoluber dichrous | Northern Woodland Racer,Common Glossy Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Echinanthera undulata | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Epicrates cenchria cf. gaigei | Common Rainbow Boa | Boidae - Boas |
| Erythrolamprus aesculapii | Aesculapian False Coral Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Erythrolamprus aesculapii aesculapii | Common False Coralsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Erythrolamprus guentheri | Pink-Naped False Coralsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Erythrolamprus pygmaea | Amazon Tropical Forest Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Eunectes murinus | Green Anaconda | Boidae - Boas |
| Eunectes murinus murinus | Common Anaconda | Boidae - Boas |
| Helicops angulatus | South American Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Helicops hagmanni | Amazonian Water Snake,Painted Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Helicops leopardinus | Leopard Keelback,Spotted Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Helicops pastazae | Shreve's Keelback,Olive Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Helicops polylepis | Norman's Keelback,Black-Chinned Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Helicops yacu | Forest Watersnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Hydrops triangularis | Triangle Water Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Hydrops triangularis bassleri | Common Mudsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Imantodes cenchoa | Blunthead Tree Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Imantodes lentiferus | Amazon Basin Tree Snake,Amazon Treesnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Iphisa elegans | Glossy Shade Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Lachesis muta muta | Amazon Bushmaster | Viperidae - Forest-Pitvipers |
| Leptodeira annulata annulata | Common Cat-Eyed Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptodeira sp. | Velvety Cat-Eyed Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptophis | Giant Parrotsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus | Black-Skinned Parrot Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptophis cupreus | Copperarrot Snake,Brown Parrot Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Leptophis riveti | Turquoise Parrot Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptotyphlops | Threadsnakes | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Leptotyphlops albifrons, | White-Fronted Threadsnake | Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes |
| Leptotyphlops diaplocius | Amazonian Threadsnake | Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes |
| Leptotyphlops macrolepis | Big-Eyed Threadsnake | Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes |
| Leptotyphlops signatus | Peruvian Threadsnake | Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes |
| Liophis breviceps | Short Ground Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis breviceps breviceps | Amazon Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis cobellus dyticus | South American Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis miliaris | Military Ground Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis miliaris chrysostomus | White-Lipped Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis oligolepis | Stripe-Tailed Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis reginae | Royal Ground Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis reginae semilineatus | Common Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis sp. | Yellow-Striped Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liophis taeniogaster | - | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis taeniurus | Thin Ground Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis typhlus | Blind Ground Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Liophis typhlus typhlus | Velvety Swampsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Liotyphlops sp. | White-Headed Slender Blindsnake | Anomalepididae - Slender Blindsnakes |
| Mastigodryas boddaertii | Tan Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Mastigodryas melanolomus | Dark Tropical Racer | Leptotyphlopidae - Threadsnakes |
| Melanosuchus niger | Black Caiman | Crocodylidae - Caimans |
| Micrurus "annellatus", | Annellated Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus filiformis | Slender Coral Snake,Slender Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus hemprichii | Hemprich's Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus hemprichii ortonii | Orange-Ringed Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus langsdorffi | Confused Coral Snake,Langsdorff's Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus lemniscatus | South American Coral Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Micrurus lemniscatus helleri | South American Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus narduccii | Andean Black-backed Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus narduccii narduccii | Andean Black-Backed Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus nattereri | Natterer’s Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus obscurus | Bolivian Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus ornatissimus | Ornate Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus psyches | Carib Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus putumayensis | Putumayo Coral Snake,Sooty Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus scutiventris | Pigmy Black-Backed Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus spixii | Amazon Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus spixii obscurus | Amazonian Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus surinamensis | Aquatic Coral Snake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis | Aquatic Coralsnake | Elapidae - Coralsnakes |
| Ninia hudsoni | Amazon Coffee Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Norops fuscoauratus | Brown-eared Anole,Slender Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Norops ortonii | Bark Anole,Ortoni's Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Norops scypheus | - | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Norops trachyderma | Roughskin Anole | Polychrotidae - Anoles and Monkey Lizards |
| Oxybelis aeneus | Brown Vinesnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxybelis fulgidus | Green Vinesnake,Green Vine Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus formosus | Yellow-Headed Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus m. melanogenys | Black-Headed Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus melanogenys | Tschudi's False Coral Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus occipitalis | Western Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus petola digitalis | Banded Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus sp | Elegant Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus trigeminus | Brazilian Calico Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Oxyrhopus vanidicus | - | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Philodryas olfersi herbeus | Green-Bellied Palmsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Philodryas olfersii | Lichtenstein's Green Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Philodryas v. viridissimus | Green Palmsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Philodryas viridissima | Common Green Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Phrynops geoffroanus | Geoffroy’s Side-necked Turtle,Spotted Toad-Headed Turtle,Geoffroy's Sideneck Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Pseudoeryx plicatilis | Eel Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Pseudogonatodes guianensis | Guyanan Clawed Gecko,Amazon Pigmy Gecko | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Pseustes poecilonotus polylepis | Common Birdsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Pseustes sulphureus | Amazonuffing Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Pseustes sulphureus sulphureus | Giant Birdsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Ptychoglossus brevifrontalis | Boulenger's Largescale Lizard,Slender Swamp Lizard | Gymnophthalmidae - Spectacled Lizards or Microteiids |
| Siphlophis cervinus | Checkerbelly,Common Liana Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Siphlophis compressus | Tropical Flat Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Spilotes pullatus pullatus | Common Tiger Ratsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Taeniophallus occipitalis | Spotted Groundsnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Tantilla m. melanocephala | Common Black-Headed Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Thamnodynastes "loreto" | Western Mock Viper | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Thamnodynastes pallidus | Coastal House Snake,Common Mock Viper | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Thecadactylus rapicauda | Radish-tail Gecko | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Tripanurgos compressus | Red-Eyed Treesnake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Typhlops brongersmianus | Black Blindsnake | Typhlopidae - Blindsnakes |
| Typhlops minuisquamus | White-Nosed Blindsnake | Typhlopidae - Blindsnakes |
| Typhlops reticulatus | Giant Blindsnake | Typhlopidae - Blindsnakes |
| Umbrivaga pygmaea | Pigmy Moss Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Uracentron azureum | Green Thornytail Iguana | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Uracentron flaviceps | Tropical Thornytail Lizard | Tropiduridae - Leaf Lizards and Neotropical Ground Lizards |
| Xenodon rabdocephalus rabdocephalus | Common False Viper | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Xenodon severus | Amazon False Fer-de-lance,Giant False Viper | Boidae - Boas |
| Xenopholis scalaris | Wucherer's Ground Snake,Flat-Headed Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Xenoxybelis argenteus | Striped Sharpnose Snake | Boidae - Boas |
| Xenoxybelis boulengeri | Southern Sharpnose Snake | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| TESTUDINES | TORTOISES AND TURTLES | |
| Geochelone carbonaria | Redfoot Tortoise | Testudinidae - Tortoises |
| Geochelone denticulata | Yellowfoot Tortoise | Testudinidae - Tortoises |
| Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides | Amazon Mud Turtle | Kinosternidae - Mud Turtles |
| Lachesis muta | South American Bushmaster | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Philodryas sp. | Lichtenstein's Green Racer | Colubridae - Typical Snakes |
| Phrynops gibbus | Lesser Toad-Headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Phrynops raniceps | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles | |
| Phrynops rufipes | Red Toad-Headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Phrynops sp. | Forest Toad-Headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Phrynops sp. | Peruvian Toad-Headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Phrynops tuberosus | Cotinga River Toad-headed Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Platemys platycephala | Twist-necked Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Platemys platycephala melanonota | Western Twist-Necked Turtle | Chelidae - Modern Sidenecks and Toad-Headed Turtles |
| Podocnemis erythrocephala | Red-headed Amazon River Turtle | Pelomedusidae - River Turtles (Primitive Side-Necked Turtles) |
| Podocnemis expansa | South American River Turtle | Pelomedusidae - River Turtles (Primitive Side-Necked Turtles) |
| Podocnemis sextuberculata | Amazon River Turtle | Pelomedusidae - River Turtles (Primitive Side-Necked Turtles) |
| Podocnemis unifilis | Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle,Yellow-Spotted River Turtle | Pelomedusidae - River Turtles (Primitive Side-Necked Turtles) |
