List of reptiles of China

Note that this list only includes non-avian reptiles. For birds, visit list of birds of China.
Zhou's box turtle is a critically endangered species that is endemic to China.

China has around 403 different species of reptiles that can be found in many environments including deserts, grasslands, rivers, and forests.[1] It is the country with the seventh largest amount of different reptile species.[2]

Turtles and tortoises

Geoemydid turtles

Box turtles

Eyed turtles

Leaf turtles

Pond turtles

Roofed turtles

Miscellaneous and monotypic

Sea turtles

Softshell turtles

Tortoises

A Russian tortoise, a common choice as a house pet.

Snakes

Blindsnakes

Boas

Cat snakes

Cobras

Coral snakes

Green snakes

Kraits

Lamprophiid snakes

Miscellaneous and monotypic

Natricine snakes

Odd-scaled snakes

A Formosan odd-scaled snake (Achalinus formosanus) in Taiwan.

Pipe snakes

Pitvipers

A bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus) perched on a branch in a Cuiheng zoo.

Pythons

Ratsnakes

Sea kraits

Sea snakes

Slug snakes

Sunbeam snakes

This closeup clearly shows the characteristic iridescent highly polished scales of Xenopeltis unicolor.

Vipers

Wart snakes

Water snakes

Worm-eating snakes

Crocodilians

Alligators

A pair of Chinese alligators in the Shanghai Zoo.

Crocodiles

Lizards

Agamid lizards (flying)

Agamid lizards (non-flying)

A blue-crested lizard (Calotes mystaceus).
A male Japalura tree dragon.

Geckos

A Tokay gecko, one of the most well-known species of geckos.

Glass lizards

Miscellaneous and monotypic

Skinks

Plestiodon elegans, near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

References

  1. ^ "Number of vertebrate species in China in 2012, by type" Accessed 2014-06-24
  2. ^ Countries with the most reptile species. Mongabay.com. 2004 data. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  1. ^ Likely extirpated