List of reptiles of Colombia

Colombia is the sixth richest country in the world for reptiles, and third richest in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]

Turtles

The turtles (Order: Chelonii or Testudines) number 33 species from 9 families. Fifteen species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered.[3] Three turtle species are listed as endemic.

Snapping Turtles - Chelydridae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Chelydra acutirostrisSouth American Snapping TurtlePacific & Caribbean lowlands
Sea Turtles - Cheloniidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Caretta carettaLoggerhead Sea TurtleCaribbeanEndangered
Lepidochelys kempiiKemp's Ridley Sea TurtleCaribbeanCritically Endangered
Lepidochelys olivaceaOlive Ridley Sea TurtlePacific & Caribbean coastsVulnerable
Chelonia mydasGreen Sea TurtlePacific & Caribbean coastsEndangered
Eretmochelys imbricataHawksbill Sea TurtlePacific & Caribbean coastsCritically Endangered
Sea Turtles - Dermochelyidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Dermochelys coriaceaLeatherback Sea TurtlePacific & Caribbean coastsCritically Endangered
Mud Turtles - Kinosternidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Kinosternon dunniColombian Mud TurtlePacific lowlands (Chocó)Endemic; Vulnerable
Kinosternon leucostomumWhite-lipped Mud TurtlePacific lowlandsVulnerable
Kinosternon scorpioidesScorpion Mud TurtlePacific lowlands, Amazon basin
Pond Turtles - Emydidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Trachemys callirostrisColombian Slider
Trachemys venustaMeso-American Slider
Wood Turtles - Geoemydidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Rhinoclemmys annulataBrown Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys diademataMaracaibo Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosternaColombian Wood Turtle
Rhinoclemmys nasutaLarge-nosed Wood Turtle
Tortoises - Testudinidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Chelonoidis carbonariaRed-footed TortoiseAmazon basinVulnerable
Chelonoidis denticulataYellow-footed TortoiseAmazon basinVulnerable
Side-necked Turtles - Podocnemididae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Peltocephalus dumerilianusBig-headed Amazon River TurtleAmazon basinVulnerable
Podocnemis erythrocephalaRed-headed Amazon River TurtleAmazon basinVulnerable
Podocnemis expansaGiant South American TurtleAmazon basin
Podocnemis lewyanaMagdalena River TurtleMagdalena RiverEndemic; Endangered
Podocnemis sextuberculataSix-tubercled Amazon River TurtleAmazon basinVulnerable
Podocnemis unifilisYellow-spotted Amazon River TurtleAmazon basinVulnerable
Podocnemis vogliSavanna Side-necked TurtleOrinoco basin
Side-necked Turtles - Chelidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Chelus fimbriataMata mataAmazon & Orinoco basins
Mesoclemmys dahliDahl's Toad-headed TurtleNortheast Colombia (Bolivar)Endemic
Mesoclemmys gibba Gibba Turtle
Mesoclemmys ranicepsAmazon Toad-headed TurtleAmazon basin
Phrynops geoffroanusGeoffroy’s Side-necked TurtleAmazon basin
Phrynops tuberosusCotinga River Toad-headed TurtleAmazon basin
Platemys platycephalaTwist-necked TurtleAmazon & Orinoco basins
Rhinemys rufipesRed Side-necked TurtleAmazon basin

Crocodilia

Alligators & Caimans - Alligatoridae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Paleosuchus palpebrosusCuvier's Dwarf Caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatusSmooth-fronted Caiman
Caiman crocodilusSpectacled Caiman
Melanosuchus nigerBlack Caiman
Crocodiles - Crocodylidae
Scientific NameCommon NameDistributionStatus
Crocodylus acutusAmerican CrocodileVulnerable
Crocodylus intermediusOrinoco CrocodileCritically Endangered

Squamata

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Countries with the most number of reptile species".
  2. ↑ "The Reptile Database".
  3. ↑ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
  • "Colombian Endemic Reptiles".
  • "Pictures of Lizards in Colombia".
  • "Pictures of Snakes in Colombia".
  • "Herps of Colombia (Herpetofauna de Colombia)".
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