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Thailand: Reptile families overview


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The reptiles of Thailand are contained in three orders, divided into 44 families. A total of 483 species is recorded from Thailand, around 60 of which are endemic. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Chan-ard, Parr and Nabhitabhata (2015), Fieldguide to the Reptiles of Thailand, with additional species and updated taxonomy as described in recent publications.

The complete checklist, including ranges, synonyms and some Thai names can be downloaded in Excel format: Thailand Reptile Checklist.

Order: Testudines (Turtles and tortoises). Family Geoemydidae (Eurasian freshwater turtles).

  turtle
turtle
turtle
turtle
turtle
turtle
   

Family: Testudinidae. Tortoises.

  tortoise
tortoise
tortoise
tortoise
tortoise
tortoise
   

Order: Squamata (Scaled reptiles). Family: Gekkonidae (Group 1). (Typical geckos).
Cyrtodactylus bent-toed geckos and cave geckos.

  bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
bent-toed gecko
  cave gecko
cave gecko
cave gecko
cave gecko
     

Family: Gekkonidae (Group 2). (Typical geckos).
Rock Geckos, ground geckos, house geckos, frilly geckos, four-clawed geckos, dwarf geckos, tokay geckos and parachute geckos.

  rock gecko
rock gecko
rock gecko
rock gecko
ground gecko
ground gecko
house gecko
house gecko
frilly gecko
frilly gecko
  four-clawed gecko
four-clawed gecko
tokay gecko
tokay gecko
parachute gecko
parachute gecko
   

Family: Agamidae (Group 1). (Agamid lizards).
Gliding lizards.

  gliding lizard
gliding lizard
gliding lizard
gliding lizard
     

Family: Agamidae (Group 2). (Agamid lizards).
Tree lizards, crested lizards, water dragon and butterfly lizards.

  tree lizard
tree lizard
crested lizard
crested lizard
crested lizard
crested lizard
water dragon
water dragon
butterfly lizard
butterfly lizard
  butterfly lizard
butterfly lizard
       

Family: Lacertidae (Long-tailed lizards).

  long-tailed lizard
long-tailed lizard
       

Family: Scincidae (Skinks).

  striped skink
striped skink
sun skink
sun skink
stream skink
stream skink
leaf-litter skink
leaf-litter skink
leaf-litter skink
leaf-litter skink
  forest skink
forest skink
forest skink
forest skink
slender skink
slender skink
   

Family: Angidae (Slowworms, glass lizards and relatives).

  glass lizard
glass lizard
glass lizard
glass lizard
     

Family: Varanidae (Monitors).

  monitor
monitor
monitor
monitor
     

Family: Gerrhopilidae (Indo-malayan blind snakes). No images.

Family: Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes). No images.

Family: Cylindrophiidae (Asian pipe snakes). No images.

Family: Xenopeltidae (Sunbeam snakes). No images.

Family: Pythonidae (Pythons).

  python
python
python
python
     

Family: Acrochordidae (File snakes). No images.

Family: Xenodermidae (Dragon snakes). No images.

Family: Pareidae (Oriental slug-eating snakes).

  slug-eating snake
slug-eating snake
slug-eating snake
slug-eating snake
slug-eating snake
slug-eating snake
   

Family: Viperidae (Vipers and pit vipers).

  pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
pit viper
 

Family: Homalopsidae (Mud snakes).

  mud snake
mud snake
bockadem
bockadem
     

Family: Pseudaspididae (Mole and western keeled snakes).

  mock viper
mock viper
       

Family: Elapidae (Cobras, kraits, coral snakes and sea snakes).

  cobra
cobra
spitting cobra
spitting cobra
frait
krait
coral snake
coral snake
 

Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes).

  blackhead
blackhead
keelback
keelback
keelback
keelback
bamboo snake
bamboo snake
reed snake
reed snake
  whip snake
whip snake
tree snake
tree snake
bronzeback
bronzeback
kukri snake
kukri snake
racer
racer
  racer
racer
bridle snake
bridle snake
wolf snake
wolf snake
cat snake
cat snake
ringneck
ringneck
  rat snake
rat snake
mountain snake
mountain snake
     

Order: Crocodylia (Crocodilians). Family: Crocodylidae (True crocodiles).

  crocodile
crocodile