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List of reptiles of Brazil

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Yellow anaconda, Eunectes notaeus

Total number of species = 648

Nota bene: In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.

Testudines

Cheloniidae (4 species)

Dermochelyidae (1 species)

Emydidae (2 species)

Geoemydidae (1 species)

Kinosternidae (1 species)

Testudinidae (2 species)

Podocnemididae (5 species)

Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa)

Chelidae (18 species)

Nomenclature based on Rhodin et al., 2010

Crocodilia

Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

Alligatoridae (6 species)

Squamata

Amphisbaenidae (50 species)

Rhineuridae (7 species)

Iguanidae (1 species)

Hoplocercidae (3 species)

Polychrotidae (21 species)

Leiosauridae (7 species)

Tropiduridae (35 species)

Gekkonidae (29 species)

Anguidae (5 species)

Teiidae (31 species)

Gymnophthalmidae (71 species)

Scincidae (14 species)

Squamata - Serpentes

Anomalepididae (4 species)

Leptotyphlopidae (12 species)

Typhlopidae (6 species)

Aniliidae (1 species)

Tropidophiidae (1 species)

Boidae (8 species)

Colubridae (237 species)

Elapidae (34 species)

Viperidae (31 species)

See also

References

  1. Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter Paul van Dijk, John B. Iverson, and H. Bradley Shaffer. 2010. Turtles of the World, 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Micrurus boicora". The Reptile Database.
  3. "Micrurus tikuna". The Reptile Database.
  4. "Micrurus mipartitus". The Reptile Database.
  5. "Bothrocophias microphthalmus". The Reptile Database.
  6. "Bothrops marmoratus". The Reptile Database.
  7. "Bothrops otavioi". The Reptile Database.
  8. "Bothrops sazimai". The Reptile Database.

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