This is a list of the endemic reptile species recorded in Papua New Guinea . [1]
Scientific name | Common name | Family |
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Chelodina novaeguineae | New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
Chelodina parkeri | Parker's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
Chelodina pritchardi | Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
Parker's snake-necked turtle is a species of turtle in the family Chelidae.
Pritchard's snake-necked turtle is a species of turtles in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to a restricted area of Central Province, Papua New Guinea.
Elseya branderhorsti, also known commonly as Branderhorst's turtle and Branderhorst's snapping turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Chelidae. The species is endemic to southern New Guinea, in West Papua Indonesia and Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Until recently it has been a confusing species due to its lost holotype and its sympatry with another, undescribed, species. E. branderhorsti is currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN RedList in part due to its vulnerability to the Asian turtle trade.
Sphenomorphus pratti is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
D'Albertis' python, also known commonly as D'Albert's water python or the northern white-lipped python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
Leiopython fredparkeri, the Karimui Basin whitelip python or Karimui Basin white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. It is endemic to New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus capreoloides is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
The Derongo bow-fingered gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus epiroticus is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus irianjayaensis is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus klugei is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
The ring-tailed gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic the Louisiade Archipelago of Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus minor is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus murua is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus novaeguineae is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
The Papua bow-fingered gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic to southern Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus robustus is a species of gecko that is endemic to Rossel Island in Papua New Guinea.
Cyrtodactylus tripartitus is a species of gecko that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Gehyra papuana, also known as the Papua four-clawed gecko or Papua dtella, is a species of gecko endemic to New Guinea. It occurs in both Papua New Guinea and Western New Guinea (Indonesia).