This is a list of reptiles in Costa Rica.
Lizards Family Corytophanidae Genus Basiliscus (brown basilisk, common basilisk, plumed basilisk) Genus Corytophanes (helmeted iguana) Genus Laemanctus (casquehead iguana)
Family Dactyloidae Genus Anolis (Anolis insignis, Anolis microtus)
Family Gekkonidae Genus Gonatodes (yellow-headed gecko) Genus Hemidactylus (common house gecko) Genus Lepidoblepharis (Costa Rica scaly-eyed gecko) Genus Sphaerodactylus (yellow-tailed dwarf gecko, spotted dwarf gecko) Genus Lepidodactylus (mourning gecko)
Family Iguanidae Genus Ctenosaura (black spiny-tailed iguana) Genus Iguana (green iguana)
Family Phyllodactylidae Genus Thecadactylus (turnip-tailed gecko)
Family Polychrotidae Genus Norops (21 species, including blue-eyed anole, Carpenter's anole,Echelle, A.A., A.F. Echelle and H.S. Fitch. 1971. A new anole from Costa Rica. Herpetologica 27(3): 354-362. green tree anole, ground anole, lemur anole, lichen anole, many-scaled anole, pug-nosed anole, slender anole, stream anole, water anole) Genus Polychrus (neotropical chameleon)
Family Scincidae Mabuya unamarginata
Family Teiidae Anadia ocellata Holcosus quadrilineatus Holcosus festivus Ptychoglossus plicatus
Family Xantusiidae Lepidophyma reticulatum
Snakes Family Anomalepididae Anomalepis mexicana Helminthophis frontalis Liotyphlops albirostris
Family Boidae Boa imperator Epicrates cenchria
Family Colubridae Amastridium veliferum (rufous-headed snake) Chironius exoletus Clelia clelia Drymobius melanotropis (black forest racer) Drymobius margaritiferus (speckled racer) Enuliophis sclateri (sock-headed snake) Erythrolamprus mimus (mimic false coral snake) Imantodes cenchoa Lampropeltis triangulum Leptophis ahaetulla (parrot snake) Erythrolamprus epinephalus (fire-bellied snake) Leptodeira septentrionalis Mastigodryas melanolomus Ninia maculata Scaphiodontophis venustissimus Senticolis triaspis (green rat snake) Spilotes pullatus (tiger rat snake) Stenorrhina degenhardtii Stenorrhina freminvillei (blood snake) Genus Tantilla (centipede snakes) Thamnophis proximus Xenodon rhabdocephalus
Family Elapidae Micrurus alleni Micrurus mipartitus
Family Leptotyphlopidae Leptotyphlops goudotii
Family Loxocemidae Loxocemus bicolor
Family Tropidophiidae Ungaliophis panamensis
Family Typhlopidae Typhlops costaricensis
Family Viperidae Atropoides nummifer Atropoides picadoi Bothriechis lateralis Bothriechis nigroadspersus Bothrops asper Porthidium nasutum Lachesis stenophrys Cope 1875 Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama Lachesis melanocephala Solòrzano & Cerdas 1986 southeastern Costa Rica and adjoining areas of western Panama
Turtles Kinosternon leucostomum Rhinoclemmys annulata Rhinoclemmys funerea Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Trachemys emolli Trachemys venusta
Crocodilians Family Crocodylidae American crocodile
Family Alligatoridae Spectacled caiman
See also List of amphibians of Costa Rica List of birds of Costa Rica List of mammals of Costa Rica List of non-marine molluscs of Costa Rica
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