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 thirty-three species from nine families. Fifteen species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered.[3] Three turtle species are listed as endemic.

Snapping turtles - Chelydridae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Chelydra acutirostris	South American snapping turtle	Pacific & Caribbean lowlands
Sea turtles - Cheloniidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead sea turtle	Caribbean	endangered
Lepidochelys kempii	Kemp's ridley sea turtle	Caribbean	critically endangered
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive ridley sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	vulnerable
Chelonia mydas	Green sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	endangered
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	critically endangered
Sea turtles - Dermochelyidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	critically endangered
Mud turtles - Kinosternidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Kinosternon dunni	Colombian mud turtle	Pacific lowlands (Chocó)	Endemic; vulnerable
Kinosternon leucostomum	White-lipped mud turtle	Pacific lowlands	vulnerable
Kinosternon scorpioides	Scorpion mud turtle	Pacific lowlands, Amazon basin
Pond turtles - Emydidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Trachemys callirostris	Colombian slider
Trachemys venusta	Meso-American slider
Wood turtles - Geoemydidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Rhinoclemmys annulata	Brown wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys diademata	Maracaibo wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna	Colombian wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys nasuta	Large-nosed wood turtle
Tortoises - Testudinidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Chelonoidis carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Chelonoidis denticulata	Yellow-footed tortoise	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Side-necked turtles - Podocnemididae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Peltocephalus dumerilianus	Big-headed Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis erythrocephala	Red-headed Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis expansa	Giant South American turtle	Amazon basin
Podocnemis lewyana	Magdalena River turtle	Magdalena River	Endemic; endangered
Podocnemis sextuberculata	Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis unifilis	Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis vogli	Savanna side-necked turtle	Orinoco basin
Side-necked turtles - Chelidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Chelus fimbriata	Mata mata	Amazon & Orinoco basins
Mesoclemmys dahli	Dahl's toad-headed turtle	Northeast Colombia (Bolivar)	Endemic
Mesoclemmys gibba	Gibba turtle
Mesoclemmys raniceps	Amazon toad-headed turtle	Amazon basin
Phrynops geoffroanus	Geoffroy's side-necked turtle	Amazon basin
Phrynops tuberosus	Cotinga River toad-headed turtle	Amazon basin
Platemys platycephala	Twist-necked turtle	Amazon & Orinoco basins
Rhinemys rufipes	Red side-necked turtle	Amazon basin

Crocodilia

Alligators & caimans - Alligatoridae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Paleosuchus palpebrosus	Cuvier's dwarf caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus	Smooth-fronted caiman
Caiman crocodilus	Spectacled caiman
Melanosuchus niger	Black caiman
Crocodiles - Crocodylidae
Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Crocodylus acutus	American crocodile		vulnerable
Crocodylus intermedius	Orinoco crocodile		critically endangered

Squamata

See also

• Fauna of Colombia

References

1. "Countries with the most number of reptile species".
2. "The Reptile Database".
3. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".

External links

• "Colombian Endemic Reptiles".
• "Pictures of Lizards in Colombia".
• "Pictures of Snakes in Colombia".
• "Herps of Colombia (Herpetofauna de Colombia)".