FAUNA PARAGUAY IMAGE GALLERY OF PARAGUAYAN REPTILES

We currently have images of the following 67 species. An asterisk (*) before the species name means that a video is also available. We currently have videos of 4 species. Depending on the size of the video file and the speed of you internet connection the video may take a while to download. Once the image appears click on it to start the video, click on it again to pause it. Users of Mozilla Firefox may have some problems, the option works best with Internet Explorer.
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For a breakdown of the higher level taxonomy of Paraguayan reptiles and the characteristics of the component taxonomic groups click here

Chelidae (3/6) Turtles
PANTANAL SWAMP TURTLE Acanthochelys macrocephala
CHACO SIDENECK TURTLE Acanthochelys pallidipectoris
SNAKE-NECKED TURTLE Hydromedusa tectifera

Testudinidae (2/2) Tortoises
RED-FOOTED TORTOISE Chelonoidis carbonaria
ARGENTINE TORTOISE Chelonoidis petersi

Kinosternidae (1/1) Mud Turtles
SCORPION MUD TURTLE Kinosternon scorpioides

Alligatoridae (2/3) Caiman
BROAD-NOSED CAIMAN Caiman latirostris
*SPECTACLED CAIMAN Caiman yacare

Iguanidae (1/1) Iguanas
*GREEN IGUANA Iguana iguana

Family Polychrotidae (2/3) Anoles
Anolis meridionalis
POINT-NOSED FALSE-CHAMELEON Polychrus acutirostris

Tropiduridae (4/5) Spiny Lizards
*BROWN LEAF LIZARD Stenocercus caducus
WESTERN COLLARED SPINY LIZARDTropidurus etheridgei
CHACO SPINY LIZARD Tropidurus spinulosus
EASTERN COLLARED SPINY LIZARDTropidurus torquatus

Gekkonidae (3/5) Geckos
HOUSE GECKO Hemidactylus mabouia
CHACO STRAIGHT-TOED GECKO Homonota fasciata
CHACO LEAF-FOOTED GECKO Phyllopezus pollicaris

Scincidae (1/3) Skinks
BRIDLED SKINK Mabuya frenata

Teiidae (5/9) Teiids
GREEN JUNGLE RUNNER Ameiva ameiva
OCELLATED WHIPTAIL LIZARDTeius oculatus
FOUR-TOED WHIPTAIL LIZARD Teius teyou
BLACK TEGU Tupinambis merianae
RED TEGU Tupinambis rufescens

Leptotyphlopidae (1/3) Worm Snakes
Leptotyphlops sp.
Leptotyphlops albipunctus

Typhlopidae (1/1) Worm Snakes
Typhlops brongersmanius

Boidae (4/4) Boas
BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa constrictor
RAINBOW BOA Epicrates cenchria
GREEN ANACONDA Eunectes murinus
YELLOW ANACONDA Eunectes notaeus

Colubridae (29/77) Colubrid Snakes
Subfamily Dipsadinae
SLUG-EATING SNAKE Sibynomorphus turgidus
SPOT-BELLIED SLUG-EATING SNAKE Sibynomorphus ventrimaculatus
Subfamily Colubrinae
Chironius sp.
Chironius quadricarinatus
Clelia sp
Echinanthera occipitalis
LEOPARD KEELBACK Helicops leopardinus
FALSE WATER COBRA Hydrodynastes gigas
NIGHT SNAKE Leptodeira annulata
PARROT SNAKE Leptophis ahaetulla
ALMADEN LIOPHIS Liophis almadensis
LEMA´S LIOPHIS Liophis dilepis
COMMON WATER LIOPHIS Liophis miliaris
YELLOW-BELLIED LIOPHIS Liophis poecilogyrus
REGAL LIOPHIS Liophis reginae
Liophis sagittifer
GOLDEN LIOPHIS Liophis semiaureus
BANDED HOGNOSE SNAKE Lystrophis pulcher
FALSE CORAL SNAKE Oxyrhopus guibei
MATO GROSSO RACER Philodryas mattogrossensis
LICHTENSTEIN´S GREEN RACER Philodryas olfersii
PATAGONIAN RACER Philodryas patagoniensis
CHACO RACER Philodryas psammophidea
TIGER RAT SNAKE Spilotes pullatus
SPOTTED GROUND-SNAKE Taeniophallus occipitalis
CHACO SEPIA SNAKE Thamnodynastes chaquensis
KEELED SEPIA SNAKE Thamnodynastes hypoconia
* SEPIA SNAKE Thamnodynastes strigatus
Subfamily Incertae Sedis
RIO TROPICAL RACER Mastigodryas bifossatus
TOAD-EATING SNAKE Waglerophis merremi

Elapidae (1/6) Coral-Snakes
PAINTED CORAL-SNAKE Micrurus corallinus

Viperidae (5/7) Vipers
Bothrops diporus
YARARÁ LANCEHEAD Bothrops jararaca
JARARACUSSU LANCEHEAD Bothrops jararacussu
MATTO GROSSO LANCEHEAD Bothrops mattogrossensis
TROPICAL RATTLESNAKE Crotalus durissus

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Particular thanks to Pier Cacciali for assistance in identifying some of the reptiles featured in the image gallery.
Material contained herewith may not be used without the prior written permission of FAUNA Paraguay.
Photographs on this web-site were taken by Paul Smith, Hemme Batjes, Regis Nossent,
Alberto Esquivel, Arne Lesterhuis, Rebecca Zarza, José Luis Cartes and Hugo del Castillo and are used with their permission.