Reptiles of Costa Rica - Systematic List - EcoRegistros

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Costa Rica

Reptiles 90 - Systematic Listing

(89 speciess + 1 form with special treatment that are not is considered at the species level)

Number of records: 263

Last update: 07/04/2026 15:40:16

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Provinces / departments

Alajuela

Cartago

Guanacaste

Heredia

Limón

Puntarenas

San José

Belonging

Group

English Common Name

Scientific Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Family

Order

TOP 10 Ranking species

1) Luis Cesar Tejo 46 2) Glauco Oliveira 28 3) Patricio M. Silfeni 19 4) Anthony Baloyes E. 18 5) Daniela Espinosa 13 6) Hugo Caverzasi 11 6) Carlos Schmidt 11 8) Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias 10 9) Marcos Augusto Lartigau 9 9) Luis Vargas 9

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TOP 10 Ranking of records

1) Luis Cesar Tejo 51 2) Glauco Oliveira 36 3) Anthony Baloyes E. 20 4) Patricio M. Silfeni 19 5) Hugo Caverzasi 13 5) Daniela Espinosa 13 7) Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias 12 7) Carlos Schmidt 12 9) Eduardo Nadal 11 10) Luis Vargas 10

Order

Family

English Common Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Scientific Name

Belonging

Records

Chance of observation

Conservation status

Notes

1

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

Native

8

V

2

American Crocodile

Cocodrilo Americano

Crocodylus acutus

Native

16

VI

3

Montane Alligator Lizard

Lagarto Escorpión Costarricense

Abronia monticola

Native

1

III

LC

4

Annulated Tree Boa

Boa Arborícola Anillada

Corallus annulatus

Not listed

1

III

5

Chironius grandisquamis

Not listed

3

IV

6

Mussurana Negra

Native

1

III

7

Yellowbelly Snake

Guardacaminos Café

Coniophanes fissidens

Not listed

1

III

8

South American Forest Racer

Corredora Café Del Bosque Sudamericano

Dendrophidion percarinatum

Native

1

III

LC

9

Bicolor Snail-eater

Caracolera Bicolor

Not listed

1

III

10

Corredora Elegante

Drymobius margaritiferus

Not listed

1

III

11

Godman´s Earth Snake

Serpiente De Tierra De Godman

Geophis godmani

Native

1

III

12

Plain Tree Snake

Bejuquilla Lisa

Imantodes inornatus

Native

2

III

13

Ecuadorian Milksnake

Falsa Coral Interandina

Lampropeltis micropholis

Native

1

III

14

Costa Rican Milk Snake

Coral Falsa Estranguladora

Lampropeltis triangulum

Not listed

1

III

15

Common Cat-eyed Snake

Culebra Ojo de Gato Bandada

Jararaca-de-Patioba

Leptodeira annulata

Native

2

III

16

Leptodeira rhombifera

Native

1

III

17

Northern Cat-eyed Snake

Ojos de Gato Manchada

Leptodeira septentrionalis

Not listed

1

III

18

Culebra Verde Áspera

Leptophis ahaetulla

Not listed

1

III

19

Golden-eyed Parrotsnake

Leptophis depressirostris

Native

6

V

20

Salmon-bellied Racer

Corredora Panza Rosada

Mastigodryas melanolomus

Native

3

IV

21

Mexican Vine Snake

Bejuquilla Marrón

Oxybelis aeneus

Not listed

1

III

22

Bejuquilla Café

Oxybelis koehleri

Native

1

III

23

Phrynonax poecilonotus

Native

1

III

24

Ringed Snail Sucker

Caracolera De Anillos Rojos

Sibon annulatus

Native

1

III

LC

25

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake

Caracolera Común

Cobra Dorminhoca

Sibon nebulatus

Not listed

2

III

26

Trimorphodon quadruplex

Not listed

1

III

27

False Fer-de-lance Snake

Terciopelo Falsa

Xenodon rabdocephalus

Not listed

1

III

28

Common Basilisk

Basilisco Común

Basiliscus basiliscus

Native

9

VI

29

Plumed Basilisk

Basilisco Verde

Basiliscus plumifrons

Native

13

VI

30

Basiliscus vittatus

Native

6

V

31

Smoothhead Helmeted Basilisk

Corytophanes cristatus

Native

10

VI

32

Anolis aquaticus

Native

1

III

LC

33

Anolis Jaspeado

Native

3

IV

34

Anolis Crestado

Anolis cristatellus

Not listed

1

III

35

Anolis de Bosque Seco

Native

2

III

36

Native

1

III

37

Giant Banded Anole

Anolis Gigante de Bandas

Anolis insignis

Not listed

1

III

38

Anolis limifrons

Native

9

VI

39

Anolis lionotus

Not listed

1

III

40

Native

1

III

41

Many-scaled Anole

Anolis polylepis

Native

1

III

42

Native

3

IV

43

Dactyloa microtus

Native

1

III

44

Culebra De Tierra Costarricense

Geophis brachycephalus

Native

3

IV

LC

45

Blunthead Tree Snake

Bejuquilla Manchada

Imantodes cenchoa

Native

4

IV

46

Banded Blunt-headed Vine Snake

Dormilona De Bandas

Imantodes gemmistratus

Native

1

III

LC

47

Adorned Graceful Brown Snake

Culebra Café Adornada

Rhadinaea decorata

Native

1

III

48

Striped Litter Snake

Hojarasquera Rayada

Rhadinella serperaster

Native

1

III

49

Costa Rican Coral Snake

Coral de Costa Rica

Micrurus mosquitensis

Not listed

2

III

50

Tropical Banded Gecko

Gecko Bandeado Centroamericano

Coleonyx mitratus

Not listed

1

III

51

Common House Gecko

Besucona Asiática

Hemidactylus frenatus

Native

5

IV

52

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Native

1

III

53

Eastern Pygmy Gecko

Geco Enano del Este

Sphaerodactylus homolepis

Not listed

1

III

54

Gymnophthalmidae

Lagartija De Agua

Centrosaura apodema

Native

1

III

LC

55

Golden Spectacled Tegu

Lagartija De Anteojos

Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Not listed

1

III

56

Largescale Lizard

Lagartija de Anteojos Café

Ptychoglossus plicatus

Not listed

1

III

57

Gymnophthalmoidea

Taylor’s Large-scaled Lizard

Alopoglossus plicatus

Native

1

III

LC

58

Spiny Tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

Native

14

VI

59

Native

18

VI

60

Phrynosomatidae

Green Spiny Lizard

Lagartija Espinosa Malaquita

Sceloporus malachiticus

Not listed

3

IV

61

Lagartija Espinosa De Panza Rosada

Sceloporus variabilis

Not listed

1

III

62

Hispaniolan Green Anole

Anolis chlorocyanus

Not listed

1

III

63

Neotropical Green Anole

Anolis Verde Arborícola

Norops biporcatus

Native

5

IV

64

Lagartija Anolis

Native

2

III

65

Lagartija De Dosel

Polychrus gutturosus

Native

2

III

66

Striped Litter Skink

Esquinco Rayado

Sphenomorphus cherriei

Not listed

2

III

67

Sphaerodactylidae

Geco Cabeza Amarilla

Gonatodes albogularis

Native

3

IV

68

Ameiva Centroamericana

Not listed

2

III

69

Four- Lined Ameiva

Ameiva Cuatro Líneas

Ameiva quadrilineata

Native

3

IV

70

Barred Ameiva O Rainbow Ameiva

Ameiva Manchada

Ameiva undulata

Not listed

1

III

71

Huico Centroamericano

Holcosus festivus

Native

3

IV

72

Central American Jumping Pitviper

Mano de Piedra Real

Atropoides mexicanus

Not listed

2

III

73

Picado´s Pitviper

Mano de Piedra Costarricense

Atropoides picadoi

Not listed

2

III

74

Vibora de Palma Verde

Bothriechis lateralis

Native

4

IV

75

Black & Green Palm Pitviper

Toboba Arborícola de Altura

Bothriechis nigroviridis

Native

3

IV

76

Bothriechis schlegelii

Native

8

V

77

Blotched Palm-pitviper

Bocaracá Manchada

Bothriechis supraciliaris

Native

1

III

LC

78

Native

6

V

79

Godman´s Pitviper

Toboba de Altura

Cerrophidion godmani

Native

3

IV

80

Central American Neotropical Rattlesnake

Cascabel Centroamericana

Not listed

3

IV

81

Serpiente de Cascabel

Crotalus triseriatus

Not listed

1

III

82

Black-headed Bushmaster

Lachesis melanocephala

Native

1

III

83

Lachesis stenophrys

Not listed

2

III

84

Rainforest Hog-nosed Pitviper

Porthidium nasutum

Native

5

IV

85

Tartaruga Verde

Native

4

IV

86

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Tortuga Olivácea

Tartaruga-Oliva

Lepidochelys olivacea

Native

2

III

87

Dermochelys coriacea

Native

1

III

88

Mesoamerican Slider

Trachemys venusta

Not listed

1

III

89

Rhinoclemmys funerea

Not listed

4

IV

90

White-lipped Mud Turtle

Tortuga Candado Amarilla

Kinosternon leucostomum

Not listed

2

III

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