New Caledonia
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in New Caledonia is based on the taxonomy used in the EMBL Reptile Database (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
The EMBL Reptile Database CD September 2001 edition. Updated with changes through 2004 making it current to January 2005. http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/changes2005.html
The current version of this database is the TIGR Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org/
Hydrophis laboutei (Squamata Ophidia - Hydrophiidae) Laboute's Sea Snake
Bavayia crassicollis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Strand Bavayia
Bavayia cyclura (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Forest Bavayia
Bavayia exsuccida (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sclerophyll Bavayia
Bavayia geitaina (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gracile Bavayia
Bavayia madjo (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) High Elevation Bavayia
Bavayia montana (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Montane Bavayia
Bavayia ornata (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ornate Bavayia
Bavayia pulchella (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Pretty Bavayia
Bavayia robusta (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Robust Forest Gecko
Bavayia sauvagii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sauvage's Bavayia
Bavayia septuiclavis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Pale-striped Bavayia
Bavayia validiclavis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Bold-striped Bavayia
Eurydactylodes agricolae (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Bauer's Chameleon Gecko
Eurydactylodes symmetricus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Large-scaled Chameleon Gecko
Eurydactylodes vieillardi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Vieillard's Chameleon Gecko
Rhacodactylus auriculatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Knob-headed Giant Gecko
Rhacodactylus chahoua (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Short-snouted Giant Gecko
Rhacodactylus ciliatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Crested Giant Gecko
Rhacodactylus leachianus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) New Caledonian Giant Gecko
Rhacodactylus sarasinorum (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sarasin's Giant Gecko
Rhacodactylus trachyrhynchus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Rough-snouted Giant Gecko
Caledoniscincus aquilonius (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Northern Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus auratus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Koumac Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Common Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus chazeaui (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Chazeau's Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus cryptos (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Cryptic Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus festivus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Giant Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus haplorhinus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Strand Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus orestes (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Panie Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus renevieri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Renevier's Litter Skink
Caledoniscincus terma (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Mandjelia Litter Skink
Emoia loyaltiensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Loyalty Islands Emoia
Geoscincus haraldmeieri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Meier's Skink
Graciliscincus shonae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Gracile Burrowing Skink
Lacertoides pardalis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) New Caledonian Leopard Skink
Lioscincus greeri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Greer's Tree Skink
Lioscincus maruia (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Maruia Maquis Skink
Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Green-bellied Tree Skink
Lioscincus novaecaledoniae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Blue-mouthed Skink
Lioscincus steindachneri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) White-lipped Forest Skink
Lioscincus tillieri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Tillier's Maquis Skink
Marmorosphax euryotis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pale-hipped Skink
Marmorosphax montana (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Montane Marble-throated Skink
Marmorosphax tricolor (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Marble-throated Skink
Nannoscincus exos (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Northern Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus gracilis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Gracile Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus greeri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Greer's Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus hanchisteus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pindai Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus humectus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Foret Plate Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus mariei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Earless Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus rankini (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Rankin's Dwarf Skink
Nannoscincus slevini (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Sleven's Dwarf Skink
Phoboscincus bocourti (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Bocourt's Giant Skink
Phoboscincus garnieri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Garnier's Giant Skink
Sigaloseps deplanchei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Deplanche's Shiny Skink
Sigaloseps ruficauda (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Red-tailed Shiny Skink
Simiscincus aurantiacus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Orange-bellied Burrowing Skink
Tropidoscincus aubrianus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Aubry's Whiptailed Skink
Tropidoscincus boreus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Northern Whiptailed Skink
Tropidoscincus variabilis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Southern Whiptailed Skink
Additional endemic reptile species that were described too recently to be included in the January 2005 version of the EMBL Reptile Database are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the TIGR Reptile Database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 61 endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 13 species total 74 species of reptiles known solely from New Caledonia.
Bavayia goroensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2008
Dierogekko inexpectatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko insularis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko kaalaensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko koniambo (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko nehoueensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko poumensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Dierogekko thomaswhitei (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Oedodera marmorata (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006
Celatiscincus similis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) 2006
Kanakysaurus viviparus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) 2004
Kanakysaurus zebratus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) 2008
Nannoscincus garrulus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) 2006