List of reptiles of SingaporeW
List of reptiles of Singapore

There are about 110 species of reptiles in Singapore. Most of them are small or rarely seen. But there are a few which are large or prominent. The largest reptiles which can be found in Singapore are the estuarine crocodile and the reticulated python. The ones most commonly seen in urban areas are the house geckos and the non-native changeable lizard. The changeable lizard has pushed the local green crested lizard into forested areas.

Acanthosaura armataW
Acanthosaura armata

Acanthosaura armata is a species of agamid lizard commonly known as the armored pricklenape or peninsular horned tree lizard. A. armata can be found in China (Hainan), Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra).

Acrochordus granulatusW
Acrochordus granulatus

Acrochordus granulatus is a snake species found from India through Southeast Asia to the Solomon Islands. It is known as the little file snake, marine file snake, and little wart snake. It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Ahaetulla mycterizansW
Ahaetulla mycterizans

Ahaetulla mycterizans, the Malayan green whipsnake or Malayan vine snake, is a slender arboreal snake found in Western Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Sumatra of Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and possibly Laos up to elevation of 350 m.

Ahaetulla prasinaW
Ahaetulla prasina

Ahaetulla prasina is a species of snake in the family Colubridae native to southern Asia. Its common names include Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's whip snake, Oriental whip snake.

Boiga multomaculataW
Boiga multomaculata

Boiga multomaculata, also called the many-spotted cat snake, large-spotted cat snake and marbled cat-eyed snake, is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snakes of the genus Boiga.

Bronchocela cristatellaW
Bronchocela cristatella

Bronchocela cristatella, also known as the green crested lizard, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Southeast Asia.

Calamaria albiventerW
Calamaria albiventer

Calamaria albiventer is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in parts of Peninsular Malaysia, possibly Singapore, and in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Calliophis bivirgatusW
Calliophis bivirgatus

Calliophis bivirgatus is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the blue coral snake or blue Malayan coral snake. It is native to Southeast Asia.

Chrysopelea paradisiW
Chrysopelea paradisi

Paradise tree snake or paradise flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi, is a species of snake found in southeastern Asia. It can, like all species of its genus Chrysopelea, glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. It is mostly found in moist forests and can cover a horizontal distance of about 100 m in a glide from the top of a tree. Slow motion photography shows an undulation of the snake's body in flight while the head remains relatively stable, suggesting controlled flight. They are mildly venomous with rear fangs and also can constrict their prey, which consists of mostly lizards and bats.

Cylindrophis ruffusW
Cylindrophis ruffus

The red-tailed pipe snake, red cylinder snake, or common pipe snake, Cylindrophis ruffus is a snake species found in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Dendrelaphis caudolineatusW
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus

Dendrelaphis caudolineatus is a common species of colubrid snake known commonly as the striped bronzeback or bronze tree snake. It is erroneously called 'garter snake' in the Philippines. It is not venomous and it is the most commonly sold snake as a pet. Though in captivity, they don't live as long as in the wild.

Dendrelaphis formosusW
Dendrelaphis formosus

Dendrelaphis formosus, also known as the beautiful bronzeback tree snake, is a snake species in the family Colubridae.

Dryophiops rubescensW
Dryophiops rubescens

Dryophiops rubescens, commonly known as the red whip snake, is a snake of the colubrid family.

Elephant trunk snakeW
Elephant trunk snake

Acrochordus javanicus, commonly known as the elephant trunk snake or the Javan file snake, is a species of snake in the family Acrochordidae, a family which represents a group of primitive non-venomous aquatic snakes. The species is also kept as an exotic pet.

Eutropis rugiferaW
Eutropis rugifera

Eutropis rugifera, variously known as Nicobar Island skink or rough-scaled sun skink, is a species of skink from southeastern Asia.

Gerarda prevostianaW
Gerarda prevostiana

Gerarda prevostiana, commonly known as the cat-eyed water snake, Gerard's water snake, or the glossy marsh snake, is a species of snake in the family Homalopsidae. The species is endemic to Asia. It is the only species in the genus Gerarda.

Gonyosoma margaritatumW
Gonyosoma margaritatum

Gonyosoma margaritatum, commonly known as the rainbow tree snake and royal tree snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

Gonyosoma oxycephalumW
Gonyosoma oxycephalum

Gonyosoma oxycephalum, known commonly as the arboreal ratsnake, the red-tailed green ratsnake, and the red-tailed racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.

Hydrophis peroniiW
Hydrophis peronii

Hydrophis peronii, commonly known as the horned sea snake, Peron's sea snake, and the spiny-headed seasnake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the western tropical Pacific Ocean. It is the only sea snake with spines on the head. Like all other members of the family Elapidae, it is venomous. It is sometimes placed in its own genus Acalyptophis.

Lycodon capucinusW
Lycodon capucinus

Lycodon capucinus, also known as the Oriental wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is commonly found in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Named after their enlarged front teeth, which gives them a muzzled appearance similar to canines, it also makes the snout somewhat more squarish than other snakes.

Malayan forest geckoW
Malayan forest gecko

The Malayan forest gecko or banded bent-toed gecko is a species of gecko found in Southeast Asia.

OreocryptophisW
Oreocryptophis

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus is a rat snake species, commonly called the black-banded trinket snake, red bamboo snake, Thai bamboo rat snake or red mountain racer, found in mid to upper-level elevations of forested hills in southeastern Asia, ranging from evergreen tropical to dry seasonal forests depending on the subspecies and locality. It is the only member of the genus Oreocryptophis, but it was formerly placed in Elaphe.

Psammodynastes pictusW
Psammodynastes pictus

Psammodynastes pictus, the painted mock viper or spotted mock viper, is a species of snake from Southeast Asia.

Reticulated pythonW
Reticulated python

The reticulated python is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake and listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution. In several range countries, it is hunted for its skin, for use in traditional medicine, and for sale as a pet.

Rhabdophis rhodomelasW
Rhabdophis rhodomelas

Rhabdophis rhodomelas, the blueneck keelback or blue-necked keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Striped keelbackW
Striped keelback

The striped keelback, Xenochrophis vittatus, is a species of snake found mainly in Indonesia and Singapore (introduced).

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatusW
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus is a venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Common names include: mangrove pit viper, mangrove viper, and shore pit viper.

Trimeresurus sumatranusW
Trimeresurus sumatranus

Trimeresurus sumatranus is a venomous pitviper species found in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Arboreal, its coloration is pale green with a red tail. Common names include Sumatran pitviper, Sumatran tree viper, and Sumatran pit viper.