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Scincella huanrenensis
Scincella huanrenensis,,Huanren dwarfskinkGolden Horse Snake
Huanren dwarfskink is called Huanren dwarfskink in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Huanren dwarfskink mainly feeds on mosq···
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Reptiles are traditionally divided into four major orders: Lepidosauria (snakes and lizards), Testudinata (turtles), Crocodilia (crocodiles), and Rhynchocephalus (representatives of ancient reptiles).
| Classification level | Order | Family | Genus | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidosaurs | Squamata | Lacertidae | Lacerta | Green lizard, sand lizard |
| Varanidae | Varanus | Komodo dragon | ||
| Viperidae | Vipera | Common viper | ||
| Elapidae | Naja | Cobra, Black Mamba | ||
| Boa | Python | |||
| Crotalinae | Crotalus | Rattlesnake | ||
| Testudinata | Testudinata (Testudines) | Testudinidae | Testudo | Sulcata tortoise, Indian star tortoise |
| Cheloniidae | Chelonia | Green turtle, hawksbill turtle | ||
| Mud turtle family (Kinosternidae) | Mud turtle genus (Kinosternon) | Mud turtle | ||
| Trionychidae | Pelodiscus | Chinese softshell turtle | ||
| Crocodylia | Crocodile (Crocodylidae) | Crocodile (Crocodylus) | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile | Nile crocodile, saltwater crocodile |
| Alligatoridae | Alligator (Alligator) | American alligator, Chinese alligator | ||
| Gavialidae | Gavialis | Gharials | ||
| Rhynchocephalia | Rhynchocephalia | Sphenodontidae | Sphenodon | Sphenodon (endemic to Oceania) |
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Varanus salvator
Varanus salvator,Common Water Monitor,Five-clawed golden dragon, monitor lizard, four-legged snake, scale insect, big four-legged snake
Common Water Monitor, with 5 subspecies.Unlike other animals, Common Water Monitor is active both day and night, but it goes out m···
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Varanus bengalensis,
Varanus bengalensis,Bengal Monitor Lizard,Common Indian monitor lizard, Bengal monitor lizard
Bengal Monitor Lizard, also known as Bengal Monitor Lizard, has 3 subspecies.Bengal Monitor Lizard mainly lives on the ground and ···
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Dopasia
Dopasia,Hart's glass lizard,Golden snake, Venus ground eel, broken snake, snake lizard, earth dragon
The English name of the brittle lizard is Hart's glass lizard, and there is no subspecies.In mid-to-late October, when the tem···
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Ophisaurus hainanensis
Ophisaurus hainanensis,Hainan glass lizard
Foreign name Hainan glass lizard, a species endemic to China. Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Impor···
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Ophisaurus gracilis
Ophisaurus gracilis,Ground eel, tin snake, thin snake lizard, Yunnan snake lizard
Burmeseglass snake (Daniel) is a lizard without limbs and looks like a snake. The significant differences in appearance from snake···
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Physignathus cocincinus
Physignathus cocincinus,Long rock agama,Water Dragon
Long rock agama, no subspecies.Long rock agama lives on bamboo branches near rivers and ditches with trees and rocks, in the fores···
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Phrynocephalus mystaceus
Phrynocephalus mystaceus,Toad-headed Agama
The big-eared sand lizard is called Toad-headed Agama in English, and there are 2 subspecies.The big-eared sand lizard runs very f···
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Phrynocephalus guinanensis
Phrynocephalus guinanensis,Guinan Toad-headed Lizard
Guinan Toad-headed Lizard is an ovoviviparous lizard.Guinan Toad-headed Lizard lives in caves, usually on the slopes of hardened g···
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Leiolepis reevesi
Leiolepis reevesi,Reeves' butterflylizard,Mountain horse, salon, Polon
The foreign name of the wax lizard is Reeves' butterflylizard, and there is no subspecies.The species name of the waxy lizard ···
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Diploderma makii
Diploderma makii,Makijapalure,Mu's climbing lizard
The Xitou dragon lizard is called Makijapalure in foreign language, and has no subspecies.The Xitou dragon lizard is a tree-dwelli···
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Diploderma batangense
Diploderma batangense,Jpalura batangensis,Batang climbing lizard, fast-walking lizard
The foreign name of the Batang dragon lizard is Jpalura batangensis. It mainly chooses to overwinter in places such as rock crevic···
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Goniurosaurus zhoui
Goniurosauruszhoui,Zhou’s Leopard Gecko
Zhou’s Leopard Gecko is the third species of gecko found in Hainan. It is also the first species of gecko found independently by ···
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Goniurosaurus luii
Goniurosaurus luii
Pingxiang eyelid gecko was discovered in 1999 and is native to Guangxi.Pingxiang eyelid gecko is a nocturnal animal. It hides in t···
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Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis
Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis,aekezrin(噁呃碄),
Guangxi eyelid gecko, scientific name Goniurosaurus kwangsiensis, is a newly discovered eyelid gecko in China in recent years.In J···
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Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis
Goniurosaurus bawanglingensis,Bawangling Leopard Gecko,Chinese Tiger Gecko,
Bawangling Leopard Gecko is a species unique to Hainan.At around 9 p.m. on July 5, 2001, specimen collectors were waiting for noct···
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Goniurosaurus yingdeensis
Goniurosaurus yingdeensis,Yingde Leopard Gecko,Eyelid gecko,Goniurosaurus yingdeensis WANG, YANG & CUI
Yingde Leopard Gecko is a species endemic to my country.In the stone-covered karst jungle of Yingde City, Guangdong Province, a sm···
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Teratoscincus roborowskii
Teratoscincus roborowskii,Chinese wonder gecko,Frog-eyed Gecko
The foreign name of Turpan sand tiger is Chinese wonder gecko, and it has no subspecies.The feeding habits of Turpan sand tigers w···
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Teratoscincus scincus
Teratoscincus scincus,Common Wonder Gecko,Frog-eyed gecko, large (small) species of fine-scale frog eyes, Kashiwa sand tiger
Foreign name Common Wonder Gecko, no subspecies.The Ili Sand Tiger lives in the desert and desert steppe areas on the edge of the ···
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Gekko gecko
Gecko,Gekko gecko,Gecko, fairy toad, dog, crab, gecko snake, giant gecko
The foreign name of the gecko is Gecko, and there are 2 subspecies.The gecko is usually active from March to November, and hiberna···
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Sacalia quadriocellata
Sacalia quadriocellata,Four-eyed Turtle,Six-eyed turtle, four-eyed turtle, four-eyed spotted turtle
Four-eyed turtle is called Four-eyed Turtle in foreign language, and has no subspecies.In nature, four-eyed turtles like to live i···
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Cuora zhoui
Cuora zhoui,Zhou`s Box Turtle,Black box turtle, black turtle
Zhou's Box Turtle is called Zhou's Box Turtle in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Zhou's Box Turtle is named af···
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Cuora yunnanensis
Cuora yunnanensis,Yunnan box turtle,turtle
Yunnan box turtle is called Yunnan box turtle in foreign language, and has no subspecies.Yunnan box turtle was originally named af···
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Cuora picturata
Cuora picturata,Southern Vietnam Box Turtle,Annam's box turtle
The foreign name of the patterned box turtle is Southern Vietnam Box Turtle, and there is no subspecies.The patterned box turtle w···
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