List of reptiles of American Samoa
This is a list of reptiles of American Samoa.[1]
Marine reptiles
[edit]- Sea turtles
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Green sea turtle (laumei ena’ena, fonu) (Chelonia mydas)
- Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
- Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Sea snakes
- Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
- Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
Land reptiles
[edit]- Geckos
- Pacific slender-toed gecko (Nactus pelagicus)
- Oceanic gecko (Gehyra oceanica)
- Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
- Stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilatus)
- House gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
- Skinks
- Pacific snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus)
- Micronesian skink (Emoia adspersa)
- White-bellied / brown-tailed striped skink (Emoia cyanura)
- Dark-bellied or blue-tailed striped skink (Emoia impar)
- Günther's emo skink (Emoia lawesii)
- Pacific black skink (Emoia nigra)
- Samoan skink (Emoia samoensis)
- Moth skink (Lipinia noctua)
- Snakes
- Pacific boa (Candoia bibroni) (found on Ta‘ū island)
- Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus)
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/nature/upload/mammals_reptiles_checklist-2.pdf U.S. National Park Service. Marine mammal & reptile checklist for American Samoa. Retrieved September 2, 2019.