Colombia is the sixth richest country in the world for reptiles, and third richest in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]

Turtles

The turtles (order: Chelonii or Testudines) number thirty-three species from nine families. Fifteen species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered.[3] Three turtle species are listed as endemic.

Snapping turtles - Chelydridae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Chelydra acutirostrisSouth American snapping turtlePacific & Caribbean lowlands
Sea turtles - Cheloniidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Caretta carettaLoggerhead sea turtleCaribbeanendangered
Lepidochelys kempiiKemp's ridley sea turtleCaribbeancritically endangered
Lepidochelys olivaceaOlive ridley sea turtlePacific & Caribbean coastsvulnerable
Chelonia mydasGreen sea turtlePacific & Caribbean coastsendangered
Eretmochelys imbricataHawksbill sea turtlePacific & Caribbean coastscritically endangered
Sea turtles - Dermochelyidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Dermochelys coriaceaLeatherback sea turtlePacific & Caribbean coastscritically endangered
Mud turtles - Kinosternidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Kinosternon dunniColombian mud turtlePacific lowlands (Chocó)Endemic; vulnerable
Kinosternon leucostomumWhite-lipped mud turtlePacific lowlandsvulnerable
Kinosternon scorpioidesScorpion mud turtlePacific lowlands, Amazon basin
Pond turtles - Emydidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Trachemys callirostrisColombian slider
Trachemys venustaMeso-American slider
Wood turtles - Geoemydidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Rhinoclemmys annulataBrown wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys diademataMaracaibo wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosternaColombian wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys nasutaLarge-nosed wood turtle
Tortoises - Testudinidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Chelonoidis carbonariaRed-footed tortoiseAmazon basinvulnerable
Chelonoidis denticulataYellow-footed tortoiseAmazon basinvulnerable
Side-necked turtles - Podocnemididae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Peltocephalus dumerilianusBig-headed Amazon River turtleAmazon basinvulnerable
Podocnemis erythrocephalaRed-headed Amazon River turtleAmazon basinvulnerable
Podocnemis expansaGiant South American turtleAmazon basin
Podocnemis lewyanaMagdalena River turtleMagdalena RiverEndemic; endangered
Podocnemis sextuberculataSix-tubercled Amazon River turtleAmazon basinvulnerable
Podocnemis unifilisYellow-spotted Amazon River turtleAmazon basinvulnerable
Podocnemis vogliSavanna side-necked turtleOrinoco basin
Side-necked turtles - Chelidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Chelus fimbriataMata mataAmazon & Orinoco basins
Mesoclemmys dahliDahl's toad-headed turtleNortheast Colombia (Bolivar)Endemic
Mesoclemmys gibba Gibba turtle
Mesoclemmys ranicepsAmazon toad-headed turtleAmazon basin
Phrynops geoffroanusGeoffroy's side-necked turtleAmazon basin
Phrynops tuberosusCotinga River toad-headed turtleAmazon basin
Platemys platycephalaTwist-necked turtleAmazon & Orinoco basins
Rhinemys rufipesRed side-necked turtleAmazon basin

Crocodilia

Alligators & caimans - Alligatoridae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Paleosuchus palpebrosusCuvier's dwarf caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatusSmooth-fronted caiman
Caiman crocodilusSpectacled caiman
Melanosuchus nigerBlack caiman
Crocodiles - Crocodylidae
Scientific nameCommon nameDistributionStatus
Crocodylus acutusAmerican crocodilevulnerable
Crocodylus intermediusOrinoco crocodilecritically endangered

Squamata

See also

References

  1. "Countries with the most number of reptile species".
  2. "The Reptile Database".
  3. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
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