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Animals of Peru – Reptiles
The habitat of Peru’s reptiles is concentrated on the eastern side of the country, in the Amazon rainforest. Here the warm and humid weather makes for a comfortable environment where to reproduce. Since all reptiles are ectothermic, which means that they cannot regulate their own body temperature, they require a tropical and warm environment.
| Turtles | |
|---|---|
| Green Turtle | Chelonia mydas |
| Loggerhead Turtle | Caretta caretta |
| Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata |
| Leatherback Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea |
| Olive Ridley Turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea |
| Amazon Matamata | Chelus fimbriatus |
| Twist-necked Turtle | Platemys platycephala |
| Lesser Toad-headed Turtle | Phrynops gibbus |
| Greater Toad-headed Turtle | Phrynops raniceps |
| Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle | Phrynops geoffroanus |
| Red Toad-headed Turtle | Phrynops rufipes |
| Big-Headed River Turtle | Peltocephalus dumerilianus |
| Yellow-spotted Side-necked Turtle | Podocnemis unifilis |
| Giant Amazonian River Turtle | Podocnemis expansa |
| Six-tubercled River Turtle | Podocnemis sextuberculata |
| Scorpion Mud Turtle | Kinosternon scorpiodes |
| White-lipped Mud Turtle | Kinosternon leucostomum |
| Yellow-footed Tortoise | Geochelone denticulata |
| Red-footed Tortoise | Geochelone carbonaria |
| Crocodilians | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American Crocodile | Crocodylus acutus | It is the most widespread of the species of crocodiles from the Americas. | |
| Black Caiman | Melanosuchus niger | Its habitat includes the Amazon basin and other freshwater habitats in South America. | Conservation Dependent |
| Spectacled (White) Caiman | Caiman crocodilus | They live in Central and South America and can tolerate salt water as well as fresh. | |
| Smooth-fronted Caiman | Paleosuchus trigonatus | Known as Schneider's Dwarf Caiman, they are small in comparison with other crocodilians and live in shallower forest streams | |
| Dwarf Caiman | Paleosuchus palpebrosus | Known as Cuvier's Dwarf caiman, this species is more tolerant of cooler water conditions and prefers faster flowing water. |
| Snakes | |
|---|---|
| Taylor's Peru blind snake | Anomalepis aspinosus |
| Amazonian Threadsnake | Leptotyphlops diaplocius |
| Peruvian Threadsnake | Leptotyphlops signatus |
| Black Blindsnake | Typhlops brongersmianus |
| White-Nosed Blindsnake | Typhlops minuisquamus |
| Giant Blindsnake | Typhlops reticulatus |
| Red Pipesnake | Anilius scytale |
| Boa Constrictor | Boa constrictor |
| Emerald Treeboa | Corallus caninus |
| Amazon Treeboa | Corallus hortulanus |
| Common Rainbow Boa | Epicrates cenchria |
| Green Anaconda | Eunectes murinus |
| Black-headed Calico Snake | Oxyrhopus melanogenys |
| Ring-Necked Earthsnake | Atractus collaris |
| Ornate Earthsnake | Atractus elaps |
| Blotched Earthsnake | Atractus flammigerus |
| Wedge-Tailed Earthsnake | Atractus latifrons |
| Giant Earthsnake | Atractus major |
| Spotted Earthsnake | Atractus microrhynchus |
| Black-Backed Earthsnake | Atractus poeppigi |
| Rusty Earthsnake | Atractus torquatus |
| Brown Keeled Racer | Chironius carinatus |
| Green Racer | Chironius exoletus |
| Olive Whipsnake | Chironius fuscus |
| Long-Tailed Whipsnake | Chironius multiventris |
| Rusty Whipsnake | Chironius scurrulus |
| Common Mussurana | Clelia clelia |
| Common Forest Racer | Dendrophidion dendrophis |
| Ornate Thirst Snake | Dipsas catesbyi |
| Big-Headed Thirst Snake | Dipsas indica indica |
| Ringed Thirst Snake | Dipsas pavonina |
| Amazon Egg-Eater | Drepanoides anomalus |
| Common Cribo | Drymarchon corais |
| Blotched Racer | Drymobius rhombifer |
| Common Glossy Racer | Drymoluber dichrous |
| Common False Coralsnake | Erythrolamprus aesculapii |
| Pink-Naped False Coralsnake | Erythrolamprus guentheri |
| South American Watersnake | Helicops angulatus |
| Spotted Watersnake | Helicops leopardinus |
| Olive Watersnake | Helicops pastazae |
| Black-Chinned Watersnake | Helicops polylepis |
| Coral Mudsnake | Hydrops martii |
| Common Mudsnake | Hydrops triangularis |
| Blunt-Headed Treesnake | Imantodes cenchoa |
| Blunt-headed Treesnake | Imantodes lentiferus |
| Common Cat-Eyed Snake | Leptodeira annulata |
| Black-Skinned Parrot Snake | Leptophis ahaetulla |
| Brown Parrot Snake | Leptophis cupreus |
| Amazon Swampsnake | Liophis breviceps |
| South American Swampsnake | Liophis cobellus |
| White-Lipped Swampsnake | Liophis miliaris |
| Common Swampsnake | Liophis reginae |
| Velvety Swampsnake | Liophis typhlus |
| Tan Racer | Mastigodryas boddaertii |
| Brown Vinesnake | Oxybelis aeneus |
| Green Vinesnake | Oxybelis fulgidus |
| Yellow-Headed Calico Snake | Oxyrhopus formosus |
| Boulenger's False Coral Snake | Oxyrhopus marcapatae |
| Black-Headed Calico Snake | Oxyrhopus melanogenys |
| Western Calico Snake | Oxyrhopus occipitalis |
| Banded Calico Snake | Oxyrhopus petola digitalis |
| Green Palmsnake | Philodryas viridissimus |
| Amazon Scarletsnake | Pseudoboa coronata |
| Eel Snake | Pseudoeryx plicatilis |
| Common Birdsnake | Pseustes poecilonotus |
| Giant Birdsnake | Pseustes sulphureus |
| Amazon Ringed Snake | Rhinobothryum lentiginosum |
| Common Liana Snake | Siphlophis cervinus |
| Common Tiger Ratsnake | Spilotes pullatus |
| Common Black-Headed Snake | Tantilla m. melanocephala |
| Short-Nosed Groundsnake | Taeniophallus brevirostris |
| Spotted Groundsnake | Taeniophallus occipitalis |
| Common Mock Viper | Thamnodynastes pallidus |
| Ocellated Pampas Snake | Tomodon ocellatus |
| Red-Eyed Treesnake | Tripanurgos compressus |
| Pigmy Moss Snake | Umbrivaga pygmaea |
| Common False Viper | Xenodon rabdocephalus |
| Giant False Viper | Xenodon severus |
| Flat-Headed Snake | Xenopholis scalaris |
| Striped Sharpnose Snake | Xenoxybelis argenteus |
| Speckled Forest-Pitviper | Bothriopsis taeniata |
| South American Lancehead | Bothrops atrox |
| Velvety Lancehead | Bothrops brazili |
| Hognose Lancehead | Bothrops hyoprora |
| Amazon Bushmaster | Lachesis muta |
| Slender Coralsnake | Micrurus filiformis |
| Orange-Ringed Coralsnake | Micrurus hemprichii ortonii |
| Langsdorff's Coralsnake | Micrurus langsdorffi |
| South American Coralsnake | Micrurus lemniscatus helleri |
| Ornate Coralsnake | Micrurus ornatissimus |
| Peru Coral Snake | Micrurus peruvianus |
| Sooty Coralsnake | Micrurus putumayensis |
| Pigmy Black-Backed Coralsnake | Micrurus scutiventris |
| Amazonian Coralsnake | Micrurus spixii |
| Aquatic Coralsnake | Micrurus surinamensis |
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