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1 Turtles and tortoises  



1.1  Geoemydid turtles  



1.1.1  Box turtles  





1.1.2  Eyed turtles  





1.1.3  Leaf turtles  





1.1.4  Pond turtles  





1.1.5  Roofed turtles  







1.2  Miscellaneous and monotypic  





1.3  Sea turtles  





1.4  Softshell turtles  





1.5  Tortoises  







2 Snakes  



2.1  Blindsnakes  





2.2  Boas  





2.3  Cat snakes  





2.4  Cobras  





2.5  Coral snakes  





2.6  Green snakes  





2.7  Kraits  





2.8  Lamprophiid snakes  





2.9  Miscellaneous and monotypic  





2.10  Natricine snakes  





2.11  Odd-scaled snakes  





2.12  Pipe snakes  





2.13  Pitvipers  





2.14  Pythons  





2.15  Ratsnakes  





2.16  Sea kraits  





2.17  Sea snakes  





2.18  Slug snakes  





2.19  Sunbeam snakes  





2.20  Vipers  





2.21  Wart snakes  





2.22  Water snakes  





2.23  Worm-eating snakes  







3 Crocodilians  



3.1  Alligators  





3.2  Crocodiles  







4 Lizards  



4.1  Agamid lizards (flying)  





4.2  Agamid lizards (non-flying)  





4.3  Geckos  





4.4  Glass lizards  





4.5  Miscellaneous and monotypic  





4.6  Skinks  







5 References  














List of reptiles of China







 

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Zhou's box turtle is a critically endangered species that is endemic to China.

China has around 403 different species of reptiles that can be found in many environments including deserts, grasslands, rivers, and forests.[1] It is the country with the seventh largest amount of different reptile species.[2]

Turtles and tortoises

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Geoemydid turtles

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Box turtles

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Eyed turtles

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Leaf turtles

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Pond turtles

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Roofed turtles

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Miscellaneous and monotypic

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Sea turtles

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Softshell turtles

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Tortoises

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ARussian tortoise, a common choice as a house pet.

Snakes

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Blindsnakes

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Boas

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Cat snakes

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Cobras

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Coral snakes

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Green snakes

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Kraits

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Lamprophiid snakes

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Miscellaneous and monotypic

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Natricine snakes

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Odd-scaled snakes

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AFormosan odd-scaled snake (Achalinus formosanus) in Taiwan.

Pipe snakes

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Pitvipers

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Abamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus gramineus) perched on a branch in a Cuiheng zoo.

Pythons

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Ratsnakes

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Sea kraits

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Sea snakes

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Slug snakes

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Sunbeam snakes

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This closeup clearly shows the characteristic iridescent highly polished scales of Xenopeltis unicolor.

Vipers

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Wart snakes

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Water snakes

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Worm-eating snakes

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Crocodilians

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Alligators

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A pair of Chinese alligators in the Shanghai Zoo.

Crocodiles

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Lizards

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Agamid lizards (flying)

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Agamid lizards (non-flying)

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Ablue-crested lizard (Calotes mystaceus).
A male Japalura tree dragon.

Geckos

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ATokay gecko, one of the most well-known species of geckos.

Glass lizards

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Miscellaneous and monotypic

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Skinks

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Plestiodon elegans, near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong.

References

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  • ^ Countries with the most reptile species. Mongabay.com. 2004 data. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
    1. ^ Likely extirpated

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