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This list of reptiles of Mexico is made up of 995 species of reptiles registered in Mexico. [1] Listing is based on The Reptile Database. [ 1 ] The reptiles of Mexico are grouped into 3 orders and 35 families, and include snakes, lizards, crocodilians and turtles.
Endemic reptiles of Mexico (431 P) Pages in category "Reptiles of Mexico" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 497 total.
Mexico ranks fourth [1] in the world in biodiversity and is one of the 17 megadiverse countries. With over 200,000 different species, Mexico is home of 10–12% of the world's biodiversity. [ 2 ] Mexico ranks first in biodiversity in reptiles with 707 known species, second in mammals with 438 species , fourth in amphibians with 290 species, and ...
The species was originally found in several lakes underlying what is now Mexico City, such as Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco. [1] These lakes were drained by Spanish settlers after the conquest of the Aztec Empire, leading to the destruction of much of the axolotl's natural habitat.
A male green iguana. Iguana (/ ɪ ˈ ɡ w ɑː n ə /, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
The Permian Basin Petroleum Association and the New Mexico Oil & Gas Association expressed disappointment, ... The reptiles live in sand dunes and among shinnery oak, where they feed on insects ...
Crotalus basiliscus, known as the Mexican west coast rattlesnake, [3] Mexican green rattler, and also by other names, [4] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae.The species is endemic to western Mexico.
The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura orcutti ) and the two species of rubber boas ( Charina ).