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This is a list of reptile species found in Sumatra, Indonesia. Order Crocodilia. Crocodylus porosus Tomistoma schlegelii. Family Crocodylidae. Crocodylus porosus;
River terrapin (Batagur baska). River terrapin Batagur baska India (Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika), Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, Sumatra; Malayan box turtle Cuora amboinensis India (Northeast, Nicobar Islands) Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, the Sundas, Maluku, Philippines
Lepidodactylus pantai. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; English. Read; Edit; ... This is a redirect from a scientific name of a reptile (or group of reptiles ...
Placodonts: Triassic; Cyamodus Henodus Palatodonta Paraplacodus Placochelys Placodus Psephoderma Protenodontosaurus Glyphoderma Psephosauriscus Psephochelys Pararcus
Environmental issues due to Indonesia's rapid industrialisation process and high population growth, have seen lower priority given to preserving ecosystems. [3] Issues include illegal logging, with resulting deforestation, and a high level of urbanisation, air pollution, garbage management and waste water services also contributing to the forest deterioration.
250 reptile species have been recorded, with about 150 species of snakes [5] and 80 species of lizards. [4] Only 16 of the land snakes are venomous. [ 1 ] Notable among these are the Malayan pit viper , king cobras , Dumeril's monitors , Malay water monitors , and estuarine crocodiles . [ 2 ]
Most marine reptile groups became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period, but some still existed during the Cenozoic, most importantly the sea turtles. Other Cenozoic marine reptiles included the bothremydids, [4] palaeophiid snakes, a few choristoderes such as Simoedosaurus and dyrosaurid crocodylomorphs.
The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. The following list of reptiles lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by family , spanning two subclasses .