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This is a list of the reptile species recorded on Christmas Island. At the time of human settlement in the late 19th century, the island had five native species of lizard and one native snake. However, additional species were introduced during the 20th century, resulting in dramatic declines in the island's native reptile populations. [1]
"Report on a Zoological Collection made by the Officers of H.M.S. 'Flying Fish' at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887: 507-526 + Plates XLI-XLIV. (Typhlops exocœti, new species, p. 517). Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History).
Christmas Island blind snake; Christmas Island earwig; Christmas Island flying fox; Christmas Island forest skink; Christmas Island pipistrelle; Christmas Island red crab; Christmas Island shrew; Common house gecko; Cryptoblepharus egeriae; Cyrtodactylus sadleiri
Sacred snakes of Cephalonia; Scitalis; Sea serpent; Seps (legendary creature) Serpens; Serpents in the Bible; Serpopard; Seven-headed serpent; The Seven-headed Serpent; Shahmaran; Shesha; Susna; Sisiutl; Snakes in mythology; Snow snake (folklore) Staff of Moses
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The size of mother-to-offspring of large species of snakes (left) compared to small species such as L. carlae (right) Tetracheilostoma carlae. The average total length (including tail) of T. carlae adults is approximately 10 cm (3.94 inches), with the largest specimen found to date measuring 10.4 cm (4.09 inches) in total length. [2]
Masticophis flagellum is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies .