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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.
Pages in category "Reptiles of Mexico" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 497 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Genetic analysis indicates that the green iguana may comprise a complex of multiple species, some of which have been recently described, but the Reptile Database considers all of these as subspecies of the green iguana. [6] [7] The word "iguana" is derived from the original Taino name for the species, iwana. [8]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Some of these marine reptiles were comparable in size to modern cetaceans. Until 2024, the largest ichthyosaur was believed to be the Late Triassic species Shastasaurus sikanniensis, at approximately 21 m (69 ft) long [88] [89] and 81.5 t (180,000 lb) in weight, [90] from the Norian stage in what is now British Columbia. [91]
The preferred diet of this species is a variety of insects. [6] [10] Colour patterns of the Mexican alligator lizard can range from bright emerald green to dark teal blue; [8] [9] juvenile colouration is a tan ground colour with dark crossbands. [3] [7] [11] The IUCN rates the Mexican alligator lizard as endangered.
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
The Mexican horned lizard (Phrynosoma taurus) is a horned lizard species native to Mexico. [3] Horned lizards are sometimes referred to as "horned toads" or "horny toads", although they are not toads. Compared to other members of the horned lizards (genus Phrynosoma), little is known about this species. [4]