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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.
Like all kingsnakes, the Mexican black kingsnake is a constrictor and is non-venomous. Their diet includes other snakes —particularly rattlesnakes which are also common to the region— and as a result, has developed a resilience to various kinds of venom. [5] This species will also consume small rodents, lizards, birds, and eggs. [1] [5]
The Mexican milksnake has distinct red, black and cream or yellow-colored banding, wrapping around the body. This coloration is, likely, an evolutionary survival tactic to ward-off potential predators by mimicking the venomous coral snake which shares much of the same habitat; this has led to the species sometimes being called a coral snake-"mimic".
Common names: cantil, Mexican cantil, Mexican ground pit viper, [3] cantil viper, [4] black moccasin, [5] Mexican moccasin, [4] more. Agkistrodon bilineatus is a highly venomous pit viper species found in Mexico and Central America as far south as Honduras. [2]
The Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Mexico and in the United States ( Arizona and New Mexico ). This harmless snake is semi-aquatic and most of the 10 recognized subspecies are restricted to lake basins in Mexico .
The Baja California rat snake is a large, slender colubrid snake with a long head, large eyes, and smooth dorsal scales. Adults have a total length (including tail) of 85–150 cm (33–59 in). Each dorsal scale contains two apical pits (Price 1990a, 1990b).
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
Liner, Ernest A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico". Louisiana State University Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science 80: 1-60. Mertens R (1972). "Eine neue Schlankatter der Gattung Leptophis aus Mexico". Senckenbergiana Biologica 53 (5-6): 341–342. (Leptophis mexicanus septentrionalis, new subspecies ...