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Pages in category "Reptiles of Venezuela" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 331 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Turtles of Venezuela is an identification guide of the Testudines families that are found in Venezuela, written by zoologist Pedro Trebbau and herpetologist Peter Pritchard. [1] It was originally published in English in 1984, by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles as the Number 2 of the series Contributions to herpetology. [2]
Some 23% of reptilian and 50% of amphibian species that inhabit the country are endemic to Venezuela. Overall, around 8,000 species (the world's 5th highest total) are endemic to the country. Venezuela hosts a total of 1,417 bird species, more than 351 mammals, 341 reptiles, 315 amphibians and more than 2,000 freshwater and marine fishes. [1]
The first lists of species for Venezuelan coast date back to 1939 [2] and 1967. [3] In Venezuela are five classes representatives living today: Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea. [4] In this list are listed 105 species for the territory Venezuelan. [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]
The largest recorded specimen was 3.65 m (almost 12 feet) long, making the species the largest of all vipers and the longest venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere. [5] Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba .
Anolis anatoloros is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Venezuela. [2] References This page was last edited on 7 August 2021 ...
Micrurus isozonus, the equal-banded coral snake, Venezuela coral snake, or Sandner's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. [ 2 ] The snake is found in Brazil , Colombia , Guyana , and Venezuela .
The Maracaibo wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys diademata) is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to northern South America . Geographic range