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List of reptiles of Colombia

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Colombia is the sixth richest country in the world for reptiles, and third richest in the Western Hemisphere.

Turtles

The turtles (order: Chelonii or Testudines) number thirty-three species from nine families. Fifteen species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. Three turtle species are listed as endemic.

Scientific name	Common name	Distribution	Status
Chelydra acutirostris	South American snapping turtle	Pacific & Caribbean lowlands
Sea turtles - Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead sea turtle	Caribbean	endangered
Lepidochelys kempii	Kemp's ridley sea turtle	Caribbean	critically endangered
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive ridley sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	vulnerable
Chelonia mydas	Green sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	endangered
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	critically endangered
Sea turtles - Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback sea turtle	Pacific & Caribbean coasts	critically endangered
Mud turtles - Kinosternidae
Kinosternon dunni	Colombian mud turtle	Pacific lowlands (Chocó)	Endemic; vulnerable
Kinosternon leucostomum	White-lipped mud turtle	Pacific lowlands	vulnerable
Kinosternon scorpioides	Scorpion mud turtle	Pacific lowlands, Amazon basin
Pond turtles - Emydidae
Trachemys callirostris	Colombian slider
Trachemys venusta	Meso-American slider
Wood turtles - Geoemydidae
Rhinoclemmys annulata	Brown wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys diademata	Maracaibo wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys melanosterna	Colombian wood turtle
Rhinoclemmys nasuta	Large-nosed wood turtle
Tortoises - Testudinidae
Chelonoidis carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Chelonoidis denticulata	Yellow-footed tortoise	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Side-necked turtles - Podocnemididae
Peltocephalus dumerilianus	Big-headed Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis erythrocephala	Red-headed Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis expansa	Giant South American turtle	Amazon basin
Podocnemis lewyana	Magdalena River turtle	Magdalena River	Endemic; endangered
Podocnemis sextuberculata	Six-tubercled Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis unifilis	Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle	Amazon basin	vulnerable
Podocnemis vogli	Savanna side-necked turtle	Orinoco basin
Side-necked turtles - Chelidae
Chelus fimbriata	Mata mata	Amazon & Orinoco basins
Mesoclemmys dahli	Dahl's toad-headed turtle	Northeast Colombia (Bolivar)	Endemic
Mesoclemmys gibba	Gibba turtle
Mesoclemmys raniceps	Amazon toad-headed turtle	Amazon basin
Phrynops geoffroanus	Geoffroy's side-necked turtle	Amazon basin
Phrynops tuberosus	Cotinga River toad-headed turtle	Amazon basin
Platemys platycephala	Twist-necked turtle	Amazon & Orinoco basins
Rhinemys rufipes	Red side-necked turtle	Amazon basin

[[Crocodilia]]

Scientific name	Common name	Status
Paleosuchus palpebrosus	Cuvier's dwarf caiman
Paleosuchus trigonatus	Smooth-fronted caiman
Caiman crocodilus	Spectacled caiman
Melanosuchus niger	Black caiman
Crocodiles - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus acutus	American crocodile	vulnerable
Crocodylus intermedius	Orinoco crocodile	critically endangered

[[Squamata]]

Main article: Lizards of Colombia

Main article: Snakes of Colombia

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