Fauna of Colombia - Reptiles

Reptiles

See also: Reptiles of Colombia See also: Squamata of Colombia

• Bothrops atrox is the main cause of death for snakebite in Colombia.

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  Bothrops asper

• Green anaconda

• Yellow anaconda

• Emerald tree boa

• Boa constrictor

• Amazon tree boa

• Bothriechis schlegelii

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  Bothriechis nigroviridis

• Crotalus durissus

• Lachesis muta

• Pelamis platurus, Pelagic Sea Snake

• Green Iguana

• Hawksbill sea turtle

• Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

• Orinoco crocodile, Crocodylus intermedius

• Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)

• Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)

• Arboreal alligator lizard

• Mata mata (Chelus fimbriatus)

• Red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

• Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

• Tupinambis teguixin. Gold tegu or Colombian tegu