Reptile Species of Savegre, Costa Rica
A Partial Checklist of Reptiles Recorded at Savegre
Reptile Biodiversity
13Total species (partial list)
Explore the rich diversity of Reptile species observed at Savegre in Costa Rica, a premier herping destination.
Sources: inaturalist.org, and personal observations.
| Order | Family | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snakes | Colubridae | Dendrophidion paucicarinatum | Cope's forest racer |
| Geophis godmani | Yellow-bellied earth snake | ||
| Ninia psephota | Cope's coffee snake | ||
| Rhadinaea calligaster | Thick graceful ground snake | ||
| Rhadinella godmani | Godman's brown snake | ||
| Viperidae | Bothriechis nubestris | Talamancan palm pitviper | |
| Cerrophidion sasai | Costa Rica montane pitviper | ||
| Lizards | Anguidae | Abronia monticola | Montane alligator lizard |
| Dactyloidae | Anolis alocomyos | Copey anole | |
| Anolis limifrons | Border anole | ||
| Anolis pachypus | Thick anole | ||
| Anolis tropidolepis | Swift anole | ||
| Phrynosomatidae | Sceloporus malachiticus | Green spiny lizard |