Reptile Species of Savegre, Costa Rica

A Partial Checklist of Reptiles Recorded at Savegre

Reptile Biodiversity
13Total species (partial list)
Snakes
7 species
Lizards
6 species

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