Reptiles

REPTILES

The Los Cedros reserve is home to numerous species of snakes and lizards and frogs which are often seen but usually move quickly away. Many of these species are rare and endangered.

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URL photo record	Scientific name	Common-English	Common-Spanish	Ecuador Red List	IUCN Status	Endemic?	Los Cedros Record	last EC assessement	Last IUCN Assessment (checked 24May20)	KBA Trigger
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38102025	Alopoglossus viridiceps	Green-headed shade lizard	Lagartijas de sombra de cabeza verde	NE	NE	endemic	Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/60608	never	never
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38101995	Anolis aequatorialis	Equatorial Anole	Anolis ecuatoriano	NT	LC	endemic	specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/794634	2005	22Oct2013
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/6947044121/in/album-72157629132785818/	Anolis chloris	Boulenger's Green Anole	Anolis sudamericados gema del Chocó	LC	NE	no	https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/6947044121/in/album-72157629132785818/	2005	never
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9950666	Anolis fraseri	Fraser's anole	Anolis de Fraser	NT	LC	no	Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/788988	2005	30June2009
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47254729	Anolis gemmosus	O'Shaughnessy's Anole	Camaleón sudamericano gema del subtrópico	LC	LC	endemic	specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/53498	2005	22Oct2013	KBA Trigger
	Anolis gracilipes	Charm anole	Anolis encantadores	NE	LC	no	Specimen PUCE https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Anolis%20gracilipes	2005	25Oct2013
http://www.geo.de/reisen/community/bild/165501/Schlange-im-Los-Cedros	Atractus modestus	Modest Groundsnake	Tierrera modesta	DD	VU	endemic	http://www.geo.de/reisen/community/bild/165501/Schlange-im-Los-Cedros	2005	24Feb2014	KBA Trigger
	Bothriechis nitidus	Ecuadorian Eyelash-Pitviper	Víboras de pestaña ecuatorianas	NE	NE	endemic	Specimen at PUCE; Arteaga, A., R. A. Pyron, A. Batista, J. Vieira, E. M. Pelayo, E. N. Smith, C. L. B. Amorós, C. Koch, S. Agne, and J. H. Valencia. 2024. Systematic revision of the Eyelash Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii (Serpentes, Viperidae), with the description of five new species and revalidation of three. Evolutionary Systematics 8:15-64.	2005	25Oct2013
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9734381	Bothrocophias campbelli	Ecuadorian Toadhead	Serpientes boca de sapo	EN	VU	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9734381	2005	23Oct2013
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914751	Bothrops osbornei	Osborne's Lancehead	Víboras llucti negras	NE	VU	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914751	2005	17Feb16
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9942140	Bothrops punctatus	Chocoan lancehead	Equis manchadas	NE	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9942140	2005	25Oct2013
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40609081	Chironius exoletus	Linnaeus' Sipo	Sipos mayores	NE	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40609081	2005	22Nov2014
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9946683	Chironius grandisquamis	Ecuador Sipo	Serpientes látigo de escamas grandes	NT	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9946683	2005	06May2012
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120253482	Clelia equatoriana	Equatorial Mussurana	Chontas ecuatorianas	NT	LC	no	Specimen at PUCE	2005	23Oct2013
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153377687	Dendrophidion clarkii	Peters' Forest Racers	Serpientes corredoras de bosque de Peters	NE	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153377687	never	05Dec2012
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9941972	Dendrophidion graciliverpa	West-Ecuadorian Forest-Racer	Corredoras costeñas	NE	LC	endemic	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9941972	2005	24Feb2014
	Diaphorolepis wagneri	Ecuador Frog-eating Snake	Serpientes comedoras de ranas de Ecuador	NT	LC	no	Specimen at PUCE: https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Diaphorolepis%20wagneri	2005	07May12
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914780	Dipsas andiana	Caracoleras andinas	Andean snail-eaters	NT	NT	endemic	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914780	2005	20Apr2014
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10420604	Dipsas elegans	Caracolera subtropical	Culebras caracoleras ecuatorianas	VU	VU	endemic	Specimen at PUCE: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/53554	2005	24Feb2014
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10419247	Echinosaura horrida	Rough Teiid	Lagartijas espinosas terribles	VU	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10419247	2005	25Oct2013
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17410710	Erythrolamprus epinephelus	Fire-bellied snake		NE	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17410710	2005	29Oct18
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914798	Imantodes cenchoa	Common Bluntheaded vine snake	Cordoncillos comunes	LC	NE	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47914798	2005	21Jul2015
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53098882	Lepidoblepharis conolepis	Spiky Lirecko	Salamanquesas de Tandapi	EN	EN	endemic	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53098882	2005	17Feb16	KBA Trigger
	Lepidoblepharis sp. nov.					endemic	Specimen: https://bioweb.bio/portal/QCAZ/Especimen/27384	never	never
http://volverlacabeza.blogspot.com/2010/10/reserva-los-cedros.html?m=0	Leptophis depressirostris	Cope's parrot snake	Loras falsas de ojos dorados	DD	LC	no	http://volverlacabeza.blogspot.com/2010/10/reserva-los-cedros.html?m=0	2005	21Oct13
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9913832	Micrurus ancoralis	Anchor Coralsnake	Corales ancla ecuatorianas	NT	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9913832	2005	24Oct13
	Ninia atrata	South American Coffee snake		NT	LC	no	Specimen PUCEhttps://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Ninia%20atrata	2005	9Mar2015
	Ninia teresitae	Hallowell's coffee snake	Serpientes	NT	LC	no	Specimen QCAZR12898, https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/QCAZ/Especimenes/Especie/Ninia%20atrata	2005	09Mar2015
	Oxybelis brevirostris	Cope's vine snake	Serpeintes liana de hocio corto	NT	LC	no	Specimen at PUCE	2005	06May2012
https://vimeo.com/111281783; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67070543	Oxyrhopus petolarius	Forest flame snake	Falsas corales amazónicas	NE	LC	no	https://vimeo.com/111281783	2005	25Nov2014
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9946616	Porthidium nasutum	Rainforest hognosed pit viper	Guardacaminos	NT	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9946616	2005	01Mar2007	KBA Trigger
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10420319	Urotheca lateristriga	Graceful brown snake	Culebras de labios manchados	NT	LC	no	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10420319	2005	25Oct2013

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List of Reptile Species at Los Cedros

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