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ANOLES:

• Anole, Brown (Anolis sagrei mayensis)
• Anole, White (Norops laeviventris)
• Silky (Anolis sericeus)

BASILISKS:

• Serrated Casqueheaded (Laemanctu serratus)
• Striped (Basiliscus vittatus)

CROCODILES:

• Crocodile, American (Crocodylus acutus)
• Crocodile, Morelet's (Crocodylus moreletii)

GECKOS:

• Gecko, Collard Dwarf (Sphaerodactylus glaucus)
• Common House (Hemidactylus frenatus)
• Turnip-tail (Thecadactylus rapicaudus)
• Yucatan Banded (Coleonyx elegans)

IGUANAS:

• Black (Ctenosaura similis)

LIZARDS:

• Alligator Lizard, Northern Mexican (Barisia ciliaris)
• Ameiva, Rainbow (Ameiva undulata)
• Bunchgrass Lizard, Southern (Sceloporus aeneus)
• Cleft Lizard (Sceloporus mucronatus)
• Cozumel Spiny Lizard(Sceloporus cozumelae)
• Mesquite Lizard(Sceloporus grammicus)
• Rosebelly Lizard(Sceloporus variabilis)
• Southern Blue Minor Lizard(Sceloporus minor) ssp. immucronatus
• Spiny Lizard(Sceloporus cf. serrifer)
• Whiptail, Yucatan (Cnemidophorus angusticeps)
• Yucatan Spiny (Sceloporus chrysostictus)

SKINKS:

• Four-lined (Eumeces tetragrammus)
• Skink, Viviparous (Marisora brachypoda)

SNAKES:

• Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
• Centipede-eater, Mayan Black-headed (Tantilla cuniculator)
• Coffee Snake, Black (Ninia diademata)
• Coffee Snake, Red (Ninia sebae)
• Coral, "Texas" (Micrurus tener)
• Coral, Variable (Micrurus diastema)
• Earthsnake, Plateau Mexican (Conopsis nasus)
• Garter Snake, Blackbelly (Thamnophis melanogaster)
• Hooknosed, Blotched (Ficimia publia)
• Indigo (Drymarchon corais)
• Neotropical Racer (Mastigodryas melanolomus)
• Parrot -- Bronze-backed (Leptophis mexicanus)
• Rattlesnake, Neotropical (Crotalus durissus)
• Ratsnake, Common Tropical (Senticollis triaspis)
• Ratsnake, Yellow-red (Pseudelaphe flavirufa)
• Schmidt's Striped (Coniophanes schmidti)
• Scorpion-hunting (Stenorrhina freminvillei)
• Snail-Eater, Ringed (Sibon sartorii)
• Snail-Eater, Short-faced (Dipsas brevifacies)
• Racer, Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus)
• Thread Snake, Goudot's (Epictia goudotii)
• Thread Snake, (Epictia vindumi)
• Vine, Brown (Oxybelis aeneus)
• Vine, Green (Oxybelis fulgidus)
• Whipsnake, Schott's (Masticophis schotti)
• Yucatan White-lipped Snake (Symphimus mayae)

TURTLES:

• Box Turtle, Yucatan (Terrapene Carolina ssp. yucatana)
• Mud Turtle, Creaser's (Kinosternon creaseri)
• Mud Turtle, Mexican (Kinosternon integrum)
• Mud Turtle, Red-cheeked (Kinosternon scorpioides)
• Mud Turtle, White-lipped (Kinosternon leucostomum)
• Red-eared (Trachemys scripta)
• Wood Turtle, Furrowed (Rhinoclemmys areolata)

ALSO:

• Wikipedia's Index Page for Reptiles of Mexico
• Reptiles of the Yucatan Peninsula