The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.
You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).
The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.
Checklist of Reptile Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore
Prepared by Noel Thomas, Law Ing Sind, Kelvin K.P. Lim
| Family |
Taxon Name |
Common Name |
RDB2 |
RDB3 |
| Geomydidae |
Cuora couro |
Malayan Box Turtle |
Not Listed |
NT |
| Trionychidae |
Amyda cartilaginea |
Asian Softshell |
EN |
VU |
| Geoemydidae |
Cyclemys dentata |
Asian Leaf Turtle |
CR |
CR |
| Trionychidae |
Dogania suplana |
Malayan Softshell Turtle |
CR |
CR |
| Geoemydidae |
Heosemys spinosa |
Spiny Hill Turtle |
VU |
EN |
| Geoemydidae |
Notochelys platynota |
Malayan Flatshell Turtle |
EN |
CR |
| Cheloniidae |
Eretmochelys imbricata |
Hawksbill Turtle |
CR |
CR |
| Cheloniidae |
Chelonia mydas |
Green Sea Turtle |
CR |
CR |
| Crocodylidae |
Crocodylus porosus |
Estuarine Crocodile |
CR |
CR |
| Agamidae |
Aphaniotis fusca |
Earless Agamid |
EN |
EN |
| Agamidae |
Bronchocela cristatella |
Green Crested Lizard |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Agamidae |
Draco melanopogon |
Black-bearded Gliding Lizard |
VU |
VU |
| Agamidae |
Draco quinquefasciatus |
Five-banded Gliding Lizard |
EN |
EN |
| Agamidae |
Draco sumatranus |
Common Gliding Lizard |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Aeluroscalabotes felinus |
Fox-faced Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Cnemaspis peninsularis |
Peninsular Rock Gecko |
VU |
VU |
| Gekkonidae |
Cyrtodactylus consobrinus |
Peter's Bent-toed Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Cyrtodactylus majulah |
Singapore Bent-toed Gecko |
Not Listed |
VU |
| Gekkonidae |
Cyrtodactylus pantiensis |
Panti Bent-toed Gecko |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Cyrtodactylus semenanjungensis |
Peninsular Bent-toed Gecko |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus |
Striped Bent-toed Gecko |
VU |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Gekko hulk |
Green-eyed Forest Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
Common House Gecko |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Cosymbotus craspedotus |
Frilly Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Hemidactylus platyurus |
Flat-tailed Gecko |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Gehyra multilata |
Four-clawed Gecko |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Lepidodactylus lugubris |
Maritime Gecko |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Gekko monarchus |
Spotted House Gecko |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Gekkonidae |
Hemiphyllodactylus typus |
Lowland Dwarf Gecko |
VU |
NT |
| Gekkonidae |
Gekko browni |
Flap-legged Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Gekkonidae |
Gekko kuhli |
Kuhl's Gliding Gecko |
CR |
CR |
| Scincidae |
Dasia grisea |
Brown Tree Skink |
EN |
VU |
| Scincidae |
Dasia olivacea |
Olive Tree Skink |
EN |
CR |
| Scincidae |
Emoia atrocostata |
Mangrove Skink |
EN |
CR |
| Scincidae |
Eutropis multifasciatus |
Common Sun Skink |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Scincidae |
Eutrophis longicaudata |
Long-tailed Sun Skink |
Not Listed |
DD |
| Scincidae |
Eutropis rugifera |
Rough-scaled Sun Skink |
EN |
VU |
| Scincidae |
Lygosoma bowringii |
Supple Skink |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Scincidae |
Lygosoma siamense |
Thai Supple Skink |
Not Listed |
DD |
| Scincidae |
Lipinia vittigera |
Striped Tree Skink |
EN |
EN |
| Scincidae |
Tytthoscincus temasekensis |
Swamp Skink |
CR |
EN |
| Varanidae |
Varanus dumerili |
Dumeril's Monitor |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Varanidae |
Varanus nebulosus |
Clouded Monitor |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Varanidae |
Varanus salvator |
Malayan Water Monitor |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Acrochordidae |
Acrochordus granulatus |
Banded File Snake |
Not Listed |
NT |
| Typhlopidae |
Indotyphlops braminus |
Brahminy Blind Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Typhlopidae |
Ramphotyphlops lineatus |
Lineated Blind Snake |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Typhlopidae |
Argyrophis muelleri |
White-bellied Blind Snake |
CR |
CR |
| Cylindrophidae |
Cylindrophis cf. ruffus |
Red-tailed Pipe Snake |
CR |
VU |
| Xenopeltidae |
Xenopeltis unicolor |
Sunbeam Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Pythonidae |
Malayopython reticulatus |
Reticulated Python |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Ahaetulla fasciolata |
Speckle-headed Whip Snake |
CR |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Ahaetulla mycterizans |
Big-eyed Whip Snake |
CR |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Ahaetulla prasina |
Oriental Whip Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Boiga cynodon |
Dog-toothed Cat Snake |
EN |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Boiga dendrophila |
Gold-ringed Cat Snake |
VU |
NT |
| Colubridae |
Boiga drapiezii |
White-spotted Cat Snake |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Boiga jaspidea |
Jasper's Cat Snake |
CR |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Calamara schlegeli |
Pink-headed Reed Snake |
VU |
NT |
| Colubridae |
Calamaria lumbricoidea |
Variable Reed Snake |
EN |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Calamaria lovi gimletti |
Gimlet’s Reed Snake |
Not Listed |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Chrysopelea paradisi |
Paradise Tree Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Chrysopelea pelias |
Twin-barred Tree Snake |
Not Listed |
NT |
| Colubridae |
Coelognathus flavolineatus |
Malayan Racer |
EN |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus |
Striped Bronzeback |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis haasi |
Haas' Bronzeback |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis formosus |
Elegant Bronzeback |
EN |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris |
Blue Bronzeback |
Not Listed |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis kopsteini |
Kopstein's Bronzeback |
VU |
NT |
| Colubridae |
Dendrelaphis pictus |
Painted Bronzeback |
LC |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Lycodon subannulatus |
Malayan Bridle Snake |
EN |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Dryophiops rubescens |
Keel-bellied Whip Snake |
CR |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Gonglyosoma baliodeirum |
Orange-bellied Ringneck |
EN |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Gonyosoma oxycephalum |
Red-tailed Racer |
EN |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Lycodon subcinctus |
Banded Wolf Snake |
CR |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Lycodon capucinus |
Common House Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Oligodon octolineatus |
Striped Kukri Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Oligodon purpurascens |
Brown Kukri Snake |
CR |
CR |
| Colubridae |
Oligodon signatus |
Barred Kukri Snake |
CR |
EN |
| Colubridae |
Pseudorabdion longiceps |
Dwarf Reed Snake |
EN |
NT |
| Colubridae |
Ptyas carinata |
Keeled Rat Snake |
Not Listed |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Ptyas fusca |
White-bellied Rat Snake |
EN |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Ptyas korros |
Indochinese Rat Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Colubridae |
Sibynophis melanocephalus |
Black-headed Collared Snake |
EN |
VU |
| Colubridae |
Xenelaphis hexagonatus |
Malayan Brown Snake |
EN |
CR |
| Paretidae |
Asthenodipsas laevis |
Smooth Slug Snake |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Homalopsidae |
Cantoria violacea |
Cantor's Water Snake |
CR |
EN |
| Homalopsidae |
Cerberus scheneiderii |
Dog-faced Water Snake |
Not Listed |
LC |
| Homalopsidae |
Fordonia leucobalia |
Crab-eating Water Snake |
EN |
EN |
| Homalopsidae |
Gerarda prevostiana |
Gerard's Water Snake |
EN |
EN |
| Homalopsidae |
Homalopsis buccata |
Puff-faced Water Snake |
VU |
VU |
| Homalopsidae |
Phytolopsis punctata |
Blackwater Mud Snake |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Homalopsidae |
Raclitia indica |
Selangor Mud Snake |
Not Listed |
CR |
| Natricidae |
Rhabdophis rhodomelas |
Blue-necked Keelback |
EN |
VU |
| Natricidae |
Psammodynastes pictus |
Painted Mock Viper |
CR |
CR |
| Natricidae |
Xenochrophis maculatus |
Spotted Keelback |
VU |
VU |
| Natricidae |
Xenochrophis trianguligerus |
Triangle Keelback |
CR |
CR |
| Elapidae |
Bungarus fasciatus |
Banded Krait |
EN |
VU |
| Elapidae |
Calliophis bivirgatus |
Malayan Blue Coral Snake |
VU |
VU |
| Elapidae |
Calliophis intestinalis |
Malayan Banded Coral Snake |
VU |
NT |
| Elapidae |
Naja sumatrana |
Equatorial Spitting Cobra |
LC |
LC |
| Elapidae |
Ophiophagus hannah |
King Cobra |
EN |
VU |
| Elapidae |
Laticauda colubrina |
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait |
EN |
VU |
| Viperidae |
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus |
Shore Pit Viper |
EN |
VU |
| Viperidae |
Tropidolaemus wagleri |
Wagler's Pit Viper |
EN |
NT |
| Elapidae |
Aipysurus eydouxii |
Marbled Sea Snake |
Not Listed |
EN |
| Elapidae |
Hydrophis hardwickii |
Hardwicke's Sea Snake |
Not Listed |
EN |
| Elapidae |
Hydrophis platurus |
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake |
Not Listed |
EN |
The list of the Categories used in 3rd edition of the Red List is:
|
|
Category
|
Abbreviation
|
Criteria
|
|
Not Threatened
|
Least Concern
|
LC
|
Not approaching the above criteria
|
|
Near-Threatened
|
NT
|
Approaching but not yet reaching the threshold for the above criteria
|
|
Threatened
|
Vulnerable
|
VU
|
There are fewer than 1,000 mature individuals but more than 250 and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
|
|
Endangered
|
EN
|
There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
|
|
Critically Endangered
|
CR
|
There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
|
|
Extirpation
&
Extinction
|
Presumed Nationally Extinct
|
NEx
|
The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
|
|
Globally Extinct
|
EX
|
The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
|
|
Other Categories
|
Data Deficient
|
DD
|
Inadequate information to make an informed assessment
|
|
Not Applicable
|
NA
|
Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
|
|
Not Evaluated
|
NE
|
Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
|
|
Not Listed
|
NL
|
Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 1 and second edition Singapore Red Data Book - RDB 2) for whatever reason
|
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