Reptiles

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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	Category	Abbreviation	Criteria
Not Threatened	Least Concern	LC	Not approaching threatened status
Not Threatened	Near-Threatened	NT	Close to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
Threatened	Vulnerable	VU	There are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, 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.
Extirpation & Extinction	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 and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)

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

Reference

Baker, N. (2014). New record of peninsular bent-toed gecko in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2014, 331-332.

Chua, K. S. (2018) A yellow-spotted river turtle at Pasir Ris. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2018, 108.

Chua, M. A. H. (2014). Malaysian giant terrapin at Nee Soon swamp-forest. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2014, 45

Fung, T. K., & Lim, K. K. P. (2013) Giant Asian pond terrapin hatchling at Upper Seletar. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2013, 120.

NSS Vertebrate Study Group. (2014). A Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals of Singapore.

Grismer, L. L., Wood Jr, P. L., Lim, K. K. P., & Lim, L. J. (2017). A new species of swamp-dwelling skink (Tytthoscincus) from Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 65, 574-584.

Lim, K. K. P., Chua, M. A. H., & Lim, N. T-L. (2016). Freshwater fishes, terrestrial herpetofauna and mammals of Pulau Tekong, Singapore. Nature in Singapore, 2016, 9, 165-198.

Law, I. S., Law, I. T., & Serin, S. (2016). Marbled bent-toed gecko at Upper Seletar. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016, 117-118.

Lim, L. J. (2016). Short-limbed supple skink at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2016, 68.

Maury, N., & Low, M. (2015). Golden gliding snake at Lim Chu Kang. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2015, 76.

Serin, S., Law, I. S., & Thomas, N. (2017). Rediscovery of Gimlett's reed snake in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2017, 89-90.

Tan, S. K., & Lim, K. K. P. (2013). Giant Asian pond terrapin at Nee Soon swamp-forest. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2013, 115.

Tay, A. (2019). New record of the long-tailed sun skink in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2019, 77-78.

Thomas, N., Li, T., Lim, W. & Cai., Y. (2014). New record of the blackwater mud snake in Singapore. Singapore Biodiversity Records, 2014, 309-310.

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