Victor Valley College Tropical Research Initiative
Herpetofauna of Timor-Leste
Phase VII
EXPEDITION RESULTS
June 19th to July 10th 2012
Herp Life List
PHASE VII HERP LIFE LIST
Bufonidae
Toads
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Asian black-spined toad
introduced
Dicroglossidae
Modern true frogs
Fejervarya spp.
Rice paddy frogs
species-complex
Limnonectes timorensis
Timor river frog
Microhylidae
Narrow-mouthed toads
Kaloula cf. baleata
Pumpkin frog
new generic record
Rhacophoridae
Foam-nesting treefrogs
Polypedates cf. leucomystax
Striped treefrog
Agamidae
Dragons
Draco timoriensis
Timor flying lizard
Gekkonidae
Geckos
Cyrtodactylus sp.7
Bent-toed gecko
new species
Cyrtodactylus sp.8
Bent-toed gecko
new species
Cyrtodactylus sp.9
Bent-toed gecko
new species
Cyrtodactylus sp.10
Bent-toed gecko
new species
Gehyra cf. mutilata
Mutilated gecko
introduced
Gekko gecko gecko
Tokay gecko
introduced
Hemidactylus frenatus
Common house gecko
introduced
Hemidactylus garnotii
Indo-Pacific house gecko
introduced
Hemidactylus cf. tenkatei
Roti house gecko
introduced
Hemiphyllodactylus typus
Dwarf tree gecko
1st record
Scincidae
Skinks
Carlia sp.2
Four-fingered skink
new species
Carlia sp.3
Four-fingered skink
new species
Carlia sp.4
Four-fingered skink
new species
Cryptoblepharus leschenault
Leschenault snake-eyed skink
Cryptoblepharus sp.4
Coastal snake-eyed skink
new species
Eremiscincus cf. timorensis
Timor night skink
Eremiscincus sp.3
Night skink
new species
Eutropis cf. multifasciata
Many-banded skink
Lamprolepis cf. smaragdina
Emerald tree skink
Sphenomorphus melanopogon
Forest skink
Sphenomorphus sp.4
Forest skink
new species
Sphenomorphus sp.7
Forest skink
new species
Sphenomorphus sp.8
Forest skink
new species
Varanidae
Monitor lizards
Varanus timorensis
Timor monitor lizard
Colubridae
Typical snakes
Coelognathus subradiatus
Lesser Sunda racer
Lycodon capucinus
Common wolfsnake
Stegonotus sp.
Ground snake
new generic record
Homalopsidae
Mud and mangrove snakes
Cerberus schneiderii*
Indo-Malay dog-faced watersnake
Pythonidae
Pythons
Python reticulatus reticulatus
Reticulated python
Typhlopidae
Blindsnakes
Ramphotyphlops braminus
Brahminy blindsnake
introduced
Ramphotyphlops polygrammicus
Timor blindsnake
Ramphotyphlops sp.
Blindsnake
Viperidae
Pitvipers
Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) insularis
Lesser Sunda Island pitviper
Frogs = 5 spp.; Lizards = 25 spp.; Snakes = 9 spp.
Total = 39 species
* Cerberus from the Indo-Malay archipelago are now treated as C. schneiderii, a separate specices from the Asian C. rynchops and Australasian C . australis, fide Murphy, ; Voris & Karns, 2012. The dog-faced water snakes, a revision of the genus Cerberus Cuvier, (Squamata, Serpentes, Homalopsidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3484: 1–34.
