List of reptiles of American Samoa

The Pacific boa

This is a list of reptiles of American Samoa.[1]

Marine reptiles

• Sea turtles
  • Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
  • Green sea turtle (laumei ena’ena, fonu) (Chelonia mydas)
  • Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
  • Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

• Sea snakes
  • Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
  • Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Land reptiles

• Geckos
  • Pacific slender-toed gecko (Nactus pelagicus)
  • Oceanic gecko (Gehyra oceanica)
  • Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
  • Stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilatus)
  • House gecko Hemidactylus frenatus

• Skinks
  • Pacific snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus)
  • Micronesian skink (Emoia adspersa)
  • White-bellied / brown-tailed striped skink (Emoia cyanura)
  • Dark-bellied or blue-tailed striped skink (Emoia impar)
  • Günther's emo skink (Emoia lawesii)
  • Pacific black skink (Emoia nigra)
  • Samoan skink (Emoia samoensis)
  • Moth skink (Lipinia noctua)

• Snakes
  • Pacific boa (Candoia bibroni) (found on Ta‘ū island)
  • Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus)

References

1. https://www.nps.gov/npsa/learn/nature/upload/mammals_reptiles_checklist-2.pdf U.S. National Park Service. Marine mammal & reptile checklist for American Samoa. Retrieved September 2, 2019.