Reptiles of Hiroshima

There are 16 species of reptiles in Hiroshima Prefecture. They are 4 species of turtles, 4 lizards and 8 snakes. Most of them are found almost throughout Hiroshima, but geckos and red-eared sliders are small range.

Geckos mainly distributed costral parts and islands. The Tawa gecko (Gekko tawaensis) inhabits outcrops or rocky mountains and the Japanese gecko (G. japonicus) inhabits houses. The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) is introduced as a pet, and are naturalized in Hiroshima-shi.

TESTUDINES Bataguridae Chinemys reevesii Mauremys japonica Emydidae Trachemys scripta elegans Trionychidae Pelodiscus sinensis SQUAMATA LACERTILIA Gekkonidae Gekko japonicus Gekko tawaensis Scincidae Eumeces latiscutatus Lacertidae Takydromus tachydromoides SERPENTES Colubridae Elaphe climacophora Elaphe quadrivirgata Elaphe conspicillata Dinodon orientalis Amphiesma vibakari Rhabdophis tigrinus Achalinus spinalis Viperidae Crotalinae Agkistrodon blomhoffii

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