List of reptiles of American Samoa

This is a list of

• 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
  • Ta‘ū island
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  • Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus)

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