Anfibios y reptiles / Amphibians and Reptiles

Última actualización: 19/02/2024

 En esta sección se muestran varias fotografías de algunos anfibios y reptiles observados durante mis viajes. Pincha sobre las fotografías inferiores para ver imágenes de la especie seleccionada a mayores aumentos. Se muestran el  país o países donde se tomaron dichas fotografías.

In this section I show several pictures of some amphibians and reptiles that I have seen in some of my travels. Click on pictures below to see images on the selected species at higher magnification. Countries were pictures were obtained are indicated.

ANFIBIOS / AMPHIBIANS

ORDEN CAUDATA

 * Familia Salamandridae

Tritón palmeado / Palmate newt

(Lissotriton helveticus)

(Spain)

 

Salamandra común / Common fire salamander

(Salamandra salamandra)

(Spain)

 

 ORDEN ANURA 

* Familia Hylidae

Japanese tree frog

(Hyla japonica)

(Japan)

 

Ranita meridional / Mediterranean tree frog

(Hyla meridionalis)

(Spain)

 

Rana arborícola cubana / Cuban treefrog

(Osteopilus septentrionalis)

(USA)

Rana arborícola lechosa / Veined tree frog

(Trachycephalus typhonius)

(Brazil)

* Familia Ranidae

Rana toro / Bullfrog

(Lithobates catesbeianus)

(Japan)

 

Rana leopardo sureña / Southern leopard frog

(Lithobates sphenocephalus)

(USA)

 

Rana verde / Vaillant's frog

(Lithobates vaillanti)

(Mexico)

Rana híbrida europea / Edible frog

(Pelophylax kl. esculentus)

(Poland)

Rana común / Perez's frog

(Pelophylax perezi)

(Spain)

Rana patas amarillas / Foothill yellow-legged frog

(Rana boylii)

(USA)

Rana bermeja / European common frog

(Rana temporatria)

(Spain, Poland)

* Familia Bufonidae

Southern toad

(Anaxyrus terretris)

(USA)

 

Sapo común europeo / European common toad

(Bufo bufo)

(UK, Poland)

 

Sapo espinoso / Iberian common toad

(Bufo spinosus)

(Spain)

Asian common toad

(Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

(Thailand)

Sapo corredor / Natterjack toad

(Epidalea calamita)

(Spain)

Cururú / Cururu toad

(Rhinella diptycha)

(Brazil)

REPTILES

ORDEN COCODRILIA

* Familia Crocodylidae

Cocodrilo americano / American crocodile

(Crocodylus acutus)

(USA, Mexico)

 

Cocodrilo del Nilo / Nile crocodile

(Crocodylus niloticus)

(South Africa)

 

* Familia Alligatoridae

Aligator americano / American alligator

(Alligator mississippiensis)

(USA)

 

Yacaré / Jacare caiman

(Caiman yacare)

(Brazil)

 

ORDEN CHELONIA (=TESTUDINES)

* Familia Cheloniidae

Tortuga verde / Green turtle

(Chelonia mydas)

(Mexico)

 

 

 * Familia Emydidae

Pseudemys spp.

(Pseudemys spp.)

(USA)

 

Tortuga caja norteamericana / Eastern box turtle

(Terrapene carolina)

(USA)

 

Galápago de Florida / Yellow-bellied slider turtle

(Trachemys scripta)

(Spain)

* Familia Geoemydidae

Giant asian pond turtle

(Heosemys grandis)

(Thailand)

 

Galápago leproso / Mediterranean turtle

(Mauremys leprosa)

(Spain)

 

* Familia Pelomedusidae

Pelusios sinuatus

(South Africa)

 

 

* Familia Testudinidae

Tortuga de patas rojas / Red-footed tortoise

(Chelonoidis carbonaria)

(Brazil)

 

Tortuga angulada / Angulate tortoise

(Chersina angulata)

(South Africa)

 

* Familia Trionychidae

Galápago conchiblando floridano / Florida softshell turtle

(Apalone ferox)

(USA)

 

Chinese softshell turtle

(Pelodiscus sinensis)

(Japan)

 

ORDEN SQUAMATA

SUBORDEN OFIDIA (SERPENTES)

* Familia Boidae

Anaconda amarilla / Yellow anaconda

(Eunectes notaeus)

(Brazil)

 

 

* Familia Colubridae

Gunther's whip snake

(Ahaetulla prasina)

(Thailand)

  

Culebra lomo de machete

(Chironius laurenti)

(Brazil)

  

Eastern racer

(Coluber constrictor)

(USA)

Culebra viperina / Viperine snake

(Natrix maura)

(Spain)

Southern water snake

(Nerodia fasciata)

(USA)

Culebra de escalera / Ladder snake

(Rhinechis scalaris)

(Spain)

Southern water snake

(Nerodia fasciata)

(USA)

 * Familia Viperidae

Mato Grosso lancehead

(Bothrops mattogrossensis)

(Brazil)

Vogel's Pit Viper

(Trimeresurus vogeli)

(Thailand)

 

ORDEN SQUAMATA

SUBORDEN SAURIA

* Familia Agamidae

Lagarto de jardín oriental / Oriental garden lizard

(Calotes versicolor)

(Sri Lanka, Thailand)

 

Orange-winged flying lizard

(Draco maculatus)

(Thailand)

 

* Familia Corytophanidae

Basilisco marrón / Brown basilisk

(Basiliscus vittatus)

(USA, Mexico)

 

 

* Familia Gekkonidae

Flat-tailed house gecko

(Hemidactylus platyurus)

(Thailand)

 

 

* Familia Iguanidae

Iguana negra de cola espinosa / Common spiny-tailed iguana

(Ctenosaura similis)

(Mexico)

 

Iguana verde / Common green iguana

(Iguana iguana)

(USA, Brazil)

 

 * Familia Lacertidae

Lagarto atlántico o de Haria / Atlantic lizard

(Gallotia atlantica)

(Spain)

 

Lagarto tizón / Tenerife lizard

(Gallotia galloti)

(Spain)

 

Lagarto verde / Western green lizard

(Lacerta bilineata)

(Spain, France)

Lagartija parda / Catalonian wall lizard

(Podarcis liopelis)

(Spain)

Lagartija roquera / Common wall lizard

(Podarcis muralis)

(Spain)

Lagartija italiana / Italian wall lizard

(Podarcis sicula)

(Italy)

Lagartija colilarga / Algerian psammodromus

(Psammodromus algirus)

(Spain)

Lagarto ocelado / Ocellated lizard

(Timon lepidus)

(Spain)

Lagartija de turbera / European common lizard

(Zootoca vivipara)

(Poland)

* Familia Phrynosomatidae

Common sagebrush lizard

(Sceloporus graciosus)

(USA)

 

 

* Familia Polychrotidae

Anolis marrón / Brown anole

(Anolis sagreo)

(USA, Mexico)

 

 

* Familia Scincidae

Long-tailed sun skink

(Eutropis longicaudata)

(Thailand)

 

Japanese skink

(Plestiodon japonicus)

(Japan)

 

Esquinco arcoiris / Rainbow skink

(Trachylepis margaritifera)

(South Africa)

* Familia Teiidae

Ameiva gigante / Giant ameiva

(Ameiva ameiva)

(Brazil)

 

Tegu blanco y negro / Black-and-white tegu

(Salvator merianae)

(Brazil)

 

Lobo pollero / Black tegu

(Tupinambis teguixin)

(Brazil)

* Familia Tropiduridae

Chaco spiny lizard

(Tropidurus lagunablanca)

(Brazil)

 

 

* Familia Varanidae

Varano de garganta blanca / White-throated monitor

(Varanus albigularis)

(South Africa)

 

Varano de Bengala / Common indian monitor

(Varanus bengalensis)

(Sri Lanka)

 

Varano del Nilo / Nile monitor

(Varanus niloticus)

(South Africa)

Common water monitor

(Varanus salvator)

(Thailand)