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REPTILES OF THE ECUADORIAN CHOCO 1. Variable Worm- ( varia) NT 84. Canopy Bush-Anole (Polychrus gutturosus) VU Rapid identifcation guide. 2. Brown Caiman (Caiman fuscus) CR 85–86. Yellow-headed Sun- (Gonatodes caudiscutatus) LC 3. American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) CR 87–88. Horseshoe Dwarf-Gecko (Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi) NT Alejandro Arteaga*, Jose L Vieira-Fernandes, Lucas Bustamante, 4–6. Rainbow Galliwasp (Diploglossus monotropis) NT 89–91. Greater Dwarf-Gecko (Lepidoblepharis grandis) EN Sebastián Di Domenico, Matthijs Hollanders, Frank Pichardo and 7–10. Western Basilisk (Basiliscus galeritus) LC 92. Sharp-snouted Dwarf-Gecko (Lepidoblepharis intermedius) EN Gabriela Aguiar. 11. Two-marked Anole ( binotatus) NT 93. Roughskin Dwarf-Gecko (Lepidoblepharis ruthveni) CR 12. Small-crested Anole (Anolis bitectus) EN 94–95. Blue-bellied Whiptail (Holcosus bridgesii) LC General layout by Alejandro Arteaga. 13. Parrot Anole (Anolis chloris) LC 96–97. Seven-lined Whiptail (Holcosus septemlineatus) LC 14–17. Chocoan Banded Anole (Anolis fasciatus) LC 98–100. Iridescent Whorltail-Iguana (Stenocercus iridescens) LC © 2017 Tropical Herping. All rights reserved. No part of this publication 18. Bottlenose Anole (Anolis festae) NT 101. Whitenose Blind- (Liotyphlops albirostris) LC may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written 19–22. Hippie Anole (Anolis fraseri) NT 102–103. Black-tailed Boa (Boa imperator) LC permission from the authors. 23–25. Charm Anole (Anolis gracilipes) LC 104–105. Chocoan Tree-Boa (Corallus blombergi) VU 26. Granular Anole (Anolis granuliceps) DD 106. Iridescent Groundsnake (Atractus iridescens) VU Second edition. Printed in . The digital edition of this publication 27–29. Lynch’s Anole (Anolis lynchi) NT 107. Many-banded Groundsnake (Atractus multicinctus) VU can be obtained from www.tropicalherping.com 30. Lyre Anole (Anolis lyra) NT 108–109. Red-blotched Groundsnake (Atractus paucidens) VU 31–32. Blotchbelly Anole (Anolis maculiventris) LC 110–111. Typhon Groundsnake (Atractus typhon) VU Recommended citation. 33–36. Neighboring Anole (Anolis parilis) VU 112. Green Whipsnake (Chironius exoletus) LC Arteaga A, Vieira-Fernandes JL, Bustamante L, Di Domenico S, 37–42. Chocoan Green Anole (Anolis parvauritus) NT 113–114. Yellow-spotted Whipsnake (Chironius favopictus) VU Hollanders M, Pichardo F, Aguiar G (2017) of the Ecuadorian 43–44. Pearl Anole (Anolis peraccae) LC 115–117. Big-scaled Whipsnake (Chironius grandisquamis) LC Choco – Rapid identifcation guide. Tropical Herping, Quito, 19 pp. 45–47. Chief Anole (Anolis princeps) NT 118–119. Common (Clelia clelia) LC 48–49. Purple Anole (Anolis purpurescens) NT 120. Swift Spotbelly-Snake (Coniophanes dromiciphormis) NT *Corresponding author: Alejandro Arteaga. Phone: +593 984631435. 50–53. Common House-Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) LC 121. Brown Spotbelly-Snake (Coniophanes fssidens) LC Email: [email protected] 54. Tropical House-Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) LC 122–123. Rainbow Forest-Racer (Dendrophidion clarkii) NT 55–56. Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) LC 124. Slender Forest-Racer (Dendrophidion graciliverpa) LC ABBREVIATIONS 57–58. Western Shade-Lizard (Alopoglossus festae) LC 125. Long Forest-Racer (Dendrophidion prolixum) LC A=Adult, a=subadult, F=Adult female, f=Subadult female, M=Adult 59–60. Diamond Anadia (Anadia rhombifera) VU 126. Humpback Shadow-Snake (Diaphorolepis wagneri) EN male, m=Subadult male, j=Juvenile. 61–62. Spiny Hedgehog-Lizard () NT 127. Andean Snail-Eater (Dipsas andiana) VU 63. Cork Hedgehog-Lizard (Echinosaura keyi) EN 128–129. Graceful Snail-Eater (Dipsas gracilis) LC IUCN RED LIST CATEGORIES 64. Rusty Carbon-Lizard (Ptychoglossus gorgonae) EN 130. Temporal Snail-Eater (Dipsas temporalis) VU CR=Critically Endangered, EN=Endangered, VU=Vulnerable, NT=Near 65–67. Brown-eyed Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides altotambo) VU 131. Blacktail Cribo ( melanurus) LC Threatened, LC=Least Concern, DD=Data Defcient. 68–72. Spiny Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides heterolepis) LC 132–133. Golden-bellied Snake ( epinephelus) LC 73–78. Red-eyed Dwarf-Iguana (Enyalioides oshaughnessyi) VU 134. Western False-Coralsnake (Erythrolamprus ) LC LIST 79–80. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) LC 135–136. Common Blunthead (Imantodes cenchoa) LC Total species: 122. Photographed: 111. 81–83. Northern Turniptail (Thecadactylus rapicauda) LC 137–138. Chocoan Blunthead (Imantodes chocoensis) EN

2/ 19 139–141. Plain Blunthead (Imantodes inornatus) NT 197–198. Terciopelo ( asper) LC 142. Ecuadorian Milk-Snake (Lampropeltis micropholis) LC 199–200. Spotted Lancehead (Bothrops punctatus) EN 143–145. Ornate Cat-eyed Snake ( ornata) LC 201. Chocoan Bushmaster (Lachesis acrochorda) VU 146. Chocoan Parrot-Snake (Leptophis bocourti) LC 202–204. Rainforest Hognosed-Pitviper (Porthidium nasutum) NT 147. Copper Parrot-Snake (Leptophis cupreus) DD 205–206. South American Snapping-Turtle (Chelydra acutirstris) VU 148. Satiny Parrot-Snake (Leptophis depressirostris) NT 207. Brown Wood-Turtle (Rhinoclemmys annulata) NT 149. Lined Marsh-Snake (Lygophis lineatus) LC 208. Colombian Wood-Turtle (Rhinoclemmys melanosterna) EN 150–151. Tidy Tropical-Racer (Mastigodryas pulchriceps) LC 209. Long-nosed Wood-Turtle (Rhinoclemmys nasuta) EN 152–153. Variable Coffee-Snake ( atrata) LC 210. White-lipped Mud-Turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum) EN 154–155. Teresita’s Coffee-Snake (Ninia teresitae) VU 156. Rough Coffee-Snake (Nothopsis rugosus) EN N ot yet photographed: 11 157. Brown Vinesnake (Oxybelis aeneus) LC 158–159. Blunt Vinesnake (Oxybelis brevirostris) LC 211. Scrawny Hedgehog-Lizard (Echinosaura orcesi) EN 160–162. Western Flame-Snake (Oxyrhopus sebae) LC 212. Chocoan Palm-Gecko (Sphaerodactylus scapularis) CR 163–165. Yellow-spotted Puffng-Snake (Phrynonax shropshirei) LC 213. Yellow-headed Blind-Snake (Anomalepis favapices) DD 166–167. Halloween Snake ( euryzonus) LC 214. Indistinct Groundsnake (Atractus esepe) DD 168. Northern Harlequin-Snake (Rhinobothryum bovallii) VU 215. Fugler’s Shadow-Snake (Emmochliophis fugleri) CR 169. Ringed Snail-Eater (Sibon annulatus) LC 216. Small-eyed Shadow-Snake (Emmochliophis miops) CR 170. Cloudy Snail-Eater (Sibon nebulatus) LC 217. Ornate Brittle-Snake (Rhadinaea decorata) LC 171. Large-scaled Ratsnake (Spilotes megalolepis) VU 218. Bicolored Shadow-Snake (Synophis bicolor) EN 172. Brown Scorpion-Eater (Stenorhina degenhardtii) LC 219. Banded Centipede-Snake (Tantilla supracincta) NT 173. Red-necked Centipede-Snake (Tantilla alticola) NT 220. Striped Lagoon-Snake (Tretanorhinus taeniatus) EN 174. Black-headed Centipede-Snake (Tantilla melanocephala) LC 221. Many-scaled Coralsnake (Micrurus multiscutatus) NT 175. Coastal Lagoon-Snake (Tretanorhinus mocquardi) EN 176–177. Tawny-headed Brittle-Snake (Urotheca fulviceps) NT Help us conserve the 122 reptiles that call the Ecuadorian Choco their 178–179. Ribonned Brittle-Snake (Urotheca lateristriga) NT home by donating at www.savethechoco.com 180. Common False Fer-de-Lance (Xenodon rabdocephalus) LC 181. Anchor Coralsnake (Micrurus ancoralis) VU 182. Redtail Coralsnake () LC 183. Trans-Andean Coralsnake (Micrurus transandinus) NT 184. Yellow-headed Thread-Snake (Epictia subcrotilla) LC 185–186. Big-scaled Thread-Snake (Trilepida macrolepis) NT 187–189. Northern Eyelash-Boa (Trachyboa boulengeri) VU 190–196. Eyelash Palm-Pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) NT

3/ 19 1.Amphisbaena varia (A) 2. Caiman fuscus (A) 3. Crocodylus acutus (a) 4. Diploglossus monotropis (A) 5. Diploglossus monotropis (a)

6. Diploglossus monotropis (j) 7. Basiliscus galeritus (M) 8. Basiliscus galeritus (m) 9. Basiliscus galeritus (f) 10. Basiliscus galeritus (j)

11. Anolis binotatus (M) 12. Anolis bitectus (M) 13. Anolis chloris (M) 14. Anolis fasciatus (M) 15. Anolis fasciatus (M) 4/ 19 16. Anolis fasciatus (F) 17. Anolis fasciatus (j) 18. Anolis festae (F) 19. Anolis fraseri (M) 20. Anolis fraseri (M)

21. Anolis fraseri (m) 22. Anolis fraseri (j) 23. Anolis gracilipes (M) 24. Anolis gracilipes (M) 25. Anolis gracilipes (F)

26. Anolis granuliceps (j) 27. Anolis lynchi (F) 28. Anolis lynchi (F) 29. Anolis lynchi (j) 30. Anolis lyra (M) 5/ 19 31. Anolis maculiventris (M) 32. Anolis maculiventris (F) 33. Anolis parilis (M) 34. Anolis parilis (M) 35. Anolis parilis (m)

36. Anolis parilis (j) 37. Anolis parvauritus (M) 38. Anolis parvauritus (m) 39. Anolis parvauritus (F) 40. Anolis parvauritus (F)

41. Anolis parvauritus (F) 42. Anolis parvauritus (j) 43. Anolis peraccae (A) 44. Anolis peraccae (A) 45. Anolis princeps (F) 6/ 19 46. Anolis princeps (j) 47. Anolis princeps (j) 48. Anolis purpurescens (M) 49. Anolis purpurescens (M) 50. Hemidactylus frenatus (A)

51. Hemidactylus frenatus (A) 52. Hemidactylus frenatus (A) 53. Hemidactylus frenatus (j) 54. Hemidactylus mabouia (A) 55. Lepidodactylus lugubris (F)

56. Lepidodactylus lugubris (F) 57. Alopoglossus festae (A) 58. Alopoglossus festae (F) 59. Anadia rhombifera (A) 60. Anadia rhombifera (A) 7/ 19 61. Echinosaura horrida (M) 62. Echinosaura horrida (f) 63. Echinosaura keyi (A) 64. Ptychoglossus gorgonae (j) 65. Enyalioides altotambo (M)

66. Enyalioides altotambo (m) 67. Enyalioides altotambo (j) 68. Enyalioides heterolepis (M) 69. Enyalioides heterolepis (m) 70. Enyalioides heterolepis (m)

71. Enyalioides heterolepis (F) 72. Enyalioides heterolepis (j) 73. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (M) 74. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (M) 75. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (m) 8/ 19 76. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (j) 77. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (j) 78. Enyalioides oshaughnessyi (j) 79. Iguana iguana (M) 80. Iguana iguana (F)

81. Thecadactylus rapicauda (A) 82. Thecadactylus rapicauda (A) 83. Thecadactylus rapicauda (A) 84. Polychrus gutturosus (F) 85. Gonatodes caudiscutatus (M)

86. Gonatodes caudiscutatus (F) 87. Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi (M) 88. Lepidoblepharis buchwaldi (F) 89. Lepidoblepharis grandis (M) 90. Lepidoblepharis grandis (A) 9/ 19 91. Lepidoblepharis grandis (A) 92. Lepidoblepharis intermedius (A) 93. Lepidoblepharis ruthveni (A) 94. Holcosus bridgesii (A) 95. Holcosus bridgesii (j)

96. Holcosus septemlineatus (A) 97. Holcosus septemlineatus (j) 98. Stenocercus iridescens (M) 99. Stenocercus iridescens (j) 100. Stenocercus iridescens (j)

101. Anomalepis favapices (A) 102. Boa imperator (j) 103. Boa imperator (j) 104. Corallus blombergi (A) 105. Corallus blombergi (A) 10/ 19 106. Atractus iridescens (A) 107. Atractus multicinctus (A) 108. Atractus paucidens (A) 109. Atractus paucidens (A) 110. Atractus typhon (a)

111. Atractus typhon (j) 112. Chironius exoletus (A) 113. Chironius favopictus (A) 114. Chironius favopictus (j) 115. Chironius grandisquamis (A)

116. Chironius grandisquamis (a) 117. Chironius grandisquamis (j) 118. Clelia clelia (A) 119. Clelia clelia (j) 120. Coniophanes dromiciphormis (A) 11/ 19 121. Coniophanes fssidens (A) 122. Dendrophidion clarkii (A) 123. Dendrophidion clarkii (a) 124. Dendrophidion graciliverpa (A) 125. Dendrophidion prolixum (j)

126. Diaphorolepis wagneri (A) 127. Dipsas andiana (A) 128. Dipsas gracilis (A) 129. Dipsas gracilis (A) 130. Dipsas temporalis (A)

131. Drymarchon melanurus (A) 132. Erythrolamprus epinephelus (M) 133. Erythrolamprus epinephelus (F) 134. Erythrolamprus micrurus (A) 135. Imantodes cenchoa (A) 12/ 19 136. Imantodes cenchoa (a) 137. Imantodes chocoensis (A) 138. Imantodes chocoensis (j) 139. Imantodes inornatus (A) 140. Imantodes inornatus (A)

141. Imantodes inornatus (j) 142. Lampropeltis triangulum (A) 143. Leptodeira ornata (A) 144. Leptodeira ornata (a) 145. Leptodeira ornata (j)

146. Leptophis bocourti (A) 147. Leptophis cupreus (A) 148. Leptophis depressirostris (A) 149. Lygophis lineatus (j) 150. Mastigodryas pulchriceps (A) 13/ 19 151. Mastigodryas pulchriceps (j) 152. Ninia atrata (A) 153. Ninia atrata (A) 154. Ninia teresitae (A) 155. Ninia teresitae (A)

156. Nothopsis rugosus (A) 157. Oxybelis aeneus (A) 158. Oxybelis brevirostris (A) 159. Oxybelis brevirostris (A) 160. Oxyrhopus sebae (M)

161. Oxyrhopus sebae (F) 162. Oxyrhopus sebae (j) 163. Phrynonax shropshirei (A) 164. Phrynonax shropshirei (A) 165. Phrynonax shropshirei (a) 14/ 19 166. Pliocercus euryzonus (A) 167. Pliocercus euryzonus (A) 168. Rhinobothryum bovallii (A) 169. Sibon nebulatus (A) 170. Sibon annulatus (A)

171. Spilotes megalolepis (A) 172. Stenorhina degenhardtii (A) 173. Tantilla alticola (A) 174. Tanilla melanocephala (A) 175. Tretanorhinus mocquardi (A)

176. Urotheca fulviceps (A) 177. Urotheca fulviceps (A) 178. Urotheca lateristriga (A) 179. Urotheca lateristriga (A) 180. Xenodon rabdocephalus (A) 15/ 19 181. Micrurus ancoralis (A) 182. Micrurus mipartitus (A) 183. Micrurus transandinus (A) 184. Epictia subcrotilla (A) 185. Trilepida macrolepis (A)

186. Trilepida macrolepis (A) 187. Trachyboa boulengeri (A) 188. Trachyboa boulengeri (a) 189. Trachyboa boulengeri (j) 190. Bothriechis schlegelii (A)

191. Bothriechis schlegelii (j) 192. Bothriechis schlegelii (A) 193. Bothriechis schlegelii (A) 194. Bothriechis schlegelii (A) 195. Bothriechis schlegelii (A) 16/ 19 196. Bothriechis schlegelii (A) 197. (A) 198. Bothrops asper (j) 199. Bothrops punctatus (a) 200. Bothrops punctatus (j)

201. Lachesis acrochorda (A) 202. Porthidium nasutum (A) 203. Porthidium nasutum (a) 204. Porthidium nasutum (j) 205. Chelydra acutirostris (A)

206. Chelydra acutirostris (j) 207. Rhinoclemmys annulata (A) 208. Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (A) 209. Rhinoclemmys nasuta (A) 210. Kinosternon leucostomum (A) 17/ 19 18/ 19 +593 984631435 [email protected] www.tropicalherping.com