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Brown Basilisk
Basiliscus vittatus
878 observations
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
723 observations
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
569 observations
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
520 observations
Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus taeniocnemis
339 observations
Morelet's Crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii
271 observations
Rose-bellied Lizard
Sceloporus variabilis
211 observations
Central American Boa
Boa imperator
171 observations
Spectacled Caiman
Caiman crocodilus
170 observations
Yellow-headed Gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
159 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
158 observations
Ghost Anole
Anolis lemurinus
149 observations
Morelet's Alligator Lizard
Abronia moreletii
144 observations
Rainbow Ameiva
Holcosus undulatus
138 observations
Asian House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
132 observations
Middle American Ameiva
Holcosus festivus
126 observations
Moist Forest Anole
Anolis unilobatus
125 observations
Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Abronia lythrochila
118 observations
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
111 observations
Terciopelo
Bothrops asper
111 observations
Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk
Corytophanes hernandesii
102 observations
Western Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura pectinata
91 observations
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
84 observations
Godman's Montane Pit Viper
Cerrophidion godmani
71 observations
Chiapas Ornate Anole
Anolis anisolepis
70 observations
Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
68 observations
Blackbelly Racerunner
Aspidoscelis deppii
65 observations
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
61 observations
Yellow-spotted Night Lizard
Lepidophyma flavimaculatum
59 observations
Northern Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira septentrionalis
58 observations
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
58 observations
Yucatecan Blue Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus serrifer
57 observations
Neotropical Green Anole
Anolis biporcatus
55 observations
Chiapas burrowing snake
Adelphicos nigrilatum
53 observations
Neotropical Whip Snake
Masticophis mentovarius
53 observations
Ringneck Coffee Snake
Ninia diademata
52 observations
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
52 observations
Western Lyre Snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus
50 observations
Mesoamerican Slider
Trachemys venusta
49 observations
White-lipped Mud Turtle
Kinosternon leucostomum
48 observations
Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
48 observations
Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus ehecatl
48 observations
Central American Jumping Pit Viper
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus
48 observations
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
47 observations
Guatemala Palm Pit Viper
Bothriechis bicolor
47 observations
Variable Coralsnake
Micrurus diastema
46 observations
Brown's Coralsnake
Micrurus browni
46 observations
Yucatán Banded Gecko
Coleonyx elegans
45 observations
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
44 observations
Salmon-bellied Racer
Mastigodryas melanolomus
44 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common reptiles in Chiapas are:
- Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
- American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
- Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
- Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus taeniocnemis)
- Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
- Rose-bellied Lizard (Sceloporus variabilis)
- Central American Boa (Boa imperator)
- Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
- Yellow-headed Gecko (Gonatodes albogularis)
- The most observed reptile in Chiapas is Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus), with 878 recorded observations.
- Some of the most commonly observed native reptiles in Chiapas include:
- Yellow-headed Gecko (Gonatodes albogularis)