Scientific Name Index—C
Caiman — Caimans
Caiman crocodilus
Common Caiman
Caiman yacare
Yacare Caiman
Calamaria — Reed Snakes
Calamaria schmidti
Schmidt’s Reed Snake
Calliophis — Asian Coral Snakes
Calliophis bivirgata tetrataenia
Borneo Blue Coral Snake
Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus
Sri Lanka Coral Snake
Callisaurus — Zebra-tailed Lizards
Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus
Western Zebra-tailed Lizard
Callisaurus draconoides ventralis
Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard
Calodactylodes — Indian Geckos
Calodactylodes illingworthorum
Sri Lankan Golden Gecko
Calotes — Varied Lizards
Calotes calotes
Common Green Forest Lizard
Calotes ceylonensis
Painted Lip Lizard
Calotes desilvai
Morningside Lizard
Calotes nigrilabris
Black-cheeked Lizard
Calotes pethiyagodai
Pethiyagoda’s Crestless Lizard
Calotes versicolor
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calumma — Chameleons
Calumma brevicorne
Short-horned Chameleon
Calumma crypticum
Cryptic Chameleon
Calumma cucullatum
Hooded Chameleon
Calumma emelinae
Angozongahy Nosed Chameleon
Calumma fallax
Deceptive Chameleon
Calumma gallus
Lance-nosed Chameleon
Calumma gastrotaenia
Perinet Chameleon
Calumma glawi
Glaw’s Chameleon
Calumma malthe
Malthe’s Green-eared Chameleon
Calumma nasutum
Andasibe Nosed Chameleon
Calumma oshaughnessyi
O’Shaugnessy’s Chameleon
Calumma parsonii cristifer
Parson’s Chameleon
Calumma parsonii parsonii
Parson’s Chameleon
Calumma radamanus
Ambatond’Radama Nosed Chameleon
Calumma cf. radamanus
undescribed species
Calumma roaloko
Two-toned Soft-nosed Chameleon
Calumma tjiasmantoi
Ranomafana Nosed Chameleon
Calumma vohibola
Vohibola Forest Chameleon
Caretta — Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Carlia — Carlias
Carlia amax
Two-spined Rainbow Skink
Carlia crypta
no known English name
Carlia gracilis
Slender Rainbow Skink
Carlia munda
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Carlia rubrigularis
Northern Red-throated Skink
Carlia rufilatus
Red-sided Rainbow Skink
Carphophis — North American Wormsnakes
Carphophis amoenus amoenus
Eastern Wormsnake
Carphophis amoenus helenae
Midwestern Wormsnake
Carphophis vermis
Western Wormsnake
Cemophora — Scarletsnakes
Cemophora coccinea coccinea
Florida Scarletsnake
Ceratophora — Horned Agamas
Ceratophora erdeleni
Erdelen’s Horned Lizard
Ceratophora karu
Karu’s Horned Lizard
Ceratophora stoddartii
Rhino Horn Lizard
Ceratophora tennentii
Leafnose Lizard
Cercosaura — Ocellated Lizards
Cercosaura argula
Elegant Eyed Lizard
Cercosaura ocellata bassleri
Black-striped Forest Lizard
Chalarodon — Madagascar Iguanas
Chalarodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Iguana
Chalcorana — White-lipped Frogs
Chalcorana chalconota
Schlegel’s Java Frog
Chalcorana labialis
White-lipped Frog
Chalcorana raniceps
Borneo White-lipped Frog
Chamaeleo — Chameleons
Chamaeleo calyptratus
Veiled Chameleon
Chamaeleo gracilis
Graceful Chameleon
Charina — Rubber Boas
Charina bottae
Northern Rubber Boa
Chelodina — Long-necked Turtles
Chelodina colliei
Oblong Turtle
Chelonia — Green Sea Turtles
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonoidis — Galápagos Giant Tortoises
Chelonoidis nigra porteri
Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise
Chelydra — Snapping Turtles
Chelydra serpentina
Snapping Turtle
Chiasmocleis — Humming Frogs
Chiasmocleis bassleri
Bassler’s Humming Frog
Chiasmocleis carvalhoi
Carvalho’s Silent Frog
Chiromantis — Foam-nest Treefrogs
Chiromantis rufescens
African Foam-nest Frog
Chironius — Whipsnakes
Chironius exoletus
Common Whipsnake
Chironius fuscus
Olive Whipsnake
Chlamydosaurus — Frilled Lizards
Chlamydosaurus kingii
Frilled Lizard
Christinus — Marbled Geckos
Christinus marmoratus
Marbled Gecko
Chrysemys — Painted Turtles
Chrysemys dorsalis
Southern Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta belli
Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta picta
Eastern Painted Turtle
Chrysopelea — Flying Tree Snakes
Chrysopelea taprobanica
Sri Lankan Flying Snake
Clelia — Mussuranas
Clelia clelia
Black Mussurana
Cnemaspis — Rock Geckos
Cnemaspis gemunu
Gemunu’s Day Gecko
Cnemaspis kallima
Gammaduwa Day Gecko
Cnemaspis kendallii
Kendall’s Rock Gecko
Cnemaspis punctata
Spotted Round-eyed Gecko
Cnemidophorus — South American Whiptails
Cnemidophorus augusticeps
Yucatán Whiptail
Coelognathus — Southeast Asian Ratsnakes
Coelognathus helena
Trinket Snake
Coleonyx — Banded Geckos
Coleonyx brevis
Texas Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus variegatus
Desert Banded Gecko
Coluber — North American Racers, Coachwhips, and Whipsnakes
Coluber constrictor constrictor
Northern Black Racer
Coluber constrictor flaviventris
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer
Coluber constrictor mormon
Western Yellow-bellied Racer
Coluber constrictor paludicola
Everglades Racer
Coluber constrictor priapus
Southern Black Racer
Concinnia — Bar-sided Skinks
Concinnia tenuis
Bar-sided Skink
Concinnia tigrinus
Rainforest Water Skink
Conolophus — Galapagos Land Iguanas
Conolophus pallidus
Santa Fe Land Iguana
Conolophus subcristatus
Galápagos Land Iguana
Conraua — Slippery Frogs
Conraua sagyimase
Atewa Slippery Frog
Contia — Sharp-tailed Snakes
Contia longicaudae
Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia tenuis
Common Sharp-tailed Snake
Copeoglossum — South American Mabuyas
Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
South American Spotted Skink
Cophosaurus — Greater Earless Lizards
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
Chihuahuan Greater Earless Lizard
Cophotis — Pygmy Lizards
Cophotis ceylanicus
Pygmy Lizard
Cophotis dumbara
Knuckles Pygmy Lizard
Cophyla — Whistling Treefrogs
Cophyla grandis
Boulenger’s Giant Treefrog
Cophyla sp
unidentified species
Cophyla tuberifera
Ambatoharanana Whistling Frog
Corallus — Tree Boas
Corallus batesii
Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa
Corallus hortulanus
Amazon Tree Boa
Corytophanes — Helemeted Basilisks
Corytophanes cristatus
Helmeted Basilisk
Craspedocephalus — no known English name
Craspedocephalus borneensis
Bornean Leaf-nosed Pit Viper
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper
Craugastor — Northern Rainfrogs
Craugastor crassidigitus
Slim-fingered Rain Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Common Rain Frog
Craugastor stejnegerianus
Stejneger’s Rain Frog
Craugastor taurus
Golfito Rain Frog
Crenadactylus — Clawless Geckos
Crenadactylus ocellatus
Southwestern Clawless Gecko
Crinia — Australian Froglets
Crinia flindersensis
Northern Flinders Ranges Froglet
Crinia remota
Remote Froglet
Crinia riparia
Southern Flinders Ranges Froglet
Crocodilurus — Crocodile Tegus
Crocodilurus amazonicus
Crocodile Tegu
Crocodylus — Crocodiles
Crocodylus acutus
American Crocodile
Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet’s Crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus africanus
East African Crocodile
Crocodylus palustris
Mugger Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
Estuarine Crocodile
Crotalus — Rattlesnakes
Crotalus atrox
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Mohave Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
Sonoran Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus cerberus
Arizona Black Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus lepidus klauberi
Banded Rock Rattlesnake
Crotalus molossus
Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus abyssus
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus helleri
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Great Basin Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus pricei pricei
Western Twin-spotted Rattlesnake
Crotalus pyrrhus
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Crotalus ruber
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
Northern Mohave Rattlesnake
Crotalus tigris
Tiger Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus willardi willardi
Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
Crotaphopeltis — African Water Snakes
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
White-lipped Herald Snake
Crotaphytus — Collared Lizards
Crotaphytus bicinctores
Great Basin Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus dickersonae
Dickerson’s Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus nebrius
Sonoran Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus vestigium
Baja California Collared Lizard
Cryptoblepharus — Snake-eyed Skinks
Cryptoblepharus australis
Inland Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus buchananii
Buchanans Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus burdeni
Burden’s Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus cygnatus
Swansons Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pannosus
Ragged Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus
Pérons Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher clarus
Bright Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher
Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Striped Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi
Voeltzkow’s Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptophis — Small-eyed Snakes
Cryptophis nigrescens
Eastern Small-eyed Snake
Ctenophorus — Comb-bearing Dragons
Ctenophorus cristatus
Crested Bicycle-dragon
Ctenophorus fionni
Peninsula Dragon
Ctenophorus ibiri
Eyre Peninsula Mallee Dragon
Ctenophorus isolepis gularis
Military Dragon
Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus
Spotted Military Dragon
Ctenophorus modestus
Swift Rock Dragon
Ctenophorus nuchalis
Central Netted Dragon
Ctenophorus scutulatus
Lozenge-marked Dragon
Ctenophorus slateri
Slater’s Ring-tailed Dragon
Ctenophorus vadnappa
Red-barred Dragon
Ctenosaura — Spiny-tailed Iguanas
Ctenosaura sp
unidentified species
Ctenosaura macrolopha
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenosaura similis
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
Ctenotus — Striped Skinks
Ctenotus brooksi
Wedgesnout Ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii essingtonii
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus fallens
West Coast Ctenotus
Ctenotus helenae
Dusky Ctenotus
Ctenotus leonhardii
Common Desert Ctenotus
Ctenotus orientalis
Eastern Spotted Ctenotus
Ctenotus robustus
Eastern Striped Skink
Ctenotus taeniolatus
Copper-tailed Skink
Cyrtodactylus — Bent-toed Geckos
Cyrtodactylus australotitiwangsaensis
Southern Titiwangsa Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus baluensis
Kinabalu Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus consobrinus
Peters’s Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus hutan
no known English name
Cyrtodactylus ingeri
Sabah Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus malayanus
Borneo Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus matsuii
Hikida’s Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus miriensis
no known English name
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus
Inger’s Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus
Four-striped Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus soba
Dumbara Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus yoshii
Yoshi’s Bent-toed Gecko