Peru Herp List
January 2014
This was my second trip to the Loreto region of Peru in two years. Both trips were under the auspices of MT Amazon Expeditions. I'm only including species that I personally saw while they were still wild or within a few moments of capture, so my list is much shorter than the overall group list. Many of the identifications are tentative, as noted in the text on the species pages. If you think any of my identifications are wrong, please let me know by sending mail to
john@wildherps.com.
You can compare this with my list from last year's trip to the same area.
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Crocodilians
Alligatoridae — Alligators and Caimans

Caiman crocodilus
Common Caiman
Lizards
Alopoglossidae — Shade Lizards

Alopoglossus atriventris
Black-bellied Forest Lizard
Anolidae — Anoles

Anolis bombiceps
Blue-lipped Forest Anole

Anolis fuscoauratus
Brown-eared Anole

Anolis trachyderma
Common Forest Anole

Anolis transversalis
Banded Tree Anole
Gymnophthalmidae — Spectacled Lizards

Cercosaura argula
Elegant Eyed Lizard

Cercosaura ocellata bassleri
Black-striped Forest Lizard
Hoplocercidae — Forest Dragons and Armor-tailed Lizards

Enyalioides laticeps
Amazon Forest Dragon
Iguanidae — Iguanas

Iguana iguana
Green Iguana
Phyllodactylidae — Leaf-toed Geckos

Thecadactylus solimoensis
Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko
Scincidae — Skinks

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum
South American Spotted Skink
Sphaerodactylidae — Dwarf Geckos

Gonatodes humeralis
Bridled Forest Gecko
Teiidae — Whiptails and Tegus

Crocodilurus amazonicus
Crocodile Tegu

Kentropyx pelviceps
Forest Whiptail

Tupinambis teguixin
Common Tegu
Tropiduridae — Neotropical Ground Lizards

Plica cf. plica
undescribed species

Plica umbra ochrocollaris
Olive Tree Runner

Stenocercus fimbriatus
Western Leaf Lizard
Snakes
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Dipsadidae — Rear-fanged Snakes

Imantodes cenchoa
Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake
Elapidae — Cobras, Kraits, Coral Snakes

Micrurus lemniscatus helleri
Western Ribbon Coral Snake

Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis
Aquatic Coral Snake
Frogs and Toads
Aromobatidae — Cryptic Forest Frogs

Allobates femoralis
Spotted-thighed Poison Frog
Bufonidae — True Toads

Atelopus spumarius
Common Harlequin Toad

Rhinella “margaritifera”
Crested Forest Toad

Rhinella dapsilis
Sharp-nosed Toad

Rhinella marina
Cane Toad
Dendrobatidae — Poison Frogs

Ameerega hahneli
Pale-striped Poison Frog

Ranitomeya uakarii
Uakari Poison Frog
Hylidae — Treefrogs

Boana cinerascens
Rough-skinned Green Treefrog

Boana geographica
Map Treefrog

Boana lanciformis
Rocket Treefrog

Boana nympha
Nymph Treefrog

Boana punctata
Polkadot Treefrog

Dendropsophus haraldschultzi
Many-lined Treefrog

Dendropsophus triangulum
Variable Clown Treefrog

Osteocephalus buckleyi
Buckley’s Slender-legged Treefrog

Osteocephalus deridens
Mocking Bromeliad Treefrog

Osteocephalus planiceps
Flat-headed Bromeliad Treefrog

Osteocephalus yasuni
Yasuni Broad-headed Treefrog

Phyllomedusa bicolor
Giant Monkey Frog

Phyllomedusa tomopterna
Barred Monkey Frog

Scinax ruber
Two-striped Treefrog
Leptodactylidae — Tropical Frogs

Adenomera andreae
Cocha Chirping Frog

Leptodactylus bolivianus
Sharp-nosed Jungle Frog

Leptodactylus pentadactylus
Smokey Jungle Frog
Microhylidae — Narrowmouth Toads
Strabomantidae — Terrestrial-breeding Frogs

Oreobates quixensis
Common Big-headed Rain Frog

Pristimantis croceoinguinis
Santa Cecilia Robber Frog

Pristimantis luscombei
Luscombe’s Rain Frog

Pristimantis ockendeni
Carabaya Rain Frog

Pristimantis peruvianus
Peruvian Rain Frog
Salamanders and Newts
Plethodontidae — Lungless Salamanders

Bolitoglossa peruviana
Peruvian Climbing Salamander
Summary
Crocodilians:
Lizards:
Snakes:
Frogs and Toads:
Salamanders and Newts:
total:
new species:
1
20
17
42
1
81
29