List of reptiles of Korea

This is a list of reptiles of Korea. It includes reptiles found on the Korean Peninsula as well as the adjoining waters and islands.

Turtles

Scientific name Common English name Common Korean name Image Distribution Status
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle 붉은거북(red turtle)
Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle 바다거북(sea turtle)
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle 장수거북(giant turtle)
  • I: Critically Endangered.
Chinemys reevesii Chinese Pond Turtle 남생이(korean tortoise)
  • SK: Endangered.
Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared Slider 청거북(blue tortoise)
Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle 중국자라(chinese soft-shelled turtle)
Pelodiscus maackii Northern Chinese softshell turtle 자라(soft-shelled turtle)

Lizards

Scientific name Common English name Common Korean name Image Distribution Status
Gekko japonicus Japanese Gecko 도마뱀붙이(Gekko)
Eumeces chinensis coreensis Chinese Skink 장수도마뱀(Big skink)
Scincella vandenburghi Korean Skink 도마뱀(skink)
Scincella huanrenensis Huanren Dwarf Skink 북도마뱀(northern skink)
Eremias argus Mongolian Racerunner 표범장지뱀(Leopard lizard)
  • SK: Endangered.
Takydromus amurensis Amur Grass Lizard 아무르장지뱀(Amur lizard)
Takydromus wolteri White-striped Grass Lizard 줄장지뱀(stripped lizard)

Snakes

Scientific name Authority Common English name Common Korean name Distribution
Amphiesma vibakari ruthveni [1] Van Denburgh Asian keelback or Japanese keelback 대륙유혈목이 Most common in the south, particularly Jeju
Dinodon rufozonatum rufozonatum [2] Cantor Asian king snake 능구렁이 Throughout.
Elaphe davidi [3] Sauvage, 1884 David's ratsnake 세줄무늬뱀 Found in North Korea and likely occurs in adjacent areas of northwestern South Korea.
Elaphe dione [4] Pallas Cat snake or Dione ratsnake 누룩뱀,시루레기,밀뱀 Common throughout.
Elaphe rufodorsata [5] Cantor Water snake 물뱀, 떼뱀 Throughout.
Elaphe schrenckii [6] Strauch Rat snake or Manchurian black water snake 구렁이 Common throughout mainland; not found on Jeju.
Elaphe taeniura taeniura [7] Cope Korean beauty snake 줄꼬리뱀 Found only in North Korea.
Oocatochus rufodorsatus Cantor, 1842 무자치, 무좌수
Gloydius blomhoffi brevicaudus [8] Stejneger, 1907 Short-tailed Mamushi 살모사 Throughout mainland; not found on Jeju.
Gloydius saxatilis [9] Emelianov Rock Mamushi 까치살모사 In the higher reaches of the Taebaek and Sobaek Mountains.
Gloydius ussuriensis [10] Emelianov Ussuri Mamushi 쇠살모사 Throughout.
Hydrophis cyanocinctus [11] Daudin, 1803 Banded seasnake 얼룩바다뱀
Hydrophis melanocephalus [12] Gray, 1849 Black-headed seasnake 먹대가리바다뱀
Pelamis platurus [13] Linnaeus, 1766 Pelagic sea snake 바다뱀
Rhabdophis tigrinus tigrinus [14] Boie Tiger keelback. 유혈목이,꽃뱀 Common throughout.
Sibynophis collaris [15] Gray Black-headed snake or collared snake 비바리뱀 Jeju (discovered there in 1981)
Vipera berus sachalinensis [16] Common viper. 북살모사 North Korea.
Zamenis spinalis[17] Peters Asian Racer 비사, 줄뱀 Throughout; most common in the south.

Notes

  1. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 115-117; Species Restoration Center (2005), #14.
  2. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 127-129 (given as Dinodon rufozonatus rufozonatus).
  3. ↑ Species Restoration Center (2005), #17.
  4. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 135-136.
  5. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 137-139.
  6. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 130-134.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea (2005). "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Our Land" (in Korean).
  8. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 140-148 (as Agkistrodon brevicaudus).
  9. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 152-153 (as Agkistrodon saxatilis).
  10. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 149-151 (as Agkistrodon ussuriensis).
  11. ↑ Species Restoration Center (2005), #25.
  12. ↑ Species Restoration Center (2005), #26.
  13. ↑ Species Restoration Center (2005), #27.
  14. ↑ Baek & Sim, pp. 118-122. Given as Rhabdophis tigrinus lateralis by Species Restoration Center (2005).
  15. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 123-124. (given as Sibynophis chinensis in Jeju Island, #7, and Species Restoration Center (2005).
  16. ↑ Given as Vipera berus by Species Restoration Center (2005), #31.
  17. ↑ Baek & Sim (1999), pp. 125-126.

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