List of marine reptiles

Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in a marine environment.

Extant

The following marine reptiles are species which are currently extant or recently extinct.

Crocodiles

• Crocodylus

Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)

Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)

Squamates

• Iguanidae

• Amblyrhynchus

Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine iguana)

• Hydrophiinae (Sea snakes)

• Aipysurus

Aipysurus eydouxii (Spine-tailed sea snake)

Aipysurus laevis (Olive sea snake)

• Astrotia stokesii (Stoke's sea snake)
• Disteira

Disteira major (Olive-headed or greater sea snake)

Disteira nigrocincta

Disteira walli (Wall's sea snake)

• Enhydrina schistosa (Beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake, Valakadyn sea snake)
• Enhydrina zweifeli (Sepik or Zweifel’s beaked seasnake)
• Hydrophis

Hydrophis belcheri (Faint-banded sea snake, Belcher's sea snake)

Hydrophis bituberculatus (Peters' sea snake)

Hydrophis brooki

Hydrophis caerulescens (Dwarf sea snake)

Hydrophis cantoris

Hydrophis cyanocinctus (Annulated sea snake, blue-banded sea snake)

Hydrophis fasciatus (Striped sea snake)

Hydrophis gracilis (Graceful small-headed sea snake, slender sea snake)

Hydrophis inornatus (Plain sea snake)

Hydrophis klossi (Kloss' sea snake)

Hydrophis lapemoides (Persian Gulf sea snake)

Hydrophis mamillaris (Bombay sea snake)

Hydrophis melanocephalus (Slender-necked sea snake)

Hydrophis obscurus (Russell's sea snake)

Hydrophis ornatus (Ornate reef sea snake)

Hydrophis semperi (Garman's sea snake)

Hydrophis spiralis (Yellow sea snake)

Hydrophis stricticollis (Collared sea snake)

Hydrophis viperinus

• Kerilia jerdonii (Jerdon's sea snake)
• Kolpophis annandalei (Bighead sea snake)
• Lapemis

Lapemis curtus (Shaw's sea snake)

Lapemis hardwickii (Hardwicke's spine-bellied sea snake)

• Laticauda

Laticauda colubrina (Colubrine sea krait, yellow-lipped sea krait)

Laticauda laticaudata (Blue-lipped sea krait)

• Pelamis platurus (Yellowbelly sea snake, pelagic sea snake)
• Thalassophis

Thalassophis anomalus (Anomalous sea snake)

Sea turtles

• Dermochelyidae

Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback sea turtle)

• Cheloniidae

Caretta caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle)

Lepidochelys kempii (Kemp's ridley)

Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley)

Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle)

Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle)

Natator depressus (Flatback sea turtle)

Extinct

From the Permian to the present day there have been numerous groups of extinct reptiles that adapted to life in the marine realm:

Mesosaurs

• Mesosauridae: Early Permian

Stereosternum

Mesosaurus

Phytosaurs

• Pseudopalatinae: Late Triassic

Mystriosuchus

Squamates

• Dolichosauridae: Late Cretaceous

Adriosaurus

Dolichosaurus

Judeasaurus

• Mosasauroidea

• Aigialosauridae
• Mosasauridae

• Kaganaias
• Mosasaurinae

Carinodens

Clidastes

Dallasaurus

Globidens

Mosasaurus

Plotosaurus

Prognathodon

• Halisaurinae

Eonatator

Halisaurus

• Tylosaurinae

Hainosaurus

Tylosaurus

Taniwhasaurus

• Plioplatecarpinae

Platecarpus

Plioplatecarpus

Selmasaurus

• Ophidia

Eupodophis

• Pachyophiidae: Late Cretaceous

Haasiophis

Pachyophis

Pachyrhachis

• Palaeophiidae: Late Cretaceous - Eocene

Archaeophis

Palaeophis

Pterosphenus

Protorosaurias

• Dinocephalosaurus: Middle Triassic
• Tanystropheus: Middle Triassic

Sauropterygians

• Placodonts: Triassic

Cyamodus

Henodus

Paraplacodus

Placochelys

Placodus

Psephoderma

• Nothosaurs: Triassic

Lariosaurus

Nothosaurus

• Pachypleurosaurs: Triassic

Anarosaurus

Dactylosaurus

Keichousaurus

Neusticosaurus (Pachypleurosaurus)

• Pistosaurus:Middle Triassic
• Plesiosaurs: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous

• Plesiosauroids: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous
  • Plesiosaurus
  • Cimoliasauridae
  • Cryptoclididae

Cryptoclidus

Microcleidus

Muraenosaurus

• Elasmosauridae

Elasmosaurus

Futabasaurus

Hydrotherosaurus

Libonectes

Mauisaurus

Thalassomedon

• Polycotylidae

Dolichorhynchops

Edgarosaurus

Manemergus

Sulcusuchus

Thililua

Trinacromerum

• Pliosaurs: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous

Kronosaurus

Liopleurodon

Macroplata

Peloneustes

Rhomaleosaurus

Umoonasaurus

Choristoderes

• Champsosaurus
• Simoedosaurus

Crocodylomorphs

• Thalattosuchia: Early Jurassic - Early Cretaceous

• Metriorhynchoidea

Eoneustes

Teleidosaurus

Zoneait

Aggiosaurus

Dakosaurus

Enaliosuchus

Geosaurus

Metriorhynchus

Neustosaurus

Purranisaurus

Teleidosaurus

• Teleosauridae

Machimosaurus

Pelagosaurus

Platysuchus

Teleosaurus

Steneosaurus

• Tethysuchia: Middle Jurassic - Early Eocene

• Pholidosauridae: Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous

Elosuchus

Oceanosuchus

Terminonaris

• Dyrosauridae: Late Cretaceous - Early Eocene

Arambourgisuchus

Atlantosuchus

Dyrosaurus

Guarinisuchus

Phosphatosaurus

Rhabdognathus

• Gavialoidea: Late Cretaceous - Recent

Eothoracosaurus

Thoracosaurus

Eosuchus

Argochampsa

Eogavialis

Ikanogavialis

Piscogavialis

Siquisiquesuchus

Gryposuchus

Aktiogavialis

Sea turtles

• • Allopleuron
  • Archelon
  • Pneumatoarthrus
  • Protostega
• Araripemys
• Bothremydidae

Thalattosaurs

• Agkistrognathus campebelli
• Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis
• Anshunsaurus wushaensis
• Askeptosaurus italicus
• Concavispina biseridens^[1]
• Clarazia schinzi
• Endennasaurus acutirostris
• Hescheleria ruebeli
• Miodentosaurus brevis
• Nectosaurus halius
• Paralonectes merriami
• Thalattosaurus alexandrae
• Thalattosaurus borealis
• Xinpusaurus suni

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