Reptiles Per Country
Among the planet’s most ancient inhabitants, they now confront extinction, battling habitat loss, climate change, and the illegal wildlife trade that threaten their millennia-long legacy.
From nimble geckos to majestic sea turtles, reptiles play critical roles in their environments. They act as both predator and prey, helping to maintain the delicate balance of ecosystems.
Understanding the diversity and conservation challenges of reptiles in various countries stands as a cornerstone for their preservation. Armed with such knowledge, we are positioned to forge strategic defenses for their continued existence. This endeavor is not just about saving reptiles; it’s a vital crusade to sustain the vibrancy of our planet’s ecosystems and the teeming diversity they cradle.
The table below shows the number of known reptile species in different countries, how many of them are Threatened with extinction, and how many are Endemic species (unique to one single country).
The table is sorted from the highest diversity to the lowest:
| # | Country | Species | Threatened | % Threatened | Endemic | % Endemic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia |
1150 | 75 | 6.5% | 916 | 79.7% |
| 2 |  Mexico |
1021 | 97 | 9.5% | 448 | 43.9% |
| 3 |  India |
900 | 54 | 6.0% | 309 | 34.3% |
| 4 |  Brazil |
878 | 29 | 3.3% | 325 | 37.0% |
| 5 |  Indonesia |
798 | 34 | 4.3% | 346 | 43.4% |
| 6 |  Guinea |
704 | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| 7 |  Colombia |
665 | 35 | 5.3% | 150 | 22.6% |
| 8 |  China |
644 | 43 | 6.7% | 118 | 18.3% |
| 9 |  South Africa |
570 | 30 | 5.3% | 137 | 24.0% |
| 10 |  United States |
558 | 37 | 6.6% | 107 | 19.2% |
| 11 |  Peru |
545 | 23 | 4.2% | 140 | 25.7% |
| 12 |  Vietnam |
543 | 49 | 9.0% | 122 | 22.5% |
| 13 |  Malaysia |
519 | 31 | 6.0% | 158 | 30.4% |
| 14 |  Thailand |
501 | 28 | 5.6% | 78 | 15.6% |
| 15 |  Ecuador |
498 | 61 | 12.2% | 146 | 29.3% |
| 16 |  Argentina |
474 | 25 | 5.3% | 195 | 41.1% |
| 17 |  Madagascar |
455 | 139 | 30.5% | 375 | 82.4% |
| 18 |  Venezuela |
420 | 25 | 6.0% | 119 | 28.3% |
| 19 |  Papua New Guinea |
415 | 11 | 2.7% | 121 | 29.2% |
| 20 |  Iran |
386 | 15 | 3.9% | 32 | 8.3% |
| 21 |  Myanmar |
377 | 30 | 8.0% | 52 | 13.8% |
| 22 |  Philippines |
373 | 39 | 10.5% | 249 | 66.8% |
| 23 |  Mali |
369 | 4 | 1.1% | 268 | 72.6% |
| 24 |  Congo |
363 | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Tanzania |
357 | 34 | 9.5% | 90 | 25.2% |
| 26 |  Bolivia |
325 | 11 | 3.4% | 26 | 8.0% |
| 27 |  Angola |
324 | 7 | 2.2% | 26 | 8.0% |
| 28 |  Cameroon |
290 | 13 | 4.5% | 21 | 7.2% |
| 29 |  Panama |
286 | 10 | 3.5% | 32 | 11.2% |
| 30 |  Guatemala |
284 | 32 | 11.3% | 24 | 8.5% |
| 30 |  Kenya |
284 | 12 | 4.2% | 28 | 9.9% |
| 32 |  Honduras |
283 | 40 | 14.1% | 51 | 18.0% |
| 32 |  Namibia |
283 | 6 | 2.1% | 43 | 15.2% |
| 34 |  Sudan |
280 | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
| 35 |  Costa Rica |
269 | 12 | 4.5% | 19 | 7.1% |
| 36 |  Oman |
253 | 8 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.8% |
| 37 |  Sri Lanka |
252 | 12 | 4.8% | 144 | 57.1% |
| 38 |  Niger |
251 | 3 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.4% |
| 39 |  Ethiopia |
244 | 3 | 1.2% | 14 | 5.7% |
| 40 |  Mozambique |
225 | 13 | 5.8% | 25 | 11.1% |
| 40 |  South Sudan |
225 | 4 | 1.8% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 42 |  Somalia |
224 | 6 | 2.7% | 45 | 20.1% |
| 43 |  Laos |
220 | 18 | 8.2% | 25 | 11.4% |
| 44 |  Pakistan |
214 | 12 | 5.6% | 30 | 14.0% |
| 45 |  Nigeria |
207 | 13 | 6.3% | 9 | 4.3% |
| 46 |  Central Af. Rep. |
205 | 5 | 2.4% | 55 | 26.8% |
| 47 |  Cambodia |
199 | 20 | 10.1% | 16 | 8.0% |
| 48 |  Paraguay |
193 | 8 | 4.1% | 12 | 6.2% |
| 49 |  Zambia |
192 | 3 | 1.6% | 14 | 7.3% |
| 50 |  Nicaragua |
188 | 11 | 5.9% | 5 | 2.7% |
| 51 |  Ghana |
187 | 8 | 4.3% | 3 | 1.6% |
| 51 |  Zimbabwe |
187 | 4 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.6% |
| 53 |  Uganda |
186 | 4 | 2.2% | 2 | 1.1% |
| 54 |  Cuba |
181 | 24 | 13.3% | 2 | 1.1% |
| 55 |  Guyana |
177 | 6 | 3.4% | 8 | 4.5% |
| 56 |  Botswana |
161 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| 56 |  Ivory Coast |
161 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.9% |
| 58 |  New Caledonia |
159 | 54 | 34.0% | 100 | 62.9% |
| 58 |  Suriname |
159 | 6 | 3.8% | 1 | 0.6% |
| 58 |  Togo |
159 | 6 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 61 |  Georgia |
158 | 7 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 62 |  Turkey |
154 | 21 | 13.6% | 18 | 11.7% |
| 63 |  El Salvador |
153 | 10 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 64 |  Dominica |
152 | 3 | 2.0% | 40 | 26.3% |
| 65 |  Chile |
149 | 25 | 16.8% | 74 | 49.7% |
| 66 |  Bangladesh |
148 | 23 | 15.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 67 |  Nepal |
144 | 9 | 6.3% | 10 | 6.9% |
| 68 |  Belize |
139 | 8 | 5.8% | 2 | 1.4% |
| 69 |  Dominican Republic |
135 | 47 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 |  Singapore |
135 | 6 | 4.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 71 |  Benin |
134 | 7 | 5.2% | 2 | 1.5% |
| 72 |  Gabon |
133 | 7 | 5.3% | 4 | 3.0% |
| 73 |  Chad |
130 | 5 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 |  Malawi |
127 | 4 | 3.1% | 6 | 4.7% |
| 74 |  Senegal |
127 | 9 | 7.1% | 2 | 1.6% |
| 76 |  Haiti |
126 | 54 | 42.9% | 34 | 27.0% |
| 77 |  Saudi Arabia |
123 | 3 | 2.4% | 4 | 3.3% |
| 78 |  Jordan |
120 | 6 | 5.0% | 1 | 0.8% |
| 79 |  Egypt |
119 | 13 | 10.9% | 3 | 2.5% |
| 79 |  Taiwan |
119 | 9 | 7.6% | 21 | 17.6% |
| 81 |  Iraq |
118 | 3 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 82 |  Afghanistan |
117 | 1 | 0.9% | 5 | 4.3% |
| 82 |  Equatorial Guinea |
117 | 8 | 6.8% | 8 | 6.8% |
| 82 |  Yemen |
117 | 7 | 6.0% | 43 | 36.8% |
| 85 |  Algeria |
111 | 8 | 7.2% | 3 | 2.7% |
| 86 |  Morocco |
109 | 13 | 11.9% | 13 | 11.9% |
| 87 |  Liberia |
108 | 8 | 7.4% | 1 | 0.9% |
| 88 |  Japan |
105 | 24 | 22.9% | 45 | 42.9% |
| 89 |  Syria |
103 | 9 | 8.7% | 2 | 1.9% |
| 90 |  Sierra Leone |
100 | 9 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 91 |  Mauritania |
98 | 6 | 6.1% | 2 | 2.0% |
| 92 |  Eritrea |
96 | 7 | 7.3% | 2 | 2.1% |
| 93 |  Israel |
95 | 11 | 11.6% | 1 | 1% |
| 94 |  Turkmenistan |
91 | 6 | 6.6% | 1 | 1.1% |
| 95 |  Bhutan |
90 | 3 | 3.3% | 2 | 2.2% |
| 95 |  Russia |
90 | 9 | 10.0% | 3 | 3.3% |
| 97 |  Gambia |
89 | 6 | 6.7% | 1 | 1.1% |
| 98 |  Solomon Islands |
87 | 6 | 6.9% | 17 | 19.5% |
| 99 |  New Zealand |
86 | 15 | 17.4% | 70 | 81.4% |
| 100 |  Burkina Faso |
83 | 3 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 100 |  Rwanda |
83 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.4% |
| 102 |  Uruguay |
80 | 5 | 6.3% | 1 | 1.3% |
| 103 |  Greece |
77 | 10 | 13.0% | 9 | 11.7% |
| 103 |  Puerto Rico |
77 | 16 | 20.8% | 46 | 59.7% |
| 103 |  Spain |
77 | 20 | 26.0% | 19 | 24.7% |
| 106 |  Hong Kong |
74 | 5 | 6.8% | 5 | 6.8% |
| 106 |  United Arab Emirates |
74 | 4 | 5.4% | 1 | 1.4% |
| 108 |  Tunisia |
71 | 6 | 8.5% | 1 | 1.4% |
| 109 |  Burundi |
69 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 109 |  Libya |
69 | 6 | 8.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 111 |  Guinea-Bissau |
65 | 8 | 12.3% | 1 | 1.5% |
| 112 |  Uzbekistan |
64 | 7 | 10.9% | 1 | 1.6% |
| 113 |  Azerbaijan |
63 | 9 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 114 |  Italy |
62 | 4 | 6.5% | 4 | 6.5% |
| 115 |  Lebanon |
57 | 8 | 14.0% | 1 | 1.8% |
| 116 |  Armenia |
56 | 7 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 116 |  Kyrgyztan |
56 | 3 | 3.0% | 4 | 7.1% |
| 118 |  Tajikistan |
55 | 5 | 9.1% | 2 | 3.6% |
| 119 |  Kazakhstan |
54 | 1 | 1.9% | 1 | 1.9% |
| 120 |  France |
53 | 5 | 9.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 121 |  Jamaica |
52 | 25 | 48.1% | 3 | 5.8% |
| 122 |  Canada |
50 | 6 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 123 |  Bahamas |
48 | 11 | 22.9% | 25 | 52.1% |
| 124 |  Fiji |
44 | 15 | 34.1% | 15 | 34.1% |
| 125 |  Portugal |
43 | 5 | 11.6% | 1 | 2.3% |
| 126 |  Albania |
41 | 5 | 12.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 126 |  Brunei |
41 | 8 | 19.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 126 |  Bulgaria |
41 | 2 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 126 |  Croatia |
41 | 4 | 9.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 130 |  Micronesia |
40 | 7 | 17.5% | 3 | 7.5% |
| 130 |  Montenegro |
40 | 4 | 10.0% | 1 | 2.5% |
| 132 |  Qatar |
38 | 3 | 7.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 132 |  Vanuatu |
38 | 4 | 10.5% | 9 | 23.7% |
| 134 |  Djibouti |
35 | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.9% |
| 134 |  Grenada |
35 | 7 | 20.0% | 16 | 45.7% |
| 134 |  Palau |
35 | 3 | 8.6% | 1 | 2.9% |
| 134 |  Seychelles |
35 | 11 | 31.4% | 16 | 45.7% |
| 138 |  Cyprus |
34 | 5 | 14.7% | 2 | 5.9% |
| 138 |  DR Congo |
34 | 9 | 26.5% | 32 | 94.1% |
| 138 |  North Macedonia |
34 | 2 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 141 |  Mongolia |
32 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 142 |  East Timor |
31 | 2 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 143 |  Mauritius |
30 | 10 | 33.3% | 21 | 70.0% |
| 143 |  Tonga |
30 | 5 | 16.7% | 2 | 6.7% |
| 143 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
30 | 7 | 23.3% | 9 | 30.0% |
| 143 |  Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
30 | 14 | 46.7% | 7 | 23.3% |
| 147 |  Cabo Verde |
29 | 6 | 20.7% | 22 | 75.9% |
| 148 |  Cayman Islands |
27 | 7 | 25.9% | 17 | 63.0% |
| 148 |  Guam |
27 | 5 | 18.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 148 |  Romania |
27 | 2 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 148 |  Serbia |
27 | 1 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 152 |  Ukraine |
26 | 1 | 3.8% | 1 | 3.8% |
| 153 |  South Korea |
25 | 3 | 12.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 154 |  Saint Lucia |
24 | 6 | 25.0% | 5 | 20.8% |
| 154 |  Slovenia |
24 | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 156 |  British Virgin Islands |
22 | 14 | 63.6% | 7 | 31.8% |
| 156 |  Samoa |
22 | 5 | 22.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 158 |  Ireland |
20 | 1 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 159 |  Aruba |
19 | 2 | 10.5% | 2 | 10.5% |
| 159 |  Kuwait |
19 | 4 | 21.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 159 |  Lesotho |
19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 159 |  Netherlands |
19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 159 |  North Korea |
19 | 2 | 10.5% | 1 | 5.3% |
| 164 |  Austria |
18 | 1 | 5.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 164 |  Germany |
18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 164 |  Switzerland |
18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 167 |  Sao Tome and Principe |
17 | 5 | 29.4% | 15 | 88.2% |
| 168 |  Hungary |
16 | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 169 |  Moldova |
15 | 2 | 13.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 169 |  Nort. Mariana Is. |
15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 171 |  Gibraltar |
14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 171 |  Malta |
14 | 1 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 171 |  Slovakia |
14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 174 |  Czech Republic |
13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 174 |  Turks and Caicos |
13 | 7 | 53.8% | 8 | 61.5% |
| 176 |  Bahrain |
11 | 4 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 176 |  Barbados |
11 | 7 | 63.6% | 5 | 45.5% |
| 176 |  Belgium |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 176 |  Maldives |
11 | 3 | 27.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 176 |  Marshall Islands |
11 | 4 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 176 |  Poland |
11 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 182 |  Andorra |
10 | 1 | 10.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 182 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
10 | 7 | 70.0% | 3 | 30.0% |
| 182 |  Bermuda |
10 | 4 | 40.0% | 1 | 10.0% |
| 182 |  Nauru |
10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 186 |  Bosnia and Herz. |
9 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 186 |  Comoros |
9 | 5 | 55.6% | 9 | 100.0% |
| 186 |  Curacao |
9 | 5 | 55.6% | 6 | 66.7% |
| 186 |  French Polynesia |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 186 |  Norway |
9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 191 |  Liechtenstein |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 191 |  Lithuania |
8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 193 |  Belarus |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 193 |  Latvia |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 193 |  Luxembourg |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 193 |  Sweden |
7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 197 |  Denmark |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 197 |  Estonia |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 197 |  Finland |
6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 197 |  Tuvalu |
6 | 3 | 50.0% | 1 | 16.7% |
| 201 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines |
5 | 8 | 160.0% | 5 | 100.0% |
| 201 |  United Kingdom |
5 | 1 | 20.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 203 |  Monaco |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 205 |  Eswatini |
3 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% |
| 205 |  Kiribati |
3 | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 205 |  St. Kitts and Nevis |
3 | 6 | 200.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 208 |  Macao, China |
2 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 209 |  Iceland |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 209 |  San Marino |
1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 211 |  Kosovo |
0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
- Data taken from Reptile Database, April 2024.
- Different sources provide varying data as biological taxonomy frequently changes with new species discoveries and reclassifications of organisms.
