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Originally cribbed from Wikipedia on 2011-03-17.

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Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

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Japanese Grass Lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides)

Status: common / Endemic

Last observation: Japanese Grass Lizard from Noichi Zoological Park of Kochi Prefecture, Konan, Kōchi, JP on April 17, 2024 at 04:11 PM by davidbaertschi (View All) | 0 comments
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Kishinoue's Giant Skink (Plestiodon kishinouyei)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Kishinoue's giant skink in April 2024 by Rémi Bigonneau (View All) | 0 comments

Woodford's Scaly-toed Gecko (Lepidodactylus woodfordi) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now

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Woodford's Scaly-toed Gecko (Lepidodactylus woodfordi)

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Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko (Hemiphyllodactylus typus)

Last observation: Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko from Okinawa, JP on March 24, 2024 at 08:22 PM by Nina (View All) | 0 comments
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Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Asian House Gecko in March 2024 by orcasarentwhales (View All) | 0 comments

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Oriental House Gecko (Hemidactylus bowringii)

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Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko in April 2024 by Scott Appleby (View All) | 0 comments
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Tiger Keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)

Last observation: Tiger Keelback from 丹沢大山国定公園, 相模原市, 神奈川県, JP on April 14, 2024 at 11:17 AM by ts04 (View All) | 0 comments

Kikuzato's Brook Snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now

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Kikuzato's Brook Snake (Opisthotropis kikuzatoi)

Status: Endemic

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Japanese Keelback (Hebius vibakari)

Last observation: Hebius vibakari vibakari from Funaba, Hino, Hino-Gun, Tottori, JP on November 23, 2023 at 02:27 PM by godlove (View All) | 0 comments
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Sakashima Green Snake (Ptyas herminae)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Sakashima green snake in March 2024 by Nina (View All) | 0 comments

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King Ratsnake (Elaphe carinata)

Last observation: Elaphe carinata yonaguniensis from 与那国, 沖縄県, JP on October 21, 2023 at 05:17 PM by Nina (View All) | 0 comments
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Beauty Ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura)

Last observation: Sakishima Beauty Snake from 日本、〒907-1541 沖縄県八重山郡竹富町上原 on October 26, 2023 at 05:15 PM by 吹抜清民 (View All) | 0 comments
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Japanese Ratsnake (Elaphe climacophora)

Status: common / Endemic

Last observation: Japanese Ratsnake from Maioka Park, Yokohama, Kanagawa, JP on April 16, 2024 at 12:52 PM by Joshgromper (View All) | 0 comments

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Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata)

Status: common / Endemic

Last observation: Japanese Four-lined Ratsnake from Yakushima National Park, Yakushima, Kumage-Gun, Kagoshima, JP on April 16, 2024 at 10:59 AM by Daniel Licht (View All) | 0 comments
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Japanese Forest Ratsnake (Euprepiophis conspicillata)

Status: common / Endemic

Last observation: Japanese Forest Ratsnake from Japan, 〒399-5301 Nagano, Kiso District, Nagiso, 与川１３７ on April 13, 2024 at 01:53 PM by Keely (View All) | 0 comments
Pfeffer's Reed Snake (Calamaria pfefferi) doesn't have a default photo yet. Add One Now

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Pfeffer's Reed Snake (Calamaria pfefferi)

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Spine-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis curtus)

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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus)

Last observation: Yellow-bellied Sea Snake from Teima, Nago, Okinawa, Japan on May 4, 2019 at 09:43 PM by westonawattsjr (View All) | 0 comments
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Ornate Sea Snake (Hydrophis ornatus)

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Slender-necked Sea Snake (Hydrophis melanocephalus)

Last observation: Slender-necked Sea Snake in February 2024 by Forrest Shimazu (View All) | 0 comments
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Chinese Sea Krait (Laticauda semifasciata)

Last observation: Chinese Sea Krait in April 2024 by Rémi Bigonneau (View All) | 0 comments
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Blue-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda laticaudata)

Last observation: Blue-lipped Sea Krait in October 2023 by Carol Kwok (View All) | 0 comments

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Yellow-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Last observation: Yellow-lipped Sea Krait from Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park, Okinawa, JP on September 10, 2023 at 02:17 PM by R Lai (View All) | 0 comments
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Habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Habu in November 2023 by Takaaki Hattori (View All) | 0 comments
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Tokara Habu (Protobothrops tokarensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Tokara Habu in May 2017 by asimov0803 (View All) | 0 comments

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Elegant Pitviper (Protobothrops elegans)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Elegant pitviper in April 2024 by NAS MIZ (View All) | 0 comments
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Okinawa Pitviper (Ovophis okinavensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Okinawa Pitviper from Kunigami on March 4, 2024 at 09:46 PM by 李詠寬 (View All) | 0 comments
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Halys Pit Viper (Gloydius halys)

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Short-tailed Mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Short-tailed Mamushi from Tonogawachi, Daisen, Saihaku-Gun, Tottori, JP on April 12, 2024 at 01:33 PM by brendonreidy (View All) | 0 comments
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Iwasaki's Snail-Eater (Pareas iwasakii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Iwasaki's Snail-eater in June 2023 by Yasuhiko Komatsu (View All) | 0 comments
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Amami Takachiho Snake (Achalinus werneri)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Amami Takachiho Snake in February 2024 by Forrest Shimazu (View All) | 0 comments

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Peters' Odd-scaled Snake (Achalinus spinalis)

Last observation: Peters' Odd-scaled Snake from Kuramahommachi, Sakyo, Kyoto, Kioto, JP on October 26, 2023 at 11:33 AM by Miguel Relvas Ugalde (View All) | 0 comments
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Formosa Odd-scaled Snake (Achalinus formosanus)

Last observation: Achalinus formosanus chigirai in March 2014 by hakkahamushi (View All) | 0 comments
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Status: Native

Last observation: Green Sea Turtle in March 2024 by lorenzomercanti (View All) | 0 comments

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Last observation: Loggerhead Sea Turtle in July 2023 by hakkahamushi (View All) | 0 comments
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Last observation: Hawksbill Sea Turtle in October 2023 by Carol Kwok (View All) | 0 comments
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Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Last observation: Leatherback Sea Turtle in May 2023 by Alvaro Jaramillo (View All) | 0 comments

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Chinese Softshell Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Chinese Softshell Turtle from Hibiya, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan on April 7, 2024 at 12:12 PM by dumplingbug (View All) | 0 comments
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Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)

Last observation: Ryukyu Yellow-margined Box Turtle in April 2024 by Nakatada Wachi (View All) | 0 comments
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Chinese Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)

Status: present / Introduced

Last observation: Chinese Pond Turtle from Hozucho Kandani, Kameoka, Kyoto, JP on April 15, 2024 at 10:03 AM by stanley8m (View All) | 0 comments

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Japanese Pond Turtle (Mauremys japonica)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Japanese pond turtle in April 2024 by stanley8m (View All) | 0 comments
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Yellow Pond Turtle (Mauremys mutica)

Last observation: Ryukyu Yellow Pond Turtle in April 2024 by Nakatada Wachi (View All) | 0 comments
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Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda japonica)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle in October 2023 by chouenyu (View All) | 0 comments

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