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List of reptiles (Reptilia) species found in Chile.
Sourced from 'Updated list of the reptiles of Chile' by Margarita Ruiz De Gamboa. Boletín Chileno de Herpetología 3: 7-12 (2016)

135 species, minus these synonyms:
Liolaemus islugensis (=Liolaemus pantherinus)
Liolaemus kuhlmanni (=Liolaemus zapallarensis)
Liolaemus manueli (=Liolaemus audituvelatus)
Phymaturus damasense (=Phymaturus maulense)

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Alvaro's Anole (Pristidactylus alvaroi)

Status: uncommon / Endemic

Last observation: Alvaro's Anole in January 2024 by Benjamín Baeza Hinojosa (View All) | 0 comments
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Southern Grumbler (Pristidactylus torquatus)

Status: uncommon / Endemic

Last observation: Southern Grumbler from Colchagua, O'Higgins, Chile on April 7, 2024 at 03:04 PM by rodrigo_contreras-aguilera (View All) | 0 comments
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Valeria's Grumbler (Pristidactylus valeriae)

Status: uncommon / Endemic

Last observation: Valeria's Grumbler in February 2024 by Ángel Rozas (View All) | 0 comments

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El Volcán Grumbler (Pristidactylus volcanensis)

Status: uncommon / Endemic

Last observation: El Volcán Grumbler in January 2022 by Jorge (View All) | 0 comments
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Smooth-headed Patagonian Lizard (Diplolaemus bibronii)

Status: uncommon / Native

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Southern Patagonian Lizard (Diplolaemus darwinii)

Status: Native

Last observation: Southern Patagonian Lizard in November 2022 by naun-nas (View All) | 0 comments

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Six-banded Patagonian Lizard (Diplolaemus sexcinctus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Six-banded Patagonian Lizard from Cautín, Araucanía, Chile on December 27, 2023 at 02:37 PM by Michael Weymann (View All) | 0 comments
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Mottled Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Mottled Snake-eyed Skink from Easter Island, Easter Island, Valparaíso Region, CL on June 17, 2024 at 02:28 PM by raeatx (View All) | 0 comments
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Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

Status: Native

Last observation: Mourning Gecko from RHXP+9W, Hanga Roa, Isla de Pascua, Valparaíso, Chile on September 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM by Franco Arenas (View All) | 0 comments

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Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

Status: Introduced

Last observation: Moorish Gecko from Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile on December 13, 2023 at 11:28 PM by allison_salazar (View All) | 0 comments
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South American Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus gerrhopygus)

Status: Native

Last observation: South American Leaf-toed Gecko from Tamarugal, Tarapacá, Chile on August 30, 2024 at 03:56 PM by fjlealu (View All) | 0 comments
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Chilean Marked Gecko (Garthia gaudichaudii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Chilean Marked Gecko from Acceso Caleta La Herradura, Huasco, Región de Atacama, CL on September 17, 2024 at 11:23 AM by JoakitoRexXx777 FDEZ (View All) | 0 comments

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Coquimbo Marked Gecko (Garthia penai)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Coquimbo Marked Gecko from Alikanto Chile on October 5, 2023 at 11:03 AM by Isabel (AlikantoChile) (View All) | 0 comments
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Spotted False Monitor (Callopistes maculatus)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Spotted False Monitor from La Serena, Coquimbo, Chile on September 15, 2024 at 03:03 PM by Álvaro Parra Valdivia (View All) | 0 comments
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Yanez's Lava Lizard (Microlophus yanezi)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Yanez's Lava Lizard from Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on June 28, 2024 at 01:14 PM by Benjamin Gallardo (View All) | 0 comments

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Small Pacific Iguana (Microlophus theresioides)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Small Pacific Iguana from Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá, Chile on September 6, 2024 at 02:51 PM by Ignacio Vega Sobarzo (View All) | 0 comments
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Four-banded Pacific Iguana (Microlophus quadrivittatus)

Status: Native

Last observation: Four-banded Pacific Iguana from Yape on August 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM by Atreo Jofré Fernández (View All) | 0 comments
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Tarapaca Pacific Iguana (Microlophus tarapacensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Tarapaca Pacific Iguana from Antofagasta, Chile on July 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM by “Juan de los Zorros” (View All) | 0 comments

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Atacamen Pacific Iguana (Microlophus atacamensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Atacamen Pacific Iguana from Antofagasta, Chile on September 2, 2024 at 02:10 PM by “Juan de los Zorros” (View All) | 0 comments
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Antuco Chuckwalla (Phymaturus vociferator)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Antuco Chuckwalla in March 2024 by Marcelo Hasbún-Roa (View All) | 0 comments
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Valparaiso Chuckwalla (Phymaturus alicahuense)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Valparaiso Chuckwalla in January 2024 by manuel castillo (View All) | 0 comments

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Riecillo Valley Chuckwalla (Phymaturus darwini)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Riecillo Valley Chuckwalla in April 2024 by Pablo Galdámez Muñoz (View All) | 0 comments
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Maule Chuckwalla (Phymaturus maulense)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Maule Chuckwalla in April 2024 by rodrigo_contreras-aguilera (View All) | 0 comments
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Provincia Mountain Chuckwalla (Phymaturus aguedae)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Provincia Mountain Chuckwalla from Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile on November 19, 2023 at 02:14 PM by rodrigo_contreras-aguilera (View All) | 0 comments

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Ovalle Chuckwalla (Phymaturus bibronii)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Ovalle Chuckwalla in November 2023 by SebaArosZ (View All) | 0 comments
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Puerto Deseado Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus bibronii)

Status: Native

Last observation: Puerto Deseado Smooth-throated Lizard from Gral Carrera, Aysén, Chile on February 7, 2024 at 01:00 PM by rodrigo_contreras-aguilera (View All) | 0 comments
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Liolaemus chacabucoense

Status: Native

Last observation: Liolaemus chacabucoense from Parque Nacional Patagonia, Cochrane, Aysén Region, CL on October 5, 2023 at 02:35 PM by jacksonw6 (View All) | 0 comments

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Liolaemus confusus

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Liolaemus confusus in March 2024 by jaimeherreraparedes (View All) | 0 comments
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Fitzinger's Tree Iguana (Liolaemus fitzingerii)

Status: Native

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Liolaemus flavipiceus

Status: Native

Last observation: Liolaemus flavipiceus from Queb al noreste cola Laguna Maule on February 21, 2024 at 05:29 PM by charif_tala (View All) | 0 comments

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Liolaemus frassinettii

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Liolaemus frassinettii in November 2023 by Franco Allende (View All) | 0 comments
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Liolaemus hermannunezi

Status: Endemic

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Liolaemus kolengh

Status: uncommon / Native

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Liolaemus lopezi

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Liolaemus melaniceps

Status: Endemic

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Liolaemus melanopleurus

Status: Endemic

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Puritama’s Lizard (Liolaemus puritamensis)

Status: Native

Last observation: Puritama’s lizard in April 2024 by Ben Zerante (View All) | 0 comments
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Stolzmann's Lizard (Liolaemus stolzmanni)

Status: uncommon / Endemic

Last observation: Stolzmann's Lizard in May 2023 by Milenka Sánchez Yáñez (View All) | 0 comments
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Peak Tree Iguana (Liolaemus chillanensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Peak Tree Iguana in March 2024 by Ignacio Torres Lara (View All) | 0 comments

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El Morado Lagoon Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus moradoensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: El Morado Lagoon Smooth-throated Lizard from Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile on March 30, 2024 at 02:02 PM by Ben Zerante (View All) | 0 comments
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Liolaemus poconchilensis

Last observation: Liolaemus poconchilensis in May 2023 by Pablo Gutiérrez Maier (View All) | 0 comments
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Curicó Smooth-throated Lizard (Liolaemus curicensis)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Curicó Smooth-throated Lizard from Colchagua, O'Higgins, Chile on April 6, 2024 at 02:43 PM by rodrigo_contreras-aguilera (View All) | 0 comments

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Liolaemus carlosgarini

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Liolaemus carlosgarini in March 2024 by Carlos Hector Basaez Jara (View All) | 0 comments
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Dragon of Torres-Mura (Liolaemus torresi)

Status: Endemic

Last observation: Dragon of Torres-Mura from Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta, Chile on August 21, 2024 at 02:19 PM by Milton Ortuño Juarez (View All) | 0 comments
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Zodiac Tree Iguana (Liolaemus signifer)

Status: Native

Last observation: Zodiac Tree Iguana from Caquena, Putre, Arica y Parinacota, Chile on August 2, 2021 at 10:33 AM by Nadja Aranda Sessler (View All) | 0 comments

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