List of marine reptiles

Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments.

Extant

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

Crocodiles

*Crocodylus

:Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)

:Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)

Lizards

*Iguanidae

:*Amblyrhynchus

:::Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine iguana)

*Varanidae

:*Varanus

:::Varanus indicus (Mangrove monitor)

Snakes

*Acrochordidae (file snakes)

:*Acrochordus

:::Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura file snake)

:::Acrochordus granulatus (Little file snake)

:::Acrochordus javanicus (Javan file snake)

*Dipsadinae

:*Farancia

:::Farancia abacura (Mud snake)

:::Farancia erythrogrammus (Rainbow snake)

:*Helicops

:::Helicops angulatus (Brown-banded water snake)

:::Helicops infrataeniatus

:::Helicops scalaris

:*Hydrops

:::Hydrops triangularis

:*Leptodeira

:::Leptodeira rubricata (Costa Rican cat-eyed snake)

:*Pseudoeryx

:::Pseudoeryx relictualis

:*Tretanorhinus

:::Tretanorhinus nigroluteus

:::Tretanorhinus variabilis

*Grayiinae

:*Grayia

:::Grayia smythii (Smith's African water snake)

*Homalopsidae (Bockadams)

:*Bitia hydroides (Keel-bellied water snake)

:*Cantoria violacea (Cantor's water snake)

:*Cerberus (Dog-faced water snakes)

:::Cerberus australis

:::Cerberus dunsoni

:::Cerberus microlepis

:::Cerberus rynchops

:::Cerberus schneiderii

:*Djokoiskandarus annulata (Banded water snake)

:*Myrrophis

:::Myrrophis bennettii (Bennett's mud snake)

:*Fordonia leucobalia (White-bellied mangrove snake)

:*Myron

:::Myron karnsi

:::Myron resetari

:::Myron richardsonii

*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 elegans (Elegant 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

:Opetiosaurus

:Aigialosaurus

:Portunatasaurus

*Mosasauridae

:*Kaganaias

:*Mosasaurinae

::Carinodens

::Clidastes

::Dallasaurus

::Globidens

::Kaikaifilu

::Mosasaurus

::Plotosaurus

::Prognathodon

::Thalassotitan

:*Halisaurinae

::Eonatator

::Halisaurus

:*Tylosaurinae

::Hainosaurus

::Tylosaurus

::Taniwhasaurus

:*Plioplatecarpinae

::Platecarpus

::Plioplatecarpus

::Selmasaurus

• Ophidia

*Simoliophiidae: Late Cretaceous

:Eupodophis

:Haasiophis

:Pachyophis

:Pachyrhachis

*Palaeophiidae: Late Cretaceous - Eocene

:Archaeophis

:Palaeophis

:Pterosphenus

• Sphenodontia

*Pleurosauridae Early - Late Jurassic (-Early Cretaceous?)

:Pleurosaurus

:Palaeopleurosaurus

:Vadasaurus?

:Derasmosaurus?

*Ankylosphenodon

Tanysauria

• Dinocephalosaurus: Middle Triassic
• Tanystropheus: Middle Triassic

Sauropterygians

• Placodonts: Triassic

:Cyamodus

:Henodus

:Palatodonta

:Paraplacodus

:Placochelys

:Placodus

:Psephoderma

:Protenodontosaurus

:Glyphoderma

:Psephosauriscus

:Psephochelys

:Pararcus

:Parahenodus

:Sinocyamodus

• Nothosauroidea: Triassic

*Nothosauridae

:Ceresiosaurus

:Germanosaurus

:Lariosaurus

:Nothosaurus

:Silvestrosaurus

*Simosauridae

:Simosaurus

• Pachypleurosaurs: Triassic

:Anarosaurus

:Dactylosaurus

:Keichousaurus

:Neusticosaurus (Pachypleurosaurus)

:Dawazisaurus

:Diandongosaurus

:Dianmeisaurus

:Hanosaurus

:Honghesaurus

:Majiashanosaurus

:Panzhousaurus

:Qianxisaurus

:Wumengosaurus

:Dianopachysaurus

:Luopingosaurus

:Odoiporosaurus

:Prosantosaurus

:Serpianosaurus

:Chusaurus

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

*Plesiosauroids: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous

**Plesiosaurus

**Cimoliasauridae

**Cryptoclididae

::Cryptoclidus

::Microcleidus

::Muraenosaurus

:*Elasmosauridae

::Elasmosaurus

::Futabasaurus

::Hydrotherosaurus

::Kimmerosaurus

::Libonectes

::Mauisaurus

::Morturneria

::Thalassomedon

::Tuarangisaurus

:*Polycotylidae

::Dolichorhynchops

::Edgarosaurus

::Manemergus

::Sulcusuchus

::Thililua

::Trinacromerum

*Pliosaurs: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous

:Kronosaurus

:Liopleurodon

:Pliosaurus

:Macroplata

:Peloneustes

:Rhomaleosaurus

:Umoonasaurus

:Sachicasaurus

Ichthyosaurs

:Ichthyosaurus

:Ichthyotitan

:Mixosaurus

:Ophthalmosaurus

:Shastasaurus

:Shonisaurus

Choristoderes

• Champsosaurus
• Simoedosaurus
• ?Pachystropheus (sometimes considered a thalattosaur)
• ?Actiosaurus

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

Testudines

• Chelonioidea

Allopleuron

Archelon

Pneumatoarthrus

Protostega

• Araripemydidae

Araripemys

• Bothremydidae

Thalattosaurs

• Agkistrognathus
• Anshunsaurus
• Askeptosaurus
• Concavispina
• Clarazia
• Endennasaurus
• Gunakadeit
• Hescheleria
• Miodentosaurus
• Nectosaurus
• Paralonectes
• Thalattosaurus
• Wapitisaurus
• Wayaosaurus
• Xinpusaurus

See also

References