List Of Marine Reptiles

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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 (Filesnakes)^[1]

Acrochordus

Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura filesnake)

Acrochordus granulatus (Little filesnake)

Acrochordus javanicus (Javan file snake)

Dipsadinae^[1]

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^[1]

Grayia

Grayia smythii (Smith's African water snake)

Homalopsidae (Bockadams)^[1]

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 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

Protorosaurs

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

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

Mixosaurus

Ophthalmosaurus

Shastasaurus

Shonisaurus

Choristoderes

Champsosaurus
Simoedosaurus
?Pachystropheus (sometimes considered a thalattosaur^[2])
?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 campebelli
Anshunsaurus huangguoshuensis
Anshunsaurus wushaensis
Askeptosaurus italicus
Concavispina biseridens^[3]
Clarazia schinzi
Endennasaurus acutirostris
Hescheleria ruebeli
Miodentosaurus brevis
Nectosaurus halius
Paralonectes merriami
Thalattosaurus alexandrae
Thalattosaurus borealis
Xinpusaurus suni

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Murphy, J. C. (10 May 2012). "Marine Invasions by Non-Sea Snakes, with Thoughts on Terrestrial-Aquatic-Marine Transitions". Integrative and Comparative Biology 52 (2): 217–226. doi:10.1093/icb/ics060. PMID 22576813.
↑ Silvio Renesto (2005). "A possible find of Endennasaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) with a comparison between Endennasaurus and Pachystropheus". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte. Jg. 2005 (2): 118–128.
↑ Liu, J., L.-J. Zhao, C. Li, and T. He. 2013. Osteology of Concavispina biseridens (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) from the Xiaowa Formation (Carnian), Guanling, Guizhou, China Journal of Palaeontology 87:341-350.

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[murphy-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Murphy, J. C. (10 May 2012). "Marine Invasions by Non-Sea Snakes, with Thoughts on Terrestrial-Aquatic-Marine Transitions". Integrative and Comparative Biology 52 (2): 217–226. doi:10.1093/icb/ics060. PMID 22576813.

[2] Silvio Renesto (2005). "A possible find of Endennasaurus (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) with a comparison between Endennasaurus and Pachystropheus". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte. Jg. 2005 (2): 118–128.

[3] Liu, J., L.-J. Zhao, C. Li, and T. He. 2013. Osteology of Concavispina biseridens (Reptilia, Thalattosauria) from the Xiaowa Formation (Carnian), Guanling, Guizhou, China Journal of Palaeontology 87:341-350.