Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
Total number of reptile species, by country
Included in the list are alligators, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and the tuatara. Note, this data from the Reptile Database dates to December 26, 2023, but is the most recent available on a global scale.
| Rank | Country / region | Reptile species count | Global share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1145 | 9.59% |
| 2 | Mexico | 1015 | 8.50% |
| 3 | India | 889 | 7.45% |
| 4 | Brazil | 868 | 7.27% |
| 5 | Indonesia | 799 | 6.69% |
| 6 | Guinea | 699 | 5.85% |
| 7 | Colombia | 657 | 5.50% |
| 8 | China | 631 | 5.28% |
| 9 | South Africa | 569 | 4.77% |
| 10 | United States (USA) | 558 | 4.67% |
| 11 | Peru | 542 | 4.54% |
| 12 | Vietnam | 537 | 4.50% |
| 13 | Malaysia | 519 | 4.35% |
| 14 | Thailand | 495 | 4.15% |
| 15 | Ecuador | 493 | 4.13% |
| 16 | Argentina | 475 | 3.98% |
| 17 | Madagascar | 454 | 3.80% |
| 18 | Venezuela | 419 | 3.51% |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 410 | 3.43% |
| 20 | Iran | 382 | 3.20% |
| 21 | Myanmar | 373 | 3.12% |
| 22 | Philippines | 371 | 3.11% |
| 23 | Mali | 369 | 3.09% |
| 24 | Congo | 358 | 3.00% |
| 25 | Tanzania | 356 | 2.98% |
| 26 | Bolivia | 324 | 2.71% |
| 27 | Angola | 319 | 2.67% |
| 28 | Congo (DRC) | 316 | 2.65% |
| 29 | Cameroon | 289 | 2.42% |
| 30 | Panama | 284 | 2.38% |
| 31 | Kenya | 284 | 2.38% |
| 32 | Guatemala | 283 | 2.37% |
| 33 | Namibia | 283 | 2.37% |
| 34 | Honduras | 282 | 2.36% |
| 35 | Sudan | 279 | 2.34% |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 269 | 2.25% |
| 37 | Oman | 253 | 2.12% |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 251 | 2.10% |
| 39 | Niger | 251 | 2.10% |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 244 | 2.04% |
| 41 | Somalia | 234 | 1.96% |
| 42 | South Sudan | 226 | 1.89% |
| 43 | Mozambique | 225 | 1.88% |
| 44 | Laos | 219 | 1.83% |
| 45 | Pakistan | 215 | 1.80% |
| 46 | Nigeria | 207 | 1.73% |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 205 | 1.72% |
| 48 | Cambodia | 200 | 1.68% |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 195 | 1.63% |
| 50 | Paraguay | 193 | 1.62% |
| 51 | Zambia | 191 | 1.60% |
| 52 | Ghana | 187 | 1.57% |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 186 | 1.56% |
| 54 | Cuba | 180 | 1.51% |
| 55 | Guyana | 177 | 1.48% |
| 56 | Uganda | 174 | 1.46% |
| 57 | French Guiana | 172 | 1.44% |
| 58 | Cote d'lvoire (Ivory Coast) | 161 | 1.35% |
| 59 | Botswana | 161 | 1.35% |
| 60 | Togo | 159 | 1.33% |
| 61 | New Caledonia | 158 | 1.32% |
| 61 | Suriname | 158 | 1.32% |
| 63 | Georgia | 158 | 1.32% |
| 64 | Turkey | 154 | 1.29% |
| 65 | El Salvador | 153 | 1.28% |
| 66 | Dominica | 152 | 1.27% |
| 67 | Chile | 149 | 1.25% |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 145 | 1.21% |
| 69 | Nepal | 143 | 1.20% |
| 70 | Belize | 139 | 1.16% |
| 71 | Singapore | 135 | 1.13% |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 135 | 1.13% |
| 73 | Benin | 134 | 1.12% |
| 74 | Gabon | 133 | 1.11% |
| 75 | Chad | 130 | 1.09% |
| 76 | Malawi | 127 | 1.06% |
| 77 | Senegal | 126 | 1.06% |
| 78 | Haiti | 125 | 1.05% |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 122 | 1.02% |
| 80 | Jordan | 120 | 1.01% |
| 81 | Taiwan | 118 | 0.99% |
| 81 | Iraq | 118 | 0.99% |
| 83 | Egypt | 118 | 0.99% |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 117 | 0.98% |
| 85 | Yemen | 117 | 0.98% |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 116 | 0.97% |
| 87 | Algeria | 111 | 0.93% |
| 88 | Morocco | 109 | 0.91% |
| 89 | Liberia | 108 | 0.90% |
| 90 | Japan | 106 | 0.89% |
| 91 | Eswatini (Swaziland) | 100 | 0.84% |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 100 | 0.84% |
| 93 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 100 | 0.84% |
| 94 | Mauritania | 98 | 0.82% |
| 95 | Eritrea | 96 | 0.80% |
| 96 | Israel | 95 | 0.80% |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 90 | 0.75% |
| 98 | Gambia | 89 | 0.75% |
| 99 | Bhutan | 89 | 0.75% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 88 | 0.74% |
| New Zealand | 85 | 0.71% | |
| Burkina Faso | 83 | 0.70% | |
| Rwanda | 82 | 0.69% | |
| Uruguay | 80 | 0.67% | |
| Puerto Rico | 77 | 0.64% | |
| Greece | 77 | 0.64% | |
| Spain | 77 | 0.64% | |
| United Arab Emirates | 74 | 0.62% | |
| Hong Kong | 71 | 0.59% | |
| Tunisia | 71 | 0.59% | |
| Libya | 68 | 0.57% | |
| Burundi | 67 | 0.56% | |
| Western Sahara | 66 | 0.55% | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 65 | 0.54% | |
| Uzbekistan | 64 | 0.54% | |
| Azerbaijan | 63 | 0.53% | |
| Italy | 62 | 0.52% | |
| Lebanon | 57 | 0.48% | |
| Armenia | 56 | 0.47% | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 56 | 0.47% | |
| Tajikistan | 55 | 0.46% | |
| Kazakhstan | 54 | 0.45% | |
| France | 53 | 0.44% | |
| Jamaica | 52 | 0.44% | |
| Canada | 51 | 0.43% | |
| Bahamas | 48 | 0.40% | |
| Fiji | 44 | 0.37% | |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 44 | 0.37% | |
| Portugal | 43 | 0.36% | |
| Brunei | 42 | 0.35% | |
| Micronesia | 41 | 0.34% | |
| Albania | 41 | 0.34% | |
| Croatia | 41 | 0.34% | |
| Bulgaria | 41 | 0.34% | |
| Montenegro | 40 | 0.34% | |
| Kuwait | 39 | 0.33% | |
| Qatar | 38 | 0.32% | |
| Vanuatu | 38 | 0.32% | |
| Seychelles | 35 | 0.29% | |
| Palau | 35 | 0.29% | |
| Djibouti | 35 | 0.29% | |
| Grenada | 35 | 0.29% | |
| Cyprus | 34 | 0.28% | |
| Saint Lucia | 33 | 0.28% | |
| Guadeloupe | 33 | 0.28% | |
| Mongolia | 32 | 0.27% | |
| Martinique | 31 | 0.26% | |
| Cape Verde | 31 | 0.26% | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 0.25% | |
| Mauritius | 30 | 0.25% | |
| Tonga | 30 | 0.25% | |
| Guam | 28 | 0.23% | |
| Serbia | 27 | 0.23% | |
| Romania | 27 | 0.23% | |
| Cayman Islands | 27 | 0.23% | |
| Ukraine | 25 | 0.21% | |
| Slovenia | 24 | 0.20% | |
| South Korea | 24 | 0.20% | |
| Samoa | 22 | 0.18% | |
| Cook Islands | 22 | 0.18% | |
| Ireland | 21 | 0.18% | |
| Mayotte | 21 | 0.18% | |
| Netherlands | 19 | 0.16% | |
| Lesotho | 19 | 0.16% | |
| Aruba | 19 | 0.16% | |
| Anguilla | 19 | 0.16% | |
| Switzerland | 18 | 0.15% | |
| Austria | 18 | 0.15% | |
| North Korea | 18 | 0.15% | |
| Germany | 18 | 0.15% | |
| Reunion | 18 | 0.15% | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 17 | 0.14% | |
| Hungary | 16 | 0.13% | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 16 | 0.13% | |
| Moldova | 15 | 0.13% | |
| Montserrat | 15 | 0.13% | |
| Slovakia | 14 | 0.12% | |
| Malta | 14 | 0.12% | |
| Gibraltar | 14 | 0.12% | |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 0.11% | |
| Czech Republic | 13 | 0.11% | |
| Cocos (Keeling) Island | 13 | 0.11% | |
| Marshall Islands | 12 | 0.10% | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 | 0.10% | |
| Maldives | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Belgium | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Poland | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Bahrain | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Barbados | 11 | 0.09% | |
| Bermuda | 10 | 0.08% | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 0.08% | |
| Andorra | 10 | 0.08% | |
| Nauru | 10 | 0.08% | |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | 9 | 0.08% | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 0.08% | |
| Norway | 9 | 0.08% | |
| French Polynesia | 9 | 0.08% | |
| Comoros | 9 | 0.08% | |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0.07% | |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 0.07% | |
| Christmas Island | 8 | 0.07% | |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Latvia | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Belarus | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Wallis and Futuna | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 7 | 0.06% | |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Finland | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Estonia | 6 | 0.05% | |
| Tuvalu | 6 | 0.05% | |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.04% | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 0.04% | |
| American Samoa | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Saint Helena | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Niue | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Monaco | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Tokelau | 4 | 0.03% | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Kiribati | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 0.03% | |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Pitcairn | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Macau | 2 | 0.02% |
Source: Plant data is from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data. Fish: Fishbase; Birds: Birdlife International; Amphibians: AmphibiaWeb; Mammals: IUCN; Reptiles: the Reptile Database.
Species counts: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants
IUCN Red List (partial list of rainforest countries): Australia, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Côte D’ivoire, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
