List of reptiles of Christmas Island

Christmas Island had five native lizard species at the time of human settlement, although the Christmas Island forest skink (Emoia nativitatis) is now considered extinct,^[2] and the blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) and Lister's gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri) are extinct in the wild.^[3][4] Three additional species were introduced during the 20th century.^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Notes	Red List	Ref
Christmas Island blue-tailed shining-skink	Cryptoblepharus egeriae	endemic	[3]	[1]
Christmas Island forest skink	Emoia nativitatis	endemic, last known individual died 31 May 2014[5]	[2]	[1]
Lister's gecko	Lepidodactylus listeri	endemic	[4]	[1]
Sadleir's bow-fingered gecko	Cyrtodactylus sadleiri	endemic	[6]	[1]
Coastal skink	Emoia atrocostata	native		[1]
House gecko	Hemidactylus frenatus	introduced by 1940[1]	[7]	[1]
Stump-tailed gecko	Gehyra mutilata	introduced after the mid-1940s[1]		[1]
Grass skink	Lygosoma bowringii	introduced; first recorded around 1979[1]		[1]

Christmas Island has one endemic snake species, the Christmas Island blind snake (Ramphotyphlops exocoeti).^[1] The flowerpot blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) had been introduced to the island by 1940,^[1] and the Oriental wolf snake (Lycodon capucinus) was introduced in the 1980s.^[1]

Common name	Scientific name	Notes	Red List	Ref
Christmas Island blind snake	Ramphotyphlops exocoeti	endemic	[8]	[1]
Oriental wolf snake	Lycodon capucinus	introduced; first recorded around 1987[1]	[9]	[1]
Flowerpot blind snake	Ramphotyphlops braminus	introduced by 1940[1]		[1]