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List of marine reptiles

List of marine reptiles is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of marine reptiles rather than just read about it. In short: 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.

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Reference excerpt

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 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

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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.

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