The Reptile Database


Short name
ReptileDB
Full name
The Reptile Database
Version / Issued
2024-03 / 2024-03-28
DOI
10.48580/dg9ld-37s
Contact
Uetz, Peter
Creator
Uetz, Peter 0000-0001-6194-4927Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA, US
Hošek, Jirí
Taxonomic coverage

Abstract

The Reptile Database is a taxonomic database that provides basic information about all living reptile species, such as turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles, as well as tuataras and amphisbaenians, but does not include dinosaurs.

Taxonomic scope
Reptiles
Geographic scope
Global
Temporal scope
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License
cc by
Checklist Confidence
Completeness
99
Url (website)
http://www.reptile-database.org
ISSN
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GBIF key
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Identifiers
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Citation
Uetz, P., & Hošek, J. (2025). The Reptile Database (version 2024-03). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life (Version 2025-02-13). Catalogue of Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dg9ld-37s
Source
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