There are 32 reptiles that start with the letter K, from Kaiman to Kuznetsov’s Gecko. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the reptiles belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the reptiles lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Kaiman
Order: Crocodilia
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and streams in South America
Scientific name: Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Name: Kalahari Tent Tortoise
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Southern Africa
Scientific name: Psammobates oculifer
Name: Kaluga Cobra
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Naja oxiana
Name: Kamei's Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Madagascar
Scientific name: Uroplatus kameii
Name: Kangaroo Rat Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical forests in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Boiga dendrophila
Name: Karoo Girdled Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: South Africa
Scientific name: Cordylus polyzonus
Name: Karschi's Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Altiphylax karschi
Name: Karukerasaur
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Indonesia
Scientific name: Karukerasaurus
Name: Keel-Bellied Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Grasslands and savannas in Africa
Scientific name: Pyxicephalus adspersus
Name: Keel-Scaled Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Northeast India
Scientific name: Cyrtodactylus khasiensis
Name: Keel-Tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Northern South America
Scientific name: Uranoscodon superciliosus
Name: Keel-Throated Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Tropidurus hispidus
Name: Kelley's Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: North Africa
Scientific name: Saurodactylus mauritanicus
Name: Kenyan Spiny-Tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Kenya
Scientific name: Uromastyx[Saara] associalis
Name: Khorat Skink
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Sphenomorphus khoratensis
Name: Kimberly Rock Monitor
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Varanus glauerti
Name: King Cobra
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical forests in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Ophiophagus hannah
Name: King Rat Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Woodlands and grasslands in East Asia
Scientific name: Elaphe carinata
Name: Kinixys Tortoise
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Tropical forests in Africa
Scientific name: Kinixys erosa
Name: Kinkajou Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Madagascar
Scientific name: Uroplatus sameiti
Name: Kirghiz Rock Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Darevskia kirghizorum
Name: Kirk's Dikkop
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Moloch horridus
Name: Kishinoue's Giant Salamander
Order: Caudata
Habitat: China
Scientific name: Andrias davidianus
Name: Kleinmann's Tortoise
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Arid regions in North Africa and Middle East
Scientific name: Testudo kleinmanni
Name: Kluge's Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Philippines
Scientific name: Gekko klugeae
Name: Knob-Tailed Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Nephrurus spp.
Name: Kob
Order: Crocodilia
Habitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes in West and Central Africa
Scientific name: Mecistops cataphractus
Name: Komodo Dragon
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical forests in Indonesia
Scientific name: Varanus komodoensis
Name: Kordofan Spiny-Tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Sudan
Scientific name: Uromastyx dispar
Name: Koulikan's Dwarf Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Gabon
Scientific name: Lygodactylus koulikanensis
Name: Kuhl's House Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Urban and suburban areas in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Hemidactylus kuhlii
Name: Kuznetsov's Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical forests in Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Cyrtodactylus kuznetsovi
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiman | Crocodilia | Freshwater rivers and streams in South America | Paleosuchus palpebrosus |
| Kalahari Tent Tortoise | Testudines | Southern Africa | Psammobates oculifer |
| Kaluga Cobra | Squamata | Central Asia | Naja oxiana |
| Kamei's Leaf-Tailed Gecko | Squamata | Madagascar | Uroplatus kameii |
| Kangaroo Rat Snake | Squamata | Tropical forests in Southeast Asia | Boiga dendrophila |
| Karoo Girdled Lizard | Squamata | South Africa | Cordylus polyzonus |
| Karschi's Gecko | Squamata | Central Asia | Altiphylax karschi |
| Karukerasaur | Squamata | Indonesia | Karukerasaurus |
| Keel-Bellied Lizard | Squamata | Grasslands and savannas in Africa | Pyxicephalus adspersus |
| Keel-Scaled Gecko | Squamata | Northeast India | Cyrtodactylus khasiensis |
| Keel-Tailed Lizard | Squamata | Northern South America | Uranoscodon superciliosus |
| Keel-Throated Lizard | Squamata | Central and South America | Tropidurus hispidus |
| Kelley's Gecko | Squamata | North Africa | Saurodactylus mauritanicus |
| Kenyan Spiny-Tailed Lizard | Squamata | Kenya | Uromastyx[Saara] associalis |
| Khorat Skink | Squamata | Southeast Asia | Sphenomorphus khoratensis |
| Kimberly Rock Monitor | Squamata | Australia | Varanus glauerti |
| King Cobra | Squamata | Tropical and subtropical forests in Southeast Asia | Ophiophagus hannah |
| King Rat Snake | Squamata | Woodlands and grasslands in East Asia | Elaphe carinata |
| Kinixys Tortoise | Testudines | Tropical forests in Africa | Kinixys erosa |
| Kinkajou Gecko | Squamata | Madagascar | Uroplatus sameiti |
| Kirghiz Rock Lizard | Squamata | Central Asia | Darevskia kirghizorum |
| Kirk's Dikkop | Squamata | Australia | Moloch horridus |
| Kishinoue's Giant Salamander | Caudata | China | Andrias davidianus |
| Kleinmann's Tortoise | Testudines | Arid regions in North Africa and Middle East | Testudo kleinmanni |
| Kluge's Gecko | Squamata | Philippines | Gekko klugeae |
| Knob-Tailed Gecko | Squamata | Australia | Nephrurus spp. |
| Kob | Crocodilia | Freshwater rivers and lakes in West and Central Africa | Mecistops cataphractus |
| Komodo Dragon | Squamata | Tropical forests in Indonesia | Varanus komodoensis |
| Kordofan Spiny-Tailed Lizard | Squamata | Sudan | Uromastyx dispar |
| Koulikan's Dwarf Gecko | Squamata | Gabon | Lygodactylus koulikanensis |
| Kuhl's House Gecko | Squamata | Urban and suburban areas in Southeast Asia | Hemidactylus kuhlii |
| Kuznetsov's Gecko | Squamata | Tropical forests in Southeast Asia | Cyrtodactylus kuznetsovi |