List of reptiles that start with H

There are 30 reptiles that start with the letter H, from Habu to House 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

Habu

Name: Habu

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Subtropical forests of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Scientific name: Protobothrops flavoviridis

Hairy-tailed Gecko

Name: Hairy-tailed Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Gonatodes ceciliae

Halmahera Skink

Name: Halmahera Skink

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Indonesia

Scientific name: Lamprolepis smaragdina

Haragama Ground Agama

Name: Haragama Ground Agama

Order: Squamata

Habitat: South Asia

Scientific name: Calotes versicolor

Harlequin Gecko

Name: Harlequin Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Southern Africa

Scientific name: Pachydactylus weberi

Hatchling Horned Lizard

Name: Hatchling Horned Lizard

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Western North America

Scientific name: Phrynosoma spp.

Hatteria

Name: Hatteria

Order: Rhynchocephalia

Habitat: New Zealand

Scientific name: Sphenodon punctatus

Havana Night Lizard

Name: Havana Night Lizard

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Mexico

Scientific name: Xantusia kochii

Hawaiian Banded Gecko

Name: Hawaiian Banded Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Hawaii

Scientific name: Coleonyx hawaiiensis

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Order: Testudines

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical ocean waters worldwide

Scientific name: Eretmochelys imbricata

Hazel Snake

Name: Hazel Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Madagascar

Scientific name: Liopholidophis lateralis

Heath Racer

Name: Heath Racer

Order: Squamata

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Coluber constrictor

Helmeted Gecko

Name: Helmeted Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Arid regions of North Africa

Scientific name: Tarentola chazaliae

Hemprich's Viper

Name: Hemprich's Viper

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Middle East

Scientific name: Pseudocerastes fieldi

Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko

Name: Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Madagascar

Scientific name: Uroplatus henkeli

Heraldic Dragon Lizard

Name: Heraldic Dragon Lizard

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Acanthosaura capra

Herpeton

Name: Herpeton

Order: Serpentes

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Herpeton tentaculatum

Highland Garter Snake

Name: Highland Garter Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Himalayan Pit Viper

Name: Himalayan Pit Viper

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Central Asia

Scientific name: Gloydius himalayanus

Hoary Bat Snake

Name: Hoary Bat Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Boiga cyanea

Hog Island Boa

Name: Hog Island Boa

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Small islands off the coast of Honduras

Scientific name: Corallus bagheera

Hog-nosed Snake

Name: Hog-nosed Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Dry, sandy areas in North America

Scientific name: Heterodon platirhinos

Hognose Snake

Name: Hognose Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Dry, sandy areas of central and western North America

Scientific name: Heterodon nasicus

Holbrookia Lizard

Name: Holbrookia Lizard

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Southwestern United States

Scientific name: Holbrookia spp.

Honduran Coral Snake

Name: Honduran Coral Snake

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Central America

Scientific name: Micrurus affinis

Hooded Cobra

Name: Hooded Cobra

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent

Scientific name: Naja naja

Hooded Malpolon

Name: Hooded Malpolon

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Mediterranean region

Scientific name: Malpolon monspessulanus

Horned Lizard

Name: Horned Lizard

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Deserts and semi-arid regions of western North America

Scientific name: Phrynosoma hernandesi

Horned Viper

Name: Horned Viper

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Arid and semi-arid regions of North Africa and the Middle East

Scientific name: Cerastes cerastes

House Gecko

Name: House Gecko

Order: Squamata

Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions worldwide

Scientific name: Hemidactylus frenatus

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
HabuSquamataSubtropical forests of the Ryukyu Islands, JapanProtobothrops flavoviridis
Hairy-tailed GeckoSquamataSouth AmericaGonatodes ceciliae
Halmahera SkinkSquamataIndonesiaLamprolepis smaragdina
Haragama Ground AgamaSquamataSouth AsiaCalotes versicolor
Harlequin GeckoSquamataSouthern AfricaPachydactylus weberi
Hatchling Horned LizardSquamataWestern North AmericaPhrynosoma spp.
HatteriaRhynchocephaliaNew ZealandSphenodon punctatus
Havana Night LizardSquamataMexicoXantusia kochii
Hawaiian Banded GeckoSquamataHawaiiColeonyx hawaiiensis
Hawksbill Sea TurtleTestudinesTropical and subtropical ocean waters worldwideEretmochelys imbricata
Hazel SnakeSquamataMadagascarLiopholidophis lateralis
Heath RacerSquamataNorth AmericaColuber constrictor
Helmeted GeckoSquamataArid regions of North AfricaTarentola chazaliae
Hemprich's ViperSquamataMiddle EastPseudocerastes fieldi
Henkel's Leaf-tailed GeckoSquamataMadagascarUroplatus henkeli
Heraldic Dragon LizardSquamataSoutheast AsiaAcanthosaura capra
HerpetonSerpentesSoutheast AsiaHerpeton tentaculatum
Highland Garter SnakeSquamataNorth AmericaThamnophis cyrtopsis
Himalayan Pit ViperSquamataCentral AsiaGloydius himalayanus
Hoary Bat SnakeSquamataSoutheast AsiaBoiga cyanea
Hog Island BoaSquamataSmall islands off the coast of HondurasCorallus bagheera
Hog-nosed SnakeSquamataDry, sandy areas in North AmericaHeterodon platirhinos
Hognose SnakeSquamataDry, sandy areas of central and western North AmericaHeterodon nasicus
Holbrookia LizardSquamataSouthwestern United StatesHolbrookia spp.
Honduran Coral SnakeSquamataCentral AmericaMicrurus affinis
Hooded CobraSquamataTropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinentNaja naja
Hooded MalpolonSquamataMediterranean regionMalpolon monspessulanus
Horned LizardSquamataDeserts and semi-arid regions of western North AmericaPhrynosoma hernandesi
Horned ViperSquamataArid and semi-arid regions of North Africa and the Middle EastCerastes cerastes
House GeckoSquamataTropical and subtropical regions worldwideHemidactylus frenatus

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