There are 48 reptiles that start with the letter Y, from Yacare Caiman to Yuwononiguana. 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: Yacare Caiman
Order: Crocodilia
Habitat: Wetlands and rivers of South America
Scientific name: Caiman yacare
Name: Yacatecuhtli
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical forests of Central America
Scientific name: Yacatecuhtli spp.
Name: Yalda Spiny-tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Mountainous regions of Yemen
Scientific name: Uromastyx yemenensis
Name: Yaldyrmanus
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Mountainous regions of Central Asia
Scientific name: Yaldyrmanus yaldanensis
Name: Yamaca Dwarf Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Caribbean islands
Scientific name: Sphaerodactylus yamaca
Name: Yamato Racerunner
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Endemic to Japan
Scientific name: Eremias yamashinae
Name: Yamnaskink
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Arid regions of Australia
Scientific name: Yamnaskink ogilbii
Name: Yamnuska Rattlesnake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Rocky Mountains of Canada
Scientific name: Crotalus oreganus concolor
Name: Yanacocha Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: High-altitude Andean forests of Peru
Scientific name: Proctoporus yanacochae
Name: Yancheng Softshell Turtle
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Freshwater lakes and rivers in eastern China
Scientific name: Pelodiscus parviformis
Name: Yanenkanacanthus
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Forests of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Yanenkanacanthus yanduensis
Name: Yangi Horned Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Scientific name: Phrynosoma cornutum
Name: Yangtze Alligator
Order: Crocodilia
Habitat: Yangtze River basin in China
Scientific name: Alligator sinensis
Name: Yangtze Gartersnake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Wetlands and marshes along the Yangtze River in China
Scientific name: Thamnophis gigas
Name: Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Yangtze River basin in China
Scientific name: Rafetus swinhoei
Name: Yaranka
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Coastal regions of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Yaranka versicolor
Name: Yariguíes Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Highlands of Colombia
Scientific name: Stenocercus yariguiorum
Name: Yarina Spiny-tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Amazon basin in South America
Scientific name: Uracentron flaviceps
Name: Yariyo Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Endemic to Peru
Scientific name: Liolaemus yaritri
Name: Yarkand Toad-headed Agama
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Deserts and semi-deserts of western China
Scientific name: Phrynocephalus versicolor
Name: Yarra Pygmy Perch
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Riverine forests of southern Australia
Scientific name: Varanus rosenbergi
Name: Yatsugatakemys
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Forests of Japan
Scientific name: Yatsugatakemys silvestris
Name: Yatung Pit Viper
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Mountainous regions of southern Tibet
Scientific name: Gloydius yatungensis
Name: Yavezia Spiny-tailed Lizard
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Endemic to Yemen
Scientific name: Uromastyx yemenensis
Name: Yayuk's Bent-toed Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Endemic to Indonesia
Scientific name: Cyrtodactylus yayukae
Name: Yekaterina's Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central Asia
Scientific name: Crossobamon eversmanni
Name: Yellow-blotched Water Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: East Asia
Scientific name: Enhydris chinensis
Name: Yellow-headed Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Gonatodes albogularis
Name: Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Indo-Pacific region
Scientific name: Laticauda colubrina
Name: Yellow-naped Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Amphiesma flaviceps
Name: Yellow-striped Ratsnake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: East Asia
Scientific name: Elaphe prasina
Name: Yellowbelly House Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Savanna and woodland habitats in southern Africa
Scientific name: Lamprophis fuscus
Name: Yellowbelly Slider
Order: Testudines
Habitat: Freshwater habitats across eastern United States
Scientific name: Trachemys scripta
Name: Yellowblotch Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Forests of Madagascar
Scientific name: Liophidium torquatum
Name: Yellowbrow Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Coastal areas of Kenya and Tanzania
Scientific name: Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Name: Yellowchin Leiolepis
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Coastal regions of southeast Asia
Scientific name: Leiolepis guttata
Name: Yellowfin Sea Snake
Order: Hydrophiidae
Habitat: Coastal waters of southeast Asia
Scientific name: Hydrophis xanthineus
Name: Yellowfin Whipsnake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Forests of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Dryocalamus flavescens
Name: Yellowhead Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Forests and savannas of South America
Scientific name: Gonatodes albogularis
Name: Yentna Garter Snake
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Alaska and northwestern Canada
Scientific name: Thamnophis ordinoides
Name: Yinchuanosaur
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Deserts of Central Asia
Scientific name: Yinchuanosaur dongi
Name: Ylang-ylang Gecko
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Philippines
Scientific name: Gekko ulikovskii
Name: Yobe Worm Lizard
Order: Amphisbaenia
Habitat: West Africa
Scientific name: Cynisca yobeensis
Name: Yoji's Skink
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Japan
Scientific name: Plestiodon yojiensis
Name: Yokoyuchia
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Tropical forests of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Yokoyuchia miyadai
Name: Yolkin
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Mountainous regions of Central Asia
Scientific name: Yolkin barbourbakeri
Name: Yunnanosaurus
Order: Sauria
Habitat: Forests of China
Scientific name: Yunnanosaurus huangi
Name: Yuwononiguana
Order: Squamata
Habitat: Islands of Southeast Asia
Scientific name: Yuwononiguana nigromarginatus
| Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yacare Caiman | Crocodilia | Wetlands and rivers of South America | Caiman yacare |
| Yacatecuhtli | Squamata | Tropical forests of Central America | Yacatecuhtli spp. |
| Yalda Spiny-tailed Lizard | Squamata | Mountainous regions of Yemen | Uromastyx yemenensis |
| Yaldyrmanus | Squamata | Mountainous regions of Central Asia | Yaldyrmanus yaldanensis |
| Yamaca Dwarf Gecko | Squamata | Caribbean islands | Sphaerodactylus yamaca |
| Yamato Racerunner | Squamata | Endemic to Japan | Eremias yamashinae |
| Yamnaskink | Squamata | Arid regions of Australia | Yamnaskink ogilbii |
| Yamnuska Rattlesnake | Squamata | Rocky Mountains of Canada | Crotalus oreganus concolor |
| Yanacocha Lizard | Squamata | High-altitude Andean forests of Peru | Proctoporus yanacochae |
| Yancheng Softshell Turtle | Testudines | Freshwater lakes and rivers in eastern China | Pelodiscus parviformis |
| Yanenkanacanthus | Squamata | Forests of Southeast Asia | Yanenkanacanthus yanduensis |
| Yangi Horned Lizard | Squamata | Southwestern United States and northern Mexico | Phrynosoma cornutum |
| Yangtze Alligator | Crocodilia | Yangtze River basin in China | Alligator sinensis |
| Yangtze Gartersnake | Squamata | Wetlands and marshes along the Yangtze River in China | Thamnophis gigas |
| Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle | Testudines | Yangtze River basin in China | Rafetus swinhoei |
| Yaranka | Squamata | Coastal regions of Southeast Asia | Yaranka versicolor |
| Yariguíes Lizard | Squamata | Highlands of Colombia | Stenocercus yariguiorum |
| Yarina Spiny-tailed Lizard | Squamata | Amazon basin in South America | Uracentron flaviceps |
| Yariyo Lizard | Squamata | Endemic to Peru | Liolaemus yaritri |
| Yarkand Toad-headed Agama | Squamata | Deserts and semi-deserts of western China | Phrynocephalus versicolor |
| Yarra Pygmy Perch | Squamata | Riverine forests of southern Australia | Varanus rosenbergi |
| Yatsugatakemys | Testudines | Forests of Japan | Yatsugatakemys silvestris |
| Yatung Pit Viper | Squamata | Mountainous regions of southern Tibet | Gloydius yatungensis |
| Yavezia Spiny-tailed Lizard | Squamata | Endemic to Yemen | Uromastyx yemenensis |
| Yayuk's Bent-toed Gecko | Squamata | Endemic to Indonesia | Cyrtodactylus yayukae |
| Yekaterina's Gecko | Squamata | Central Asia | Crossobamon eversmanni |
| Yellow-blotched Water Snake | Squamata | East Asia | Enhydris chinensis |
| Yellow-headed Gecko | Squamata | Central and South America | Gonatodes albogularis |
| Yellow-lipped Sea Krait | Squamata | Indo-Pacific region | Laticauda colubrina |
| Yellow-naped Snake | Squamata | Southeast Asia | Amphiesma flaviceps |
| Yellow-striped Ratsnake | Squamata | East Asia | Elaphe prasina |
| Yellowbelly House Snake | Squamata | Savanna and woodland habitats in southern Africa | Lamprophis fuscus |
| Yellowbelly Slider | Testudines | Freshwater habitats across eastern United States | Trachemys scripta |
| Yellowblotch Snake | Squamata | Forests of Madagascar | Liophidium torquatum |
| Yellowbrow Gecko | Squamata | Coastal areas of Kenya and Tanzania | Hemidactylus flaviviridis |
| Yellowchin Leiolepis | Squamata | Coastal regions of southeast Asia | Leiolepis guttata |
| Yellowfin Sea Snake | Hydrophiidae | Coastal waters of southeast Asia | Hydrophis xanthineus |
| Yellowfin Whipsnake | Squamata | Forests of Southeast Asia | Dryocalamus flavescens |
| Yellowhead Gecko | Squamata | Forests and savannas of South America | Gonatodes albogularis |
| Yentna Garter Snake | Squamata | Alaska and northwestern Canada | Thamnophis ordinoides |
| Yinchuanosaur | Squamata | Deserts of Central Asia | Yinchuanosaur dongi |
| Ylang-ylang Gecko | Squamata | Philippines | Gekko ulikovskii |
| Yobe Worm Lizard | Amphisbaenia | West Africa | Cynisca yobeensis |
| Yoji's Skink | Squamata | Japan | Plestiodon yojiensis |
| Yokoyuchia | Squamata | Tropical forests of Southeast Asia | Yokoyuchia miyadai |
| Yolkin | Squamata | Mountainous regions of Central Asia | Yolkin barbourbakeri |
| Yunnanosaurus | Sauria | Forests of China | Yunnanosaurus huangi |
| Yuwononiguana | Squamata | Islands of Southeast Asia | Yuwononiguana nigromarginatus |