title: List of reptiles of American Samoa
text: # List of reptiles of American Samoa
  
  This is a list of reptiles of American Samoa.
  
  ## Marine reptiles
  
  * Sea turtles
     * Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
     * Green sea turtle (laumei ena’ena, fonu) (Chelonia mydas)
     * Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
     * Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
  * Sea snakes
     * Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
     * Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)
  
  ## Land reptiles
  
  * Geckos
     * Pacific slender-toed gecko (Nactus pelagicus)
     * Oceanic gecko (Gehyra oceanica)
     * Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
     * Stump-toed gecko (Gehyra mutilatus)
     * House gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
  * Skinks
     * Pacific snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus)
     * Micronesian skink (Emoia adspersa)
     * White-bellied / brown-tailed striped skink (Emoia cyanura)
     * Dark-bellied or blue-tailed striped skink (Emoia impar)
     * Günther's emo skink (Emoia lawesii)
     * Pacific black skink (Emoia nigra)
     * Samoan skink (Emoia samoensis)
     * Moth skink (Lipinia noctua)
  * Snakes
     * Pacific boa (Candoia bibroni) (found on Ta‘ū island)
     * Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus)
  