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This is a list of the endemic reptile species recorded in Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Scientific name | Common name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Chelodina novaeguineae | New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
| Chelodina parkeri | Parker's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
| Chelodina pritchardi | Pritchard's Snake-necked Turtle | Chelidae |
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| Scientific name | Common name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrelaphis papuensis | Papuan Tree Snake | Colubridae |
| Stegonotus admiraltiensis | Admiralty Ground Snake | Colubridae |
| Stegonotus guentheri | Milne Bay Ground Snake | Colubridae |
| Stegonotus heterurus | Bismarck Ground Snake | Colubridae |
| Stegonotus melanolabiatus | Black-lipped Ground Snake | Colubridae |
| Stegonotus poechi | Colubridae | |
| Tropidonophis aenigmaticus | East Papuan Keelback | Colubridae |
| Tropidonophis dahlii | New Britain Keelback | Colubridae |
| Tropidonophis dolasii | Colubridae | |
| Tropidonophis hypomelas | Bismarck Keelback | Colubridae |
| Tropidonophis parkeri | Highland Keelback | Colubridae |
| Aspidomorphus lineaticollis | Striped Crown Snake | Elapidae |
| Hydrophis vorisi | Estuarine Sea Snake | Elapidae |
| Laticauda guineai | Papuan Sea Krain | Elapidae |
| Parapistocalamus hedigeri | Bougainville Coral Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus buergersi | Buergers' Forest Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus cratermontanus | Elapidae | |
| Toxicocalamus ernstmayri | Star Mountains Worm-Eating Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus holopelturus | Mount Rossel Forest Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus longissimus | Woodlark Forest Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus mintoni | Elapidae | |
| Toxicocalamus misimae | Misima Island Forest Snake | Elapidae |
| Toxicocalamus nigrescens | Elapidae | |
| Toxicocalamus pachysomus | Elapidae | |
| Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus | Spotted Forest Snake | Elapidae |
| Gerrhopilus addisoni | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus depressiceps | Lowland Beaked Blindsnake | Gerrhopilidae |
| Gerrhopilus eurydice | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus fredparkeri | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus hades | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus inornatus | Montane Blindsnake | Gerrhopilidae |
| Gerrhopilus lestes | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus mcdowelli | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Gerrhopilus persephone | Gerrhopilidae | |
| Bothrochilus boa | Bismarck Ringed Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus fredparkeri | Karimui Basin White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus huonensis | Huon White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Bothrochilus montanus | Wau White-lipped Python | Pythonidae |
| Acutotyphlops kunuaensis | Kunua Blindsnake | Typhlopidae |
| Acutotyphlops solomonis | Typhlopidae | |
| Acutotyphlops subocularis | Bismarck Sharp-nosed Blindsnake | Typhlopidae |
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