A direct link to the database download can be found here: http://www.reptile-database.org/data/
We want to know how many of your papers we are missing in the database!
Please take a look at our literature list, and further info on:
www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news...
Then send us a brief email with your main area of research and the number of your papers that we missed :)
What's new in the database this release?
This is a quick snippet of the changes made in this version...
We have 12,568 species and 2,070 subspecies!
You can read more here:
www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news.html
How many reptile species exist in 2026?
We have the newest release of The Reptile Database, January 2026.
The number of species this time adds up to 12,568 species! Adding 69 more to the latest number (September 2025)
You can read more on our News Section!
www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news.html
