Extant Reptiles & Amphibians Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-06 · 22 entries checked · 15 flagged · 32 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 32 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Iguana — The rhinoceros iguana was never widely misidentified as Iguana rhinolopha; Iguana rhinolopha is a synonym for the green iguana, not for Cyclura cornuta.

Inland taipan — The claim that a single bite contains sufficient venom to kill more than 100 adult humans is an exaggeration; typical estimates suggest a maximum of 30–50 adult humans.

Jameson's mamba — The species was described by Hermann Schlegel in 1849, but the correct year is 1848.

King cobra — The king cobra is not the official national reptile of India; India has no officially designated national reptile.

King cobra — The record length of 5.85 m is disputed and not the universally accepted record; the commonly accepted record length is 5.7 m.

Lacerta (genus) — The claim that early Miocene fossils of Lacerta are anatomically identical to modern Lacerta viridis is an overstatement; significant morphological evolution has occurred.

Lacerta (genus) — The classification of Lacerta siculimelitensis within the genus Lacerta is not universally accepted; it is sometimes placed in Podarcis or considered a distinct lineage.

Lacertidae — The largest living lacertid species is Gallotia simonyi, which can exceed 50 cm, not Gallotia stehlini at 46 cm.

Lacertidae — The number of parthenogenetic lacertid species from the Caucasus is typically cited as 7, not 8.

Legless lizard — The entry states that legless lizards have 'two lungs of roughly equal size—unlike snakes, which have one short and one very long lung.' This is inaccurate for snakes: most snakes have a single functional lung (the right lung), with the left lung reduced or ab

Legless lizard — The entry lists 'Amphisbaenia' as an example of a lizard family that has evolved limblessness. Amphisbaenia is not a lizard family; it is a separate suborder of squamates (worm lizards), distinct from lizards and snakes.

Loggerhead sea turtle — The loggerhead sea turtle is not the world's largest hard-shelled turtle; that title belongs to the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), which can reach larger sizes and weights.

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