This paper reports on the distribution and ecology of amphibians and reptiles in the south of the Russian Far East (RFE), including previously unstudied areas within Khabarovsk Kray, Primorskiy Kray, and Yevreyskaya Autonomous Oblast’studied since mid-1998 through autumn 2004. The paper is based on original observations of the authors as well as personal communications of other people. All records of amphibians and reptiles are listed and mapped in chronological order. Other data on the distribution and ecology of amphibians and reptiles in the RFE have been published earlier (Adnagulov et al., 2000).

Systematic names are given after last published lists of amphibians and reptiles of Russia (Ananjeva et al., 2004; Kuzmin and Maslova, 2003). Amphibian larvae development stages were determined following Sytina et al.(1987) and Dabagyan and Sleptsova (1975). Length (L) corresponds to Snout Vent Length (SVL) in anurans, SVL+ Tail Length (TL) in all reptiles, except turtles and carapace length in turtles. Abbreviations of the administrative territories and nature protected areas: