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The following is a list of reptiles of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal,
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
and the
Andaman Andaman may refer to: * Andaman Islands * Andaman Sea * ''Andaman'' (1998 film), a Kannada-language film * ''Andaman'' (2016 film), a Tamil-language film * ''Andaman'' (2021 film), a Hindi-language film See also * Andaman and Nicobar Islands ...
and Nicobar Island chains.


Order Crocodilia


Family Crocodilidae

* Mugger crocodile (''Crocodylus palustris'') India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar * Saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') India (east coast and the Andamans), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh


Family Gavialiidae

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Gharial The gharial (''Gavialis gangeticus''), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are long, and males . Adult males have a distinct b ...
''Gavialis gangeticus'' India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh *
False gharial The false gharial (''Tomistoma schlegelii''), also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It is listed as Vu ...
''Tomistoma schlegelii'' Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java


Order Testudines


Family

Dermochelyidae Dermochelyidae is a family of turtles which has seven extinct genera and one extant genus, including the largest living sea turtles. Classification of known genera The following list of dermochelyid species was published by Hirayama and Tong in ...

* Leatherback sea turtle ''Dermochelys coriacea'' global


Family Cheloniidae

* Loggerhead sea turtle ''Caretta caretta'' tropical regions * Green turtle ''Chelonia mydas'' tropical regions *
Hawksbill sea turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is largel ...
''Eretmochelys imbricata'' tropical regions * Olive ridley sea turtle ''Lepidochelys olivacea'' tropical regions * Flatback turtle '' Natator depressus''


Family Testudinidae

* Indian star tortoise (''Geochelone elegans'') India * Elongated tortoise (''Indotestudo elongata'') India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malay peninsula, Indo-China * Travancore tortoise (''Indotestudo travancorica'') Western Ghats * Asian brown tortoise (''Manouria emys'') India, Bangladesh, Malay region * Impressed tortoise (''Manouria impressa'') India (Arunachal Pradesh) * Central Asian tortoise (''Testudo horsfieldii'') Pakistan


Family Geoemydidae

* River terrapin '' Batagur baska'' India (Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika), Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, Sumatra * Malayan box turtle '' Cuora amboinensis'' India (Northeast, Nicobar Islands) Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, the Sundas, Maluku, Philippines * Asian leaf turtle '' Cyclemys dentata'' Northeast India, Bangladesh, China, Indo-China, Malay peninsula, Indo-Malay, the Sundas, Philippines * Oldham's leaf turtle ''
Cyclemys oldhami Oldham's leaf turtle (''Cyclemys oldhamii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. Etymology Both the specific name, ''oldhamii'', and the common name, Oldham's leaf turtle, are in honor of Thomas Oldham, Superintendent of the Geolo ...
'' Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam * Spotted pond turtle ''
Geoclemys hamiltonii ''Geoclemys'' is a genus of turtle that contains a single living species, the black pond turtle (''Geoclemys hamiltonii''). Two fossil species are also known from the Miocene of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku' ...
'' Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal * Cochin forest cane turtle ''
Vijayachelys silvatica __NOTOC__ The Cochin forest cane turtle (''Vijayachelys silvatica''), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality is give ...
'' (=''Geoemyda silvatica'') Southwest India * Crowned river turtle ''
Hardella thurjii The brahminy river turtle or crowned river turtle (''Hardella thurjii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Taxonomy The genus ''Hardella'', to which the species ''Hardella thurjii'' belongs, ...
'' Pakistan, India, Bangladesh * Three-striped roofed turtle ''
Kachuga dhongoka The three-striped roofed turtle (''Batagur dhongoka'') is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Geoemydidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South Asia. Geographic range The three-striped roofed turtle is found in Bangladesh, ...
'' North India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Painted roofed turtle '' Kachuga kachuga'' North India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Brown roofed turtle ''
Kachuga smithii The brown roofed turtle (''Pangshura smithii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Two subspecies are recognized. Etymology The specific name, ''smithii'', is in honor of Scottish zoologist A ...
'' Pakistan, North India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Assam roofed turtle '' Kachuga sylhetensis'' Northeast India, Bangladesh * Indian roofed turtle '' Kachuga tecta'' Pakistan, North India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Indian tent turtle '' Kachuga tentoria'' India, Bangladesh * Tricarinate hill turtle ''
Melanochelys tricarinata The tricarinate hill turtle or three-keeled land turtle (''Melanochelys tricarinata'') is a species of turtle found in northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of ...
'' India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Indian black turtle ''
Melanochelys trijuga The Indian black turtle (''Melanochelys trijuga'') or Indian pond terrapin is a species of medium-sized freshwater turtle found in South Asia. Description Despite its name, the color of its upper shell or carapace can vary from reddish to dark ...
'' India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand * Indian eyed turtle '' Morenia petersi'' Eastern India, Bangladesh * Malayan flat-shelled turtle ''
Notochelys platynota The Malayan flat-shelled turtle (''Notochelys platynota'') is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia. Distribution Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indica ...
'' * Keeled box turtle ''
Pyxidea mouhotii The keeled box turtle (''Cuora mouhotii''; syn. ''Pyxidea mouhotii'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Geographic range ''C. mouhotii'' occurs in Burma, China, India, Laos, and Vietnam,Asian Tur ...
'' * Arakan forest turtle '' Heosemys depressa''


Family Trionychidae

* Indian softshell turtle ''
Aspideretes gangeticus The Indian softshell turtle (''Nilssonia gangetica''), or Ganges softshell turtle is a species of softshell turtle found in South Asia in rivers such as the Ganges, Indus and Mahanadi. This vulnerable turtle reaches a carapace length of up to . ...
'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Indian peacock softshell turtle '' Aspideretes hurum'' India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Leith's softshell turtle ''
Aspideretes leithii Leith's softshell turtle (''Nilssonia leithii'') is a species of turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is found in peninsular Indian rivers including the Bhavani, Godavari, and Moyariii Rivers. The types.... locality is Pune in ...
'' Peninsular India * Black softshell turtle '' Aspideretes nigricans'' Chittagong city tank in southeast Bangladesh * Narrow-headed softshell turtle '' Chitra indica'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Indian flapshell turtle '' Lissemys punctata'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * Asian giant softshell turtle '' Pelochelys cantorii'' India (coasts), Malay peninsula, Indo-China, South China


Order Squamata


Suborder Lacertilia


Family Eublepharidae

* Indian fat-tailed gecko '' Eublepharis fuscus'' Western India * Hardwicke's fat-tailed gecko '' Eublepharis hardwickii'' Eastern and central India * Pakistani leopard gecko '' Eublepharis macularius'' Pakistan, Northwest India


Family Gekkonidae

* Böhme's mountain gecko '' Alsophylax boehmei'' * Baluch rock gecko '' Bunopus tuberculatus'' Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal * Indian golden gecko ''
Calodactylodes aureus The Indian golden gecko or Beddome's golden gecko (''Calodactylodes aureus'' ) is a species of gecko known only from the Eastern Ghats of India.Sreekar R, Srinivasulu C, Seetharamaraju M, Srinivasulu CA. 2010. Selection of egg attachment sites b ...
'' Eastern Ghats * Sri Lankan golden gecko '' Calodactylus illingworthi'' Sri Lanka * Assamese day gecko'' Cnemaspis assamensis'', Assam * Beddome's day gecko ''
Cnemaspis beddomei Beddome's day gecko (''Cnemaspis beddomei'') is a species of lizard in the Family Gekkonidae endemic to India. Etymology ''C. beddomei'' is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830–1911, a British army officer and botanist. Geographic ...
'' * Boie's day gecko ''
Cnemaspis boiei Boie's day gecko (''Cnemaspis boiei'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology ''C. boiei'' is named after Friedrich Boie (1789–1870) or his brother Heinrich Boie Heinrich Boie (4 May 1794 ...
'' * Goan day gecko '' Cnemaspis goaensis'' * Gund day gecko '' Cnemaspis heteropholis'' * Indian day gecko '' Cnemaspis indica'' * Indraneil day gecko ''
Cnemaspis indraneildasii The Goan day gecko (''Cnemaspis goaensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to southwestern India. Geographic range ''C. goaensis'' is found in the Indian states of Goa and Karnatka. Reproduction '' ...
'' * Jerdon's day gecko ''
Cnemaspis jerdonii Jerdon's day gecko (''Cnemaspis jerdonii'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India and Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, ''jerdonii'', is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon ...
'' * Kandy day gecko, ''
Cnemaspis kandiana The Kandyan day gecko or Kandyan rock gecko (''Cnemaspis kandiana'') is a species of diurnal gecko found in Sri Lanka. Description Its head is rather elongated; the snout is obtusely pointed, longer than the distance between the eye and the ear ...
'' * Kolhapur day gecko, ''
Cnemaspis kolhapurensis The Kolhapur day gecko (''Cnemaspis kolhapurensis'') is a species of gecko described from the hills in Kolhapur in Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western ...
'' * Coastal day gecko ''
Cnemaspis littoralis The coastal day gecko (''Cnemaspis littoralis'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are ...
'' * Ponmudi day gecko '' Cnemaspis nairi'' * Ornate day gecko '' Cnemaspis ornata'' * '' Cnemaspis otai'' * Sispara day gecko ''
Cnemaspis sisparensis The Sispara day gecko (''Cnemaspis sisparensis'') is a species of gecko found in the Nilgiri Hills of India. Description It is closely allied to ''Cnemaspis wynadensis'', but the digits much more elongate. Three femoral pores are found on each ...
'' * Rough-bellied day gecko ''
Cnemaspis tropidogaster The rough-bellied day gecko (''Cnemaspis tropidogaster'') is a species of day geckos found in the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Its distribution in the southern Western Ghats is patchy and relatively uncommon. It is active during the d ...
'' * Wynaad day gecko ''
Cnemaspis wynadensis The Wynad day gecko (''Cnemaspis wynadensis'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are ...
'' * Yercaud day gecko '' Cnemaspis yercaudensis'' * Flat-tailed gecko '' Cosymbotus platyurus'' Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Indo-China, Malay region * Sind gecko ''
Crossobamon orientalis ''Crossobamon orientalis'', commonly called the Sind gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Geographic range ''C. orientalis'' is found in Pakistan (Sindh: Rohri and Shikarpur Dist ...
'' * '' Cyrtodactylus adleri'' * '' Cyrtodactylus aravallensis'' * Kollegal ground gecko ''
Geckoella collegalensis __NOTOC__ ''Cyrtodactylus collegalensis'', also known as the Kollegal ground gecko or forest spotted gecko, is a species of gecko found in and around Mysore hills, at the junction of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, in South India. Re ...
'' * Gunther's Indian gecko ''
Cyrtodactylus deccanensis ''Cyrtodactylus deccanensis'', also commonly known as Deccan ground gecko, Günther's Indian gecko, or the banded ground gecko, is a species of gecko found in the northern Western Ghats of India. It has been found from northern Maharashtra, ...
'' * Giant forest gecko ''
Cyrtodactylus frenatus ''Cyrtodactylus'' (Greek κυρτος ''kurtos'' "curved", from κυπτω ''kuptō'' "to stoop"; δακτυλος ''daktulos'' "finger, toe") is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and fores ...
'' Sri Lanka * Sikkim bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris'' * Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko ''
Cyrtodactylus khasiensis The Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko (''Cyrtodactylus khasiensis'') is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkot ...
'' * Jammu bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus mansarulus'' * ''
Geckoella nebulosa ''Cyrtodactylus nebulosus'', also known as the clouded Indian gecko, is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder ...
'' (=''Gymnodactlus nebulosus'', ''Cyrtodactylus nebulosus'') * ''
Cyrtodactylus nepalensis ''Cyrtodactylus nepalensis'' is a bent-toed gecko species first described by Schleich & Kästle in 1998. It is endemic to western Nepal. References Cyrtodactylus Reptiles described in 1998 Reptiles of Nepal {{Cyrtodactylus-stub ...
'' * Malayan forest gecko ''
Cyrtodactylus pulchellus The Malayan forest gecko or banded bent-toed gecko (''Cyrtodactylus pulchellus'') is a species of gecko found in Southeast Asia. Description Head large, much depressed, oviform; snout longer than the orbit, the diameter of which equals its distan ...
'' * Andamans bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus rubidus'' India (Andamans) * Frontier bow-fingered gecko '' Cyrtodactylus stoliczkai'' * ''
Mediodactylus walli The Chitral gecko (''Mediodactylus walli''), also known commonly as the Chitral bow-foot gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Pakistan. Etymology The specific name, ''walli'', is in honor of British ...
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Cyrtopodion baturensis The Batura Glacier gecko (''Altiphylax baturensis''), also known as the Batura thin-toed gecko, is a species of gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. B ...
'' * Banded bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtopodion fasciolatus'' * Himalayan bent-toed gecko ''
Cyrtopodion himalayanus The Himalayan bent-toed gecko (''Cyrtopodion himalayanus'') is a species of gecko found in northern India (Jammu and Kashmir) and western Nepal. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Cyrtopodion ''Cyrtopodion'' is a genus of lizards in the fa ...
'' * Kutch gecko '' Cyrtopodion kachhensis'' * Lawder's bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtopodion lawderanus'' * Rough-tailed gecko ''
Cyrtopodion scabrum ''Cyrtopodion scabrum'', also known as the rough-tailed gecko, rough bent-toed gecko, rough-tailed bowfoot gecko, common tuberculate ground gecko, or keeled gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is ende ...
'' * Siamese leaf-toed gecko '' Dixonius siamensis'' * Patinghe Indian gecko ''
Geckoella jeyporensis ''Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis'', also known as the Jeypore Indian gecko, the Jeypore ground gecko, or the Patinghe Indian gecko, is an endangered species of gecko found in India, which was until recently considered extinct. Described from a single ...
'' * Devil gecko ''
Geckoella yakhuna ''Cyrtodactylus yakhuna'', also known as the northern Sri Lanka gecko, spotted bow-fingered gecko, blotch bow-fingered gecko, or demon gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to northern Sri Lanka. Habitat and distribution It is a dainty, ground-d ...
'' Sri Lanka * Four-clawed gecko ''
Gehyra mutilata ''Gehyra mutilata'', also known commonly as the common four-clawed gecko, Pacific gecko, stump-toed gecko, sugar gecko in Indonesia, tender-skinned house gecko, and ''butiki'' in Filipino, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The sp ...
'' South India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malay region * Tokay gecko ''
Gekko gekko The tokay gecko (''Gekko gecko'') is a nocturnal arboreal gecko in the genus ''Gekko'', the true geckos. It is native to Asia and some Pacific Islands. Subspecies Two subspecies are currently recognized. *''G. g. gecko'' (Linnaeus, 1758): ...
'' Northeast India, Indo-China, China, Malay region * Smith's giant gecko ''
Gekko smithii ''Gekko smithii'', commonly known as Smith's green-eyed gecko or the large forest gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is native to mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Description ''G. smithii'' is one of the ...
'' India (Nicobar), Myanmar, Thailand, Malay region * Andamanese giant gecko ''
Gekko verreauxi The Andaman giant gecko (''Gekko verreauxi)'', also known commonly as the Andamanese giant gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is indigenous to the Andaman Islands Etymology The specific name, ''verreauxi'', is ...
'' India (Andamans) * White-striped viper gecko ''
Hemidactylus albofasciatus The white-striped viper gecko (''Hemidactylus albofasciatus'') is a species of gecko endemic to India. The species, mostly found under the loose rocks on rock outcrops of the Konkan region is known to be threatened by the land-use changes. This ...
'' * '' Hemidactylus anamallensis'' * Bowring's gecko ''
Hemidactylus bowringii The Oriental leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus bowringii''), also known commonly as the Asian smooth gecko, Bowring's gecko, Bowring's smooth gecko, and the Sikkimese dark-spotted gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species ...
'' Eastern India, Myanmar, China * Brook's gecko ''
Hemidactylus brookii ''Hemidactylus brookii'', also known commonly as Brooke's house gecko and the spotted house gecko, is a widespread species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. Etymology The specific name, ''brookii'', is in honor of British adventurer James Bro ...
'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Singapore, Malay region * Depressed gecko '' Hemidactylus depressus'' Sri Lanka * Yellow-spotted gecko ''
Hemidactylus flaviviridis ''Hemidactylus flaviviridis'' is a species of gecko. It is known as the yellow-belly gecko or northern house gecko. Distribution Its range includes Egypt (Ismailia, Sinai), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, P ...
'' Pakistan, India, Iran * Asian house gecko '' Hemidactylus frenatus'' South India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, China, Malay region, tropical areas * Giant leaf-toed gecko '' Hemidactylus giganteus'' * Garnott's gecko '' Hemidactylus garnotii'' Northeast India, Bhutan, Nepal, Malay region * Graceful leaf-toed gecko '' Hemidactylus gracilis'' * Carrot-tail viper gecko ''
Hemidactylus imbricatus The carrot-tail viper gecko (''Hemidactylus imbricatus'') is a species of gecko. It is found in Iran, Pakistan and possibly India, although the Indian records are questionable. Taxonomy This species was formerly known as ''Teratolepis fasciata'', ...
'' * Marbled tree gecko ''
Hemidactylus leschenaultii Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus leschenaultii'') is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to South Asia and parts of West Asia. It is often found inside homes. Its scientific name commemorates ...
'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka * Burmese leaf-toed gecko ''
Hemidactylus karenorum ''Hemidactylus karenorum'', commonly known as the Burmese leaf gecko, the Burmese leaf-toed gecko, or the Burmese spotted gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. Etymology The s ...
'' * Spotted rock gecko '' Hemidactylus maculatus'' Southwest India, Sri Lanka * '' Hemidactylus mahendrai'' * Smith's bent-toed gecko ''
Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi Smith's bent-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi''), also known commonly as Malcolm's bow-fingered gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to India. Taxonomy ''H. malcolmsmithi'' was originally desc ...
'' * Persian leaf-toed gecko ''
Hemidactylus persicus ''Hemidactylus persicus'', also known as the Persian leaf-toed gecko or Persian gecko, is a species of gecko found in West Asia. Description It has a snout rather acuminate, as long as the distance between the eye and the upper border of the ea ...
'' * '' Hemidactylus porbandarensis'' * Bombay leaf-toed gecko ''
Hemidactylus prashadi ''Hemidactylus prashadi'', also known commonly as the Bombay leaf-toed gecko or Prashad's gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Etymology The specific name, ''prashad ...
'' * Reticulate leaf-toed gecko ''
Hemidactylus reticulatus The reticulate leaf-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus reticulatus'') is a species of terrestrial animal, terrestrial, nocturnal, insectivorous gecko found in rocky areas of South India. It takes refuge under stones on ground during day time and emerges ...
'' * Scaly gecko ''
Hemidactylus scabriceps The scaly gecko (''Hemidactylus scabriceps'') is a species of nocturnal, terrestrial, insectivorous gecko found in South India and northern Sri Lanka. This species was first discovered in the coastal sand dunes of Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu ...
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Hemidactylus subtriedrus ''Hemidactylus subtriedrus'', also known as Jerdon's gecko or Madras blotched gecko, is a species of gecko found in India and Sri Lanka. Description Head large, oviform; snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, l.4 the ...
'' * Termite hill gecko ''
Hemidactylus triedrus ''Hemidactylus triedrus'', also known as the termite hill gecko, Dakota's leaf-toed gecko, or blotched house gecko, is a species of gecko found in South Asia. The race ''lankae'' of Sri Lanka, is now given species status and known as ''Hemidacty ...
'' Pakistan, India * Mediterranean house gecko '' Hemidactylus turcicus'' * '' Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus'' * Indopacific tree gecko '' Hemiphyllodactylus typus'' * Mourning gecko '' Lepidodactylus lugubris'' * Andaman day gecko '' Phelsuma andamanense'' India (Andamans) *Nicobar gliding gecko '' Ptychozoon nicobarensis'' India (Nicobar) * Smooth-backed gliding gecko '' Ptychozoon lionotum''


Family Agamidae

* Laungwala long-headed lizard (''Bufoniceps laungwalaensis'') Rajasthan * Green crestless forest lizard (''Calotes andamanensis'') Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India * Orange-lipped forest lizard (''Calotes aurantolabium'') Southern Western Ghats, ''sp. nov.'' * Green forest lizard (''Calotes calotes'') South India, Sri Lanka * Emma gray's forest lizard (''Calotes emma'') northeast India. * Large scaled forest lizard (''Calotes grandisquamis'') Western Ghats * Jerdon's forest lizard (''Calotes jerdoni'') India (Khasi hills, Meghalaya), Myanmar, China * Khasi Hills forest lizard (''Calotes maria'') India, Bangladesh * Indo-Chinese forest lizard (''Calotes mystaceus'') Northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam * Nilgiri forest lizard (''Calotes nemoricola'') India * Black-lipped forest lizard (''Calotes nigrilabris'') Sri Lanka * Oriental garden lizard (''Calotes versicolor'') Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Andamans), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, China, Sumatra * Rough-horned lizard (''Ceratophora aspera'') Sri Lanka * Small-horned lizard (''Cophotis ceylanica'') Sri Lanka * Bay Islands forest lizard (''Coryphophylax subcristatus'') India (Andaman and Nicobar islands) * Blanford's flying lizard (''Draco blanfordii'') Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay peninsula * South Indian flying lizard (''Draco dussumieri'') Western Ghats, India * Tubercled agama (''Laudakia tuberculata'') Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal * Hump-nosed lizard (''Lyriocephalus scutatus'') Sri Lanka * Elliot's forest lizard (''Monilesaurus ellioti'') India. * Roux forest lizard (''Monilesaurus rouxii'') India * Indian kangaroo lizard (''Otocryptis beddomei'') India * Sri Lankan kangaroo lizard (''Otocryptis wiegmanni'') Sri Lanka * Rock lizard (''Psammophilus dorsalis'') South India * Blanford's rock lizard (''Psammophilus blanfordanus'') South India * Horsfield's spiny lizard (''Salea horsfieldii'') South India * Anaimalai spiny lizard (''Salea anamallayana'') South India * Fan-throated lizard (''Sitana ponticeriana'') India * ''
Sitana visiri ''Sitana visiri'', the palm leaf fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to the Tamil Nadu region of India. Etymology The ''Sitana visiri'' species epithet is derived from the regional Tamil language word for a hand-c ...
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Sitana laticeps ''Sitana laticeps'', the broad-headed fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, t ...
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Sitana spinaecephalus ''Sitana spinaecephalus'', the spiny-headed fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by a ...
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Sarada darwini ''Sarada darwini'', Darwin's large fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the ...
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Sarada superba ''Sarada superba'', the superb large fan-throated lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in Maharashtra, India. It was described in 2016 and in the past was part of a complex that included ''Sitana ponticeriana The Pondichéry fan-th ...
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Sitana marudhamneydhal ''Sitana marudhamneydhal'' is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country ...
'' * Agile agama (''Trapelus agilis'') Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northwest India * Indian spiny-tailed lizard (''Uromastyx hardwickii'') Pakistan, Northwest India


Family Chamaeleonidae

* Indian chamaeleon ''
Chamaeleo zeylanicus The Indian chameleon (''Chamaeleo zeylanicus'') is a species of chameleon found in Sri Lanka, India, and other parts of South Asia. Like other chameleons, this species has a long tongue, feet that are shaped into bifid claspers, a prehensile tail ...
'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka


Family Dibamidae

* '' Dibamus nicobaricum''


Family Anguidae

* Armoured glass snake ''
Ophisaurus apodus The sheltopusik (''Pseudopus apodus''), also commonly called Pallas's glass lizard the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard found from Southern Europe to Central Asia. Etymology ''Pse ...
'' Eurasia, Afghanistan, Pakistan * Eastern glass snake '' Dopasia gracilis'' India (Himalayas, Northeast), Myanmar


Family Scincidae

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Ablepharus grayanus The minor snake-eyed skink (''Ablepharus grayanus'') is a species of skink that can be found in India, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the mountain regions of the eastern former Soviet central Asia, and possibly Kyrgyzstan. Etymology The specific ...
'' * Asian snake-eyed skink ''
Ablepharus pannonicus The Asian snake-eyed skink (''Ablepharus pannonicus'') is a species of skink. It is found in Georgia, southern Turkmenistan, southern Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, western Azerbaijan, eastern Iran, Iraq, Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, ...
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Asymblepharus tragbulense ''Ablepharus tragbulensis'' is a species of skink endemic to South Asia. Geographic range ''A. tragbulensis'' is found in India, and possibly Pakistan. Type locality: "Tragbal icPass, at an elevation of about 9,000 feet".Alcock 1898. Sri ...
'' * Barkud limbless skink ''
Barkudia insularis ''Barkudia insularis'' commonly known as the Madras spotted skink is a critically endangered limbless skink which was described in 1917 by Nelson Annandale and rediscovered in the wild in 2003. Little is known about the species but it was p ...
'' India (East coast) * ''
Barkudia melanosticta ''Barkudia melanosticta'' commonly known as Visakhapatnam limbless skink or Russell's legless skink is a skink endemic to Vishakapatnam region of Coromandel Coast, in Andhra Pradesh state of southeastern India. One of the foremost of Indian repti ...
'' * Four-toed snake skink '' Chalcidoseps thwaitesii'' Sri Lanka * '' Chalcides pentadactylus'' * ''
Dasia subcaeruleum ''Dasia subcaerulea'', Boulenger's dasia or Boulenger's tree skink, is a species of tree skink endemic to the Western Ghats in south India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seven ...
'' Southwest India * ''
Dasia johsinghi * ''Dasia'' (lizard) is a genus of skink * ''Dasia'' also refers to dasia pneumata, plural of dasy pneuma or rough breathing, a diacritic mark used in the Polytonic Greek and Early Cyrillic alphabets {{disambig ...
'' Southwest India, * Tree skink ''
Dasia haliana The Haly's tree skink (''Dasia haliana'') is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Sri Lanka. Earlier thought to be found also in the Western Ghats, taxonomic studies have shown ''D. haliana'' to be a Sri Lanka ...
'' Sri Lanka * Olive tree skink ''
Dasia olivacea ''Dasia olivacea'', the olive dasia or olive tree skink, is a species of skink native to Southeast Asia. Distribution ''Dasia olivacea'' is found south of approximately 15° north in Southeast Asia, including parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Viet N ...
'' India (Nicobars), Myanmar, Indo-China, Malay region * ''
Dasia nicobarensis ''Dasia nicobarensis'', the Nicobar tree skink or Nicobar dasia, is a species of arboreal skink found in the Nicobar Islands of India. Distribution Types: ZSI 23211 (holotype), "Coconut grove, about 2 km S.W. of Teetop Guest House, Car Nicobar" ...
'' * Olive tree skink ''
Dasia olivacea ''Dasia olivacea'', the olive dasia or olive tree skink, is a species of skink native to Southeast Asia. Distribution ''Dasia olivacea'' is found south of approximately 15° north in Southeast Asia, including parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Viet N ...
'' * Boulenger's dasia ''
Dasia subcaerulea ''Dasia subcaerulea'', Boulenger's dasia or Boulenger's tree skink, is a species of tree skink endemic to the Western Ghats in south India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the sevent ...
'' * Schneider's skink '' Eumeces schneiderii'' (Daudin, 1802) * '' Eumeces blythianus'' * Poona skink '' Eurylepis poonaensis'' (Sharma, 1970) * Alpine Punjab skink '' Eurylepis taeniolatus'' Blyth, 1854 * Sharma's mabuya ''
Eutropis nagarjuni Sharma's mabuya (''Eutropis nagarjuni'') is a species of skinks found in India. It was described by Sharma (1969) from hills south of Vijaypuri on the right bank of the river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state ...
'' (Sharma, 1969) Andhra Prade * Kelaart's slender skink '' Lankascincus taprobanensis'' Sri Lanka * Big-eared lipinia ''
Lipinia macrotympanum ''Lipinia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus ''Lipinia'' are commonly called lipinias. Taxonomy The genus ''Lipinia'' belongs to the ''Sphenomorphus The genus ''Sphenomorphus'' – vernacular ...
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Stoliczka ''Stoliczka'' is a genus of Pakistani nursery web spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1885. it contains only two species, found only in Pakistan: '' S. affinis'' and '' S. insignis''. See also * List of Pisauridae ...
, 1873) * Four-striped lipinia ''
Lipinia quadrivittata The four-striped lipinia or black-striped slender tree skink (''Lipinia quadrivittata'') is a species of skink. Distribution Indonesia (Borneo, Celebes), Sunda Region (Borneo), Philippines (Palawan), Sula Islands, south Thailand ( Bukit Besar, ...
'' (Peters, 1867) * White-spotted supple skink '' Lygosoma albopunctatum'' (Gray, 1846) * '' Lygosoma ashwamedhi'' Sharma, 1969 * Christmas Island grass-skink ''
Lygosoma bowringii ''Subdoluseps bowringii'', also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia. Etymology The ...
'' (Günther, 1864) * ''
Lygosoma goaensis ''Riopa goaensis'' is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one ...
'' (Sharma, 1976) * Günther's writhing skink ''
Lygosoma guentheri ''Riopa guentheri'', commonly known as Günther's supple skink or Günther's writhing skink, is a species of skink, which is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name, ''guentheri'', is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Alb ...
'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Lygosoma lineata'' (Gray, 1839) * '' Lygosoma pruthi'' (Sharma, 1977) * ''
Lygosoma punctata ''Lygosoma'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family (biology), family Scincidae. ''Lygosoma'' is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, r ...
'' (Gmelin, 1799) * Vosmer's writhing skink '' Lygosoma vosmaeri'' (Gray, 1839) * Gunther's spotted skink ''
Lygosoma guentheri ''Riopa guentheri'', commonly known as Günther's supple skink or Günther's writhing skink, is a species of skink, which is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name, ''guentheri'', is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Alb ...
'' Southwest India * '' Mabuya allapallensis'' Schmidt, 1926 * ''
Mabuya andamanensis The Andaman Islands grass skink (''Eutropis andamanensis'') is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxon ...
'' Smith, 1935 * Beddome's skink ''
Mabuya beddomii ''Eutropis beddomei'', commonly known as Beddome's mabuya or Beddome's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to India and Sri Lanka. Etymology ''E. beddomei'' is named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-191 ...
'' (Jerdon, 1870) Southwest India, Sri Lanka * Bibron's skink ''
Mabuya bibronii ''Eutropis bibronii'', also known commonly as Bibron's mabuya, Bibron's skink, and the seashore skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to India and Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, ''bibronii'', ...
'' (Gray, 1838) Southeast India, Sri Lanka * Common keeled skink '' Mabuya carinata'' (Schneider, 1801) Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Inger's mabuya ''
Mabuya clivicola ''Eutropis clivicola'', known as Inger's mabuya or mountain skink, is a species of skink found in India ( Kerala). It was first formally described in 1984 as ''Mabuya ''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from vari ...
'' Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984 * Striped grass skink '' Mabuya dissimilis'' (Hallowell, 1857) Pakistan, North India * ''
Mabuya gansi ''Eutropis dawsoni'', also known commonly as Gans's grass skink and Gans's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. Etymology The specific name, ''dawsoni'', is ...
'' Das, 1991 * Blanford's mabuya ''
Mabuya innotata Blanford's mabuya (''Eutropis innotata'') ( is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the ...
'' (Blanford, 1870) * Little Indian skink or bronze skink '' Mabuya macularia'' (Blyth, 1853) Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malay peninsula * Many-lined skink '' Mabuya multifasciata'' (Kuhl, 1820) Northeast India (Nicobars), China, Malay region * Nine-keeled skink '' Mabuya novemcarinata'' (Anderson, 1871) Northeast India, Myanmar, Malay peninsula * Four-keeled skink ''
Mabuya quadricarinata Beautiful mabuya of four-lined mabuya (''Eutropis quadricarinata'') is a species of skink. It was previously assigned to the genus ''Mabuya ''Mabuya'' is a genus of long-tailed skinks restricted to species from various Caribbean islands. They ...
'' Boulenger, 1887 Northeast India, Myanmar * Rough mabuya '' Mabuya rudis'' (Boulenger, 1887) * Nicobar Island skink '' Mabuya rugifera'' (Stoliczka, 1870) * Three-banded mabuya '' Mabuya trivittata'' (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) * Tytler's mabuya '' Mabuya tytleri'' (Tytler, 1868) * Gray's snake skink '' Nessia burtonii'' Sri Lanka * Deraniyagala's snake skink '' Nessia deraniyagalai'' Sri Lanka * Two-toed snake skink ''
Nessia didactylus ''Nessia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus ''Nessia'' are commonly known as snake skinks. Species The following nine species are recognized as being valid: *'' N ...
'' Sri Lanka * Shark-headed snake skink '' Nessia hickanala'' Sri Lanka * Layard's snake skink '' Nessia layardi'' Sri Lanka * One-toed snake skink ''
Nessia monodactylus ''Nessia'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus ''Nessia'' are commonly known as snake skinks. Species The following nine species are recognized as being valid: *'' N ...
'' Sri Lanka * Sarasin's snake skink '' Nessia sarasinorum'' Sri Lanka * Eastern sandfish ''
Ophiomorus raithmai ''Ophiomorus raithmai'', known commonly as the eastern sand swimmer and the three-fingered sand-fish, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in India and Pakistan. Etymology The specific name, ''raithm ...
'' Anderson & Leviton, 1966 Pakistan, Northwest India * Three-toed snake skink ''
Ophiomorus tridactylus ''Ophiomorus tridactylus'', commonly known as the three-toed snake skink, is a species of skink endemic to sandy desert areas of South Asia. It is also called the Indian sand-swimmer for its habit of moving just under the sand. Minton SA Jr. 196 ...
'' (Blyth, 1853) * '' Ristella beddomii'' Boulenger, 1887 * Günther's ristella '' Ristella guentheri'' Boulenger, 1887 * Rurk's ristella '' Ristella rurkii'' Gray, 1839 * Travancore ristella '' Ristella travancorica'' (Beddome, 1870) * ''
Scincella beddomei ''Kaestlea beddomii'', also known commonly as Beddome's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Etymology ''K. beddomii'' is named after Richard Henry Beddome, ...
'' (Boulenger, 1887) * Two-lined ground skink ''
Scincella bilineata The two-lined ground skink (''Kaestlea bilineata'') is a species of skink. It is found in the Nilgiri Hills and Travancore Hills of India. References * Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boul ...
'' (Gray, 1846) * Ladakh supple skink ''
Scincella ladacensis ''Ablepharus ladacensis'', also known as the Ladak ground skink, is a species of skink found in Tibet (China), North India, western Nepal, and northern Pakistan. Two subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below spec ...
'' (Günther, 1864) North India, Nepal * '' Scincella macrotis'' (Steindachner, 1867) * ''
Scincella palnica ''Scincella palnica'' is a species of skink found in India ( Travancore, Anaimalai, Palni Hills, Coimbatore, and Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administ ...
'' (Boettger, 1892) * Reeves' smooth gecko ''
Scincella reevesii ''Scincella reevesii'' (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''reevesii'', is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.Beol ...
'' (Gray, 1838) * Sikkimese supple skink ''
Scincella sikkimensis ''Ablepharus sikimmensis'' (common name: Sikkim ground skink or bronzy-brown skink) is a species of skink found in Bangladesh (Rangpur), Bhutan, China (Tibet), India (Darjeeling, Sikkim) and Nepal. References * Blyth, E. 1854 Notices and de ...
'' (Blyth, 1854) Eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal * ''
Scincella travancorica ''Kaestlea travancorica'', also known as the Travancore ground skink or Barbour's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to southern Western Ghats. Description A medium-sized (3.8 cm), blue-tailed forest skink. Earlier placed in th ...
'' (Beddome, 1870) * ''
Sepsophis punctatus The spotted Eastern Ghats skink (''Sepsophis punctatus'') is a species of skink. It endemic to India and known from its type locality in Andhra Pradesh (Darakondah, Golconda Hills, then Madras Presidency) and from Odissa Odisha (English: ...
'' Beddome, 1870 * North Indian litter skink ''
Sphenomorphus indicus ''Sphenomorphus indicus'' (Indian forest skink) is a species of skink. Description Its habit is lacertiform; the distance between the end of the snout and the fore limb contained about 1.6 times in the distance between axilla and groin. Snout s ...
'' (Gray, 1853) Tibet, India (Himalayas), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China, Malay peninsula * ''
Sphenomorphus courcyanum ''Sphenomorphus courcyanus'' is a species of skink Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincid ...
'' (Annandale, 1912) * Dussumier's forest skink '' Sphenomorphus dussumieri'' (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) * Spotted forest skink '' Sphenomorphus maculatus'' (Blyth, 1853)


Family Lacertidae

* Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard ''
Acanthodactylus blanfordii ''Acanthodactylus blanfordii'', commonly called Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Middle East and India. Geographic range ''Acanthodactylus blanfordii'' is fou ...
'' * Indian fringe-fingered lizard ''
Acanthodactylus cantoris The Indian fringe-fingered lizard (''Acanthodactylus cantoris''), also known commonly as the Indian fringe-toed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''cantoris'', ...
'' * Small-spotted lizard ''
Mesalina guttulata The small-spotted lizard (''Mesalina guttulata'') is a species of lizard. It is found in the following countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran (Kavir desert), India, S. Turkmenistan, N. Afri ...
'' * Beddome's snake-eye ''
Ophisops beddomei ''Ophisops beddomei'', commonly known as Beddome's snake-eye or Beddome’ s lacerta, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is a diurnal and fast-moving terrestrial lizard, which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. ...
'' * Snake-eyed lizard '' Ophisops elegans'' * Jerdon's snake-eye ''
Ophisops jerdonii ''Ophisops jerdonii'', commonly known as Jerdon's cabrita, Jerdon's snake-eye, or Punjab snake-eyed lacerta, is a species of lacertid lizard, which is distributed in east Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Etymology The specific name, ''jerd ...
'' * Leschenault's snake-eye ''
Ophisops leschenaultii ''Ophisops leschenaultii'', commonly called Leschenault's snake-eye, Leschenault’s lacerta, or Leschenault's cabrita, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to India and eastern Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, this lizard is called in Sinhala. ...
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Ophisops microlepis ''Ophisops microlepis'', the small-scaled lacerta, is a species of lizard Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. ...
'' * Deraniyagala's striped lacerta ''
Ophisops minor ''Ophisops nictans'', the lesser snake-eyed lacerta, is a species of lizard found in Sri Lanka and India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the secon ...
'' India, Sri Lanka * Goalpara grass lizard ''
Takydromus haughtonianus ''Takydromus haughtonianus'', commonly known as the Goalpara grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to India. Geographic range ''T. haughtonianus'' is found in northeastern India in the Indian state ...
'' * Java grass lizard ''
Takydromus khasiensis ''Takydromus khasiensis'' (common names: Java grass lizard, Khasi Hills long-tailed lizard ) is a species of lizard. It is found in Northeast India (Assam, Meghalaya), adjacent Myanmar (=Burma), and northern part of Bangladesh. The type locali ...
'' * Asian grass lizard ''
Takydromus sexlineatus ''Takydromus sexlineatus'', the Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed grass lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard, is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body (snout to vent) length in thi ...
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Family Varanidae

* Bengal monitor (''Varanus bengalensis'') Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * Yellow monitor (''Varanus flavescens'') Pakistan, India, Nepal * Desert monitor (''Varanus griseus'') Caspian Sea, Pakistan, Northwest India * Water monitor (''Varanus salvator'') India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malay region, Philippines


Suborder Sauria


Family Gymnothalmidae

* Vanzosaura rubricauda (Boulenger, 1902)


Suborder Serpentes

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List of snakes of South Asia The following is a list of snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. All families are covered except f ...


See also

* Wildlife of India


Notes


References

* Romulus Whitaker & Ashok Captain, (2004) Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Draco Books, Chennai. * Daniel, J.C.(2002) The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press. {{ISBN, 0-19-566099-4 * Aengals, R., Kumar, S., Palot M.J. & S.R. Ganesh. 2018. A checklist of reptiles of India.ZSI publication. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326580194_A_Checklist_of_Reptiles_of_India


External links


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Indian snake checklist

Herpetology in South Asia

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