The following is a list of reptiles of

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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, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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 Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

, parts of

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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

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 The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights ...

''Dermochelys coriacea'' global

Family
Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles t ...

Loggerhead sea turtle The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...

''Caretta caretta'' tropical regions *

Green turtle The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. It is the only species In biology, a spec ...

''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 The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in th ...

''Lepidochelys olivacea'' tropical regions * Flatback turtle ''

Natator depressus The Australian flatback sea turtle (''Natator depressus'') is a species of sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is endemic to the sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the Australian continental shelf. This turtle gets its co ...

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 The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Memb ...

* River terrapin ''

Batagur baska The northern river terrapin (''Batagur baska'') is a species of riverine turtle native to Southeast Asia. It is classified Critically Endangered by the IUCN and considered extinct in much of its former range. Description The northern river te ...

'' India (Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika), Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, Sumatra * Malayan box turtle ''

Cuora amboinensis The Amboina box turtle or Southeast Asian box turtle (''Cuora amboinensis'') is a species of Asian box turtle. It is found in the Nicobar Islands, eastern India (Assam), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, central and southern Vietna ...

'' India (Northeast, Nicobar Islands) Bangladesh, Malay peninsula, Indo-China, the Sundas, Maluku, Philippines * Asian leaf turtle ''

Cyclemys dentata The Asian leaf turtle (''Cyclemys dentata'') is a species of turtle found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographi ...

'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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 The Indian eyed turtle (''Morenia petersi'') is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Geographic range ''M. petersi'' is found in northeastern India (as far west as Bihar) and in Bangladesh. Etymo ...

'' Eastern India, Bangladesh * Malayan flat-shelled turtle '' Notochelys platynota'' * 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 The Arakan forest turtle (''Heosemys depressa'') is a critically endangered turtle species native to the Arakan Hills in western Myanmar and the bordering Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The Arakan forest turtle is a semiterrestrial turtl ...

Family
Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ...

* 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 Indian peacock softshell turtle (''Nilssonia hurum'') is a species of turtle found in South Asia, and is listed on the IUCN Red List as a vulnerable species. Geographical range The Indian peacock soft-shell turtle is found in Bangladesh, India ...

'' India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Leith's softshell turtle '' Aspideretes leithii'' Peninsular India * Black softshell turtle '' Aspideretes nigricans'' Chittagong city tank in southeast Bangladesh * Narrow-headed softshell turtle ''

Chitra indica The Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (''Chitra indica''), also known as the small-headed softshell turtle or the Indo-Gangetic softshell turtle, is an endangered species of softshell turtle native to waterways and rivers of the Indian subc ...

'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Indian flapshell turtle ''

Lissemys punctata The Indian flapshell turtle (''Lissemys punctata'') is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia. The "flap-shelled" name stems from the presence of femoral flaps located on the plastron. These flaps of skin cover the limbs when they re ...

'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * Asian giant softshell turtle ''

Pelochelys cantorii The Asian giant softshell turtle (''Pelochelys cantorii''), also known commonly as Cantor's giant softshell turtle and the frog-faced softshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle in the family Trionychidae. The species is native to South ...

'' India (coasts), Malay peninsula, Indo-China, South China

Order Squamata

Suborder Lacertilia

Family Eublepharidae

* Indian fat-tailed gecko ''

Eublepharis fuscus The West Indian leopard gecko (''Eublepharis fuscus'') is a species of leopard gecko found in western India, with its range possibly extending to southeastern Pakistan. The specific name "fuscus" means dark or dusky. Description It has a robust ...

'' Western India * Hardwicke's fat-tailed gecko ''

Eublepharis hardwickii The East Indian leopard gecko (''Eublepharis hardwickii''), also known commonly as Hardwicke's gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is endemic to India and Bangladesh. Etymology The specific name, '' ...

'' Eastern and central India * Pakistani leopard gecko ''

Eublepharis macularius The leopard gecko or common leopard gecko (''Eublepharis macularius'') is a ground-dwelling lizard native to the rocky dry grassland and desert regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, and Nepal. The leopard gecko has become a popular pet, ...

'' Pakistan, Northwest India

Family Gekkonidae

* Böhme's mountain gecko '' Alsophylax boehmei'' * Baluch rock gecko ''

Bunopus tuberculatus ''Bunopus tuberculatus'', also known as the Baluch rock gecko, Arabian desert gecko, or southern tuberculated gecko is a species of gecko found in the Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolit ...

'' Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal * Indian golden gecko '' Calodactylodes aureus'' Eastern Ghats * Sri Lankan golden gecko '' Calodactylus illingworthi'' Sri Lanka * Assamese day gecko'' Cnemaspis assamensis'', Assam * Beddome's day gecko '' Cnemaspis beddomei'' * 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'' * Jerdon's day gecko '' Cnemaspis jerdonii'' * Kandy day gecko, '' Cnemaspis kandiana'' * Kolhapur day gecko, '' Cnemaspis kolhapurensis'' * Coastal day gecko '' Cnemaspis littoralis'' * Ponmudi day gecko '' Cnemaspis nairi'' * Ornate day gecko '' Cnemaspis ornata'' * '' Cnemaspis otai'' * Sispara day gecko '' Cnemaspis sisparensis'' * Rough-bellied day gecko '' Cnemaspis tropidogaster'' * Wynaad day gecko '' Cnemaspis wynadensis'' * Yercaud day gecko '' Cnemaspis yercaudensis'' * Flat-tailed gecko '' Cosymbotus platyurus'' Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Indo-China, Malay region * Sind gecko '' Crossobamon orientalis'' * '' Cyrtodactylus adleri'' * '' Cyrtodactylus aravallensis'' * Kollegal ground gecko '' Geckoella collegalensis'' * Gunther's Indian gecko '' Cyrtodactylus deccanensis'' * Giant forest gecko '' Cyrtodactylus frenatus'' Sri Lanka * Sikkim bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris'' * Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus khasiensis'' * Jammu bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus mansarulus'' * '' Geckoella nebulosa'' (=''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'' * Andamans bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtodactylus rubidus'' India (Andamans) * Frontier bow-fingered gecko '' Cyrtodactylus stoliczkai'' * '' Mediodactylus walli'' * '' Cyrtopodion baturensis'' * Banded bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtopodion fasciolatus'' * Himalayan bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtopodion himalayanus'' * Kutch gecko '' Cyrtopodion kachhensis'' * Lawder's bent-toed gecko '' Cyrtopodion lawderanus'' * Rough-tailed gecko '' Cyrtopodion scabrum'' * Siamese leaf-toed gecko '' Dixonius siamensis'' * Patinghe Indian gecko '' Geckoella jeyporensis'' * Devil gecko '' Geckoella yakhuna'' 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'' 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'' * '' Hemidactylus anamallensis'' * Bowring's gecko '' Hemidactylus bowringii'' Eastern India, Myanmar, China * Brook's gecko '' Hemidactylus brookii'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Singapore, Malay region * Depressed gecko ''

Hemidactylus depressus ''Hemidactylus depressus'', also known as Sri Lanka leaf-nosed gecko or Kandyan gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Description Head large with large granules, especially on snout. Mid-ventrals 36–40. Digits webbed at b ...

'' 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 The common house gecko (''Hemidactylus frenatus'') is a gecko native to South and Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, tayoto, chipkali or moon lizard. Most geckos are noctur ...

'' South India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, China, Malay region, tropical areas * Giant leaf-toed gecko ''

Hemidactylus giganteus ''Hemidactylus giganteus'', also known as the giant leaf-toed gecko, the giant southern tree gecko, or the giant gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to India. Description Snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear-opening, 1.5 ...

'' * Garnott's gecko ''

Hemidactylus garnotii The Indo-Pacific gecko (''Hemidactylus garnotii'') also known as Garnot's house gecko, the fox gecko, or the Assam greyish brown gecko, is a species of gecko found in India, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Australia, and throughout Polynesia. A ...

'' Northeast India, Bhutan, Nepal, Malay region * Graceful leaf-toed gecko ''

Hemidactylus gracilis The graceful lead-toed gecko (''Hemidactylus gracilis'') is a species of small-sized gecko found in India. The holotype was described in British India in Berar (what is now Amravati). Description The head is narrow and elongated, with the snout ...

'' * Carrot-tail viper gecko '' Hemidactylus imbricatus'' * 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'' * Spotted rock gecko ''

Hemidactylus maculatus ''Hemidactylus maculatus'', also known as the spotted leaf-toed gecko or giant spotted gecko, is a species of large gecko found in the Western Ghats of India and in parts of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, ...

'' 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 porbandarensis'' * Bombay leaf-toed gecko '' Hemidactylus prashadi'' * Reticulate leaf-toed gecko '' Hemidactylus reticulatus'' * 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.An ...

'' South India, Sri Lanka * '' Hemidactylus subtriedrus'' * Termite hill gecko '' Hemidactylus triedrus'' Pakistan, India * Mediterranean house gecko ''

Hemidactylus turcicus The Mediterranean house gecko (''Hemidactylus turcicus'') is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name ...

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Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus The Southern Ghats slender gecko (''Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus'') is a species of gecko with a restricted distribution in the hills of southern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It i ...

'' * Indopacific tree gecko ''

Hemiphyllodactylus typus ''Hemiphyllodactylus typus'', also known as the Indopacific tree gecko, Indopacific slender gecko, or common dwarf gecko, is a species of gecko found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and some islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...

'' * Mourning gecko ''

Lepidodactylus lugubris ''Lepidodactylus lugubris'', known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of lizard, a gecko of the family Gekkonidae. Description ''Lepidodactylus lugubris'' measure 8.5-10 cm in length including tail (4-4.4 cm snou ...

'' * Andaman day gecko ''

Phelsuma andamanense The Andaman day gecko (''Phelsuma andamanensis''), also known as the Andaman Islands day gecko, is a species of gecko in the genus ''Phelsuma''. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands of India, and has recently been introduced to the Nicobar islan ...

'' India (Andamans) *Nicobar gliding gecko '' Ptychozoon nicobarensis'' India (Nicobar) * Smooth-backed gliding gecko '' Ptychozoon lionotum''

Family Agamidae

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

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* Indian chamaeleon '' Chamaeleo zeylanicus'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka

Family Dibamidae

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Dibamus nicobaricum ''Dibamus nicobaricum'' is a species of lizard found in the Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are located in Southeast Asia, northwest of Aceh on Sumatra, and separated ...

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 ''Pseudo ...

'' 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'' * '' Asymblepharus tragbulense'' * 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'' * 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'' Southwest India, * Tree skink '' Dasia haliana'' Sri Lanka * Olive tree skink '' Dasia olivacea'' India (Nicobars), Myanmar, Indo-China, Malay region * '' Dasia nicobarensis'' * Olive tree skink '' Dasia olivacea'' * Boulenger's dasia '' Dasia subcaerulea'' * Schneider's skink ''

Eumeces schneiderii ''Eumeces schneiderii'', commonly known as Schneider's skink or the Berber skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Central Asia, Western Asia, and North Africa. There are five recognized subspecies. Ety ...

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Eumeces blythianus ''Eumeces blythianus'', commonly known as Blyth's skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to South Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''blythianus'', is in honor of English zoologist Edward Blyth (1810– ...

'' * Poona skink ''

Eurylepis poonaensis ''Eurylepis poonaensis'', the Poona skink, is a species of skink found only in Maharashtra, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh ...

'' (Sharma, 1970) * Alpine Punjab skink '' Eurylepis taeniolatus'' Blyth, 1854 * Sharma's mabuya '' Eutropis nagarjuni'' (Sharma, 1969) Andhra Prade * Kelaart's slender skink ''

Lankascincus taprobanensis ''Lankascincus taprobanensis'', also known commonly as the Ceylon tree skink and the smooth Lanka skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Habitat and distribution The smooth Lan ...

'' 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 ...

'' ( Stoliczka, 1873) * Four-striped lipinia '' Lipinia quadrivittata'' (Peters, 1867) * White-spotted supple skink '' Lygosoma albopunctatum'' (Gray, 1846) * '' Lygosoma ashwamedhi'' Sharma, 1969 * Christmas Island grass-skink '' Lygosoma bowringii'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Lygosoma goaensis'' (Sharma, 1976) * Günther's writhing skink '' Lygosoma guentheri'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Lygosoma lineata'' (Gray, 1839) * '' Lygosoma pruthi'' (Sharma, 1977) * '' Lygosoma punctata'' (Gmelin, 1799) * Vosmer's writhing skink '' Lygosoma vosmaeri'' (Gray, 1839) * Gunther's spotted skink '' Lygosoma guentheri'' Southwest India * '' Mabuya allapallensis'' Schmidt, 1926 * '' Mabuya andamanensis'' Smith, 1935 * Beddome's skink '' Mabuya beddomii'' (Jerdon, 1870) Southwest India, Sri Lanka * Bibron's skink '' Mabuya bibronii'' (Gray, 1838) Southeast India, Sri Lanka * Common keeled skink '' Mabuya carinata'' (Schneider, 1801) Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh * Inger's mabuya '' Mabuya clivicola'' Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde, 1984 * Striped grass skink '' Mabuya dissimilis'' (Hallowell, 1857) Pakistan, North India * '' Mabuya gansi'' Das, 1991 * Blanford's mabuya '' Mabuya innotata'' (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'' 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 ''Nessia burtonii'', commonly known as Burton's nessia, Gray's snake skink, or the three-toed snake skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific n ...

'' Sri Lanka * Deraniyagala's snake skink ''

Nessia deraniyagalai ''Nessia deraniyagalai'', commonly known as Deraniyagala's snake skink, Deraniyagala's snakeskink, or Deraniyagala's nessia, is a species of limbless lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Etymology ...

'' Sri Lanka * Two-toed snake skink '' Nessia didactylus'' Sri Lanka * Shark-headed snake skink ''

Nessia hickanala ''Nessia hickanala'', also known as the shark-headed snake skink and Hickanala nessia, is a species of skink endemic to island of Sri Lanka. Description Midbody scales rows 2–21. Body is elongated and limbless. Head flattened, wedge-shaped. ...

'' Sri Lanka * Layard's snake skink ''

Nessia layardi ''Nessia layardi'', commonly known as Layard's snake skink or Layard's nessia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka."''Nessia layardi'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptil ...

'' Sri Lanka * One-toed snake skink '' Nessia monodactylus'' Sri Lanka * Sarasin's snake skink ''

Nessia sarasinorum ''Nessia sarasinorum'', commonly known as Sarasins's snake skink or Müller's nessia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. Etymology The specific name, ''sarasinorum'', is in hono ...

'' 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'' (Blyth, 1853) * ''

Ristella beddomii ''Ristella beddomii'', commonly known as Beddome's cat skink and Beddome's ristella, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southwestern India. Etymology ''R. beddomii'' is named after Richard Henry Be ...

'' Boulenger, 1887 * Günther's ristella ''

Ristella guentheri ''Ristella guentheri'', commonly known as Günther's ristella and Gunther's cat skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name, ''guentheri'', is in honor of German- British ...

'' Boulenger, 1887 * Rurk's ristella ''

Ristella rurkii ''Ristella rurkii'', commonly known as Rurk's ristella, is a species of skink Endemism, endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, Diurnality, diurnal skink found in shola grasslands and rainforests of hills ran ...

'' Gray, 1839 * Travancore ristella ''

Ristella travancorica ''Ristella travancorica'', commonly known as the Travancore cat skink or the Travancore ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats in India. Description Ear-opening not or but slightly larger than the nostril; third to sixth ...

'' (Beddome, 1870) * '' Scincella beddomei'' (Boulenger, 1887) * Two-lined ground skink '' Scincella bilineata'' (Gray, 1846) * Ladakh supple skink '' Scincella ladacensis'' (Günther, 1864) North India, Nepal * '' Scincella macrotis'' (Steindachner, 1867) * '' Scincella palnica'' (Boettger, 1892) * Reeves' smooth gecko '' Scincella reevesii'' (Gray, 1838) * Sikkimese supple skink '' Scincella sikkimensis'' (Blyth, 1854) Eastern India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal * '' Scincella travancorica'' (Beddome, 1870) * '' Sepsophis punctatus'' 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'' (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'' * 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'' * Beddome's snake-eye '' Ophisops beddomei'' * Snake-eyed lizard ''

Ophisops elegans ''Ophisops elegans'', commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. There are nine recognized subspecies. Description ''O. 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, ''jerdo ...

'' * 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 lizards found in parts of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-mos ...

'' * Deraniyagala's striped lacerta '' Ophisops minor'' India, Sri Lanka * Goalpara grass lizard '' Takydromus haughtonianus'' * Java grass lizard '' Takydromus khasiensis'' * Asian grass lizard '' Takydromus sexlineatus''

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 Islands, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nicobar Island chains. ...

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

Reptile database

Indian snake checklist

Herpetology in South Asia

ReptileIndia Yahoo Group
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Order Crocodilia

Family Crocodilidae

Family Gavialiidae

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 ...

Family Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles t ...

Family Testudinidae

Family Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Memb ...

Family Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ...

Order Squamata

Suborder Lacertilia

Family Eublepharidae

Family Gekkonidae

Family Agamidae

Family Chamaeleonidae

Family Dibamidae

Family Anguidae

Family Scincidae

Family Lacertidae

Family Varanidae

Suborder Sauria

Family Gymnothalmidae

Suborder Serpentes

See also

Notes

References

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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 ...

Family
Cheloniidae Cheloniidae is a family of typically large marine turtles that are characterised by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are the only sea turtles t ...

Family
Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species. The family includes the Eurasian pond and river turtles and Neotropical wood turtles. Memb ...

Family
Trionychidae The Trionychidae are a taxonomic family of a number of turtle genera, commonly known as softshell turtles. The family was erected by Leopold Fitzinger in 1826. Softshells include some of the world's largest freshwater turtles, though many can a ...