The following is a list of snakes of

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, primarily covering the region covered by mainland

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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Colubridae Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...

which is found

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. This forms part of the complete list of reptiles of South Asia. South Asia and India in particular have the highest number of snake species in the world. Order Squamata - suborder Serpents

Family Leptotyphlopidae

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Myriopholis blanfordi ''Myriopholis blanfordi'', also known commonly as Blanford's worm snake and the Sindh thread snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South Asia and Iran, and possibly further west in ...

'' * '' Myriopholis hamulirostris''

Family Typhlopidae

Common Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) 鉤盲蛇1

* Brahminy Blind Snake (''Ramphotyphlops braminus'') Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka * Slender blind snake ('' Typhlops porrectus'') Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * Giant blind snake ('' Typhlops diardii'') Northeast India, Bangladesh, China, Indo-China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay region * Pied blind snake ('' Typhlops leucomelas'') Sri Lanka * Jan's blind snake (''

Typhlops mirus Jan's worm snake (''Gerrhopilus mirus'') is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amni ...

'') Sri Lanka * Günther's blind snake ('' Typhlops pammeces'' Günther 1864) * '' Typhlops exiguus'' * '' Typhlops beddomii'' * '' Typhlops andamanesis'' * '' Rhinotyphlops acutus'' * '' Ramphotyphlops exocoeti'' * ('' Typhlops tindalli'') * ('' Typhlops thurstoni'') * ('' Typhlops tenuicollis'') * ('' Typhlops oligolepis'') * ('' Typhlops oatesii'') * (''

Typhlops meszoelyi ''Indotyphlops meszoelyi'', the Darjeeling worm snake or Meszoely's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Darjeeling, West Bengal Province, India. Etymology ''Indotyphlops meszoelyi'' was named a ...

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Typhlops loveridgei ''Indotyphlops loveridgei'', or Loveridge's worm snake is a harmless Typhlopidae, blind snake species Endemism, endemic to northern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''loveridge ...

'') * ('' Typhlops jerdoni'') * ('' Typhlops fletcheri'')

Family Cylindrophiidae

* Sri Lankan pipe snake '' Cylindrophis maculatus'' Sri Lanka

Family Uropeltidae

* Palni Shieldtail Snake ''

Teretrurus rhodogaster ''Teretrurus rhodogaster'' is a species of nonvenomous shield tail snake, endemic to the Western Ghats of India. It is known as Wall's shield tail snake, Palni Mountain burrowing snake, or red-bellied shieldtail. It is perhaps the smallest spe ...

'' * Two-lined Black Shieldtail ''

Melanophidium bilineatum ''Melanophidium bilineatum'', commonly known as the two-lined black shieldtail or iridescent shieldtail, is a species of snake endemic to India. This species was known from only three specimens and very little information is available of it in ...

'' * Beddome's Black Shieldtail '' Melanophidium punctatum'' * Indian Black Earth Snake ''

Melanophidium wynaudense ''Melanophidium wynaudense'', commonly known as the Indian black earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Geographic range ''M. wynaudense'' is found in the Western Ghats of southern India ...

'' * Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake '' Platyplectrurus madurensis'' * Lined Thorntail Snake '' Platyplectrurus trilineatus'' * Kerala Shieldtail '' Plectrurus aureus'' * Günther's Burrowing Snake '' Plectrurus guentheri'' * Nilgiri Burrowing Snake '' Plectrurus perroteti'' * Karnataka burrowing snake ''

Pseudoplectrurus canaricus The Karnataka burrowing snake (''Pseudoplectrurus canaricus'') is a species of uropeltid snake endemic to India. Geographic range It is found in southern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asi ...

'' * Cardamom Hills Earth Snake ''

Rhinophis fergusonianus ''Rhinophis fergusonianus'', commonly known as the Cardamom Hills earth snake, is a species of uropeltid snake endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Etymology The specific name, ''fergusonianus'', is in honor of Scottish zoologist Harold S. ...

'' * Schneider's Earth Snake ''

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus ''Rhinophis oxyrhynchus'', also known as Schneider's earth snake or Schneider's shieldtail, is a species of uropeltid snake endemic to Sri Lanka. Geographic range It is found in Sri Lanka in the Northern and Eastern Provinces (Mullaitivu, V ...

'' * Salty Earth Snake ''

Rhinophis sanguineus ''Rhinophis sanguineus'', commonly known as the salty earth snake, is a species of Uropeltidae, uropeltid snake found in the Western Ghats of India. Description Description after Beddome (1864: 178): "Scales of the body large, in 15 rows; of th ...

'' * Travancore Shieldtail '' Rhinophis travancoricus'' * Purple-red Earth Snake ''

Teretrurus sanguineus ''Teretrurus'' is a genus of nonvenomous Uropeltidae, shield-tail snakes which are endemic to the central and southern Western Ghats of India. Currently, four species are recognized. Species *''Teretrurus hewstoni'' (Beddome, 1876) -found in the ...

'' * Madurai Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis arcticeps ''Uropeltis arcticeps'', commonly known as the Madurai earth snake or the Tinevelly uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Geographic distribution ''U. arcticeps'' is found in South India ...

'' * Beddome's Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis beddomii ''Uropeltis beddomii'', commonly known as Beddome's earth snake, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology ''U. beddomi'' is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830–1911), British army offic ...

'' * Bhupathy's shieldtail ''

Uropeltis bhupathyi ''Uropeltis bhupathyi'', commonly known as the Bhupathy’s shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India. Etymology ''U. bhupathyi'' is named in honour of Indian h ...

'' * Brougham's Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis broughami ''Uropeltis broughami'', commonly known as Brougham's earth snake or the Sirumalai shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India. Etymology The specific name, ''br ...

'' * Ceylon Earth Snake '' Uropeltis ceylanicus'' * Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake '' Uropeltis dindigalensis'' * Elliot's Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis ellioti ''Uropeltis ellioti'', commonly known as Elliot's earth snake and Elliot's shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name or epithet, ''ellioti'', is in honor of Scott ...

'' * Smith's Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis grandis Smith's earth snake (''Uropeltis grandis''), also known commonly as the violet shieldtail, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Geographic range ''U. grandis'' is found in the Anaimal ...

'' * Jerdon's shieldtail '' Uropeltis jerdoni'' * Günther's Earth Snake '' Uropeltis liura'' * Bombay Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis macrolepis ''Uropeltis macrolepis'', commonly known as the Bombay earth snake, the Bombay shieldtail, and the large-scaled shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to southern India. There are two recognized s ...

'' * Anaimalai Earth Snake '' Uropeltis macrorhynchus'' * Spotted Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis maculatus ''Uropeltis maculata'', also known commonly as the spotted earth snake and the spotted shieldtail, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to southern India. There are no subspecies that are recogn ...

'' * Boulenger's Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis myhendrae ''Uropeltis myhendrae'', commonly known as Boulenger's earth snake, the Mahendragiri earth snake, and the Myhendra Mountain uropeltis, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Geographic range ''U. my ...

'' * Southern Earth Snake '' Uropeltis nitidus'' * Ocellated Shieldtail '' Uropeltis ocellatus'' * Shieldtail Earth Snake '' Uropeltis petersi'' * Phipson's Shieldtail ''

Uropeltis phipsonii ''Uropeltis phipsonii'', commonly known as Phipson's earth snake and Phipson's shieldtail, is a species of snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to India. Etymology The specific name, ''phipsonii'', and the common names a ...

'' * Indian Earth Snake '' Uropeltis pulneyensis'' * Red-lined Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis rubrolineatus :''Common names: red-lined earth snake, red-lined shieldtail, Travancore uropeltis.'' ''Uropeltis rubrolineata'' is a species of nonvenomous shieldtail snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to southern India. There are no su ...

'' * Red-spotted Earth Snake ''

Uropeltis rubromaculatus :''Common names: red-spotted earth snake.'' ''Uropeltis rubromaculata'' is a species of nonvenomous shieldtail snake in the family Uropeltidae. The species is endemic to southern India. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being val ...

'' * Woodmason's Earth Snake '' Uropeltis woodmasoni''

Family Acrochordidae

* Wart snake ''

Acrochordus granulatus ''Acrochordus granulatus'' is a snake species found from India through Southeast Asia to the Solomon Islands. It is known as the little file snake, marine file snake, and little wart snake.

'' India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Timor

Family Boidae

* Common sand boa ''

Eryx conicus :''Common names: rough-scaled sand boa, Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . rough-tailed sand boa.'' ''Eryx conicus'', also known as Russell's boa or the rough-scaled sand boa, is ...

'' Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * Red sand boa ''

Eryx johnii ''Eryx johnii'' is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is endemic to Iran, Pakistan, and India. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid. Common names include: Indian sa ...

'' India, Pakistan * Whitaker's sand boa ''

Eryx whitakeri ''Eryx whitakeri'', also commonly known as Whitaker's sand boa or Whitaker's boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the subfamily Erycinae of the family Boidae. The species is endemic to India. No subspecies are recognized. Etymology The spe ...

'' Southwest India * Burmese python, India and Myanmar * Indian rock python '' Python molurus'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Java * Reticulated python ''

Python reticulatus The reticulated python (''Malayopython reticulatus'') is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake, and is among the three heaviest. It is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List because of its w ...

'' India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nicobars), Myanmar, China, Indo-China, Malay region * Burmese python ''

Python bivittatus The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python ...

India, Nepal, Bhutan

Family Xenopeltidae

* Sunbeam snake ''

Xenopeltis unicolor :''Common names: sunbeam snake, common sunbeam snake, iridescent snake.Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. .'' ''Xenopeltis unicolor'' is a non-venomous sunbeam snake species found i ...

'' India (Nicobars), Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indo-China, Malay region

Family Elapidae

* Andamans krait ''

Bungarus andamanensis ''Bungarus andamanensis'', the South Andaman krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake, which is found in the Andaman Islands of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the ...

'' India (Andamans) * Common Indian krait ''

Bungarus caeruleus The common krait (''Bungarus caeruleus''), also known as Bengal krait, is a species of highly venomous elapid snake of the genus ''Bungarus'' native to the Indian subcontinent. It is a member of the "Big Four" species that inflict the most snake ...

'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * Sri Lankan krait '' Bungarus ceylonicus'' Sri Lanka * Banded krait ''

Bungarus fasciatus The banded krait (''Bungarus fasciatus'') is a species of elapid snake found on the Indian Subcontinent, in Southeast Asia, and in southern China. It is the largest species of krait, with a maximum length up to . Although the banded krait is ven ...

'' Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China, Malay region * Sindh krait ''

Bungarus sindanus ''Bungarus sindanus'', the Sind krait, is a species of krait, a venomous elapid snake found in India, Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. Three subspecies are recognized. It can be confused with the common krait. Description The Sind krait ...

'' Pakistan, India * Northeastern Hill Krait ''

Bungarus bungaroides ''Bungarus bungaroides'', the northeastern hill krait, is a venomous species of elapid snake. Description This is a moderate- to large sized krait. Diagnostic characters: * Dorsal scales in 15 longitudinal rows at midbody. Mid-dorsal scales ...

'' * Lesser Black Krait ''

Bungarus lividus The lesser black krait (''Bungarus lividus'') is a species of venomous elapid snake found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, स ...

'' * Greater Black Krait ''

Bungarus niger The greater black krait (''Bungarus niger'') or black krait, is a species of krait, a venomous snake in the genus ''Bungarus'' of the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. Description ''Bungarus niger'' is medium in length, slen ...

'' * Beddome's Coral Snake '' Calliophis beddomei'' * MacClelland's coral snake ''

Calliophis macclellandi ''Sinomicrurus macclellandi'', commonly known as MacClelland's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to southern and eastern Asia. Etymology The specific name, ''macclellandi'', is in honor ...

'' Nepal, India, Myanmar, Indo-China, Taiwan * Slender coral snake ''

Calliophis melanurus ''Calliophis melanurus'', commonly known as the slender coral snake, is a species of venomous elapid snake endemic to the Indian subcontinent. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies. Geographic range It is found i ...

'' Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka * Black Coral Snake '' Calliophis nigrescens'' * Bibron's Coral Snake ''

Calliophis bibroni ''Calliophis bibroni'', commonly known as Bibron's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to India. Etymology The specific name, ''bibroni'', is in honor of Gabriel Bibron (1806–1848), Fre ...

'' * Monocled cobra '' Naja kaouthia'' Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China * Spectacled cobra '' Naja naja'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * Black cobra '' Naja oxiana'' Central Asia, Pakistan, India * Andaman cobra '' Naja sagittifera'' India (Andamans) * King cobra ''Ophiophagus hannah'' India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indo-China, Malay region, Philippines

Family Hydrophiidae

* Spine-tailed seasnake ''

Aipysurus eydouxii ''Aipysurus eydouxii'', commonly known as the beaded sea snake, marbled seasnake, or spine-tailed seasnake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. This species of snake is unusual amongst sea snakes in that it feeds exclusively on fish ...

'' (Gray, 1849) * Large-headed sea snake ''

Astrotia stokesii Stokes's sea snake (''Hydrophis stokesii'') is a large species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. It is sometimes placed in its own genus ''Astrotia''. The species is endemic to tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. Etymology Both the specifi ...

'' (Gray, 1846) Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malay region * Olive-headed seasnake ''

Disteira major The olive-headed sea snake (''Hydrophis major''), also known as the greater sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Geographic range It is found in the eastern Indian and western central Pacific Ocean in the waters ...

'' (Shaw, 1802) * ''

Disteira nigrocincta ''Hydrophis nigrocinctus'' is a species of marine venomous snakes in the family Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake). Habitat This species is found in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka and ...

'' (Daudin, 1803) * Wall's sea snake ''

Disteira walli ''Hydrophis nigrocinctus'' is a species of marine venomous snakes in the family Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake). Habitat This species is found in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka and ...

'' Kharin, 1989 * Beaked seasnake or hook-nosed sea snake ''

Enhydrina schistosa ''Enhydrina schistosa'', commonly known as the beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake, or the Valakadeyan sea snake, is a highly venomous species of sea snake common throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific. This species is implic ...

'' (Daudin, 1803) Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indo-China, Malay peninsula * Faint-banded seasnake '' Hydrophis belcheri'' (Gray, 1849) * Peters' sea snake '' Hydrophis bituberculatus'' Peters, 1872 * '' Hydrophis brooki'' Günther, 1872 * Blue sea snake '' Hydrophis caerulescens'' Shaw, 1802 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, China, Malay region * Annulated sea snake '' Hydrophis cyanocinctus'' Daudin, 1803 * Banded sea snake '' Hydrophis fasciatus'' (Schneider, 1799) Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Malay region * '' Hydrophis inornatus'' (Gray, 1849) * Kloss' sea snake ''

Hydrophis klossi ''Hydrophis klossi'', commonly known as Kloss's sea snake or Kloss' sea snake, is a species of sea snake in the family Elapidae. Like all other sea snakes, it is venomous. The species is endemic to the Indian Ocean. Geographic range ''H. kloss ...

'' Boulenger, 1912 * Bombay sea snake ''

Hydrophis mamillaris ''Hydrophis mamillaris'', sometimes referred to as the Bombay sea snake or broad-banded sea snake is a species of venomous sea snake native to the Indian Ocean. It is a poorly studied and surveyed species, with few records and a dubious type spec ...

'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka * Black-banded sea snake ''

Hydrophis nigrocinctus ''Hydrophis nigrocinctus'' is a species of marine venomous snakes in the family Elapidae (Hydrophiinae-sea snake). Habitat This species is found in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka and ...

'' India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * Estuarine sea snake ''

Hydrophis obscurus ''Hydrophis obscurus'', commonly known as Russell's sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Distribution This snake-species is found in the Indian Ocean (India, Myanmar ormerly Burma Bangladesh) and Thailand. It m ...

'' India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * Cochin banded sea snake ''

Hydrophis ornatus ''Hydrophis ornatus'', commonly known as the ornate reef sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Distribution This snake-species is found to occur in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China ...

'' Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malay region, Indo-China, China * Persian Gulf sea snake ''

Hydrophis lapemoides ''Hydrophis lapemoides'' is a species of snake in the family Elapidae known commonly as the Persian Gulf sea snake.Hydrophis melanocephalus'' (Gray, 1849) * Yellow sea snake ''

Hydrophis spiralis ''Hydrophis spiralis'', commonly known as the yellow sea snake, is a species of venomous Hydrophiinae, sea snake in the family Elapidae. Description This is perhaps the longest species of sea-snake, measuring up to ; however, most specimens do ...

'' (Shaw, 1802) * Collared sea snake ''

Hydrophis stricticollis ''Hydrophis stricticollis'', commonly called the collared sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Description Scales on thickest part of body subquadrangular or hexagonal in shape, feebly imbricate or juxtaposed; 8- ...

'' Günther, 1864 * Jerdon's sea snake ''

Kerilia jerdonii Jerdon's sea snake (''Hydrophis jerdonii'' ; ''Distira jerdonii'' or ''Kerilia jerdonii'') is a species of venomous sea snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae. Etymology The specific name, ''jerdonii'', is in honor of British zoologist Thomas C. ...

'' India, Sri Lanka, Malay peninsula * Bighead sea snake ''

Kolpophis annandalei ''Hydrophis annandalei'', commonly known as Annandale's sea snake or the bighead sea snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Hydrophiinae of the family Elapidae. The species, which is sometimes placed in its own genus ''Kolpophis'' ...

'' (Laidlaw, 1901) * Short sea snake ''

Lapemis curtus ''Hydrophis curtus'', also known as Shaw's Sea Snake, short sea snake, but often includes '' Hydrophis hardwickii''Gritis, P. & H. K. Voris 1990 Variability and significance of parietal and ventral scales in the marine snakes of the genus Lapemis ...

'' (Shaw, 1802) Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malay region, Indo-China * Yellow-lipped sea krait '' Laticauda colubrina'' India, East of the islands of the Sundas * '' Laticauda laticaudata'' ( Linnaeus,

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) * Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake ''

Lapemis hardwickii The spine-bellied sea snake (''Hydrophis hardwickii''), also commonly known as Hardwicke's sea snake and Hardwicke's spine-bellied sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Etymology The specific name, ''hardwickii'', ...

'' Gray, 1834 * Annulated sea snake '' Hydrophis cyanocinctus'' Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malay region * Yellow sea snake ''

'' Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Malay region * ''

Microcephalophis cantoris ''Hydrophis cantoris'', also known commonly as Cantor's narrow-headed sea snake and Cantor's small-headed sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae. Etymology The specific name, ''cantoris'', is in honor of Danish zoo ...

'' * Slender narrow-headed sea snake ''

Microcephalophis gracilis ''Hydrophis gracilis'', also known as the graceful small-headed seasnake, slender sea snake, narrow-headed sea snake, common small-headed sea snake, is a species of sea snake found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is venomous. Diagnostic cha ...

'' Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malay region, China * Yellow-bellied sea snake ''

Pelamis platurus The yellow-bellied sea snake (''Hydrophis platurus'') is a venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean. For many years, it was place ...

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Thalassophina viperina ''Hydrophis viperinus'', commonly known as the viperine sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae (Hydrophiinae). Diagnostic characters Scales hexagonal, juxtaposed, in 27–34 rows on the neck, 37–50 at midbody; ve ...

'' * Anomalous sea snake ''

Thalassophis anomalus The anomalous sea snake (''Hydrophis anomalus'') is a species of sea snake Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae and ...

Family Viperidae

* Himalayan pit viper ''

Gloydius himalayanus ''Gloydius himalayanus'' also known as the Himalayan pit viper or Gloyd HK, Conant R. 1990. ''Snakes of the'' Agkistrodon ''Complex: A Monographic Review''. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. . th ...

'' India, Pakistan, Nepal * Levantine viper ''

Macrovipera lebetinus ''Macrovipera lebetinus'', known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ...

'' Middle East, Pakistan * Russel's viper '' Daboia russelii'' Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indo-China, islands of Java, Komodo, Flores, Indonesia * Indian saw-scaled viper ''

Echis carinatus ''Echis carinatus'', known as the saw-scaled viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. . Indian saw-scaled viper, little I ...

'' Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * '' Echis megalocephalus'' * Common hump-nosed pit viper ''

Hypnale hypnale ''Hypnale hypnale'' is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India and Sri Lanka. Common names include the hump-nosed viper,United States Navy (1991). ''Poisonous Snakes of the World''. New York: United States Government/Dover Publications Inc. ...

'' India, Sri Lanka * Millard's hump-nosed pit viper ''

Hypnale nepa ''Hypnale nepa'', the Sri Lankan hump-nosed viper, Gloyd HK, Conant R. 1990. Snakes of the ''Agkistrodon'' Complex: A Monographic Review. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. . is a venomous pitvipe ...

'' Sri Lanka * Wall's hump-nosed pit viper ''

Hypnale walli ''Hypnale walli'', or Wall's hump-nosed viper, Gloyd HK, Conant R (1990). ''Snakes of the ''Agkistrodon'' Complex: A Monographic Review''. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. . is a v ...

'' Sri Lanka * Blotched pit viper '' Ovophis monticola'' Bangladesh, India, Nepal * Brown spotted pit viper ''

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus ''Protobothrops mucrosquamatus'' is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Asia. Common names include: brown-spotted pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. Geitje Books. Berlin. 1st Edition ...

'' India, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Vietnam * ''

Protobothrops jerdonii ''Protobothrops jerdonii'', also known commonly as Jerdon's pitviper, Brown JH (1973). ''Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes''. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73–229. . the yellow-speckled pit v ...

'' * White-lipped pit viper ''

Trimeresurus albolabris ''Trimeresurus albolabris'', the white-lipped pit viper or white-lipped tree viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to Southeast Asia. Taxonomy Giannasi ''et al.'' (2001) raised '' insularis'' and '' septentrionalis'' to species level. ...

'' India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas up to Timor * Anderson's pit viper ''

Trimeresurus andersonii ''Trimeresurus andersonii'' is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Andaman Islands of India. Common names include: Nicobar mangrove pit viper, Mehrtens JM (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 ...

'' India (Andamans) * Bamboo pit viper ''

Trimeresurus gramineus ''Craspedocephalus gramineus'', known as the bamboo pit viper, Indian green pit viper, or common green pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species found in the southern and north eastern parts of India. No subspecies are currently recognized. D ...

'' Nepal, India * Large-scaled green pit viper ''

Trimeresurus macrolepis ''Craspedocephalus macrolepis'', commonly known as the large-scaled pit viper, is a venomous pitviper species endemic to the Southern Western Ghats of South India. Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling ...

'' Southwest India * Malabar rock pit viper '' Trimeresurus malabaricus'' Southwest India * Tibetan pit viper ''

Trimeresurus tibetanus ''Trimeresurus tibetanus'', commonly known as the Tibetan bamboo pit viper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pit vipers''. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. . is a venomous pit viper species found ...

'' Tibet, Nepal * ''

Trimeresurus stejnegeri ''Trimeresursus stejnegeri'' is a species of venomous pit viper endemic to Asia. Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. Common names for this pit viper include Stejneger's pit viper, Chinese ...

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Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus ''Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus'' is a venomous snake, venomous pit viper species native to India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. Common names include: mangrove pit viper,Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Ster ...

'' * Pope's Pit Viper ''

Trimeresurus popeiorum ''Trimeresurus popeiorum'' is a species of venomous pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is native to northern and northeastern parts of India and Southeast Asia. Common names include: Pope's pit viper, Pope's green pit viper, Pope's t ...

'' * Medo Pit Viper '' Trimeresurus medoensis'' * ''

Trimeresurus labialis ''Trimeresurus labialis'', commonly called ''Nicobar bamboo pit viper'',Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S (2004). ''Asian Pitvipers''. First Edition. Berlin: Geitje Books. 368 pp. . is a venomous pit viper species endemic t ...

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Trimeresurus erythrurus ''Trimeresurus erythrurus'', commonly known as the red-tailed bamboo pitviper,Gumprecht A, Tillack F, Orlov NL, Captain A, Ryabov S. 2004. ''Asian Pitvipers''. GeitjeBooks. Berlin. 1st Edition. 368 pp. . redtail bamboo pit viper, and redtail p ...

'' * Cantor's Pit Viper ''

Trimeresurus cantori ''Trimeresurus cantori'', commonly known as Cantor's pit viperBrown, John Haynes (1973). ''Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes''. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. . or Cantor's pitviper, Gum ...

'' * '' Pseudocerastes persicus''

Family Columbridae

* '' Elachistodon westermanni''

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

External links

List of snakes in the Indian museum (1891)

The poisonous snakes of India (1908)

Reptile database

Indian snake checklist

Herpetology in South Asia

ReptileIndia Yahoo Group
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