India
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in India is based on the taxonomy used in the EMBL Reptile Database (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
The EMBL Reptile Database CD September 2001 edition. Updated with changes through 2004 making it current to January 2005. http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/changes2005.html
The current version of this database is the TIGR Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org/
Eryx whitakeri (Squamata Ophidia - Boidae) Whitaker's Sand Boa
Ahaetulla dispar (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Indian Bronzeback
Ahaetulla perroteti (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Western Ghats Bronzeback
Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Brown-speckled Whipsnake
Amphiesma beddomei (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Nilgiri Keelback
Amphiesma monticola (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Wynaad Keelback
Amphiesma nicobariense (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Nicobar Island Keelback
Amphiesma pealii (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Assam Keelback
Amphiesma xenura (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Wall's Keelback
Boiga andamanensis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Andaman Cat Snake
Boiga dightoni (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Travancore Cat Snake
Boiga wallachi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Nicobar Cat Snake
Coluber bholanathi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Sharma's Racer
Coluber gracilis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Graceful Racer
Coluber vittacaudatus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae)
Coronella brachyura (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Indian Smooth Snake
Dendrelaphis grandoculis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Large-eyed Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis humayuni (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Tiwar's Bronzeback
Dinodon gammiei (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Sikkim False Wolf Snake
Gongylosoma nicobariensis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Canorta Island Stripe-necked Snake
Lycodon flavomaculatus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake
Lycodon mackinnoni (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Mackinnon's Wolf Snake
Lycodon tiwarii (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Andaman Wolf Snake
Oligodon affinis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Western Kukri Snake
Oligodon brevicauda (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Shorthead Kukri Snake
Oligodon erythrorhachis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Red-striped Kukri Snake
Oligodon juglandifer (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Darjeeling Kukri Snake
Oligodon melaneus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Bluebelly Kukri Snake
Oligodon melanozonatus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Abor Hills Kukri Snake
Oligodon nikhili (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Palni Hills Kukri Snake
Oligodon travancoricus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Travancore Kukri Snake
Oligodon venustus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Jerdon's Kukri Snake
Oligodon woodmasoni (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Yellow-striped Kukri Snake
Psammophis longifrons (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Long Sand Racer
Rhabdops olivaceus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Olive Trapezoid Snake
Stoliczkaia khasiensis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Khasi Red Snake
Xylophis perroteti (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Striped Narrow-headed Snake
Xylophis stenorhynchus (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Günther's Narrow-headed Snake
Bungarus andamanensis (Squamata Ophidia - Elapidae) South Andaman Krait
Calliophis beddomei (Squamata Ophidia - Elapidae) Beddome's Coral Snake
Calliophis bibroni (Squamata Ophidia - Elapidae) Bibron's Coral Snake
Calliophis nigrescens (Squamata Ophidia - Elapidae) Black Slender Coral Snake
Naja sagittifera (Squamata Ophidia - Elapidae) Andaman Cobra
Rhinotyphlops acutus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Beaked Worm Snake
Typhlops andamanesis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Andaman Worm Snake
Typhlops beddomi (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Beddome's Worm Snake
Typhlops bothriorhynchus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Assam Worm Snake
Typhlops exiguus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Belgaum Worm Snake
Typhlops fletcheri (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae)
Typhlops loveridgei (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Loveridge's Worm Snake
Typhlops mackinnoni (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae)
Typhlops meszoelyi (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae)
Typhlops oligolepis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Few-scaled Worm Snake
Typhlops tenuicollis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Slender-necked Worm Snake
Typhlops thurstoni (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Thurston's Worm Snake
Typhlops tindalli (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Nilgiri Hills Worm Snake
Brachyophidium rhodogaster (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Palni Mountain Burrowing Snake
Melanophidium bilineatum (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Yellow-striped Shieldtail
Melanophidium punctatum (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Pied-belly Shieldtail
Melanophidium wynaudense (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Wynaad Shieldtail
Platyplectrurus trilineatus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Lined Thorntail Snake
Plectrurus aureus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Golden Shieldtail
Plectrurus canaricus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Kanara Shieldtail
Plectrurus guentheri (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Purple Shiedtail
Plectrurus perroteti (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Nilgiri Burrowing Snake
Rhinophis fergusonianus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Cardamom Shieldtail
Rhinophis sanguineus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Red-bellied Shieldtail
Rhinophis travancoricus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Travancore Shieldtail
Teretrurus sanguineus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Purple-red Earth Snake
Uropeltis arcticeps (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Tirunelveli Shieldtail
Uropeltis beddomii (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Beddome's Shieldtail
Uropeltis broughami (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Sirumalai Shieldtail
Uropeltis ceylanicus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Kerala Shieldtail
Uropeltis dindigalensis (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Dindigul Shieldtail
Uropeltis ellioti (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Elliot's Shieldtail
Uropeltis liura (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Ashambu Shieldtail
Uropeltis macrolepis (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Large-scaled Shieldtail
Uropeltis macrorhynchus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Anaimalai Shieldtail
Uropeltis maculatus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Red-sided Shieldtail
Uropeltis myhendrae (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Barred Shieldtail
Uropeltis nitidus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Cochin Shieldtail
Uropeltis ocellatus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Nilgiri Shieldtail
Uropeltis petersi (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Peters' Shieldtail
Uropeltis phipsonii (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Phipson's Shieldtail
Uropeltis pulneyensis (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Palni Shieldtail
Uropeltis rubrolineatus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Red-lined Shieldtail
Uropeltis rubromaculatus (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Red-spotted Shieldtail
Uropeltis smithi (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Violet Shieldtail
Uropeltis woodmasoni (Squamata Ophidia - Uropeltidae) Black-bellied Shieldtail
Protobothrops strigatus (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Horseshoe Pit Viper
Trimeresurus andersonii (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Anderson's Pit Viper
Trimeresurus cantori (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Cantor's Pit Viper
Trimeresurus gramineus (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Common Bamboo Pit Viper
Trimeresurus labialis (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Nicobar Bamboo Pit Viper
Trimeresurus macrolepis (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Large-scaled Pit Viper
Trimeresurus malabaricus (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Malabar Pit Viper
Tropidolaemus huttoni (Squamata Ophidia - Viperidae) Hutton's Pit Viper
Bronchocela danieli (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Daniel's Forest Lizard
Bufoniceps laungwalaensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Laungwala Toad-headed Lizard
Calotes andamanensis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Green Crestless Forest Lizard
Calotes ellioti (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Elliot's Forest Lizard
Calotes grandisquamis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Large-scaled Forest Lizard
Calotes maria (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Khasi Hills Forest Lizard
Calotes nemoricola (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Nilgiri Forest Lizard
Calotes rouxii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Roux's Forest Lizard
Coryphophylax subcristatus (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Nicobar Forest Dragon
Draco dussumieri (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Western Ghats Flying Lizard
Draco norvillii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Norvill's Flying Lizard
Laudakia dayana (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)
Mictopholis austeniana (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Abor Hills Agama
Otocryptis beddomii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Indian Kangaroo Lizard
Phrynocephalus alticola (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Montane Toad-headed Agama
Psammophilus blanfordanus (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Blanford's Rock Agama
Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) South Indian Rock Agama
Salea anamallayana (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Anaimalai Spiny Lizard
Salea gularis (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)
Salea horsfieldii (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Horsfield's Spiny Lizard
Dibamus nicobaricum (Squamata Sauria - Dibamidae) Nicobar Worm Lizard
Calodactylodes aureus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Indian Golden Gecko
Cnemaspis assamensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Assamese Day Gecko
Cnemaspis beddomei (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Beddome's Day Gecko
Cnemaspis boiei (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Boie's Day Gecko
Cnemaspis goaensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Goan Day Gecko
Cnemaspis heteropholis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Cnemaspis indica (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Indian Day Gecko
Cnemaspis indraneildasii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Cnemaspis littoralis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Coastal Day Gecko
Cnemaspis nairi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ponmudi Day Gecko
Cnemaspis ornata (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ornate Day Gecko
Cnemaspis otai (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ota's Day Gecko
Cnemaspis sisparensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sispara Day Gecko
Cnemaspis wynadensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Wynaad Day Gecko
Cnemaspis yercaudensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Cyrtodactylus adleri (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Nicobar Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus deccanensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Gunther's Indian Gecko
Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sikkim Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus malcomsmithi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Smith's Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus mansarulus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Jammu Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtodactylus nebulosus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Clouded Ground Gecko
Cyrtodactylus rubidus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Andaman Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtopodion fasciolatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Banded Bent-toed Gecko
Cyrtopodion lawderanus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Lawder's Bent-toed Gecko
Dravidogecko anamallensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Anaimalai Gecko
Eublepharis fuscus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Western Indian Leopard Gecko
Geckoella collegalensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Kollegal Ground Gecko
Geckoella deccanensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Deccan Ground Gecko
Geckoella jeyporensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Patinghe Indian Gecko
Gekko verreauxi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Andaman Giant Gecko
Hemidactylus giganteus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Giant Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus gracilis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Graceful Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus mahendrai (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Mahendras Gecko
Hemidactylus porbandarensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Porbandar Gecko
Hemidactylus prashadi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus reticulatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Reticulated Leaf-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus subtriedrus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Jerdon's Gecko
Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Western Ghats Worm Gecko
Phelsuma andamanense (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Andaman Day Gecko
Teratolepis albofasciatus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) White-striped Viper Gecko
Ophisops beddomei (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Beddome's Lacerta
Ophisops microlepis (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Small-scaled Lacerta
Takydromus haughtonianus (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Goalpora Grass Lizard
Barkudia insularis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Chilka Spotted Skink
Barkudia melanosticta (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Chalcides pentadactylus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Five-fingered Skink
Dasia nicobarensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Nicobarese Tree Skink
Dasia subcaerulea (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Boulenger's Dasia
Eurylepis poonaensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Poona Skink
Lipinia macrotympanum (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Big-eared Lipinia
Lygosoma ashwamedhi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Ashwamedha Supple Skink
Lygosoma goaensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Goan Supple Skink
Lygosoma guentheri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Günther's Writhing Skink
Lygosoma lineata (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Lined Supple Skink
Lygosoma pruthi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Pruth's Supple Skink
Lygosoma vosmaeri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Vosmer's Writhing Skink
Mabuya allapallensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Allapalli Grass Skink
Mabuya andamanensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Andaman Grass Skink
Mabuya bibronii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Mabuya clivicola (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Inger's Mabuya
Mabuya gansi (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Gan's Grass Skink
Mabuya innotata (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Blandford's Mabuya
Mabuya nagarjuni (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Sharma's Mabuya
Mabuya trivittata (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Three-banded Mabuya
Mabuya tytleri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Tytler's Grass Skink
Novoeumeces blythianus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Blyth's Mole Skink
Ristella beddomii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Beddome's Cat Skink
Ristella guentheri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Günther's Cat Skink
Ristella rurkii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Rurk's Cat Skink
Ristella travancorica (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Travancore Cat Skink
Scincella beddomei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Scincella bilineata (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Two-lined Ground Skink
Scincella macrotis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Large-eared Ground Skink
Scincella palnica (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Palni Hills Ground Skink
Scincella travancorica (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Travancore Ground Skink
Sepsophis punctatus (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Spotted Eastern Ghats Skink
Geoemyda silvatica (Testudines - Emydidae) Cochin Forest Cane Turtle
Indotestudo forstenii (Testudines - Testudinidae) Travancore Tortoise
Aspideretes leithii (Testudines - Trionychidae) Nagpur Soft-shelled Turtle
Additional endemic reptile species that were described too recently to be included in the January 2005 version of the EMBL Reptile Database are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the TIGR Reptile Database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 197 endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 9 species total 206 species of reptiles known solely from India.
Lycodon flavicollis (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) 2007
Xylophis captaini (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Captain's Wood Snake 2007
Calotes aurantolabium (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Orange-lipped Forest Lizard 2008
Cnemaspis anaikattiensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Anaikatti Hills Rock Gecko 2005
Cnemaspis australis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2007
Cnemaspis monticola (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2007
Cnemaspis nilagirica (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2007
Hemidactylus aaronbaueri (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Aaron Bauer's Rock Gecko 2008
Hemidactylus sataraensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2008