Pakistan
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
Note: For a more authoritative and current list of Pakistan's endemic reptiles prepared by Rafaqat Masroor of the Pakistan Museum of Natural History see here.
This list of reptile species found exclusively in Pakistan 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/
Eirenis mcmahoni (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) McMahon's Dwarf Racer
Enhydris pakistanica (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Sind River Snake
Typhlops ahsanai (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Ahsan's Blind Snake
Typhlops madgemintonai (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Madge's Blind Snake
Laudakia pakistanica (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Pakistan Rock Agama
Asiocolotes depressus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Mountain Dwarf Gecko
Cyrtopodion battalensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Battle Plump Gecko
Cyrtopodion chitralensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Chitral Gecko
Cyrtopodion dattanensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Plum-banded Gecko
Cyrtopodion fortmunroi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Fort Munro Sand-stone Gecko
Cyrtopodion indusoani (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Soan Sand-stone Gecko
Cyrtopodion kohsulaimani (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sulaiman Range Gecko
Cyrtopodion mintoni (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Plump Swati Gecko
Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Salt Range Gecko
Cyrtopodion potoharensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Potohar Gecko
Cyrtopodion rhodocaudus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Red-tailed Sand-stone Gecko
Cyrtopodion rohtasforti (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Rohtas Sand-stone Gecko
Eurylepis indothalensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Thal Mole Skink
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 19 endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 3 species total 22 species of reptiles known solely from Pakistan.
Cyrtopodion baigii (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Baig's Tuberculated Rock Gecko 2008
Cyrtopodion brachykolon (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Short-limbed Bent-toed Gecko 2007
Eremias cholistanica (Squamata Sauria - Lacertidae) Cholistan Desert Lacerta 2006