Reptiles of
Nagaland [India]

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General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)
 
Calotes emma

Forest Crested Agama

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Calotes geissleri

Sagaing Blue Crested Agama

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 [as C. mystaceus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as C. mystaceus] Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Boehme 2021
 
Calotes jerdoni

Eastern Green Tree Agama

Manthey 2008
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco maculatus

Black-spotted Gliding Dragon

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985
 
Draco norvillii

Assam Gliding Dragon

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Ptyctolaemus (Fold-throated Agamas)
 
Ptyctolaemus gularis

Green Fold-throated Agama

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Manthey 2010
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)
 
Dopasia gracilis

Burmese Glass Lizard

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis

Nagaland Bent-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer 2018 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus aquilonius

Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko

Das, Bhattacharjee & Purkayastha 2015
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Purkayastha, Majumder & Acharjee 2011
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018
Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)
 
Riopa punctata

Spotted Gracile Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus maculatus

Spotted Forest Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Varanus salvator

Asian Water Monitor

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla flavescens

Yellow Whip Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as A. prasina] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as A. prasina] Srikanthan, Adhikari, Mallik, Campbell, Bhatt, Shanker & Ganesh 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as A. prasina]
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Archelaphe (Venus Rat Snake)
 
Archelaphe bella

Venus Rat Snake

Schulz, Boehme & Tillack 2011 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Blythia (Asian Iridescent Snakes)
 
Blythia reticulata

Assam Iridescent Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima 2017
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga cyanea

Green Cat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Tillack 2006
 
Boiga gocool

Eastern Gamma Cat Snake

Choure, Kashyap, Adhikari & Lalremsanga 2020 Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Boiga siamensis

Grey Cat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as ocellata] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as cynodon] Smith 1943 [as cynodon]
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea ornata

Ornate Flying Tree Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus helena

Indian Trinket Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Schulz 1996 Sharma 2007 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Coelognathus radiatus

Copper-headed Rat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Nguyen, Thy, Chan-Ard, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Das & Mohapatra 2014 Schulz 1996
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis biloreatus

Himalayan Bronzeback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as gorei] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as gorei]
 
Dendrelaphis cyanochloris

Green Bronzeback

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Dendrelaphis proarchos

Northern Painted Bronzeback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as pictus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as pictus]
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe cantoris

Eastern Trinket Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)
 
Euprepiophis mandarinus

Mandarin Rat Snake

Lele, Kiba, Sethi & Edake 2018 Mathew 2005
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)
 
Gonyosoma prasinum

Green Bush Rat Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Campbell, Deuti, Hauser, Luu, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Scheinberg, Sethy, Smits, Teynie & Vogel 2022 Schulz 1996
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius clerki

Kachin Keelback

David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 Purkayastha & David 2019
 
Hebius khasiensis

Khasi Hills Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius parallelus

Parallel-striped Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 [as "cf. parallelum"] David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Hebius venningi

Chin Hills Keelback

David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynie & Ziegler 2021
Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)
 
Herpetoreas xenura

Cherrapunji Keelback

Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)
 
Liopeltis frenata

Common Ringneck Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Hauser 2018
 
Liopeltis stoliczkae

Northeast Indian Ringneck Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon fasciatus

Yellow-banded Wolf Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
 
Lycodon jara

Twin-spotted Wolf Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Lycodon septentrionalis

Northern Big-toothed Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Das & Vasudevan 2015 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon albocinctus

White-barred Kukri Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Oligodon cinereus

Black-barred Kukri Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Das & Vogel 2011 David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012
 
Oligodon dorsalis

Spot-tailed Kukri Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943
 
Oligodon erythrorhachis

Red-striped Kukri Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Oligodon theobaldi

Mandalay Kukri Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)
 
Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

Red Mountain Rat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)
 
Pseudoxenodon macrops

Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas korros

Indochinese Rat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Ptyas nigromarginata

Oriental Green Rat Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Vogel & Hauser 2013
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis helleri

Northern Red-necked Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as subminiatus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as subminiatus]
 
Rhabdophis himalayanus

Common Himalayan Keelback

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Rhabdophis nuchalis

Collared Keelback

Ahmed & Das 2006 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis collaris

Collared Black-headed Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)
 
Trachischium monticola

Assam Slender Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus bungaroides

Northeastern Hill Krait

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
 
Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait

Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 
Bungarus niger

Greater Black Krait

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Lalbiakzuala, Purkayastha, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2021
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja kaouthia

Monocellate Cobra

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Das, Nair, Ahmed & Sharma 2008 David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Singh & Joshi 2016
Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)
 
Sinomicrurus macclellandii

Southeast Asian Coral Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)
 
Enhydris enhydris

Striped Mud Snake

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
Genus Ferania (Bengal Mud Snake)
 
Ferania sieboldii

Bengal Mud Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)
 
Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Dusky Mock Viper

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)
Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)
 
Pareas andersonii

Bhamo Slug Eater

Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov 2020
 
Pareas monticola

Assam Slug Eater

Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Mathew 2005 Smith 1943
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Argyrophis diardii

Greater Blind Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Indotyphlops jerdoni

Khasi Hills Blind Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
 
Indotyphlops tenuicollis

Slender-necked Blind Snake

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Smith 1943
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)
 
Ovophis monticola

Western Mountain Pitviper

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Popeia (South Asian Bamboo Pitvipers)
 
Popeia popeiorum

Northern Bamboo Pitviper

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)
 
Protobothrops jerdonii

Spotted Mountain Pitviper

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004
 
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus

Brown-spotted Pitviper

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus albolabris

Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009
 
Trimeresurus erythrurus

Red-tailed Pitviper

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)
 
Viridovipera yunnanensis

Yunnan Green Tree Pitviper

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)
 
Cuora amboinensis

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Cuora mouhotii

Keeled Box Turtle

Choudhury 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sachu, Purkayastha & Bhattacharjee 2017
Genus Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)
 
Cyclemys fusca

Burmese Brown Leaf Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Cyclemys gemeli

Assam Leaf Turtle

Choudhury 2011 Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdoerfer 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)
 
Melanochelys trijuga

Indian Black Turtle

Das & Bhupathy 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)
 
Pangshura sylhetensis

Assam Roofed Turtle

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Daniel 1983 Das 2001 Das, Sengupta & Praschag 2010 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985 Praschag & Fachbach 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)
 
Indotestudo elongata

Elongated Tortoise

Dasgupta & Raha 2006
Genus Manouria (Indochinese Tortoises)
 
Manouria emys

Asian Giant Tortoise

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Bhupathy 1994 Choudhury 2011 Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia hurum

Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle

Kar, Chang & Singh 2021
 
Nilssonia nigricans

Black Softshell Turtle

Kundu, Kumar, Tyagi & Chandra 2018