Reptiles of
Punjab [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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
  EX
Crocodylus palustris

Mugger

Choudhury & Silva 2013

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Short-tailed Ground Agama

Murthy 1985
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Dhindsa & Toor 1983 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia agrorensis

Agror Valley Rock Agama

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Laudakia melanura

Black Rock Agama

Agrawal 1979
 
Laudakia tuberculata

Kashmir Rock Agama

Agrawal 1979 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Saara (Eastern Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Saara hardwickii

Indian Spiny-tailed Agama

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)
 
Eublepharis macularius

Common Asian Leopard Gecko

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Mahony 2011
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Das, Purkayastha, Bauer & Sengupta 2011 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi

Himachal Half-toed Gecko

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus cantoris

Indian Fringe-toed Lizard

Murthy 1985 Salvador 1982 Sharma 1982 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops jerdonii

Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tiwari & Sharma 1971
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eurylepis (Asian Mole Skinks)
 
Eurylepis taeniolatus

Yellow-bellied Mole Skink

Sindaco, Busais, Amr, Ananjeva, Orlov, Papenfuss, Shafiei, Bafti, Nilson, Shestopal, Dujsebayeva, Nuridjanov, Golynsky, Borkin & Milto 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis carinata

Brahminy Skink

Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021
 
Eutropis macularia

Speckled Forest Skink

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Eutropis trivittata

Three-striped Sun Skink

Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Mirza, Campbell, Pauwels, Schweiger, Kupfer, Patel, Karunarathna, Deuti, Ineich, Hallermann, Abinawantoa & Supriatna 2021 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 [paratypes of Mabuya hodgarti] Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 [as E. dissimilis]
Genus Ophiomorus (South West Asian Snake Skinks)
 
Ophiomorus raithmai

Indian Snake Skink

Murthy 1985 [as tridactylus]
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Varanus flavescens

Yellow Monitor

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx conicus

Rough-scaled Sand Boa

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Eryx johnii

Red Sand Boa

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sharma 1982 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tiwari & Sharma 1971
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Smith 1943
 
Boiga westermanni

Indian Egg Eater

Dandge & Tiple 2016 Manhas 2021 Sharma 2014 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Visvanathan 2015
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus helena

Indian Trinket Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Indian Bronzeback

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe hodgsonii

Himalayan Trinket Snake

Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)
 
Herpetoreas platyceps

Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback

Malnate 1966
 
Herpetoreas sieboldii

Sikkim Keelback

Malnate 1966
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Lycodon bicolor

Golden-spotted Wolf Snake

Sharma 2007 [as L. striatus] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as L. striatus]
 
Lycodon striatus

Striped Wolf Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps ventromaculatus

Spotted Whip Snake

Schatti & Schmitz 2006 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis sagittarius

Bengal Black-headed Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis atriceps

Black-headed Diadem Snake

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)
 
Trachischium laeve

Olive Slender Snake

Smith 1943
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus caeruleus

Blue Krait

Khan & Pant 2015 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Bungarus sindanus

Sind Krait

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja naja

Indian Spectacled Cobra

Khan & Pant 2015 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis condanarus

Oriental Sand Snake

Murthy 1985 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Psammophis leithii

Pakistani Sand Snake

Murthy 1985 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis blanfordii

Sind Thread Snake

Sharma 2007
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Indotyphlops porrectus

Indian Slender Blind Snake

Agrawal 1979
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia russelii

Indian Chain Viper

Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius himalayanus

Himalayan Mamushi

Chaudhuri, Muhkerjee, Chowdhury & Purkayastha 2018 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus septentrionalis

Northern White-lipped Pitviper

Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 [as albolabris] Sharma 2007 [as albolabris]

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Batagur (River Terrapins)
 
Batagur kachuga

Red-crowned Roofed Turtle

Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Geoclemys (South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle)
 
Geoclemys hamiltonii

South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle

Das & Bhupathy 2010 Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Hardella (Crowned River Turtle)
 
Hardella thurjii

Crowned River Turtle

Das & Bhupathy 2009 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)
 
Pangshura smithii

Brown Roofed Turtle

Das 2001 Moll 1987 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 
Pangshura tecta

Indian Roofed Turtle

Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Moll 1987 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)
 
Chitra indica

Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle

Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)
 
Lissemys punctata

Indian Flapshell Turtle

Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia gangetica

Ganges Softshell Turtle

Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021