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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist 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. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus palustris Mugger Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Vos 1984 Whitaker & Andrews 2003

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Srinivasulu 2003   Calotes vultuosus Kolkata Crested Agama Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021 Genus Monilesaurus (Necklace Forest Agamas)   Monilesaurus rouxii Central Indian Forest Agama Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Srinivasulu 2003 Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)   Psammophilus blanfordanus Common Indian Rock Agama Manthey 2010 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   Psammophilus dorsalis South Indian Rock Agama Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Rao, Narayana & Swamy 2014 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu 2003 Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)   Sitana sp. (Fan-throated Agama) Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 [as ponticeriana] Sharma 1971 [as ponticeriana] Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 [as ponticeriana] Srinivasulu 2003 [as ponticeriana]  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo zeylanicus Asian Chameleon Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)   Eublepharis hardwickii Eastern Indian Fat-tailed Gecko Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005 [based on map]  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus nebulosus Clouded Bent-toed Gecko Murthy 1985 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   * Hemidactylus aemulus Chandanapalli Half-toed Gecko Kumar, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2022   Hemidactylus aquilonius Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko Srinivasulu & Das 2008 [as bowringii]   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Mahony 2011 Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   * Hemidactylus flavicaudus Yellow-tailed Half-toed Gecko Lajmi, Giri, Singh & Agarwal 2020   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Hemidactylus giganteus Giant Indian Tree Gecko Giri, Bauer & Chaturvedi 2003 Kumar, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2022 Mahony 2011 Murthy 1985 Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   Hemidactylus gracilis Slender House Gecko Tikader & Sharma 1992   Hemidactylus graniticolus Granite Half-toed Gecko Agarwal, Giri & Bauer 2011 Kinnear 1913 Srinivasulu 2003 [as maculatus]   Hemidactylus kangerensis Kanger Valley Half-toed Gecko Mirza, Bhosale & Patil 2017   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulated Half-toed Gecko Kumar, Srinivasulu & Seetharamaraju 2015 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Hemidactylus saxicolus Raichur Half-toed Gecko Kumar, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2022   Hemidactylus treutleri Golconda Half-toed Gecko Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar 2020 Baburao & Kumar 2014 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016 Mahony 2009 Mahony 2011 Narayana, Baburao & Rao 2016 Narayana, Surender & Rao 2014 Srinivasulu, Kumar & Srinivasulu 2014   Hemidactylus triedrus Southern Termite Hill Gecko Javed, Saravanan, Tampal & Srinivasulu 2009 [as subtriedrus] Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   * Hemidactylus xericolus Nalgonda Half-toed Gecko Lajmi, Giri, Singh & Agarwal 2020  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops jerdonii Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Ophisops leschenaultii Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard Kumar, Srinivasulu & Prasad 2017 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Ophisops minor Lesser Snake-eyed Lizard Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri 2018 [as nictans] Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 [as Cabrita jerdoni] Sharma 1971 [as Cabrita jerdonii] Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Sun Skink Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2013 [based on map]   Eutropis ashwamedhi Nagarjunasagar Sun Skink Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu & Seetharamaraju 2016 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Eutropis carinata Brahminy Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Eutropis nagarjunensis Black-striped Sun Skink Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2018 Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa guentheri Malabar Gracile Skink Bhilala, Ashaharraza, Ingle, Das, Sambath & Mohapatra 2021 Javed, Seetharamaraju, Rao, Tampal & Srinivasulu 2010 Vyas 2014   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Genus Sepsophis (Blunt-tailed Burrowing Skink)   Sepsophis punctatus Blunt-tailed Burrowing Skink Murthy 1985  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha Southeast Indian Whip Snake Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 [as nasuta] Sharma 1971 [as Dryophis nasutus] Srinivasulu & Das 2008 [as nasuta] Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)   Atretium schistosum South Asian Olive Keelback Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga flaviviridis Yellow-Green Cat Snake Choure, Komanduri, Choure & Lalremsanga 2021   Boiga forsteni Speckled Cat Snake Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Boiga westermanni Indian Egg Eater Dandge & Tiple 2016 Manhas 2021 Visvanathan 2015 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Srinivasulu 2003 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Purkayastha, Kalita, Brahma, Doley & Das 2018 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010   Lycodon flavicollis Yellow-collared Wolf Snake Narayana, Sandeep & Dogra 2018   Lycodon flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake Anne & Visvanathan 2018   Lycodon striatus Striped Wolf Snake Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu 2003 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon russelius Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake Srinivasulu & Das 2008 [as arnensis]   Oligodon taeniolatus Variegated Kukri Snake Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Seetharamaraju, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2011 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Oligodon travancoricus Travancore Kukri Snake Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps bholanathi Nagarjunasagar Whip Snake Ganesh, Adimallaiah, Prasad & Kailash 2013 Narayana & Sandeep 2021 Samson, Santhoshkumar, Ramakrishnan, Karthick & Gnaneswar 2017 Seetharamaraju & Srinivasulu 2013 Sharma, Louies & Vattam 2013 Smart, Smith, Murthy & Mohanty 2014 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Platyceps plinii Banded Whip Snake Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 [as fasciolata] Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis plumbicolor Green Keelback Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis subpunctatus Malabar Black-headed Snake Kumar, Srinivasulu & Prasad 2017  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Anwar 2011 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Daniel 2002 Srinivasulu, Venkateshwarlu & Seetharamaraju 2009 Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)   Calliophis melanurus South Asian Slender Coral Snake Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Seetharamaraju, Kumar & Srinivasulu 2019 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Wuster & Thorpe 1992 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Murthy & Murthy 2012  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis longifrons Stout Sand Snake Hussain, Narayana, Kumar, Srinivas & Mahesh 2020 Visvanathan, Anne & Kolli 2017  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python molurus Indian Python Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Srinivasulu 2003  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)   Grypotyphlops acutus Indian Beaked Blind Snake Narayana, Venkateshwarlu, Swamy, Surender, Kumar & Rao 2018 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Wallach 1994 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Craspedocephalus (Ridge-nosed Tree Pitvipers)   Craspedocephalus gramineus Indian Green Pitviper Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu 2003 Genus Daboia (Daboias)   Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis carinatus Common Carpet Viper Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 1993 Sharma 1971 Srinivasulu & Das 2008

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle Das 2001 Srinivasula 2003 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle Das 2001 Moll 1987 Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Geochelone (South Asian Star Tortoises)   Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise D'Cruze, Mookerjee, Vyas, Macdonald & Silva 2018 Rao, Ghate, Sudhakar, Javed & Krishna 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Srinivasulu & Das 2008  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Das 2001 Srinivasulu & Das 2008 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2010 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle Srinivasulu & Das 2008   Nilssonia leithii Deccan Softshell Turtle Frazier & Das 1994 Srinivasulu & Das 2008