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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 porosus Saltwater Crocodile Andrews & Whitaker 1994 Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 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 Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Manthey 2008 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Genus Coryphophylax (Bay Islands Forest Agamas)   * Coryphophylax brevicauda Short-tailed Bay Islands Forest Agama Harikrishnan, Vasudevan, Chandramouli, Choudhury, Dutta & Das 2012   Coryphophylax subcristatus Long-tailed Bay Islands Forest Agama Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Genus Pseudocalotes (Long-headed Agamas)   Pseudocalotes andamanensis Andaman Long-headed Agama Harikrishnan & Vasudevan 2013 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 [as Calotes a.]  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cnemaspis (Asian Rock and Forest Geckos)   * Cnemaspis andersonii Andaman Rock Gecko Chandramouli 2020 Das 1999 [as "cf. kandiana"] Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 [as "aff. kandianus"] Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Mohan 2020 [as "C. cf. andersonii"] Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 [as kandianus] Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   * Cyrtodactylus rubidus Andaman Bent-toed Gecko Chandramouli 2020 Das 1997 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Mohan 2020 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Mohan 2020 Genus Gekko (Tokays)   * Gekko verreauxii Andaman Tokay Chandramouli, Gokulakrishnan, Sivaperuman & Grismer 2021 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Mohan 2020 Ota, Hikida & Matsui 1991 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Roesler, Bauer, Heinicke, Greenbaum, Jackman, Nguyen & Ziegler 2011 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Mohan 2020 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Gokulakrishnan, Sivaperuman & Chandramouli 2019 Mohan 2020   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Das 1999 [as "cf. platyurus"] Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 [as "aff. platyurus] Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 [as "aff. platyurus] Mohan 2020 [as "H. aff. platyurus"] Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 [as "aff. platyurus] Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   Hemiphyllodactylus typus Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Chandramouli 2015 Chandramouli, Harikrishnan & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Mohan 2020 Genus Phelsuma (Green Day Geckos)   Phelsuma andamanensis Andaman Day Gecko Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Glaw & Roesler 2015 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Mohan 2020 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Tikader & Sharma 1992  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   * Eutropis andamanensis Andaman Black-spotted Skink Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Chandramouli & Amarasinghe 2020 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Tikader & Sharma 1992   * Eutropis tytleri Andaman Sun Skink Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Chandramouli & Amarasinghe 2020 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus indicus Common Indian Forest Skink Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010   Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Subdoluseps (Asian Agile Skinks)   Subdoluseps bowringii Short-legged Agile Skink Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 [as "cf. bowringii"] Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 [as "aff. bowringii"] Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 [as "aff. bowringii"] Tikader & Sharma 1992  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Boehme 2007 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Samarasinghe, Koch, Harikrishnan, Manamendra-Arachi & Chandi 2020 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Tikader & Sharma 1992

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes) Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)   Acrochordus granulatus Lesser File Snake Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   * Boiga andamanensis Andaman Cat Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga cyanea Green Cat Snake Gokulakrishnan, Das, Sivaperuman & Chandramouli 2021   Boiga ochracea Tawny Cat Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea paradisi Paradise Flying Tree Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus flavolineatus Yellow-striped Rat Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   * Dendrelaphis andamanensis Andaman Painted Bronzeback Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Vijayakumar & David 2006 Vogel & Rooijen 2011 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   * Fowlea tytleri Andaman Keelback Amarasinghe, Bandara, Weerakkody, Campbell, Marques, Danushka, Silva & Vogel 2022 Biswas & Sanyal 1980 [as piscator] Das 1999 [as melanzostus] Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 [as melanzostus] Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Vogel & David 2006 Vogel & David 2012 Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)   Gonyosoma oxycephalum Red-tailed Green Rat Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   * Lycodon hypsirhinoides Andaman Wolf Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 [as capucinus] Das 1999 [as capucinus] Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 [as capucinus] Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 [as capucinus] Lanza 1999 [as capucinus] Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Theobald 1868 Vogel & Harikrishnan 2013 Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as capucinus] Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   * Bungarus andamanensis Andaman Krait Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   * Naja sagittifera Andaman Cobra Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Iskandar & Colijn 2001 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Wuster 1998 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)   Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Bhaskar 1996 Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Gherghel, Papes, Brischoux, Sahlean & Strugariu 2016 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Heatwole, Busack & Cogger 2005 Tyabji, Mohanty, Young & Khan 2018   Laticauda laticaudata Blue-lipped Sea Krait Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Tyabji, Mohanty, Young & Khan 2018 Genus Microcephalophis (Small-headed Sea Snakes)   Microcephalophis cantoris Spotted Small-headed Sea Snake Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010  Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes) Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)   * Gerrhopilus andamanensis Andaman Blind Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Wynn 2021  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Cantoria (Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake)   Cantoria violacea Yellow-banded Mangrove Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Ghodke & Andrews 2001 Gyi 1970 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)   Cerberus rynchops Western Dog-faced Water Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Gyi 1970 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Murphy, Voris & Karns 2012 Genus Gerarda (Glossy Marsh Snake)   Gerarda prevostiana Glossy Marsh Snake Bag, Raha & Deuti 2018  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)   Argyrophis oatesi Cocos Islands Blind Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013 Wallach 2009  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus andersoni Andaman Pitviper Das 1999 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Harikrishnan, Chandramouli & Vasudevan 2012 Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Choudhury 2010 Rangasamy, Chandra, Raghunathan & Venkataraman 2014 Regenass & Kramer 1981 Sivaperuman & Deepak 2013

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Andrews, Krishnan & Biswas (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Daniel 1983 Das 1999 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Andrews, Krishnan & Biswas (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Bhaskar 1996 Biswas & Sanyal 1980 Das 1999 Das 2001 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Andrews, Krishnan & Biswas (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Das 1999 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Andrews, Krishnan & Biswas (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Daniel 1983 Das 1999 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Namboothri, Swaminathan, Choudhury & Shanker 2012