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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 Gavialidae (Gharials) Genus Gavialis (Indian Gharial)   Gavialis gangeticus Indian Gharial Dasgupta & Raha 2004

	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 Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)   Psammophilus blanfordanus Common Indian Rock Agama Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)   Sitana sp. (Fan-throated Agama) Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 [as ponticeriana] Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as ponticeriana]  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)   Eublepharis hardwickii Eastern Indian Fat-tailed Gecko Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko gecko Tokay (reported from "Bihar" by several authors, e.g., Smith 1935; Murthy 1985; Tikader & Sharma 1992; Dasgupta & Raha 2004) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus aquilonius Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 [as bowringii] Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as bowringii] Purkayastha, Das, Bauer, Sengupta & Dutta 2010   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Das, Purkayastha, Bauer & Sengupta 2011 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Dasgupta & Raha 2004  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops leschenaultii Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Ophisops minor Lesser Snake-eyed Lizard Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [reported from "Bihar"] Murthy 1985 [as Cabrita jerdonii (reported from "Bihar")] Smith 1935 [as Cabrita jerdonii (reported from "Bihar")] Tikader & Sharma 1992 [as Cabrita jerdonii (reported from "Bihar")]  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)   Ablepharus sikkimensis Sikkim Mountain Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Sun Skink Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2013   Eutropis carinata Brahminy Skink Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   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 [as dissimilis] Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa albopunctata White-spotted Gracile Skink Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2004  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Auffenberg 1994 [reported from "Bihar"] Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [reported from "Bihar (including Jharkhand)"]   Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor Auffenberg, Rahman, Iffat & Perveen 1989

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa Dasgupta & Raha 2004  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Green Whip Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)   Atretium schistosum South Asian Olive Keelback Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga forsteni Speckled Cat Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Boiga westermanni Indian Egg Eater Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Captain, Tillack, Gumprecht & Dandge 2005 Dandge & Tiple 2016 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Manhas 2021 Narayanan 2012 Sharma 2014 Visvanathan 2015 Vyas 2013 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea ornata Ornate Flying Tree Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake Arif, Maslehuddin, Verma & Uttam 2020 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis proarchos Northern Painted Bronzeback Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as pictus] Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Fowlea schnurrenbergeri Bar-necked Keelback Purkayastha, Das, Sengupta & Dutta 2010 Purkayastha, Kalita, Brahma, Doley & Das 2018 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Lycodon jara Twin-spotted Wolf Snake Shafi, Abhishek, Ahmed, Verma, Maurya, Anwar, Ojha, Mall & Roy 2020   Lycodon striatus Striped Wolf Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Amarasinghe, Masroor, Lalremsanga, Weerakkody, Ananjeva, Campbell, Kennedy-Gold, Bandara, Bragin, Gayan, Sharma, Sayyed, Biakzuala, Kanishka, Ganesh, Ineich, Silva, Wickramasinghe, Seneviratne, Poyarkov, Vogel & Jablonski 2023 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon cinereus Black-barred Kukri Snake David, Das & Vogel 2011 David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012   Oligodon cyclurus Northeast Indian Kukri Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Oligodon kheriensis Coral Red Kukri Snake Verma, Pattekar, Panda, Siddiqui, Ojha, Mall & Roy 2021   Oligodon russelius Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe 2022 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as arnensis] Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps plinii Banded Whip Snake Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as fasciolata] Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis sagittarius Bengal Black-headed Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Xenochrophis (Oriental Painted Keelbacks)   Xenochrophis cerasogaster Dark-bellied Marsh Snake Purkayastha, Das, Vogel, Bhattacharjee & Sengupta 2013  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004   Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Anwar 2011 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Bungarus walli Faizabad Krait Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [reported from "Bihar (including Jharkhand)"] Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [reported from "Bihar (including Jharkhand)"] Singh & Joshi 2016 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Ferania (Bengal Mud Snake)   Ferania sieboldii Bengal Mud Snake Ahmed & Dasgupta 1991 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis condanarus Oriental Sand Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python bivittatus Burmese Python Barker & Barker 2008 Shafi, Abhishek, Maurya, Ojha, Mall & Roy 2020   Python molurus Indian Python Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [reported from "Bihar, including Jharkhand"]  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)   Grypotyphlops acutus Indian Beaked Blind Snake Narayana, Venkateshwarlu, Swamy, Surender, Kumar & Rao 2018 Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)   Indotyphlops porrectus Indian Slender Blind Snake Agrawal 1979 [reported from "Bihar"] Smith 1943 [reported from "Bihar"] Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2004  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Daboia (Daboias)   Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis carinatus Common Carpet Viper Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 [reported from "Bihar"]

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Batagur (River Terrapins)   Batagur dhongoka Three-striped Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)   Cyclemys gemeli Assam Leaf Turtle 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 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Hardella (Crowned River Turtle)   Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys tricarinata Tricarinate Hill Turtle Das 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Frazier & Das 1994 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Morenia (Western Eyed Turtles)   Morenia petersi Indian Eyed Turtle Das & Sengupta 2010 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura smithii Brown Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle Das 2001 Moll 1987 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)   Indotestudo elongata Elongated Tortoise Arif, Verma, Maslehuddin, Uttam, Mall, Ojha & Roy 2020 Ihlow, Dawson, Hartmann & Som 2016 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Bhupathy, Webb & Praschag 2014 Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Frazier & Das 1994 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021