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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:

	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 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Calotes vultuosus Kolkata Crested Agama Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021 Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)   Psammophilus blanfordanus Common Indian Rock Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2011 Manthey 2010 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)   Sitana sushili Sambalpur Fan-throated Agama Deepak, Tillack, Kar, Sarkar & Mohapatra 2021  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo zeylanicus Asian Chameleon Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)   Eublepharis satpuraensis Satpura Fat-tailed Gecko Basak, Ahmed, Suraj & Mondal 2017 Naidu, Trivedi, Mandavia, Kalyari, Singh & Chouhan 2020  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Mumbai Bent-toed Gecko Chandra & Pandey 2005 [as collegalensis] Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011   Hemidactylus gracilis Slender House Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Dandge & Tiple 2018   Hemidactylus kangerensis Kanger Valley Half-toed Gecko Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar 2019 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as maculatus] Ingle 2003 [as maculatus] Ingle 2011 [as maculatus] Mirza, Bhosale & Patil 2017 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 [as maculatus]   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001   Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulated Half-toed Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Kumar, Srinivasulu & Seetharamaraju 2015   Hemidactylus sahgali Northern Termite Hill Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as subtriedrus] Ingle 2003 [as triedrus] Ingle 2011 [as triedrus] Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel 2018 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 [as subtriedrus]   * Hemidactylus yajurvedi Kanker Rock Gecko Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Murthy, Bauer, Lajmi, Agarwal & Giri 2015  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops jerdonii Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard Chandra & Gajbe 2005   Ophisops leschenaultii Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Ophisops microlepis Small-scaled Snake-eyed Lizard Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri 2018   Ophisops minor Lesser Snake-eyed Lizard Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 [as Cabrita jerdonii]  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis carinata Brahminy Skink Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Eutropis innotata Bronzy-Olive Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Chandra & Gajbe 2005   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990   Eutropis trivittata Three-striped Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Mirza, Campbell, Pauwels, Schweiger, Kupfer, Patel, Karunarathna, Deuti, Ineich, Hallermann, Abinawantoa & Supriatna 2021 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as dissimilis] Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 [as dissimilis] Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa albopunctata White-spotted Gracile Skink Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2011   Riopa guentheri Malabar Gracile Skink Bhilala, Ashaharraza, Ingle, Das, Sambath & Mohapatra 2021   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011   Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Green Whip Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)

Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012

Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)

Boiga flaviviridis Yellow-Green Cat Snake

Choure, Komanduri, Choure & Lalremsanga 2021 Khandal, Rai & Sharma 2016

Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)

Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake

Bhushan & Kumar 2021 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016

Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Whitaker & Captain 2004

Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)

Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)

Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990

Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)

Liopeltis calamaria Lesser Ringneck Snake

Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Ganesh & Vogel 2020

Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)

Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012

Lycodon flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake

Anne & Visvanathan 2018 Deshmukh, Deshmukh & Badhekar 2018

Lycodon striatus Striped Wolf Snake

Amarasinghe, Masroor, Lalremsanga, Weerakkody, Ananjeva, Campbell, Kennedy-Gold, Bandara, Bragin, Gayan, Sharma, Sayyed, Biakzuala, Kanishka, Ganesh, Ineich, Silva, Wickramasinghe, Seneviratne, Poyarkov, Vogel & Jablonski 2023

Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)

Oligodon russelius Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as arnensis] Ingle 2003 [as arnensis] Ingle 2011 [as arnensis]

Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)

Platyceps plinii Banded Whip Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as fasciolata] Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Ingle 2003 [as fasciolata] Ingle 2011 [as fasciolata] Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012 [as fasciolata]

Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)

Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012

Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)

Rhabdophis plumbicolor Green Keelback

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)

Genus Bungarus (Kraits)

Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012

Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Anwar 2011 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Raha, Majumder, Parida & Sarsavan 2013 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Sanyal & Dasgupta 1990 Sivakumar & Jadeja 2012

Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)

Calliophis melanurus South Asian Slender Coral Snake

Deshmukh, Deshmukh & Badhekar 2018

Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)

Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Wuster & Thorpe 1992

Family Pythonidae (Pythons)

Genus Python (Typical Pythons)

Python molurus Indian Python

Aengals & Rajarathinam 2001 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra & Pandey 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)

Grypotyphlops acutus Indian Beaked Blind Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011 Narayana, Venkateshwarlu, Swamy, Surender, Kumar & Rao 2018

Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)

Indotyphlops tenuicollis Slender-necked Blind Snake

Sur, Gayen & Raha 2007

Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)

Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

Family Viperidae (Vipers)

Genus Daboia (Daboias)

Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper

Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2003 Ingle 2011

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle Das 2001   Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Geochelone (South Asian Star Tortoises)   Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise D'Cruze, Mookerjee, Vyas, Macdonald & Silva 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Das 2001 Ingle 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia leithii Deccan Softshell Turtle Das 2001