Reptiles of
Lakshadweep  (Laccadive Islands) [India]

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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.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Southern Green Tree Agama

Rao 1991
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Rao 1991
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Ganesh & Asokan 2010
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Ganesh & Asokan 2010 Rao 1991
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis carinata

Brahminy Skink

Rao 1991

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Whitaker & Captain 2004
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis jerdonii

Cone-nosed Sea Snake

Rao 1991
 
Hydrophis nigrocinctus

Black-banded Sea Snake

Rao 1991
 
Hydrophis ornatus

Reef Sea Snake

Rao 1991
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Rao 1991
 
Hydrophis schistosus

Beaked Sea Snake

Rao 1991
 
Hydrophis spiralis

Narrow-banded Sea Snake

Rao 1991
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rao 1991 Wallach 2009 Wallach 2020

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Tripathy, Shanker & Choudhury (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Daniel 1983 Das 2001 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Kelkar, Rohan, Marba & Alcoverro 2013 Rao 1991 Tripathy, Shanker & Choudhury (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Das 2001 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Phillips 1958 Rao 1991 Tripathy, Shanker & Choudhury (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Das 2001 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rao 1991 Tripathy, Shanker & Choudhury (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Das 2001 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rao 1991 Tripathy, Shanker & Choudhury (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006