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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 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Saxena 1991 Vyas & Singh 2004 Whitaker & Andrews 2003  Family Gavialidae (Gharials) Genus Gavialis (Indian Gharial)   Gavialis gangeticus Indian Gharial Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Whitaker & Andrews 2003

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)   Calotes emma Forest Crested Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005   Calotes minor Short-tailed Ground Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle, Sarsavan & Pawar 2012 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 [as "C. cf. versicolor"] Saxena 1991   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 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Gajbe 2003 Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)   Psammophilus blanfordanus Common Indian Rock Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manthey 2010   Psammophilus dorsalis South Indian Rock Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)   Sitana sushili Sambalpur Fan-throated Agama Deepak, Tillack, Kar, Sarkar & Mohapatra 2021 Genus Saara (Eastern Spiny-tailed Agamas)   Saara hardwickii Indian Spiny-tailed Agama Chandra & Gajbe 2005  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo zeylanicus Asian Chameleon Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)   Eublepharis satpuraensis Satpura Fat-tailed Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as hardwickii] Mirza & Upadhye 2010 [as E. sp.] Mirza, Sanap, Raju, Gawai & Ghadekar 2014  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus nebulosus Clouded Bent-toed Gecko Agarwal 2007 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008   Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Mumbai Bent-toed Gecko Ashaharraza 2019 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as collegalensis] Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 [as collegalensis] Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 [as collegalensis] Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Mahony 2011 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018   * Hemidactylus chipkali Hoshangabad Half-toed Gecko Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar 2019 Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar 2020 Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar 2019 Mirza & Raju 2017   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Das, Purkayastha, Bauer & Sengupta 2011 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Saxena 1991   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018   Hemidactylus gracilis Slender House Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Dandge & Tiple 2018 Mahony 2011   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991   Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulated Half-toed Gecko Kumar, Srinivasulu & Seetharamaraju 2015   Hemidactylus sahgali Northern Termite Hill Gecko Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as triedrus] Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 [as triedrus] Ingle, Dubey & Sarsavan 2009 [as triedrus] Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 [as triedrus] Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel 2018  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops jerdonii Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri 2018 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014   Ophisops leschenaultii Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008   Ophisops microlepis Small-scaled Snake-eyed Lizard Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri 2018 Chandra & Gajbe 2005  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Sun Skink Bag, Raha & Deuti 2020 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2013   Eutropis beddomii South Indian Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Campbell, Chandramouli, Deuti, Raha, Karunarathna & Ineich 2016 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021   Eutropis carinata Brahminy Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 [as "E. cf. carinata"] Saxena 1991   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 [as "E. cf. macularia"]   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] Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as dissimilis] Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 [as dissimilis] Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa albopunctata White-spotted Gracile Skink Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018   Riopa guentheri Malabar Gracile Skink Bhilala, Ashaharraza, Ingle, Das, Sambath & Mohapatra 2021   Riopa lineata Indian Striped Gracile Skink Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Sur, Gayen & Raha 2007 Vyas 2009   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Saxena 1991  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Saxena 1991 Vyas & Singh 2004

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000   Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla laudankia Laudankia Whip Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 [as nasuta] Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as nasuta] Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 [as nasuta] Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 [as nasuta] Ingle 2001 [as nasuta] Ingle 2004 [as nasuta] Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 [as nasuta] Thakur 2011 [as nasuta] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as nasuta] Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011 Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)   Atretium schistosum South Asian Olive Keelback Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga forsteni Speckled Cat Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Smith 1943 Thakur 2011 Vamdev, Varma & Parashar 2019 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000   Boiga westermanni Indian Egg Eater Dandge & Tiple 2016 Deshmukh, Deshmukh, Badhekar & Katgube 2020 Manhas 2021 Sharma 2014 Thakur 2011 Visvanathan 2015 Vyas 2013 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea ornata Ornate Flying Tree Snake Ingle 2010 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011   Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Negi 2004 Nguyen, Thy, Chan-Ard, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Das & Mohapatra 2014 Thakur 2011 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis ashoki Anaimalai Bronzeback Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as pictus] Ingle 2001 [as pictus] Ingle 2004 [as pictus]   Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe 2003 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Sharma 2004 Thakur 2011 Vogel & David 2012 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe 2003 Ganesh & Vogel 2018 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011   Lycodon flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake Anne & Visvanathan 2018 Sharma, Jain & Bhandari 2015   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 Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Thakur 2011 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon russelius Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe 2022   Oligodon taeniolatus Variegated Kukri Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Seetharamaraju, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2011   Oligodon tillacki Kurduvadi Kukri Snake Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe 2022 [based on map] Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps gracilis Indian Slender Whip Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Walmiki, Kumbhar & Guptha 2012 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Platyceps plinii Banded Whip Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 [as fasciolata] Chandra & Gajbe 2005 [as fasciolata] Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 [as fasciolata] Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 [as fasciolata] Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 [as fasciolata] Ingle 2001 [as fasciolata] Ingle 2004 [as fasciolata] Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 [as fasciolata] Thakur 2011 [as fasciolata] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as fasciolata] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as fasciolata] Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Thakur 2011 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis plumbicolor Green Keelback Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis sagittarius Bengal Black-headed Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Thakur 2011   Sibynophis subpunctatus Malabar Black-headed Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Genus Wallophis (Indian Smooth Snake)   Wallophis brachyurus Indian Smooth Snake Ingle & Sarsavan 2011 Mistry 2005 Patel, Vyas & Tank 2015  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Thakur 2011   Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Anwar 2011 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Thakur 2011 Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)   Calliophis melanurus South Asian Slender Coral Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004   Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Thakur 2011 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Saxena 1991 Genus Ferania (Bengal Mud Snake)   Ferania sieboldii Bengal Mud Snake Thakur & Watwe 2009 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis condanarus Oriental Sand Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Varma, Vamdev & Parashar 2020   Psammophis longifrons Stout Sand Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2009 Visvanathan, Anne & Kolli 2017  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python molurus Indian Python Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Thakur 2011  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)   Argyrophis diardii Greater Blind Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)   Grypotyphlops acutus Indian Beaked Blind Snake Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Narayana, Venkateshwarlu, Swamy, Surender, Kumar & Rao 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011  Family Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes) Genus Uropeltis (Typical Shieldtails)   Uropeltis ellioti Madras Shieldtail Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Uropeltis ocellata Ocellate Shieldtail Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Craspedocephalus (Ridge-nosed Tree Pitvipers)   Craspedocephalus gramineus Indian Green Pitviper Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Thakur 2011 Genus Daboia (Daboias)   Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Gajbe 2003 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Saxena 1991 Thakur 2011 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis carinatus Common Carpet Viper Amol, Anup, Gaurang, Anant & Dipankar 2012 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Ingle 2001 Ingle 2004 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Pasha, Areendran, Sankar & Qureshi 2000 Thakur 2011

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Batagur (River Terrapins)   Batagur dhongoka Three-striped Roofed Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vyas & Singh 2004 Genus Hardella (Crowned River Turtle)   Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Das & Bhupathy 2009 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vyas & Singh 2004 Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys tricarinata Tricarinate Hill Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Singh 2011   Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Das 2001 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Moll 1987 Vyas & Singh 2004  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Geochelone (South Asian Star Tortoises)   Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise Chandra & Gajbe 2005 D'Cruze, Mookerjee, Vyas, Macdonald & Silva 2018 Frazier & Das 1994 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vyas & Singh 2004  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)   Chitra indica Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Bhupathy, Webb & Praschag 2014 Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Das 2001 Gajbe & Gupta 2005 Ingle & Sarsavan 2014 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Saxena 1991 Vyas & Singh 2004 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Chandra, Sharma, Nagpure & Nema 2008 Kalaiarasan, Rathinasabapathy, Tamilarasan, Aengals & Prasanna 1991 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Vyas & Singh 2004   Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Chandra & Gajbe 2005 Das 2001 Das, Basu & Singh 2010 Frazier & Das 1994 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Nilssonia leithii Deccan Softshell Turtle Das, Sirsi, Vasudevan & Murthy 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021