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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 emma Forest Crested Agama Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Calotes geissleri Sagaing Blue Crested Agama Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 [as C. mystaceus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as C. mystaceus] Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Boehme 2021   Calotes jerdoni Eastern Green Tree Agama Manthey 2008   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)   Draco maculatus Black-spotted Gliding Dragon Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985   Draco norvillii Assam Gliding Dragon Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Ptyctolaemus (Fold-throated Agamas)   Ptyctolaemus gularis Green Fold-throated Agama Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Manthey 2010  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)   Dopasia gracilis Burmese Glass Lizard Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis Nagaland Bent-toed Gecko Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer 2018 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022 Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko gecko Tokay Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus aquilonius Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko Das, Bhattacharjee & Purkayastha 2015   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Purkayastha, Majumder & Acharjee 2011   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis multifasciata Many-lined Sun Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla flavescens Yellow Whip Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as A. prasina] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as A. prasina] Srikanthan, Adhikari, Mallik, Campbell, Bhatt, Shanker & Ganesh 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as A. prasina] Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Archelaphe (Venus Rat Snake)   Archelaphe bella Venus Rat Snake Schulz, Boehme & Tillack 2011 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Blythia (Asian Iridescent Snakes)   Blythia reticulata Assam Iridescent Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima 2017 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga cyanea Green Cat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Tillack 2006   Boiga gocool Eastern Gamma Cat Snake Choure, Kashyap, Adhikari & Lalremsanga 2020 Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga siamensis Grey Cat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as ocellata] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as cynodon] Smith 1943 [as cynodon] Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea ornata Ornate Flying Tree Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Schulz 1996 Sharma 2007 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Nguyen, Thy, Chan-Ard, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Das & Mohapatra 2014 Schulz 1996 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis biloreatus Himalayan Bronzeback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as gorei] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as gorei]   Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Green Bronzeback Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Dendrelaphis proarchos Northern Painted Bronzeback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as pictus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as pictus] Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe cantoris Eastern Trinket Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Lele, Kiba, Sethi & Edake 2018 Mathew 2005 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)   Gonyosoma prasinum Green Bush Rat Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Campbell, Deuti, Hauser, Luu, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Scheinberg, Sethy, Smits, Teynie & Vogel 2022 Schulz 1996 Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius clerki Kachin Keelback David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 Purkayastha & David 2019   Hebius khasiensis Khasi Hills Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Hebius parallelus Parallel-striped Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 [as "cf. parallelum"] David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Hebius venningi Chin Hills Keelback David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynie & Ziegler 2021 Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)   Herpetoreas xenura Cherrapunji Keelback Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)   Liopeltis frenata Common Ringneck Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Hauser 2018   Liopeltis stoliczkae Northeast Indian Ringneck Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-banded Wolf Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004   Lycodon jara Twin-spotted Wolf Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Lycodon septentrionalis Northern Big-toothed Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Das & Vasudevan 2015 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon albocinctus White-barred Kukri Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Oligodon cinereus Black-barred Kukri Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006 David, Das & Vogel 2011 David, Nguyen, Nguyen, Jiang, Chen, Teynie & Ziegler 2012   Oligodon dorsalis Spot-tailed Kukri Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943   Oligodon erythrorhachis Red-striped Kukri Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Oligodon theobaldi Mandalay Kukri Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)   Pseudoxenodon macrops Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas korros Indochinese Rat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Ptyas nigromarginata Oriental Green Rat Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Vogel & Hauser 2013 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis helleri Northern Red-necked Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 [as subminiatus] Dasgupta & Raha 2006 [as subminiatus]   Rhabdophis himalayanus Common Himalayan Keelback Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Rhabdophis nuchalis Collared Keelback Ahmed & Das 2006 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis collaris Collared Black-headed Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)   Trachischium monticola Assam Slender Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus bungaroides Northeastern Hill Krait Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004   Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Dasgupta & Raha 2006   Bungarus niger Greater Black Krait Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Lalbiakzuala, Purkayastha, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2021 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Das, Nair, Ahmed & Sharma 2008 David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Singh & Joshi 2016 Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus macclellandii Southeast Asian Coral Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Genus Ferania (Bengal Mud Snake)   Ferania sieboldii Bengal Mud Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)   Psammodynastes pulverulentus Dusky Mock Viper Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   Pareas andersonii Bhamo Slug Eater Vogel, Nguyen, Lalremsanga, Biakzuala, Hrima & Poyarkov 2020   Pareas monticola Assam Slug Eater Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Mathew 2005 Smith 1943  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python molurus Indian Python Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)   Argyrophis diardii Greater Blind Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)   Indotyphlops jerdoni Khasi Hills Blind Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004   Indotyphlops tenuicollis Slender-necked Blind Snake Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Smith 1943 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Dasgupta & Raha 2006  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)   Ovophis monticola Western Mountain Pitviper Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Popeia (South Asian Bamboo Pitvipers)   Popeia popeiorum Northern Bamboo Pitviper Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)   Protobothrops jerdonii Spotted Mountain Pitviper Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004   Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Brown-spotted Pitviper Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Smith 1943 Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus albolabris Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009   Trimeresurus erythrurus Red-tailed Pitviper Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)   Viridovipera yunnanensis Yunnan Green Tree Pitviper Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)   Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian Box Turtle Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Cuora mouhotii Keeled Box Turtle Choudhury 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sachu, Purkayastha & Bhattacharjee 2017 Genus Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)   Cyclemys fusca Burmese Brown Leaf Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Cyclemys gemeli Assam Leaf Turtle Choudhury 2011 Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdoerfer 2008 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle Das & Bhupathy 2009 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura sylhetensis Assam Roofed Turtle Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Daniel 1983 Das 2001 Das, Sengupta & Praschag 2010 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Murthy 1985 Praschag & Fachbach 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)   Indotestudo elongata Elongated Tortoise Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Genus Manouria (Indochinese Tortoises)   Manouria emys Asian Giant Tortoise Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Bhupathy 1994 Choudhury 2011 Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Kar, Chang & Singh 2021   Nilssonia nigricans Black Softshell Turtle Kundu, Kumar, Tyagi & Chandra 2018