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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)   EX Crocodylus palustris Mugger Choudhury & Silva 2013

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)   Calotes minor Short-tailed Ground Agama Murthy 1985   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Dhindsa & Toor 1983 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)   Laudakia agrorensis Agror Valley Rock Agama Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Laudakia melanura Black Rock Agama Agrawal 1979   Laudakia tuberculata Kashmir Rock Agama Agrawal 1979 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Saara (Eastern Spiny-tailed Agamas)   Saara hardwickii Indian Spiny-tailed Agama Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)   Eublepharis macularius Common Asian Leopard Gecko Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Mahony 2011   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Das, Purkayastha, Bauer & Sengupta 2011 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi Himachal Half-toed Gecko Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)   Acanthodactylus cantoris Indian Fringe-toed Lizard Murthy 1985 Salvador 1982 Sharma 1982 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops jerdonii Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tiwari & Sharma 1971  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Eurylepis (Asian Mole Skinks)   Eurylepis taeniolatus Yellow-bellied Mole Skink Sindaco, Busais, Amr, Ananjeva, Orlov, Papenfuss, Shafiei, Bafti, Nilson, Shestopal, Dujsebayeva, Nuridjanov, Golynsky, Borkin & Milto 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis carinata Brahminy Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   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 [paratypes of Mabuya hodgarti] Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 [as E. dissimilis] Genus Ophiomorus (South West Asian Snake Skinks)   Ophiomorus raithmai Indian Snake Skink Murthy 1985 [as tridactylus]  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Varanus griseus Desert Monitor Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tikader & Sharma 1992

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sharma 1982 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Tiwari & Sharma 1971  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Smith 1943   Boiga westermanni Indian Egg Eater Dandge & Tiple 2016 Manhas 2021 Sharma 2014 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Visvanathan 2015 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe hodgsonii Himalayan Trinket Snake Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)   Herpetoreas platyceps Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback Malnate 1966   Herpetoreas sieboldii Sikkim Keelback Malnate 1966 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Lycodon bicolor Golden-spotted Wolf Snake Sharma 2007 [as L. striatus] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as L. striatus]   Lycodon striatus Striped Wolf Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps ventromaculatus Spotted Whip Snake Schatti & Schmitz 2006 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis sagittarius Bengal Black-headed Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)   Spalerosophis atriceps Black-headed Diadem Snake Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)   Trachischium laeve Olive Slender Snake Smith 1943  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait Khan & Pant 2015 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Bungarus sindanus Sind Krait Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja naja Indian Spectacled Cobra Khan & Pant 2015 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis condanarus Oriental Sand Snake Murthy 1985 Sharma 2007 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Psammophis leithii Pakistani Sand Snake Murthy 1985 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Psammophis schokari Arabian Sand Snake Murthy 1985 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)   Myriopholis blanfordii Sind Thread Snake Sharma 2007  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python molurus Indian Python Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)   Indotyphlops porrectus Indian Slender Blind Snake Agrawal 1979 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Daboia (Daboias)   Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis carinatus Common Carpet Viper Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   Gloydius himalayanus Himalayan Mamushi Chaudhuri, Muhkerjee, Chowdhury & Purkayastha 2018 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus septentrionalis Northern White-lipped Pitviper Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 [as albolabris] Sharma 2007 [as albolabris]

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Batagur (River Terrapins)   Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 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 Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Hardella (Crowned River Turtle)   Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle Das & Bhupathy 2009 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura smithii Brown Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Moll 1987 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021   Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Moll 1987 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)   Chitra indica Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Singh, Dutta & Singh 2021 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle Das 2001 Khan & Pant 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021