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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 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Whitaker & Andrews 2003   Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 King & Burke 1989 Whitaker & Andrews 2003

	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 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Manthey 2008 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Taylor 1953   * Calotes ceylonensis Painted-lipped Tree Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Calotes desilvai Sri Lankan Spotted Tree Agama Bahir & Maduwage 2005 Das & Silva 2005 Manthey 2008   * Calotes liocephalus Crestless Tree Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Calotes liolepis Whistling Tree Agama Amarasinghe, Karunarathna & Fujinuma 2014 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Calotes manamendrai Knuckles Tree Agama Amarasinghe, Karunarathna & Fujinuma 2014   * Calotes nigrilabris Black-lipped Tree Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Calotes pethiyagodai Knuckles Crestless Agama Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Hallermann, Fujinuma, Grillitsch & Cambell 2014   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953 Genus Ceratophora (Sri Lankan Horned Agamas)   * Ceratophora aspera Rough-horned Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Ceratophora erdeleni Sinharaja Horned Agama Das & Silva 2005 Manthey 2008 Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi 1998   * Ceratophora karu Morningside Horned Agama Das & Silva 2005 Manthey 2008 Pethiyagoda & Manamendra-Arachchi 1998   * Ceratophora stoddartii Rhinoceros-horned Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Ceratophora tennentii Leaf-nosed Horned Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Ceratophora ukuwelai Salgala Horned Agama Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Amarasinghe, Surasinghe, Bushuev, Madawala, Gorin & Silva 2020 2020 Genus Cophotis (Deaf Agamas)   * Cophotis ceylanica Sri Lankan Deaf Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2008 Taylor 1953   * Cophotis dumbara Knuckles Deaf Agama Manthey 2008 Samarawickrama, Ranawana, Rajapaksha, Ananjeva, Orlov, Ranasinghe & Samarawickrama 2006 Genus Lyriocephalus (Lyre-headed Agama)   * Lyriocephalus scutatus Lyre-headed Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2010 Taylor 1953 Genus Otocryptis (Sri Lankan Kangaroo Agamas)   * Otocryptis nigristigma Dark-blotched Kangaroo Agama Bahir & Silva 2005 Das & Silva 2005 Manthey 2010   * Otocryptis wiegmanni Common Kangaroo Agama Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Manthey 2010 Taylor 1953 Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)   * Sitana bahiri Yala Fan-throated Agama Amarasinghe, Ineich, Karunarathna, Botejue & Campbell 2015   Sitana devakai Puttalam Fan-throated Agama Amarasinghe, Ineich, Karunarathna, Botejue & Campbell 2015 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as "S. cf. devakai"]  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo zeylanicus Asian Chameleon Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Glaw 2015 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953 Tilbury 2010  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Calodactylodes (South Asian Golden Geckos)   * Calodactylodes illingworthorum Sri Lankan Golden Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Genus Cnemaspis (Asian Rock and Forest Geckos)   * Cnemaspis alwisi Dolukanda Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis amith (no common name) Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007   * Cnemaspis anslemi Udamaliboda Forest Gecko Karunarathna & Ukuwela 2019   * Cnemaspis butewai Bambarabotuwa Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis dissanayakai Dimbulagala Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Silva, Botejue, Gabadage, Somaratna, Hettige, Aberathna, Madawala, Edirisinghe, Perera, Wickramaarachchi, Surasinghe, Karunarathna, Wickramasinghe, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019   * Cnemaspis gemunu Hakgala Rock Gecko Bauer, Silva, Greenbaum & Jackman 2007 Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis godagedarai Ensalwatte Rock Gecko Silva, Bauer, Botejue & Karunarathna 2019   * Cnemaspis gotaimbarai Kokagala Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis gunasekarai Ritigala Rock Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & Silva 2021   * Cnemaspis gunawardanai Pilikuttuwa Rock Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & Silva 2021   * Cnemaspis hitihami Kumaradola Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis ingerorum Hambantota Forest Gecko Batuwita, Agarwal & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis jayaweerai Ethagala Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Ukuwela, Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, Gorin 2023   * Cnemaspis kallima Venus Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis kandambyi Knuckles Rock Gecko Batuwita & Udugampala 2017   * Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Rock Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 2005 Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis kawminiae Mandaramnuwara Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Silva, Botejue, Gabadage, Somaratna, Hettige, Aberathna, Madawala, Edirisinghe, Perera, Wickramaarachchi, Surasinghe, Karunarathna, Wickramasinghe, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019   * Cnemaspis kivulegedarai Keerthibandarapura Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis kohukumburai Kadugannawa Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis kotagamai Bambaragala Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Silva, Botejue, Gabadage, Somaratna, Hettige, Aberathna, Madawala, Edirisinghe, Perera, Wickramaarachchi, Surasinghe, Karunarathna, Wickramasinghe, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019   * Cnemaspis kumarasinghei Maragala Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis latha Bandarawela Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis lokugei Haputale Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Madawala & Ukuwela 2021   * Cnemaspis manoae Pilikuttuwa Rock Gecko Amarasinghe & Karunarathna 2020   * Cnemaspis menikay Kegalle Rock Gecko Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007   * Cnemaspis molligodai Waratalgoda Rock Gecko Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis nanayakkarai Galgiriya Mountains Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Ukuwela, Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, Gorin 2023   * Cnemaspis nandimithrai Kudumbigala Rock Gecko Karunarathna, Poyarkov, Silva, Madawala, Botejue, Gorin, Surasinghe, Gabadage, Ukuwela & Bauer 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis nilgala Nilgala Day Gecko Karunarathna, Bauer, Silva, Surasinghe, Somarathna, Madawala, Gabadage, Botejue, henkanaththegedara & Ukuwela 2019 Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis pava Nawalapitiya Rock Gecko Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis phillipsi Gammaduwa Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis podihuna Lesser Rock Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis pulchra Rakwana Rock Gecko Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007   * Cnemaspis punctata Spotted Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis rajakarunai Salgala Rock Gecko Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Rathnayake 2016   * Cnemaspis rammalensis Rammalakanda Rock Gecko Vidanapathirana, Rajeev, Wickramasinghe, Fernando & Wickramasinghe 2014   * Cnemaspis retigalensis Retigala Rock Gecko Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis samanalensis Samanala Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis scalpensis Agarapatana Rock Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007 [as ranwellai] Wickramasinghe 2006 [as ranwellai]   * Cnemaspis silvula Galle Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021   * Cnemaspis tropidogaster Rough-bellied Rock Gecko Amarasinghe, Campbell, Madawala, Botejue, Gabadage, Silva & Karunarathna 2016 Das & Silva 2005 Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa 2007   * Cnemaspis upendrai Pussellawa Rock Gecko Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtodactylus collegalensis Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko Das 1996 Taylor 1953   * Cyrtodactylus cracens Dark-collared Bent-toed Gecko Batuwita & Bahir 2005 Das & Silva 2005   * Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori Namunukula Bent-toed Gecko Batuwita & Bahir 2005 Das & Silva 2005   * Cyrtodactylus fraenatus Bridled Bent-toed Gecko Batuwita & Bahir 2005 Das & Silva 2005   * Cyrtodactylus punctatus Knuckles Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Gayan, Ranasinghe, Silva & Mirza 2022   * Cyrtodactylus soba Knuckles Banded Bent-toed Gecko Batuwita & Bahir 2005 Das & Silva 2005   * Cyrtodactylus triedrus Sri Lanka Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Gayan, Ranasinghe, Silva & Mirza 2022 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1953   * Cyrtodactylus vedda Rathugala Bent-toed Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Gayan, Ranasinghe, Silva & Mirza 2022   * Cyrtodactylus yakhuna Sri Lanka Blotched Bent-toed Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1953 Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)   Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   * Hemidactylus depressus Kandian Half-toed Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar 2019 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953   * Hemidactylus hunae Spotted Giant Half-toed Gecko Agarwal, Giri & Bauer 2011 Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Madawala & Silva 2021 Bauer, Jackman, Greenbaum, Giri & Silva 2010 Das & Silva 2005 [as maculatus] Das 1996 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019   * Hemidactylus kimbulae Crocodile Rock Gecko Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Madawala & Silva 2021   Hemidactylus lankae Sri Lanka Half-toed Gecko Bauer, Jackman, Greenbaum, Giri & Silva 2010 Das & Silva 2005 [as triedrus] Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as H. triedrus] Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel 2018 [as H. triedrus]   Hemidactylus leschenaultii Tamarind Tree Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Mahony 2011 Taylor 1953   Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Small-spotted Half-toed Gecko Bauer, Jackman, Greenbaum, Giri & Silva 2010 Bauer, Jackman, Greenbaum, Silva, Giri & Das 2010 Chaitanya, Agarwal, Lajmi & Khandekar 2019 Das & Silva 2005 [as brookii] Das 1996 [as brookii] Deso, Bauer, Probst & Sanchez 2013 Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953 [as brookii]   * Hemidactylus pieresii Gannoruwa Half-toed Gecko Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2012   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Silva, Madawala, Bauer & Karunarathna 2016 Taylor 1953   Hemidactylus scabriceps Ramnad Scaled Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Srikanthan, Kumar, Urs & Ganesh 2018 Taylor 1953 Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   Hemiphyllodactylus typus Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Zug 2010  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops leschenaultii Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019   Ophisops minor Lesser Snake-eyed Lizard Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1953 [as Cabrita jerdonii]  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)   Chalcides sp. Karunarathna, Wickramasinghe, Samarawickrama & Munindradasa 2008 [as "cf. ocellatus"] Genus Chalcidoseps (Knuckles Four-toed Skink)   * Chalcidoseps thwaitesii Knuckles Four-toed Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950 Genus Dasia (Indo-Malayan Tree Skinks)   * Dasia haliana Sri Lanka Tree Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1950 Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   * Eutropis austini Gannoruwa Sun Skink Batuwita 2016   Eutropis bibronii Olive-brown Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva, Sandaruwan, Zoysa & Ukuwela 2017 Taylor 1950   * Eutropis floweri Trincomalee Sun Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Eutropis greeri Galle Sun Skink Batuwita 2016   * Eutropis lankae Hambegamuwa Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Batuwita, Udugampala & Edirisinghe 2020 Das & Silva 2005 [as carinata] Das 1996 [as carinata] Deraniyagala 1953 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as E. carinata] Taylor 1950 [as carinata]   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Eutropis madaraszi Sri Lankan Spotted Sun Skink Batuwita 2016 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1950   * Eutropis resetari Agarapatana Sun Skink Amarasinghe, Campbell, Chandramouli, Deuti, Raha, Karunarathna & Ineich 2016 [as beddomii] Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Batuwita, Udugampala & Edirisinghe 2020 Das & Silva 2005 [as beddomii] Das 1996 [as beddomii] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as E. beddomii] Taylor 1950 [as beddomii]   Eutropis tammanna Tammanna Sun Skink Das, Silva & Austin 2008 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Genus Lankascincus (Lanka Skinks)   * Lankascincus deignani Mount Gannoruwa Lanka Skink Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 [as greeri] Batuwita 2019 [as greeri] Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Greer 1991 Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha 2007 [as greeri]   * Lankascincus dorsicatenatus Angamana Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Deraniyagala 1953   * Lankascincus fallax Trincomalee Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Das & Silva 2005 [as deraniyagalae] Das 1996 [as deraniyagalae] Greer 1991 [as deraniyagalae] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1950 [as megalops]   * Lankascincus gansi Udugama Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Greer 1991   * Lankascincus merrill Rakwana Hills Lanka Skink Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe 2020   * Lankascincus sameerai Matara Lanka Skink Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe 2020   * Lankascincus sripadensis Sripada Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha 2007   * Lankascincus taprobanensis Smooth Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Greer 1991 Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha 2007 [as munindradasai]   * Lankascincus taylori Central Highlands Lanka Skink Batuwita 2019 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Greer 1991 Genus Nessia (Singalese Skinks)   * Nessia bipes Two-legged Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia burtonii Mount Haycock Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia deraniyagalai Trincomalee Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia didactyla Two-toed Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia gansi Mount Rumaswala Snake Skink Batuwita & Edirisinghe 2017   * Nessia hickanala Shark-headed Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia layardi Colombo Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia monodactyla Toeless Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   * Nessia sarasinorum Inamalua Snake Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950 Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)   Riopa punctata Spotted Gracile Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1950   * Riopa singha Sri Lankan Gracile Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus dussumieri Malabar Forest Skink Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Taylor 1950   Sphenomorphus striatopunctatus Sri Lanka Spot-lined Forest Skink Das & Silva 2005 Taylor 1950  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Auffenberg 1994 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019   Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Koch, Auliya, Schmitz, Kuch & Boehme 2007 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Taylor 1953

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes) Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)   Acrochordus granulatus Lesser File Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Stimson 1969  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Green Whip Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Ahaetulla pulverulenta Brown Speckled Whip Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Aspidura (Roughsides)   * Aspidura brachyorrhos Hill Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura ceylonensis Black Spined Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura copei Speckle-bellied Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura deraniyagalae Mountain Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura desilvai Knuckles Roughside Wickramasinghe, Bandara, Vidanapathirana & Wickramasinghe 2019   * Aspidura drummondhayi Balangoda Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura guentheri West Coast Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   * Aspidura ravanai Sri Pada Roughside Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Kandambi, Pyron & Wickramasinghe 2017   Aspidura trachyprocta Common Roughside Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)   Atretium schistosum South Asian Olive Keelback Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   * Boiga barnesii Common White-bellied Cat Snake Das & Silva 2005 Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Silva 1990 Vogel & Ganesh 2013   Boiga beddomei Yellow-bellied Cat Snake Das & Silva 2005 [as B. beddomei] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as B. beddomei] Orlov & Ryabov 2002 [as B. beddomei] Samarawickrama, Samarawickrama, Wijesena & Orlov 2005 Vogel & Ganesh 2013 [as B. beddomei]   * Boiga ceylonensis Southern White-bellied Cat Snake Das & Silva 2005 Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Vogel & Ganesh 2013   Boiga forsteni Speckled Cat Snake Das & Silva 2005 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Boiga ranawanei Sri Lankan Yellow-bellied Cat Snake Ganesh, Samarawickrama, Urs, Srikanthan & Adhikari 2022   Boiga trigonata Western Gamma Cat Snake Das & Silva 2005 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943 Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea ornata Ornate Flying Tree Snake Das & Silva 2005 Mertens 1968 Silva 1990   Chrysopelea taprobanica Sri Lankan Flying Tree Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Mertens 1968 Silva 1990 Somaweera, Pantoja & Deepak 2015 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus helena Indian Trinket Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016 Schulz 1996 Silva 1990 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis bifrenalis Black-striped Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Vogel & Rooijen 2011   * Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus Sri Lanka Stripe-tailed Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Dendrelaphis effrenis Sinharaja Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Werner 1909 Wickramasinghe 2016 [as D. sinharajensis]   * Dendrelaphis olivieri Trincomalee Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990   * Dendrelaphis schokari Common Sri Lanka Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Rooijen & Vogel 2008 Rooijen & Vogel 2009   Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rooijen & Vogel 2008 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Dendrelaphis wickrorum Pundaluoya Bronzeback Danushka, Kanishka, Amarasinghe, Vogel & Seneviratne 2020 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   * Fowlea asperrima Sri Lankan Painted Keelback Das & Silva 2005 Purkayastha, Kalita, Brahma, Doley & Das 2018 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Vogel & David 2006 Vogel & David 2012   * Fowlea unicolor Sri Lankan Checkered Keelback Amarasinghe, Bandara, Weerakkody, Campbell, Marques, Danushka, Silva & Vogel 2022 Das & Silva 2005 [as piscator] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as "F. cf. piscator"] Silva 1990 [as piscator] Vogel & David 2012 [as "cf. piscator"] Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)   Liopeltis calamaria Lesser Ringneck Snake Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Ganesh & Vogel 2020 Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake Das & Silva 2005 Ganesh & Vogel 2018 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 O'Shea, Kusuma & Kaiser 2018 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Lycodon carinatus Sri Lanka Wolf Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Lycodon chithrasekarai Sri Lankan Bridle Snake Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Pushpamal & Wickramasinghe 2020   Lycodon fasciolatus Anaimalai Wolf Snake Das & Silva 2005 [as osmanhilli] Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Ganesh & Vogel 2018 [as anamallensis] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as anamallensis] Taylor 1950 [as osmanhilli]   Lycodon gracilis Slender Bridle Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   Lycodon nympha Vellore Bridle Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   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 Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon arnensis Arani Kukri Snake Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe 2022 Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943   Oligodon calamarius Reed-like Kukri Snake Das & Silva 2005 Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   * Oligodon sublineatus Streaked Kukri Snake Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell & Ineich 2015 Das & Silva 2005 Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   Oligodon taeniolatus Variegated Kukri Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li 2021 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   * Rhabdophis ceylonensis Sri Lanka Keelback Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943   Rhabdophis plumbicolor Green Keelback Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis subpunctatus Malabar Black-headed Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943  Family Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes) Genus Cylindrophis (Oriental Pipe Snakes)   * Cylindrophis maculatus Sri Lankan Pipe Snake Bernstein, Bauer, McGuire, Arida, Kaiser, Kieckbusch & Mecke 2020 Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus caeruleus Blue Krait Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Vogel 2006   * Bungarus ceylonicus Sri Lankan Krait Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Vogel 2006 Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)   * Calliophis haematoetron Blood-bellied Coral Snake Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somaweera 2008   Calliophis melanurus South Asian Slender Coral Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Vogel 2006 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   * Naja polyocellata Sri Lankan Cobra Das & Silva 2005 [as N. naja] Deraniyagala 1939 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 [as N. naja] Shi, Vogel, Chen & Ding in Shi, Vogel, Ding, Rao, Liu, Zhang, Wu & Chen 2022 Silva 1990 [as N. naja] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as N. naja] Vogel 2006 [as N. naja] Wuster & Thorpe 1992 [as N. naja] Wuster 1998 [as N. naja]  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)   Hydrophis bituberculatus Bitubercled Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Rasmussen 1992 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis curtus Short Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis cyanocinctus Blue-banded Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis fasciatus Banded Slender-necked Sea Snake Abyerami & Sivashanthini 2008 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019   Hydrophis jerdonii Cone-nosed Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis lapemoides Persian Gulf Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rasmussen 1992 Rasmussen 1993 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis mamillaris Bombay Gulf Sea Snake Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis ornatus Reef Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis schistosus Beaked Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis spiralis Narrow-banded Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis stokesii Large-headed Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Hydrophis stricticollis Bengal Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Hydrophis viperinus Viperine Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009 Genus Laticauda (Sea Kraits)   Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Das & Silva 2005 Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009   Laticauda laticaudata Blue-lipped Sea Krait Kharin, Roedel & Hallermann 2010 Genus Microcephalophis (Small-headed Sea Snakes)   Microcephalophis gracilis Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1926 Somaweera & Somaweera 2009  Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes) Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)   * Gerrhopilus ceylonicus Sri Lankan Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990 Wallach 1996 Wynn 2021   * Gerrhopilus mirus Peradeniya Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990 Wallach 1996 Wynn 2021  Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes) Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)   Cerberus rynchops Western Dog-faced Water Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Murphy, Voris & Karns 2012 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Gyi 1970 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Genus Gerarda (Glossy Marsh Snake)   Gerarda prevostiana Glossy Marsh Snake Das & Silva 2005 Gyi 1970 Karunarathna, Surasinghe, Botejue & Madawala 2018 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Silva 1990 Ukuwela, Silva & Sanders 2017  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python molurus Indian Python Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Stimson 1969  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)   * Indotyphlops lankaensis Trincomalee Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   * Indotyphlops leucomelas Pied Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   * Indotyphlops malcolmi Sri Lankan Bicoloured Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   Indotyphlops porrectus Indian Slender Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   * Indotyphlops tenebrarum Chestnut Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   * Indotyphlops veddae Vedda Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990   * Indotyphlops violaceus Violet Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Silva 1990 Wallach 2009 Wallach 2020  Family Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes) Genus Rhinophis (Sharp-nosed Shieldtails)   * Rhinophis blythii Sri Lankan Montane Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis dorsimaculatus Polkadot Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 Gower & Wickramasinghe 2016 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis drummondhayi Uva Patnas Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis erangaviraji Rakwana Hills Shieldtail Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Ranwella 2009   * Rhinophis gunasekarai Matale Shieldtail Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Gower 2020   * Rhinophis homolepis Even-scaled Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 [as Rhinophis trevelyana] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990 [as Rhinophis trevelyana] Smith 1943   * Rhinophis lineatus Striped Shieldtail Gower & Maduwage 2011 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016   * Rhinophis melanogaster Sri Lankan Black-bellied Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis mendisi Balangoda Shieldtail Gower 2020   * Rhinophis oxyrynchus Sharp-nosed Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis philippinus Sri Lankan Hill Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis phillipsi Gammaduva Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis porrectus Elongate Shieldtail Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis punctatus Spotted Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 Gans 1966 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis roshanpererai Badulla Shieldtail Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower 2017   * Rhinophis saffragamus Greater Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 [as Pseudotyphlops philippinus] Gans 1966 [as Pseudotyphlops philippinus] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as Pseudotyphlops philippinus] Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Silva 1990 [as Pseudotyphlops philippinus]   * Rhinophis tricoloratus Ratnapura Shieldtail Das & Silva 2005 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Silva 1990   * Rhinophis zigzag Zigzag Shieldtail Gower & Maduwage 2011 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Craspedocephalus (Ridge-nosed Tree Pitvipers)   * Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus Sri Lankan Green Pitviper Das & Silva 2005 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Vogel 2006 Genus Daboia (Daboias)   Daboia russelii Indian Chain Viper Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Smith 1943 Vogel 2006 Wuster, Otsuka, Malhotra & Thorpe 1992 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis carinatus Common Carpet Viper Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 Das & Silva 2005 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Silva 1990 Vogel 2006 Genus Hypnale (Hump-nosed Pitvipers)   Hypnale hypnale Indian Hump-nosed Pitviper Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Maduwage, Silva, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda 2009   * Hypnale nepa Sri Lankan Highland Hump-nosed Pitviper Maduwage, Silva, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda 2009   * Hypnale zara Southwestern Sri Lankan Hump-nosed Pitviper Maduwage, Silva, Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda 2009

	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 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Kapurusinghe (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Kapurusinghe (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Kapurusinghe (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Kapurusinghe (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 Kapurusinghe (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle Das & Bhupathy 2009 Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Geochelone (South Asian Star Tortoises)   Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise Das & Silva 2005 Das 1996 D'Cruze, Mookerjee, Vyas, Macdonald & Silva 2018 King & Burke 1989 Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   * Lissemys ceylonensis Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle Das & Silva 2005 [as punctata] Iverson 1992 [as punctata] King & Burke 1989 [as punctata] Madawala, Surasinghe, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Peabotuwage, Kandambi & Karunarathna 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021