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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 medogensis Medog Forest Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Manthey 2008 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Diploderma (Eastern Mountain Agamas)   Diploderma batangense Batang Mountain Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che 2021 Wang, Jiang, Ren, Zou, Wu, Che & Siler 2019 Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Jiang, Yuan, Che & Siler 2017 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021   * Diploderma drukdaypo Chamdo Mountain Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che 2021 Wang, Jiang, Ren, Zou, Wu, Che & Siler 2019 Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021   * Diploderma laeviventre Smooth-bellied Mountain Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Liu, Hou, Wang, Ananjeva & Rao 2020 Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che 2021 Wang, Jiang, Ren, Zou, Wu, Che & Siler 2019 Wang, Jiang, Zou, Yan, Siler & Che 2016 Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021   Diploderma vela Quzika Mountain Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Liu, Hou, Wang, Ananjeva & Rao 2020 Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che 2021 Wang, Jiang, Pan, Hou, Siler & Che 2015 Wang, Jiang, Ren, Zou, Wu, Che & Siler 2019 Wang, Qi, Wang, Koehler, Lu, Lyu, Wang, Wang & Che 2022 Wang, Ren, Jiang, Yuan, Che & Siler 2017 Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che 2021   * Diploderma yangi Zayu Mountain Dragon Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao 2023 Wang, Zhang & Li 2022 Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)   Draco maculatus Black-spotted Gliding Dragon Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Japalura (Western Mountain Agamas)   Japalura andersoniana Dafla Hill Mountain Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Manthey, Denzer, Hou & Wang 2012 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   Japalura austeniana Arunachal Mountain Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Wang, Ci, Ke, Weng, Siler & Che 2019 Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020   Japalura tricarinata Three-keeled Mountain Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 [as Calotes jerdoni] Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Manthey 2008 Rao 2000 [as Calotes jerdoni] Schleich & Kastle (eds.) 2002 Wang, Che, Lin, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Jiang, Jin, Chen & Siler 2018 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as kumaonensis] Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)   Laudakia dayana Ladakh Rock Agama Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008   Laudakia himalayana West Himalayan Rock Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Rao 2000   * Laudakia papenfussi Zanda Rock Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao 1998   * Laudakia sacra Lhasa Rock Agama Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wermuth 1967 Zhao & Adler 1993   Laudakia tuberculata Kashmir Rock Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   * Laudakia wui Bomi Rock Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Zhao 1998 Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)   Phrynocephalus erythrurus Northwest Tibetan Toad-headed Agama Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   Phrynocephalus lhasaensis Lhasa Toad-headed Agama Barabanov, Ananjeva, Papenfuss & Wang 2002 Solovyeva, Dunayev, Nazarov, Bondarenko & Poyarkov 2023   Phrynocephalus theobaldi Kashmir Toad Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Pang, Wang, Zhong, Hoelzel, Papenfuss, Zeng, Ananjeva & Zhang 2003 [as zetangensis] Rao 2000 [as "zedangensis"] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Wang, Zeng, Fang, Liu, Wu, Papenfuss & Macey 1996 [as zetangensis] Wermuth 1967 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Pseudocalotes (Long-headed Agamas)   Pseudocalotes kingdonwardi Adung Valley Long-headed Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Mahony 2010 Manthey 2008 Rao 2000 Genus Ptyctolaemus (Fold-throated Agamas)   Ptyctolaemus gularis Green Fold-throated Agama Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)   Dopasia gracilis Burmese Glass Lizard Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   * Cyrtodactylus cayuensis Cayu Bent-toed Gecko Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer 2018 Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Li 2007 Rao 2000 [as khasiensis] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as khasiensis]   * Cyrtodactylus tibetanus Tibetan Thin-toed Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022 Rao 2000 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wermuth 1965 Zhao & Adler 1993   * Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii Nyemo Bent-toed Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Shi & Zhao 2010 Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)   * Cyrtopodion medogense Medog Bent-toed Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   * Hemiphyllodactylus zayuensis Zayu Slender Gecko Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Jiang, Wang & Che in Che, Jiang, Yan & Zhang (eds.) 2020  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)   Eremias multiocellata Multiocellated Desert Runner Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)   Ablepharus ladacensis Ladakh Glacier Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Zhao & Adler 1993   Ablepharus sikkimensis Sikkim Mountain Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Protoblepharus (Central Asian Mountain Skinks)   * Protoblepharus medogensis Medog Mountain Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Jiang, Wu, Guo, Li & Che in Che, Jiang, Yan & Zhang (eds.) 2020   * Protoblepharus nyingchiensis Nyingchi Mountain Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Jiang, Wu, Wang, Ding & Che in Che, Jiang, Yan & Zhang (eds.) 2020 Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)   Scincella doriae Burmese Ground Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus courcyanus Indian Brown Forest Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   Sphenomorphus incognitus Koshun Forest Skink Rao 2000   Sphenomorphus indicus Common Indian Forest Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Smith 1935 Zhao & Adler 1993   Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink Cai, Ji, Wangs, Rao, Huang, Wang, Song, Guo & Jiang 2021 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla prasina Short-nosed Whip Snake Rao 2000 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis biloreatus Himalayan Bronzeback Rao 2000 [as gorei] Zhao & Adler 1993 [as gorei]   Dendrelaphis ngansonensis Nganson Bronzeback Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Tariang, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga, Hrima, Kumar, Kundu, Purkayastha & Vogel 2022 Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe cantoris Eastern Trinket Snake Luo, Sun, Rao, Liu & Li 2014 Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021   Elaphe carinata East Asian Keeled Rat Snake Schulz 1996   Elaphe hodgsonii Himalayan Trinket Snake Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Rao 2000 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993   Elaphe taeniura Stripe-tailed Rat Snake Rao 2000 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Rao 2000 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea flavipunctata Yellow-spotted Keelback Rao 2000 [as piscator] Vogel & David 2012 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as piscator] Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius craspedogaster Kuatun Keelback Guo, Huang, Fu & Liu 2008   Hebius khasiensis Khasi Hills Keelback David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Rao 2000 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)   * Herpetoreas burbrinki Zayu Keelback Guo, Zhu, Liu, Zhang, Li, Huang & Pyron 2014 Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022   Herpetoreas platyceps Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback Lalremsanga, Bal, Vogel & Biakzuala 2022 Rao 2000 Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Zhao & Adler 1993   Herpetoreas sieboldii Sikkim Keelback David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Purkayastha & David 2019 Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022   Herpetoreas tpser Medog Keelback Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022 Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)   Liopeltis frenata Common Ringneck Snake Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-banded Wolf Snake Luu, Bonkowski, Nguyen, Le, Calame & Ziegler 2018 Smith 1943 Taylor 1965 Vogel & David 2010 Vogel & David 2019 Zhang, Jiang, Vogel & Rao 2011   Lycodon gammiei Sikkim Wolf Snake Luo, Ryabov, Luo, Gao, Luo & Hu 2010   Lycodon septentrionalis Northern Big-toothed Snake Wang, Yu, Vogel & Che 2020   * Lycodon zayuensis Zayu Wolf Snake Jiang, Wang, Jin & Che in Che, Jiang, Yan & Zhang (eds.) 2020 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   * Oligodon lipipengi Medog Kukri Snake Jiang, Wang, Li, Ding, Ding & Che in Che, Jiang, Yan & Zhang (eds.) 2020   Oligodon melanozonatus Adi Kukri Snake Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Rao 2000 Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps rhodorachis Wadi Whip Snake Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020 Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)   Pseudoxenodon macrops Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   Ptyas nigromarginata Oriental Green Rat Snake Rao 2000 Vogel & Hauser 2013 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis himalayanus Common Himalayan Keelback Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Zhu, Wang, Takeuchi & Zhao 2014   Rhabdophis lateralis Chinese Tiger Keelback Zhao & Adler 1993   Rhabdophis leonardi Burmese Mountain Keelback Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993   Rhabdophis nuchalis Collared Keelback Guo, Huang, Fu & Liu 2008 Smith 1943 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis collaris Collared Black-headed Snake Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Thermophis (Hot-spring Snakes)   * Thermophis baileyi Tibetan Hot-spring Snake Malnate 1953 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)   Trachischium guentheri Rose-bellied Slender Snake Wang, Jiang, Jin, Liu & Che 2019 Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che 2020   Trachischium monticola Assam Slender Snake Rao 2000 Wang, Jiang, Jin, Liu & Che 2019 Zhao & Adler 1993   Trachischium tenuiceps Orange-bellied Slender Snake Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus bungaroides Northeastern Hill Krait Rao & Zhao 2004 Rao 2000 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus macclellandii Southeast Asian Coral Snake Rao 2000 [as macclellandii] Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993 [as macclellandii]  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)   Psammodynastes pulverulentus Dusky Mock Viper Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   Pareas monticola Assam Slug Eater Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel 2020 Rao 2000 Vogel, Nguyen, Zaw & Poyarkov 2020 Yang, Yeung, Huang & Yang 2021 Zhao & Adler 1993  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Azemiops (Asian Mole Vipers)   Azemiops feae Black-headed Mole Viper Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen 2013 Rao 2000 Smith 1943 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   * Gloydius huangi Lancang Mamushi Wang, Ren, Dong, Jiang, Shi, Siler & Che 2019   * Gloydius lipipengi Nujiang Mamushi Shi, Liu, Giri, Owens, Santra, Kuttalam, Selvan, Guo & Malhotra 2021   Gloydius rubromaculatus Red-spotted Mamushi Shi, Wang, Chen, Fang, Ding, Huang, Hou, Liu & Li 2017 Genus Himalayophis (Himalayan Pitvipers)   Himalayophis tibetanus Tibetan Bamboo Pitviper Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)   Ovophis monticola Western Mountain Pitviper Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Kramer 1977 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Rao 2000   Ovophis zayuensis Zayu Mountain Pitviper Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Guo, Liu, Li, Cao & Wang 2016 Hoge & Romano Hoge 1981 Malhotra, Dawson, Guo & Thorpe 2011 Rao 2000 Vogel 2006 Zhao & Adler 1993 Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)   Protobothrops himalayanus Himalayan Habu Pan, Chettri, Yang, Jiang, Wang, Zhang & Vogel 2013   Protobothrops jerdonii Spotted Mountain Pitviper Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Kramer 1977 Rao 2000 Smith 1943 Zhao & Adler 1993   Protobothrops kaulbacki Burmese Lance-headed Pitviper Guo, Malhotra, Li, Pook & Creer 2007 Rao & Zhao 2005 Vogel 2006 Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)   Viridovipera medoensis Medo Green Tree Pitviper David, Captain & Bhatt 2001 David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Guo, Liu, Li, Cao & Wang 2016 Rao 2000 Zhao & Adler 1993