Reptiles of
Tripura [India]

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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.
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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

Majumder & Agarwala 2015
 
Calotes irawadi

Ayeyarwady Forest Agama

Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Cristidorsa (Crested Mountain Agamas)
 
Cristidorsa planidorsata

Flat-backed Mountain Agama

Mahony 2009
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus montanus

Tripura Mountain Bent-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer 2018 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022
 
Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis

Tripura Bent-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer 2018 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Purkayastha, Das, Bohra, Bauer & Agarwal 2020 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022
Genus Gekko (Tokays)
 
Gekko gecko

Tokay

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002 Talukdar 1977
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus aquilonius

Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko

Das, Bhattacharjee & Purkayastha 2015 Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 [as bowringii]
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Mathew 1982 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 
Hemidactylus platyurus

Flat-tailed Gecko

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis carinata

Brahminy Skink

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 
Eutropis macularia

Speckled Forest Skink

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 
Eutropis multifasciata

Many-lined Sun Skink

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)
 
Riopa albopunctata

White-spotted Gracile Skink

Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Scincella (South Asian and American Ground Skinks)
 
Scincella reevesii

Speckled Ground Skink

Deuti & Bag 2020
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus maculatus

Spotted Forest Skink

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 
Varanus salvator

Asian Water Monitor

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla nasuta

Long-nosed Green Whip Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga gocool

Eastern Gamma Cat Snake

Nath, Singh, Debnath & Majumder 2021
 
Boiga ochracea

Tawny Cat Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea ornata

Ornate Flying Tree Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Murthy 1985
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus radiatus

Copper-headed Rat Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Indian Bronzeback

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Purkayastha, Das, Sengupta & Dutta 2010 Purkayastha, Kalita, Brahma, Doley & Das 2018 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
 
Lycodon jara

Twin-spotted Wolf Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 
Lycodon zawi

Sagaing Wolf Snake

Biakzuala, Hrima, Vanlalchhuana, Vanlallawma, Vabeiryureilai, Muansanga, Subbarayan, Kumar & Lalremsanga 2020
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis bindi

Bindi Keelback

Das, Smith, Sidik, Sarker, Boruah, Patel, Murthy & Deepak 2021
 
Rhabdophis helleri

Northern Red-necked Keelback

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 [as subminiatus] Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002 [as subminiatus]
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait

Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja kaouthia

Monocellate Cobra

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)
 
Enhydris enhydris

Striped Mud Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004 Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Argyrophis diardii

Greater Blind Snake

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)
 
Indotestudo elongata

Elongated Tortoise

Deuti & Das 2011 Ihlow, Dawson, Hartmann & Som 2016 Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Amyda (Southeast Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Amyda ornata

Black-rayed Softshell Turtle

Das, Das & Gupta 2016 [as A. cartilaginea] Praschag & Gemel 2022
Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)
 
Lissemys punctata

Indian Flapshell Turtle

Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Sanyal, Dattagupta & Gayen 2002
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia nigricans

Black Softshell Turtle

Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Kundu, Laskar, Krishnamoorthy, Banerjee & Kumar 2016 Majumder, Bhattacharjee, Majumdar, Debnath & Agarwala 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021