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Checklist of Reptiles of South Asia
Checklists - Reptile Species Checklist
Written by Arpit N. Deomurari   
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:06

The following is a list of reptiles of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains.

Order Crocodilia

Family Crocodilidae

Family Gavialiidae

  • Gharial Gavialis gangeticus Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh

Order Testudines

Family Dermochelyidae

Family Chelonidae

Family Testudinidae

Family Bataguridae

Family Trionychidae

Order Squamata

Suborder Lacertila

Family Eublepharidae

Family Gekkonidae

Family Agamidae

Family Chamaeleonidae

Family Dibamidae

Family Anguidae

Family Scincidae

Family Lacertidae

Family Varanidae

 The following is a list of snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. All families are covered except for the Colubridae which is found here.This forms part of the complete list of reptiles of South Asia.

Order Squamata - suborder Serpentes

Family Typhlopidae

Family Cylindrophiidae

Family Uropeltidae

Family Acrochordidae

Family Boidae

  • Common sand boa Gongylophis conicus Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
  • Red sand boa Eryx johnii India, Pakistan
  • Whitaker's sand boa Eryx whitakeri Southwest India
  • Indian rock python Python molurus Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Java
  • Reticulated python Python reticulatus India (Arunachal Pradesh, Nicobars), Myanmar, China, Indo-China, Malay region

Family Xenopeltidae

  • Sunbeam snake Xenopeltis unicolor India (Nicobars), Myanmar, Thailand, China, Indo-China, Malay region

Family Elapidae

Family Hydrophiidae

Family Viperidae

 

References

  • Romulus Whitaker & Ashok Captain, (2004) Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Draco Books, Chennai.
  • Daniel, J.C.(2002) The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-566099-4

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:06