Reptiles of
Afghanistan 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Afghanistan Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Afghanistan Introduced species
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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.
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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 farooqi

Pakistani Crested Agama

Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 [as versicolor] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as versicolor] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1967 [as versicolor]
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia agrorensis

Agror Valley Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia badakhshana

Badakhshan Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia caucasia

Caucasian Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Orlowa in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1967 Yousefkhani, Ficetola, Rastegar-Pouyani, Ananjeva, Rastegar-Pouyani & Masroor 2013
 
Laudakia erythrogastra

Khorasan Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia himalayana

West Himalayan Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia lehmanni

Turkmen Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Boehme, Esser & Wagner 2013 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia melanura

Black Rock Agama

Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia microlepis

Small-scaled Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Anderson 1999 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia nupta

Large-scaled Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1967
 
Laudakia nuristanica

Nuristan Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Laudakia tuberculata

Kashmir Rock Agama

Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1967
Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)
 
Phrynocephalus boettgeri

Sherabad Toad-headed Agama

Anderson 1999 [as P. raddei] Clark 1990 Khosravani, Khani, Oraie & Rasyegar-Pouyani 2014 [as P. raddei] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as P. raddei] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 [as P. raddei]
 
Phrynocephalus clarkorum

Afghan Toad-headed Agama

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus euptilopus

Darband Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus interscapularis

Rose-shouldered Toad-headed Agama

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus

Yellow-speckled Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus maculatus

Black-tailed Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus mystaceus

Bearded Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Clark 1990 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Solovyeva, Dunayev, Nazarov, Radjabizadeh & Poyarkov 2018 Szczerbak 2003 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus ornatus

Southern Striped Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus scutellatus

Grey Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus sogdianus

Tajik Toad-headed Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Clark 1990 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Phrynocephalus tickelii

-

Solovyeva, Dunayev, Nazarov, Bondarenko & Poyarkov 2023
Genus Saara (Eastern Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Saara asmussi

Persian Spiny-tailed Agama

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 
Saara hardwickii

Indian Spiny-tailed Agama

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus agilis

Brilliant Ground Agama

Ananjeva, Guo & Wang 2011 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Orlowa in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Rastegar-Pouyani 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Trapelus megalonyx

Afghan Ground Agama

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 [as ruderatus] Rastegar-Pouyani 1998 Rastegar-Pouyani 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1967
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Pseudopus (Eurasian Glass Lizard)
 
Pseudopus apodus

Eurasian Glass Lizard

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)
 
Eublepharis macularius

Common Asian Leopard Gecko

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Agamura (Persian Spider Geckos)
 
Agamura cruralis

Eastern Spider Gecko

Leviton & Anderson 1970 [as persica] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as persica] Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 [as persica] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 [as persica] Wermuth 1965 [as persica] Yousefkhani, Aliabadian, Rastegar-Pouyani & Darvish 2017
Genus Altiphylax (Asian Mountain Pygmy Geckos)
  *
Altiphylax levitoni

Afghan Dwarf Gecko

Golubev & Szczerbak 1979 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Bunopus (South West Asian Tuberculated Geckos)
 
Bunopus tuberculatus

Southern Tuberculated Gecko

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth 1965
Genus Crossobamon (Fringe-toed Geckos)
 
Crossobamon eversmanni

Northern Fringe-toed Gecko

Clark 1990 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion agamuroides

Makran Spider Gecko

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 [as "C. agamuroides complex"]
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum

Keeled Rock Gecko

Arnold 1986 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Cyrtopodion watsoni

Pakistani Thin-toed Gecko

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 [as "cf. brookii"]
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Arnold 1986 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Mediodactylus (Mediterranean Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Mediodactylus spinicauda

Spiny-tailed Thin-toed Gecko

Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 [as "aff. spinicaudus"]
Genus Tenuidactylus (Central Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Tenuidactylus caspius

Caspian Thin-toed Gecko

Clark 1990 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Tenuidactylus longipes

Long-legged Thin-toed Gecko

Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
 
Tenuidactylus turcmenicus

Turkmen Thin-toed Gecko

Clark 1990 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
  *
Tenuidactylus voraginosus

Afghan Thin-toed Gecko

Clark 1990 Leviton & Anderson 1984 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus blanfordii

Makran Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Arnold 1986 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Acanthodactylus cantoris

Indian Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)
 
Eremias acutirostris

Lesser Reticulated Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
  *
Eremias afghanistanica

Afghan Desert Runner

Boehme & Szczerbak 1991 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
  *
Eremias aria

Jalalabad Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias fasciata

Kerman Striped Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias grammica

Karakumy Reticulated Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias intermedia

Aral-Caspian Desert Runner

Anderson 1999 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias kakari

Balochistan Desert Runner

Jablonski & Masroor 2021
 
Eremias lineolata

Khorasan Striped Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias nigrocellata

Black-ocellated Desert Runner

Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias persica

Persian Desert Runner

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias rafiqi

Tanishpa Desert Runner

Masroor, Khan, Nadeem, Amir, Khisroon & Jablonski 2022
 
Eremias regeli

Tajik Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias scripta

Caspian Desert Runner

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eremias velox

Rapid Steppe Runner

Clark 1990 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina watsonana

Long-tailed Desert Lizard

Bischoff 1991 Clark 1990 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 1975 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops jerdonii

Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Ablepharus grayanus

Earless Snake-eyed Skink

Fuhn 1969 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Ablepharus himalayanus

Himalayan Mountain Skink

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
  *
Ablepharus lindbergi

Afghan Snake-eyed Skink

Anderson 1999 Fuhn 1969 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Ablepharus pannonicus

Southwest Asian Snake-eyed Skink

Grossmann, Kowalski & Schillert 2013 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces blythianus

Afghan Long-legged Skink

Darevsky in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eumeces zarudnyi

Bazman Long-legged Skink

Anderson 1999 Arnold 1986 [as princeps] Darevsky in Boehme (ed.) 1981 [as princeps] Leviton & Anderson 1970 [as princeps] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as princeps] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eurylepis (Asian Mole Skinks)
 
Eurylepis taeniolatus

Yellow-bellied Mole Skink

Arnold 1986 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis trivittata

Three-striped Sun Skink

Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Mirza, Campbell, Pauwels, Schweiger, Kupfer, Patel, Karunarathna, Deuti, Ineich, Hallermann, Abinawantoa & Supriatna 2021 Jablonski, Urosevic, Andjelkovic & Dzukic 2019 [as dissimilis] Leviton & Anderson 1970 [as dissimilis] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as dissimilis] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 [as dissimilis]
Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)
 
Heremites septemtaeniatus

Seven-striped Grass Skink

Moravec, Franzen & Boehme 2006 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Ophiomorus (South West Asian Snake Skinks)
 
Ophiomorus tridactylus

Southwest Asian Three-toed Snake Skink

Anderson & Leviton 1966 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Teratoscincus (Plate-tailed Geckos)
 
Teratoscincus bedriagai

Persian Plate-tailed Gecko

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Teratoscincus keyserlingii

Southwestern Plate-tailed Gecko

Clark 1990 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zwanzig & Grossmann 2015
 
Teratoscincus microlepis

Balochistan Plate-tailed Gecko

Anderson 1999 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Teratoscincus scincus

Central Asian Plate-tailed Gecko

Clark 1990 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Auffenberg 1994 Boehme 2003 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Mertens 1963 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Clark 1990 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx elegans

Slender Sand Boa

Kluge 1993 Leviton & Anderson 1970 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Stimson 1969 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Eryx tataricus

Tatary Sand Boa

Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eirenis (Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)
 
Eirenis walteri

Northern Dwarf Snake

Gruber 1989 [as persicus] Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 [as persicus] Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 [as persicus] Rajabizadeh, Nagy, Adriaens, Avci, Masroor, Schmidtler, Nazarov, Esmaeili & Christiaens 2015 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as persicus]
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe dione

Dione Rat Snake

Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Schulz 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Vogel & David 2012 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois ravergieri

Mountain Whip Snake

Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus maynardi

Balochistan Awl-headed Snake

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Lytorhynchus ridgewayi

Afghan Awl-headed Snake

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Minton 1966 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix tessellata

Dice Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon taeniolatus

Variegated Kukri Snake

Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps karelini

Spotted Desert Whip Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Schatti, Kucharzewski, Masroor & Rastegar-Pouyani 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Platyceps mintonorum

Chagai Whip Snake

Schatti & Stutz 2005 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Platyceps rhodorachis

Wadi Whip Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Gruber 1989 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti, Tillack & Kucharzewski 2014 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Platyceps ventromaculatus

Spotted Whip Snake

Jablonski, Basit, Farooqi & Masroor 2022
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis diadema

Common Diadem Snake

Baig & Masroor 2008 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus rhinopoma

Persian Cat Snake

Boehme 1977 Jablonski & Masroor 2019 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus sindanus

Sind Krait

Kral 1969 [as caeruleus] Kuch 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as caeruleus] Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja oxiana

Central Asian Cobra

David & Ineich 1999 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Minton 1966 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wuster & Thorpe 1992 Wuster 1998
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis leithii

Pakistani Sand Snake

Kral 1969 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Psammophis lineolatus

Steppe Sand Snake

Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Zhao & Adler 1993
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis blanfordii

Sind Thread Snake

Hahn 1978 Hahn 1980 Leviton & Anderson 1970 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
 
Xerotyphlops vermicularis

European Worm Snake

Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Hahn 1980 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Eristicophis (Leaf-nosed Viper)
 
Eristicophis macmahonii

Leaf-nosed Viper

Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius caucasicus

Caucasian Mamushi

Asadi, Montgelard, Nazarizadeh, Moghaddasi, Fatemizadeh, Simonov, Kami & Kaboli 2019 Dirksen & Boehme 2005 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
 
Gloydius halys

Central Asian Mamushi

David & Vogel 2010 Dirksen & Boehme 2005 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016
Genus Macrovipera (Giant Vipers)
 
Macrovipera lebetinus

Blunt-nosed Viper

David & Ineich 1999 Leviton & Anderson 1970 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Minton 1966 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)
 
Testudo horsfieldii

Steppe Tortoise

Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Jablonski, Bemmel & Masroor 2021 Jablonski, Regan, Holzheuser, Farooqi, Basit & Masroor 2019 King & Burke 1989 Leviton & Anderson 1970 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia gangetica

Ganges Softshell Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wagner, Bauer, Leviton, Wilms & Boehme 2016 Wermuth & Mertens 1977