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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 geissleri Sagaing Blue Crested Agama Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 [as C. mystaceus]   Calotes irawadi Ayeyarwady Forest Agama Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021   Calotes jerdoni Eastern Green Tree Agama Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021   Calotes versicolor South Indian Crested Agama Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)   Draco maculatus Black-spotted Gliding Dragon Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Draco norvillii Assam Gliding Dragon Tikader & Sharma 1992 Genus Japalura (Western Mountain Agamas)   Japalura andersoniana Dafla Hill Mountain Agama Athreya 2006 Manthey 2010 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Japalura austeniana Arunachal Mountain Agama Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Das & Das 2007 Gowande, Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant & Mirza 2021 Mahony 2010 Manthey 2010 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Japalura sagittifera Burmese Mountain Agama Kunte & Manthey 2009 Manthey 2010 Venugopal 2010   Japalura variegata East Himalayan Mountain Agama Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Genus Pseudocalotes (Long-headed Agamas)   Pseudocalotes kingdonwardi Adung Valley Long-headed Agama Manthey 2010 [as kaulbacki] Venugopal 2010 [as kaulbacki] Genus Ptyctolaemus (Fold-throated Agamas)   Ptyctolaemus gularis Green Fold-throated Agama Sanyal & Gayen 2006  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Dopasia (Oriental Glass Lizards)   Dopasia gracilis Burmese Glass Lizard Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)   * Cyrtodactylus arunachalensis Arunachal Pradesh Bent-toed Gecko Mahony & Kamei 2022 Mirza, Bhosale, Ansari, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande & Patel 2021 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022   * Cyrtodactylus kamengensis Kameng River Bent-toed Gecko Mirza, Bhosale, Thackeray, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande & Patel 2022 Genus Gekko (Tokays)   Gekko gecko Tokay Athreya 2005 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus aquilonius Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko Das, Bhattacharjee & Purkayastha 2015   Hemidactylus brookii Spotted Half-toed Gecko Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021   Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021   Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed Gecko Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Hemiphyllodactylus (Slender Geckos)   Hemiphyllodactylus sp. (Slender Gecko) Deepak, Kaushik & Deuti 2022  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Takydromus (Oriental Grass Lizards)   Takydromus khasiensis Khasi Hills Grass Lizard Sanyal & Gayen 2006  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)   Ablepharus sikkimensis Sikkim Mountain Skink Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)   Eutropis macularia Speckled Forest Skink Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Eutropis multifasciata Many-lined Sun Skink David, Pauwels, Lays & Lenglet 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021   Eutropis trivittata Striped Ground Skink Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 [as dissimilis] Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Mirza, Campbell, Pauwels, Schweiger, Kupfer, Patel, Karunarathna, Deuti, Ineich, Hallermann, Abinawantoa & Supriatna 2021 Athreya 2006 [as "cf. dissimilis"] Bauer, Das, Ahmed & Sharma 2008 [as dissimilis] Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as dissimilis] Genus Protoblepharus (East Himalayan Mountain Skinks)   * Protoblepharus apatani Apatani Mountain Skink Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel & Poyarkov 2022 Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)   Sphenomorphus courcyanus Indian Brown Forest Skink Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Tikader & Sharma 1992   Sphenomorphus indicus Common Indian Forest Skink Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink Sanyal & Gayen 2006  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)   Ahaetulla flavescens Yellow Whip Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 [as A. prasina] Athreya 2006 [as A. prasina] Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as A. prasina] Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as A. prasina] Srikanthan, Adhikari, Mallik, Campbell, Bhatt, Shanker & Ganesh 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as A. prasina] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as A. prasina] Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)   Amphiesma stolatum Buff-striped Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Blythia (Asian Iridescent Snakes)   Blythia reticulata Assam Iridescent Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima 2017 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)   Boiga cyanea Green Cat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Tillack 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga gocool Eastern Gamma Cat Snake Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Choure, Kashyap, Adhikari & Lalremsanga 2020 Das, Mohapatra, Purkayastha, Sengupta, Dutta, Ahmed & Tillack 2010 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sheth & Zambre 2012   Boiga multifasciata Many-banded Cat Snake Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Boiga multomaculata Marbled Cat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Boiga ochracea Tawny Cat Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Boiga quincunciata Assam Cat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Boiga siamensis Grey Cat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as ocellata] David & Mathew 2005 [as ocellata] Mathew 1992 [as cynodon] Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as cynodon] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as ocellata] Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)   Chrysopelea ornata Ornate Flying Tree Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)   Coelognathus radiatus Copper-headed Rat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Nguyen, Thy, Chan-Ard, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu, Das & Mohapatra 2014 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)   Dendrelaphis biloreatus Himalayan Bronzeback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as gorei] Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as gorei]   Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Green Bronzeback Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Dendrelaphis proarchos Northern Painted Bronzeback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as pictus] Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as pictus] Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 [as D. pictus] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as pictus]   Dendrelaphis tristis Common Indian Bronzeback Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe cantoris Eastern Trinket Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Elaphe taeniura Stripe-tailed Rat Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Nath & Sinha 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Euprepiophis (East Asian Rat Snakes)   Euprepiophis mandarinus Mandarin Rat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)   Fowlea piscator Checkered Keelback Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as sanctijohannis] Purkayastha, Das, Sengupta & Dutta 2010 Purkayastha, Kalita, Brahma, Doley & Das 2018 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Vogel & David 2012 Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as sanctijohannis] Genus Gonyosoma (Oriental Green Rat Snakes and Rainbow Tree Snake)   Gonyosoma frenatum Khasi Hills Rat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Gonyosoma prasinum Green Bush Rat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 David, Campbell, Deuti, Hauser, Luu, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Scheinberg, Sethy, Smits, Teynie & Vogel 2022 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)   Hebius clerki Kachin Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as Amphiesma parallelum] David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as Amphiesma parallelum]   Hebius khasiensis Khasi Hills Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler 2007 David, Vogel & Rooijen 2013 Purkayastha & David 2019 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004   * Hebius lacrima Mourning Keelback Purkayastha & David 2019   Hebius modestus Modest Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynie & Ziegler 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Hebius taronensis Taron Keelback David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynie & Ziegler 2021   Hebius venningi Chin Hills Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Captain & Bhatt 2001 David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynie & Ziegler 2021 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)   Herpetoreas pealii Assam Keelback Das, Gower & Deepak 2020   Herpetoreas platyceps Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Herpetoreas sieboldii Sikkim Keelback Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2005 Athreya 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)   Liopeltis frenata Common Ringneck Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Hauser 2018 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Liopeltis stoliczkae Northeast Indian Ringneck Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)   Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-banded Wolf Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005   Lycodon gammiei Sikkim Wolf Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Mistry, Vogel & Tillack 2007   Lycodon jara Twin-spotted Wolf Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Bahuguna & Bhutia 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Lycodon laoensis Laotian Wolf Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Lycodon septentrionalis Northern Big-toothed Snake Das & Vasudevan 2015 [as Dinodon septentrionale chapaense]   Lycodon zawi Sagaing Wolf Snake Deepak, Payra & Chandra 2020 Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)   Oligodon albocinctus White-barred Kukri Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 [as "cf. albocinctus"] Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Oligodon cinereus Black-barred Kukri Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 David, Das & Vogel 2011 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021   Oligodon erythrorhachis Red-striped Kukri Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Oligodon melanozonatus Adi Kukri Snake Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Oreocryptophis (Red Mountain Rat Snake)   Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Red Mountain Rat Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Schulz & Helfenberger 1998 Schulz 1996 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Pseudoxenodon (Mock Cobras)   Pseudoxenodon macrops Common Large-eyed Mock Cobra Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)   Ptyas korros Indochinese Rat Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Ptyas mucosa Common Oriental Rat Snake Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Ptyas nigromarginata Oriental Green Rat Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Vogel & Hauser 2013 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)   Rhabdophis helleri Northern Red-necked Keelback Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 [as subminiatus] Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as subminiatus] Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 [as R. subminiatus] Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as subminiatus]   Rhabdophis himalayanus Common Himalayan Keelback Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Das, Smith, Sidik, Sarker, Boruah, Patel, Murthy & Deepak 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)   Sibynophis collaris Collared Black-headed Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Smithophis (Rain Snakes)   * Smithophis arunachalensis Arunachal Rain Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 [as bicolor] Das, Deepak, Captain, Wade & Gower 2020 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 [as bicolor] Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)   * Trachischium apteii Arunachal Pradesh Slender Snake Bhosale, Gowande & Mirza 2019   Trachischium fuscum Darjeeling Slender Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2005 Athreya 2006 Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick 2018   Trachischium monticola Assam Slender Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick 2018 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Trachischium tenuiceps Orange-bellied Slender Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Trimerodytes (Asian Water Snakes)   Trimerodytes percarinatus Chinese Keelback Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Captain & Patel 1998 Mallik, Chowdhury, Bhatt & Captain 2019  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Bungarus (Kraits)   Bungarus bungaroides Northeastern Hill Krait Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010   Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Athreya 2006 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Bungarus lividus Lesser Black Krait Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Lalbiakzuala, Purkayastha, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2021   Bungarus niger Greater Black Krait Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Grosselet, Vauche, Gupta & Gupta 2004 Lalbiakzuala, Purkayastha, Rathee & Lalremsanga 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)   Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Singh & Joshi 2016 Genus Sinomicrurus (East Asian Coral Snakes)   Sinomicrurus macclellandii Southeast Asian Coral Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Smart, Ingrasci, Sarker, Lalremsanga, Murphy, Ota, Tu, Shouche, Orlov & Smith 2021 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes) Genus Enhydris (Asian Mud Snakes)   Enhydris enhydris Striped Mud Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Psammodynastes (Asian Mock Vipers)   Psammodynastes pulverulentus Dusky Mock Viper Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004  Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters) Genus Pareas (Typical Oriental Slug Eaters)   * Pareas kaduri Lohit Slug Eater Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande, Patel & Mirza 2020 Yang, Yeung, Huang & Yang 2021   Pareas monticola Assam Slug Eater Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Ding, Chen, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Pogarkov & Vogel 2020 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Vogel, Nguyen, Zaw & Poyarkov 2020  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python bivittatus Burmese Python Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Python molurus Indian Python Ao, David, Bordoloi & Ohler 2004  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Argyrophis (Southeast Asian Blind Snakes)   Argyrophis diardii Greater Blind Snake Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Athreya 2006 Bahuguna, Bhutia & Joshi 2010 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)   Indotyphlops jerdoni Khasi Hills Blind Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)   Virgotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blind Snake Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Himalayophis (Himalayan Pitvipers)   * Himalayophis arunachalensis Ramda Pitviper Captain, Deepak, Pandit, Bhatt & Athreya 2019 Genus Ovophis (Asian Mountain Pitvipers)   Ovophis monticola Western Mountain Pitviper Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Athreya 2006 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Genus Popeia (South Asian Bamboo Pitvipers)   Popeia popeiorum Northern Bamboo Pitviper Agarwal, Mistry & Athreya 2010 [as "cf. popeiorum"] Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Mirza, Lalremsanga, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel, Idiatullina & Poyarkov 2023 Vogel, David & Pauwels 2004 Genus Protobothrops (Habus and allies)   Protobothrops jerdonii Spotted Mountain Pitviper Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Protobothrops kaulbacki Burmese Lance-headed Pitviper Bhide, Captain, Bhatt, Gumprecht & Tillack 2008   Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Brown-spotted Pitviper Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)   Trimeresurus albolabris Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005   Trimeresurus erythrurus Red-tailed Pitviper Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004   Trimeresurus salazar Seijosa Pitviper Mirza, Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande & Patel 2020 Rathee, Purkayastha, Dalal & Lalremsanga 2021 Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)   Viridovipera medoensis Medo Green Tree Pitviper Borang, Bhatt, Chaudhury, Borkotoki & Bhutia 2005 David & Mathew 2005 David, Captain & Bhatt 2001 David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Griffin, Martin, Whitaker & Lewis 2012 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Vogel 2006 Whitaker & Captain 2004   Viridovipera yunnanensis Yunnan Green Tree Pitviper David, Vidal & Pauwels 2001 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Cuora (Asian Box Turtles)   Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian Box Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Cuora mouhotii Keeled Box Turtle Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Teron, Tapley, Sharma, Paul, Thungon & Tripathi 2023 Genus Cyclemys (Asian Leaf Turtles)   Cyclemys gemeli Assam Leaf Turtle Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Das 2001 [as oldhamii] Datta 1998 [as dentata] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sinha & Nath 2022 Sinha, Nath & Gurumayum 2021 Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)   Melanochelys tricarinata Tricarinate Hill Turtle Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Das 2001 Das 2009 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006 Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)   Pangshura sylhetensis Assam Roofed Turtle Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Das, Sengupta & Praschag 2010 Datta 1998 Praschag & Fachbach 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006   Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle Ahmed, Das & Dutta 2009 Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanyal & Gayen 2006  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Manouria (Indochinese Tortoises)   Manouria impressa Impressed Tortoise Mital, Gunia, Tachung & Das 2020 Mital, Tao & Das 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)   Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle Datta 1998 Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)   Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle Datta 1998