Reptiles of
Jammu & Kashmir [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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus palustris

Mugger

Whitaker & Andrews 2003

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Japalura (Western Mountain Agamas)
 
Japalura major

West Himalayan Mountain Agama

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sharma & Sharma 1976
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia agrorensis

Agror Valley Rock Agama

Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Laudakia dayana

Ladakh Rock Agama

Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Laudakia himalayana

West Himalayan Rock Agama

Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Gruber 1981 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Laudakia melanura

Black Rock Agama

Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Laudakia pakistanica

North Pakistan Agama

Venugopal 2010
 
Laudakia tuberculata

Kashmir Rock Agama

Agrawal 1979 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy 1985 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)
 
Phrynocephalus theobaldi

Kashmir Toad Agama

Barabanov & Ananjeva 2007 Gruber 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1983 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)
 
Sitana sp.

(Fan-throated Agama)

Sahi & Duda 1983 [as ponticeriana] Sahi & Duda 1985 [as ponticeriana] Sahi & Duda 1996 [as ponticeriana]
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)
 
Eublepharis macularius

Common Asian Leopard Gecko

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Altiphylax (Asian Mountain Pygmy Geckos)
 
Altiphylax stoliczkai

Karakoram Rock Gecko

Gruber 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Smith 1935 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Venugopal 2010 [as boehmei]
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus

Subathu Bent-toed Gecko

Sharma & Sharma 1976
  *
Cyrtodactylus himalayanus

Himalayan Bent-toed Gecko

Duda & Sahi 1978 Mahony & Kamei 2022 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy 1985 Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Litho, Rathee, Bohra, Mathipi, Biakzuala & Muansanga 2022 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
 
Cyrtodactylus lawderanus

Kumaon Bent-toed Gecko

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sahi, Abrol & Verma 1996
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion kachhense

Cutch Thin-toed Gecko

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sharma & Sharma 1976
  *
Cyrtopodion mansarulum

Jammu Bent-toed Gecko

Duda & Sahi 1978
 
Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum

Salt Range Thin-toed Gecko

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sahi, Abrol & Verma 1996
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum

Keeled Rock Gecko

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Hemidactylus malcolmsmithi

Himachal Half-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Giri & Bauer 2018
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus cantoris

Indian Fringe-toed Lizard

Sahi & Duda 1983 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops jerdonii

Punjab Snake-eyed Lizard

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Sahi & Duda 1983 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)
 
Ablepharus himalayanus

Himalayan Mountain Skink

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Ablepharus ladacensis

Ladakh Glacier Skink

Gruber 1981 Jamdar & Sekar 1986 Murthy 1985 Ouboter 1986 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smith 1935 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Ablepharus pannonicus

Southwest Asian Snake-eyed Skink

Sahi & Duda 1983 Sahi & Duda 1986 Sahi & Duda 1996
 
Ablepharus tragbulensis

Kashmir Mountain Skink

Das, Dattagupta & Gayen 1998 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Venugopal 2010
Genus Eurylepis (Asian Mole Skinks)
 
Eurylepis taeniolatus

Yellow-bellied Mole Skink

Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Sindaco, Busais, Amr, Ananjeva, Orlov, Papenfuss, Shafiei, Bafti, Nilson, Shestopal, Dujsebayeva, Nuridjanov, Golynsky, Borkin & Milto 2021 Smith 1935
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 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 [as dissimilis] Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 [as dissimilis] Sahi & Duda 1985 [as dissimilis] Sahi & Duda 1996 [as dissimilis] Sharma & Sharma 1976 [as dissimilis]
Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)
 
Riopa punctata

Spotted Gracile Skink

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Auffenberg 1994 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Varanus flavescens

Yellow Monitor

Sahi & Duda 1996

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Rough-scaled Sand Boa

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Eryx johnii

Red Sand Boa

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga multifasciata

Many-banded Cat Snake

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus helena

Indian Trinket Snake

Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Indian Bronzeback

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Elaphe hodgsonii

Himalayan Trinket Snake

Kramer 1977 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy 1985 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Schulz 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Vogel & David 2012 Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as sanctijohannis]
Genus Herpetoreas (Himalayan Mountain Keelbacks)
 
Herpetoreas platyceps

Himalayan Flat-headed Keelback

David, Agarwal, Athreya, Mathew, Vogel & Mistry 2015 David, Vogel & Pauwels 2005 Kramer 1977 Malnate 1966 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Purkayastha & David 2019 Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Herpetoreas sieboldii

Sikkim Keelback

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Ren, Jiang, Huang, David & Li 2022
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
 
Lycodon bicolor

Golden-spotted Wolf Snake

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 [as L. mackinnoni] Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Nawani, Deepak, Gautam, Gupta, Boruah & Das 2021 [as L. mackinnoni] Sahi & Duda 1985 [as L. striatus] Sahi & Duda 1996 [as L. striatus] Sharma & Sharma 1976 Whitaker & Captain 2004 [as L. striatus]
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon russelius

Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 [as arnensis] Sahi & Duda 1985 [as arnensis] Sahi & Duda 1996 [as arnensis]
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps rhodorachis

Wadi Whip Snake

Hussain & Tantarpale 2021 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Ramesh, Shanthakumar, Ramachandran, Sony, Maruthakutti, Das & Buhpathy 2015 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Smith 1943
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis sagittarius

Bengal Black-headed Snake

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis arenarius

Red-spotted Diadem Snake

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 
Spalerosophis atriceps

Black-headed Diadem Snake

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Hussain, Ahmad & Shah 2023 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Spalerosophis diadema

Common Diadem Snake

Hussain, Ahmad & Shah 2023
Genus Trachischium (Oriental Slender Snakes)
 
Trachischium fuscum

Darjeeling Slender Snake

Kramer 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick 2018 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Smith 1943
  *
Trachischium sushantai

Jammu Slender Snake

Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick 2018
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus caeruleus

Blue Krait

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja naja

Indian Spectacled Cobra

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma 2007
 
Naja oxiana

Central Asian Cobra

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Wuster & Thorpe 1992 Wuster 1998
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis leithii

Pakistani Sand Snake

Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 1982 Sharma 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Smith 1943
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Indotyphlops porrectus

Indian Slender Blind Snake

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia russelii

Indian Chain Viper

Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Smith 1943
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1975 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 1982 Sharma 2007
Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)
 
Gloydius himalayanus

Himalayan Mamushi

Chaudhuri, Muhkerjee, Chowdhury & Purkayastha 2018 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Manhas 2020 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 Murthy & Sharma 1976 Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Macrovipera (Giant Vipers)
 
Macrovipera lebetinus

Blunt-nosed Viper

Herrmann, Joger & Nilson 1992 Manhas, Raina & Wanganeo 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Murthy 1985 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Sharma & Sharma 1976 Sharma 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus septentrionalis

Northern White-lipped Pitviper

Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Regenass & Kramer 1981

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Geoclemys (South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle)
 
Geoclemys hamiltonii

South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle

Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)
 
Pangshura smithii

Brown Roofed Turtle

Duda, Dutta & Sahi 1977 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
 
Pangshura tentoria

Indian Tent Turtle

Banerjee & Das 2020
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)
 
Chitra indica

Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)
 
Lissemys punctata

Indian Flapshell Turtle

Bhupathy, Webb & Praschag 2014 Das 2001 Duda, Dutta & Sahi 1977 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996 Verma & Sahi 1998
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia gangetica

Ganges Softshell Turtle

Das 2001 Duda, Dutta & Sahi 1977 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996
 
Nilssonia hurum

Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle

Sahi & Duda 1985 Sahi & Duda 1996