Reptiles of
Jharkhand [India]

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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.
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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Mugger

CAS SUR 12345

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

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Calotes vultuosus

Kolkata Crested Agama

Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021
Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)
 
Psammophilus blanfordanus

Common Indian Rock Agama

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)
 
Sitana sp.

(Fan-throated Agama)

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as ponticeriana]
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Asian Chameleon

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Eublepharis (Southwest Asian Fat-tailed Geckos)
 
Eublepharis hardwickii

Eastern Indian Fat-tailed Gecko

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Mirza, Sanap, Raju, Gawai & Ghadekar 2014 Prakash, Raziuddin & Mishra 2014
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtodactylus nebulosus

Clouded Bent-toed Gecko

Murthy & Dasgupta 2010
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Chatterjee, Bansod & Sharma 2011 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Hemidactylus leschenaultii

Tamarind Tree Gecko

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Hemidactylus sahgali

Northern Termite Hill Gecko

CAS SUR 9630 [as triedrus]
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops sp.

(Snake-eyed Lizard)

Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri 2018 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 ["Bihar" records refer to Jharkhand] Murthy 1985 ["Bihar" records refer to Jharkhand] Sharma 1982 ["Bihar" records refer to Jharkhand] Tikader & Sharma 1992 ["Bihar" records refer to Jharkhand]
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis carinata

Brahminy Skink

Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Eutropis macularia

Speckled Forest Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
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] Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as dissimilis] Seetharamaraju, Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu & Sreekar 2011
Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)
 
Riopa albopunctata

White-spotted Gracile Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Riopa lineata

Indian Striped Gracile Skink

CAS SUR 13653 Vyas 2014
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus maculatus

Spotted Forest Skink

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus flavescens

Yellow Monitor

Auffenberg, Rahman, Iffat & Perveen 1989

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Rough-scaled Sand Boa

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla anomala

Bengal Whip Snake

Mohapatra, Dutta, Kar, Das, Murthy & Deepak 2017
 
Ahaetulla nasuta

Long-nosed Green Whip Snake

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)
 
Atretium schistosum

South Asian Olive Keelback

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga forsteni

Speckled Cat Snake

Chaudhury, Sen & Chowdhury 2017 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus helena

Indian Trinket Snake

CAS SUR 12261 Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Indian Bronzeback

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)
 
Liopeltis calamaria

Lesser Ringneck Snake

Bilaskar 2023
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009 Vogel & Harikrishnan 2013
 
Lycodon jara

Twin-spotted Wolf Snake

Khan & Sharma 2018
 
Lycodon striatus

Striped Wolf Snake

Amarasinghe, Masroor, Lalremsanga, Weerakkody, Ananjeva, Campbell, Kennedy-Gold, Bandara, Bragin, Gayan, Sharma, Sayyed, Biakzuala, Kanishka, Ganesh, Ineich, Silva, Wickramasinghe, Seneviratne, Poyarkov, Vogel & Jablonski 2023 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon russelius

Visakhapatnam Kukri Snake

Bandara, Ganesh, Kanishka, Danushka, Sharma, Campbell, Ineich, Vogel & Amarasinghe 2022 CAS SUR 12274 [as arnensis] Prakash & Raziuddin 2009 [as arnensis]
 
Oligodon taeniolatus

Variegated Kukri Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps plinii

Banded Whip Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 [as fasciolata] Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009 [as fasciolata]
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

CAS SUR 12277 Kumar & Prasad 2020 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis plumbicolor

Green Keelback

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis sagittarius

Bengal Black-headed Snake

CAS SUR 13120
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus caeruleus

Blue Krait

CAS SUR 12282-12288 Kumar & Prasad 2020 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
 
Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait

Anwar 2011 Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja kaouthia

Monocellate Cobra

Prakash, Mishra & Raziuddin 2012
 
Naja naja

Indian Spectacled Cobra

CAS SUR 12292 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)
 
Grypotyphlops acutus

Indian Beaked Blind Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia russelii

Indian Chain Viper

CAS SUR 12457-58 Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Trimeresurus (Oriental Pitvipers)
 
Trimeresurus albolabris

Southeast Asian White-lipped Tree Pitviper

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009
Genus Viridovipera (Green Tree Pitvipers)
 
Viridovipera sp.

(Green Tree Pitviper)

Prakash & Raziuddin 2009

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Batagur (River Terrapins)
 
Batagur dhongoka

Three-striped Roofed Turtle

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Batagur kachuga

Red-crowned Roofed Turtle

Das 2001
Genus Geoclemys (South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle)
 
Geoclemys hamiltonii

South Asian Spotted Pond Turtle

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Hardella (Crowned River Turtle)
 
Hardella thurjii

Crowned River Turtle

Das 2001
Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)
 
Melanochelys tricarinata

Tricarinate Hill Turtle

Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Singh 2011
 
Melanochelys trijuga

Indian Black Turtle

Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Pangshura (Roofed Turtles)
 
Pangshura smithii

Brown Roofed Turtle

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
 
Pangshura tentoria

Indian Tent Turtle

Das 2001
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)
 
Indotestudo elongata

Elongated Tortoise

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004 Ihlow, Dawson, Hartmann & Som 2016 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)
 
Lissemys punctata

Indian Flapshell Turtle

Das 2001 Dasgupta & Raha 2004
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia gangetica

Ganges Softshell Turtle

Das 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Nilssonia hurum

Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle

Das 2001