Reptiles of
Kerala [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

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Andrews 2003
  EX
Crocodylus porosus

Saltwater Crocodile

Daniel 1983 Palot 2015 Vos 1984

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Agasthyagama (Indian Kangaroo Agama)
 
Agasthyagama beddomii

Indian Kangaroo Agama

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Manthey 2010 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
Genus Calotes (South Asian Forest Agamas)
 
Calotes calotes

Southern Green Tree Agama

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Daniel 1983 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gowande, Pal, Jablonski, Masroor, Phansalkar, Dsouza, Jayarajan & Shanker 2021 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Calotes grandisquamis

Large-scaled Forest Agama

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Manthey 2008 Murthy 1985 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Calotes nemoricola

Nilgiri Forest Agama

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Karthikeyan, Athreya & Prasad 1993 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Calotes versicolor

South Indian Crested Agama

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 John & Nadakal 1985 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Draco (Gliding Dragons)
 
Draco dussumieri

South Indian Gliding Dragon

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Daniel 1983 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 John 1970 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Musters 1983 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Microauris (Orange-lipped Forest Agama)
 
Microauris aurantolabium

Orange-lipped Forest Agama

Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018
Genus Monilesaurus (Necklace Forest Agamas)
  *
Monilesaurus acanthocephalus

Spiny-headed Forest Agama

Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018
 
Monilesaurus elliotti

White-spotted Tree Agama

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Manthey 2008 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997
 
Monilesaurus montanus

Kudremukh Forest Agama

Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018
 
Monilesaurus rouxii

Central Indian Forest Agama

Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Sharma 1982 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Psammophilus (Indian Rock Agamas)
 
Psammophilus blanfordanus

Common Indian Rock Agama

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997
 
Psammophilus dorsalis

South Indian Rock Agama

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak 2018 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996
Genus Salea (Indian Bush Agamas)
 
Salea anamallayana

Anaimalai Bush Agama

Das, Campbell, Deuti, Bag & Raha 2019 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Manthey 2010 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
Genus Sitana (Lesser Fan-throated Agamas)
 
Sitana devakai

Puttalam Fan-throated Agama

Palot 2015 [as ponticeriana and "cf. devaka" [sic] (in remarks)]
 
Sitana marudhamneydhal

Southern Tamil Fan-throated Agama

Balan, Jude, Narayanan, Varma & Deepak 2021 Sadasivan, Ramesh, Palot, Ambekar & Mirza 2018 [as S. attenboroughii]
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Asian Chameleon

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cnemaspis (Asian Rock and Forest Geckos)
  *
Cnemaspis anamudiensis

Anamudi Forest Gecko

Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot 2018 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis australis

Tirunelveli Rock Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis beddomei

Travancore Rock Gecko

Aengals 2012 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
  *
Cnemaspis chengodumalaensis

Chengodumala Rock Gecko

Cyriac, Palot, Deuti & Umesh 2020 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
  *
Cnemaspis flavigularis

Yellow-throated Forest Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis goaensis

Goa Forest Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 [as kandiana] Balakrishnan 2007 [as indraneildasii] Das & Whitaker 1990 [as kandiana] Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as kandiana] Inger, Marx & Koshy 1984 [as kandiana] Thomas & Easa 1997 [as kandiana] Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 [as kandiana] Tikader & Sharma 1992 [as kandiana]
 
Cnemaspis gracilis

Gracile Rock Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar 2020 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Unnikrishnan, Jose & Jose 2021
 
Cnemaspis indica

Indian Rock Gecko

Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Cnemaspis jerdonii

Anaimalai Rock Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985
  *
Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis

Kottiyoor Rock Gecko

Cyriac & Umesh 2014 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015
 
Cnemaspis littoralis

Coastal Rock Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Marx & Koshy 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015 Sayyed, Pyron & Dahanukar 2016 Smith 1935
  *
Cnemaspis maculicollis

Spotted-necked Forest Gecko

Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot 2018
  *
Cnemaspis monticola

Kerala Rock Gecko

Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal 2021 Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda 2007 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015
 
Cnemaspis mysoriensis

Mysore Rock Gecko

Aengals 2012 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Cnemaspis nairi

Ponmudi Rock Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Marx & Koshy 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015
  *
Cnemaspis nigriventris

Black-bellied Day Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis nilagirica

Nilgiri Rock Gecko

Cyriac, Johny, Umesh, Palot & Campbell 2019 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015
  *
Cnemaspis nimbus

Clouded Forest Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis ornata

Ornate Rock Gecko

Aengals 2012 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Marx & Koshy 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
  *
Cnemaspis palakkadensis

Palakkad Forest Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Sayyed, Cyriac & Dileepkumar 2020
  *
Cnemaspis rubraoculus

Ruby-eyed Forest Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis sisparensis

Sispara Rock Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015
  *
Cnemaspis smaug

Smaug Forest Gecko

Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
  *
Cnemaspis wynadensis

Wayanad Rock Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Sayyed, Pyron & Dahanukar 2016 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
  *
Cnemaspis zacharyi

Lakkidi Rock Gecko

Cyriac, Palot, Deuti & Umesh 2020 Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker 2021
 
Cnemaspis aaronbaueri

Thenmala Rock Gecko

Sayyed, Grismer, Campbell & Dileepkumar 2019
Genus Cyrtodactylus (Australasian Bent-toed Geckos)
  *
Cyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis

Chengodumala Bent-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Umesh, Das, Bauer & Khandekar 2023
 
Cyrtodactylus collegalensis

Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko

Jayakumar & Nameer 2018
 
Cyrtodactylus nebulosus

Clouded Bent-toed Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Cyrtodactylus speciosus

Tamil Bent-toed Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 [as collegalensis] Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as collegalensis] Palot 2015 [as collegalensis] Thomas & Easa 1997 [as collegalensis] Vyas 2000 [as collegalensis]
Genus Dravidogecko (Dravid Geckos)
  *
Dravidogecko janakiae

Idukki Dravid Gecko

Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth 2019
  *
Dravidogecko septentrionalis

Wayanad Dravid Gecko

Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth 2019
  *
Dravidogecko smithi

Ponmudi Dravid Gecko

Chaitanya, Giri, Deepak, Datta-Roy, Murthy & Karanth 2019
Genus Gehyra (Four-clawed Geckos)
 
Gehyra mutilata

Common Four-clawed Gecko

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Daniel 1983 Das 1998 Palot 2015 Smith 1935
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus brookii

Spotted Half-toed Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Mahony 2011 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
  *
Hemidactylus easai

Attapadi Half-toed Gecko

Das, Pal, Siddharth, Palot, Deepak & Narayanan 2022
 
Hemidactylus frenatus

Asian House Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Hemidactylus leschenaultii

Tamarind Tree Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Sharma 1982
 
Hemidactylus murrayi

Pimpri Half-toed Gecko

Lajmi, Bansal, Giri & Karanth 2019 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016
 
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

Small-spotted Half-toed Gecko

Bauer, Jackman, Greenbaum, Silva, Giri & Das 2010 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Deso, Bauer, Probst & Sanchez 2013 Lajmi, Giri & Karanth 2016
 
Hemidactylus prashadi

Prashad Half-toed Gecko

Palot 2015
  *
Hemidactylus paaragowli

Travancore Half-toed Gecko

Agarwal, Bauer, Giri & Khandekar 2019 Srikanthan, Swamy, Mohan & Pal 2018
 
Hemidactylus reticulatus

Reticulated Half-toed Gecko

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Kumar, Srinivasulu & Seetharamaraju 2015 Palot 2015 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Hemidactylus triedrus

Southern Termite Hill Gecko

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 [as subtriedrus] Aengals 2012 Agrawal 1979 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as subtriedrus] Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel 2018 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops beddomii

Kerala Snake-eyed Lizard

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Tiwari & Sharma 1971
 
Ophisops leschenaultii

Peninsular Snake-eyed Lizard

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
  *
Chalcides pentadactylus

Indian Cylindrical Skink

Palot 2015 Tikader & Sharma 1992
Genus Dasia (Indo-Malayan Tree Skinks)
 
Dasia subcaerulea

Blue-bellied Tree Skink

Palot 2015
Genus Eutropis (South Asian Sun Skinks)
 
Eutropis allapallensis

Allapalli Sun Skink

Bag, Raha & Deuti 2020 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh & Arumugam 2016 Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2013 Thomas, Easa & Jahas 1998 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Eutropis beddomii

South Indian Sun Skink

Amarasinghe, Campbell, Chandramouli, Deuti, Raha, Karunarathna & Ineich 2016 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Palot 2015
 
Eutropis bibronii

Olive-brown Sun Skink

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Amarasinghe, Campbell, Chandramouli, Deuti, Raha, Karunarathna & Ineich 2016 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Eutropis brevis

Travancore Speckled Forest Skink

Ganesh, Deuti, Achyuthan, Campbell, Raha, Bag & Debnath 2021
 
Eutropis carinata

Brahminy Skink

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Amarasinghe, Ganesh, Patel, Deuti, Campbell, Palot, Karunarathna, Abinawanto & Supriatna 2021 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
  *
Eutropis clivicola

Kerala Sun Skink

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997
 
Eutropis dawsoni

Madathara Speckled Forest Skink

Ganesh, Deuti, Achyuthan, Campbell, Raha, Bag & Debnath 2021
 
Eutropis macularia

Speckled Forest Skink

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1981 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Kaestlea (Indian Ground Skinks)
 
Kaestlea beddomii

Kerala Ground Skink

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Eremchenko & Das 2004 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Kaestlea bilineata

Nilgiri Ground Skink

Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
 
Kaestlea laterimaculata

Side-spotted Ground Skink

Balakrishnan 2007 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Eremchenko & Das 2004 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Kaestlea palnica

Palni Hills Ground Skink

Palot 2015
 
Kaestlea travancorica

South Indian Ground Skink

Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Eremchenko & Das 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
Genus Riopa (Asian Gracile Skinks)
 
Riopa albopunctata

White-spotted Gracile Skink

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer 2018 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 
Riopa guentheri

Malabar Gracile Skink

Bhilala, Ashaharraza, Ingle, Das, Sambath & Mohapatra 2021 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Tikader & Sharma 1992 Vyas 2014
 
Riopa punctata

Spotted Gracile Skink

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1935 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Tiwari & Sharma 1971
Genus Ristella (Cat Skinks)
 
Ristella beddomii

Yellow-spotted Cat Skink

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Ristella guentheri

Sirimallai Cat Skink

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015
 
Ristella rurkii

Reddish-brown Cat Skink

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015
 
Ristella travancorica

Travancore Cat Skink

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Palot 2015
Genus Sphenomorphus (Indo-Pacific Forest Skinks)
 
Sphenomorphus dussumieri

Malabar Forest Skink

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1935 Thomas & Easa 1997 Tikader & Sharma 1992
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus bengalensis

Bengal Monitor

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Biswas & Sanyal 1977 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Acrochordidae (Australasian File Snakes)
Genus Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)
 
Acrochordus granulatus

Lesser File Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx conicus

Rough-scaled Sand Boa

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Eryx johnii

Red Sand Boa

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Eryx whitakeri

Kerala Sand Boa

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2002 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ahaetulla (Oriental Whip Snakes)
 
Ahaetulla dispar

South Indian Whip Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Ahaetulla isabellina

Isabella Whip Snake

Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020
 
Ahaetulla malabarica

Malabar Whip Snake

Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020
 
Ahaetulla perroteti

Bronze-headed Whip Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh & Chandramouli 2011 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Thomas & Easa 1997
 
Ahaetulla sahyadrensis

Sahyadri Hills Whip Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as pulverulenta] Murthy 1981 [as pulverulenta] Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 [as pulverulenta] Palot 2015 [as pulverulenta] Smith 1943 [as pulverulenta] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as pulverulenta]
 
Ahaetulla travancorica

Travancore Whip Snake

Mallik, Srikanthan, Pal, D'Souza, Shanker & Ganesh 2020
Genus Amphiesma (South Asian Keelbacks)
 
Amphiesma monticolum

Yellow-collared Forest Keelback

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Amphiesma stolatum

Buff-striped Keelback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Atretium (South Asian Olive Keelback)
 
Atretium schistosum

South Asian Olive Keelback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Boiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
 
Boiga beddomei

Yellow-bellied Cat Snake

Palot 2015 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Boiga dightoni

Travancore Cat Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 [as whitakeri] Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Kanagavel & Ganesh 2021 Murthy 1985 Narayanan, Das, Anvar, Tillack, Mohapatra, Gower, Rajkumar & Deepak 2023 Orlov & Ryabov 2002 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Boiga forsteni

Speckled Cat Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Boiga nuchalis

Collared Cat Snake

Balakrishnan 2007 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Narayanan, Das, Anvar, Tillack, Mohapatra, Gower, Rajkumar & Deepak 2023 Palot 2015 Vogel & Ganesh 2013
 
Boiga thackerayi

Maharashtra Cat Snake

Ganesh, Achyuthan, Chandramouli & Vogel 2020 [as "B. cf. thackerayi"] Ganesh, Mallik, Achyuthan, Shanker & Vogel 2021
 
Boiga trigonata

Western Gamma Cat Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Chrysopelea (Flying Tree Snakes)
 
Chrysopelea ornata

Ornate Flying Tree Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1981 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Coelognathus (Oriental Rat Snakes)
 
Coelognathus helena

Indian Trinket Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Mohapatra, Schulz, Helfenberger, Hofmann & Dutta 2016 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Schulz 1996 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Dendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
 
Dendrelaphis ashoki

Anaimalai Bronzeback

Hutton & David 2008 [as pictus] Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 [as ahaetulla] Palot 2015 Vogel & Rooijen 2011
 
Dendrelaphis chairecacos

Karnataka Bronzeback

Palot 2015 Rooijen & Vogel 2009
 
Dendrelaphis girii

Belgaum Bronzeback

Das & Whitaker 1990 [as bifrenalis] Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as bifrenalis] Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 [as bifrenalis] Palot 2015
 
Dendrelaphis grandoculis

Indian Large-eyed Bronzeback

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Dendrelaphis tristis

Common Indian Bronzeback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Fowlea (Fishing Keelbacks)
 
Fowlea piscator

Checkered Keelback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Vogel & David 2012
Genus Hebius (Oriental Equatorial Keelbacks)
 
Hebius beddomei

Nilgiri Keelback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Liopeltis (Ringneck Snakes)
 
Liopeltis calamaria

Lesser Ringneck Snake

Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Ganesh & Vogel 2020 Bilaskar 2023 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
Genus Lycodon (Oriental Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycodon aulicus

Indian Wolf Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh & Vogel 2018 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Lycodon fasciolatus

Anaimalai Wolf Snake

Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Ganesh & Vogel 2018 [as anamallensis]
 
Lycodon flavicollis

Yellow-collared Wolf Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 [as flavomaculatus] Murthy 1991 [as flavomaculatus] Narayana, Sandeep & Dogra 2018
 
Lycodon gracilis

Slender Bridle Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
 
Lycodon nympha

Vellore Bridle Snake

Das, Dutta, Chaudhri, Erinjery & Singh 2016 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Lycodon striatus

Striped Wolf Snake

Palot 2015
 
Lycodon travancoricus

Travancore Wolf Snake

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari & Vogel 2020 Hutton & David 2008 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Thomas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Oligodon (Kukri Snakes)
 
Oligodon affinis

Western Kukri Snake

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Oligodon arnensis

Arani Kukri Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Oligodon brevicauda

Short-tailed Kukri Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Oligodon taeniolatus

Variegated Kukri Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Seetharamaraju, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu 2011 Smith 1943 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Oligodon travancoricus

Travancore Kukri Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Oligodon venustus

Black-spotted Kukri Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps plinii

Banded Whip Snake

Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack 2021 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 [as fasciolata] Palot 2015 [as fasciolata]
Genus Proahaetulla (Agasthyamalai Whip Snake)
 
Proahaetulla antiqua

Agasthyamalai Whip Snake

Mallik, Achyuthan, Ganesh, Pal, Vijayakumar & Shanker 2019
Genus Ptyas (Giant Rat Snakes and Oriental Green Snakes)
 
Ptyas mucosa

Common Oriental Rat Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Rhabdophis (Asian Keelbacks)
 
Rhabdophis plumbicolor

Green Keelback

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996
Genus Rhabdops (South Asian Forest Snakes)
 
Rhabdops olivaceus

Southern Olive Forest Snake

Bhosale & Joshi 2014 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower 2017 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Sibynophis (Oriental Black-headed Snakes)
 
Sibynophis sagittarius

Bengal Black-headed Snake

Murthy, Sharma & Sharma 1979
 
Sibynophis subpunctatus

Malabar Black-headed Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Bungarus (Kraits)
 
Bungarus caeruleus

Blue Krait

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait

Biakzuala, Lalremsanga, Santra, Dhara, Ahmed, Mallick, Kuttalam, Amarasinghe & Malhotra 2023
Genus Calliophis (South Asian Coral Snakes)
 
Calliophis beddomei

South Indian Coral Snake

Jins, Bhupathy & Panigrahi 2014 Palot 2015
 
Calliophis bibroni

Western Ghats Coral Snake

Deepak, Harikrishnan, Vasudevan & Smith 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri 2012 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Calliophis melanurus

South Asian Slender Coral Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Shine & Nameer 2012
 
Calliophis nigrescens

Black Slender Coral Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Smith, Ogale, Deepak & Giri 2012 Thomas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Captain 2004
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja naja

Indian Spectacled Cobra

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Wuster & Thorpe 1992
Genus Ophiophagus (King Cobra)
 
Ophiophagus hannah

King Cobra

Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997 Whitaker & Captain 2004 Yadav & Yankanchi 2015
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis caerulescens

Bluish Slender-necked Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004
 
Hydrophis curtus

Short Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2010 Palot 2015 Smith 1926
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Blue-banded Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2010 Palot 2015
 
Hydrophis fasciatus

Banded Slender-necked Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
 
Hydrophis jerdonii

Cone-nosed Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Hydrophis ornatus

Reef Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2010 Palot 2015
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2010 Palot 2015
 
Hydrophis schistosus

Beaked Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2010 Palot 2015
 
Hydrophis spiralis

Narrow-banded Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
 
Hydrophis stokesii

Large-headed Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
 
Hydrophis viperinus

Viperine Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
Genus Microcephalophis (Small-headed Sea Snakes)
 
Microcephalophis cantoris

Spotted Small-headed Sea Snake

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Sharma 1982 Smith 1926 Smith 1943
 
Microcephalophis gracilis

Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
 Family Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
Genus Gerrhopilus (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)
 
Gerrhopilus beddomii

Anaimalai Blind Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Gerrhopilus thurstoni

South Indian Blind Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Ajith 2000 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Gerrhopilus tindalli

Malabar Blind Snake

Ajith 2000 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 Family Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)
Genus Cerberus (Dog-faced Water Snakes)
 
Cerberus rynchops

Western Dog-faced Water Snake

Gyi 1970 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy, Voris & Karns 2012 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
Genus Dieurostus (Kerala Mud Snake)
  *
Dieurostus dussumieri

Kerala Mud Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gyi 1970 Kumar & Captain 2011 Murphy & Voris 2014 Murphy 2007 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
Genus Gerarda (Glossy Marsh Snake)
 
Gerarda prevostiana

Glossy Marsh Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gyi 1970 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 Family Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)
Genus Xylophis (Narrow-headed Snakes)
 
Xylophis captaini

Kannam Narrow-headed Snake

Bhupathy, Jins, Babu & Jose 2016 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Gower & Winkler 2007 Palot 2015
  *
Xylophis mosaicus

Anaimalai Narrow-headed Snake

Deepak, Narayanan, Das, Rajkumar, Easa, Sreejith & Gower 2020
 
Xylophis perroteti

Spotted Narrow-headed Snake

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gower & Winkler 2007 Hutton & David 2008 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python molurus

Indian Python

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Daniel 1983 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Grypotyphlops (Indian Beaked Blind Snake)
 
Grypotyphlops acutus

Indian Beaked Blind Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Narayana, Venkateshwarlu, Swamy, Surender, Kumar & Rao 2018 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Tiwari & Sharma 1971 Wallach 1994
Genus Indotyphlops (South Asian Blind Snakes)
 
Indotyphlops porrectus

Indian Slender Blind Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003
Genus Virgotyphlops (Brahminy Blind Snake)
 
Virgotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1981 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 Family Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)
Genus Melanophidium (Black Shieldtails)
  *
Melanophidium bilineatum

Yellow-striped Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Melanophidium punctatum

Pied-bellied Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1985 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Melanophidium wynaudense

Wayanad Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson 2016 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
Genus Platyplectrurus (Madurai Shieldtail and Three-lined Shieldtail)
 
Platyplectrurus madurensis

Madurai Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Platyplectrurus trilineatus

Three-lined Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
Genus Plectrurus (South Indian Shieldtails)
  *
Plectrurus aureus

Golden Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Plectrurus guentheri

Purple Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Plectrurus perrotetii

Nilgiri Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020
Genus Rhinophis (Sharp-nosed Shieldtails)
 
Rhinophis fergusonianus

Cardamom Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Smith 1943
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Rhinophis karinthandani

Mananthavady Shieldtail

Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020
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Rhinophis melanoleucus

Lakkidi Shieldtail

Cyriac, Narayanan, Sampaio, Umesh & Gower 2020 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020
 
Rhinophis sanguineus

Red-tailed Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020 Smith 1943 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
 
Rhinophis travancoricus

Travancore Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Sampaio, Narayanan, Cyriac, Venu & Gower 2020
Genus Teretrurus (Red Shieldtails)
  *
Teretrurus hewstoni

Manantoddy Red Shieldtail

Ganesh & Murthy 2022
 
Teretrurus sanguineus

Red Shieldtails

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh & Murthy 2022 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Smith 1943
Genus Uropeltis (Typical Shieldtails)
 
Uropeltis arcticeps

Tirunelveli Shieldtail

Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis beddomii

Anaimalai Shieldtail

Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis ceylanica

Kerala Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam 2014 Hutton & David 2008 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis ellioti

Madras Shieldtail

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis grandis

Violet Shieldtail

Palot 2015 [as smithi] Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis liura

Ashambu Shieldtail

Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Uropeltis macrorhyncha

Large-nosed Shieldtail

Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis maculata

Orange-spotted Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis madurensis

Periyar Shieldtail

Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Uropeltis myhendrae

Barred Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943
 
Uropeltis nitida

Cochin Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis ocellata

Ocellate Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Ganesh, Aengals & Ramanujam 2014 Hutton & David 2008 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis petersi

Yellow-spotted Shieldtail

Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis pulneyensis

Palni Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 
Uropeltis rubrolineata

Red-lined Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis rubromaculata

Red-spotted Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Pyron, Ganesh, Sayyed, Sharma, Wallach & Somaweera 2016
 
Uropeltis woodmasoni

Indian Black-bellied Shieldtail

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Craspedocephalus (Ridge-nosed Tree Pitvipers)
 
Craspedocephalus anamallensis

Anaimalai Rock Pitviper

Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021
 
Craspedocephalus gramineus

Indian Green Pitviper

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996
 
Craspedocephalus macrolepis

Large-scaled Pitviper

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Smith 1943 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Craspedocephalus malabaricus

Malabar Rock Pitviper

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Hutton & David 2008 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
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Craspedocephalus peltopelor

Agasthyamalai Pitviper

Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021
 
Craspedocephalus strigatus

Horseshoe Pitviper

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021 Murthy 1981 Murthy 1986 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Whitaker & Captain 2004
 
Craspedocephalus travancoricus

Travancore Pitviper

Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker 2021
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia russelii

Indian Chain Viper

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Smith 1943 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis carinatus

Common Carpet Viper

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Auffenberg & Rehman 1991 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996
Genus Hypnale (Hump-nosed Pitvipers)
 
Hypnale hypnale

Indian Hump-nosed Pitviper

Chandramouli & Ganesh 2010 Das & Whitaker 1990 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1984 Inger, Shaffer, Koshy & Bakde 1987 Murthy 1981 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2003 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Thomas & Easa 1997

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Easa & Ramachandran 2004
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Dileepkumar & Jayakumar (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Palot 2007 Palot 2015
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Das 2001 Dileepkumar & Jayakumar (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Palot 2015
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Daniel 1983 Das 2001 Dileepkumar & Jayakumar (in Shanker & Choudhury) 2006 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Kar & Bhaskar in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Palot 2015
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Melanochelys (Indian Black Turtles)
 
Melanochelys trijuga

Indian Black Turtle

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Daniel 1983 Das & Bhupathy 2009 Das 2001 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Frazier & Das 1994 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomas & Easa 1997 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Vijayachelys (Cochin Forest Cane Turtle)
 
Vijayachelys silvatica

Cochin Forest Cane Turtle

Das 2001 Deepak, Praschag & Vasudevan 2014 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Geochelone (South Asian Star Tortoises)
 
Geochelone elegans

Indian Star Tortoise

Abraham, Easa, Thomas & Nixon 1999 Das 2001 D'Cruze, Mookerjee, Vyas, Macdonald & Silva 2018 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Frazier & Das 1994 Palot 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Indotestudo (Asian Tortoises)
 
Indotestudo travancorica

Travancore Tortoise

Bhupathy & Choudhury 1995 [as forstenii] Das & Whitaker 1990 [as forsteni] Das 2001 Deepak, Ramesh, Bhupathy & Vasudevan 2011 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Murthy 1985 Palot 2015 Radhakrishnan 1996 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomas & Easa 1997
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Chitra (Narrow-headed Softshell Turtles)
 
Chitra indica

Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle

Palot 2015
Genus Lissemys (South Asian Flapshell Turtles)
 
Lissemys punctata

Indian Flapshell Turtle

Bhupathy, Webb & Praschag 2014 Das 2001 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Palot 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomas, Jahas & Easa 1997
Genus Nilssonia (South Asian Softshell Turtles)
 
Nilssonia leithii

Deccan Softshell Turtle

Das, Sirsi, Vasudevan & Murthy 2014 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Nameer, Unnikrishnan & Thomas 2007 Palot 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Thomas, Shaji & Easa 1997
Genus Pelochelys (Indomalayan Giant Softshell Turtles)
 
Pelochelys cantorii

Asian Giant Softshell Turtle

Das 2001 Easa & Ramachandran 2004 Jain, Cavada-Blanco, Palot, Das, Deepak & Das 2021 Palot & Radhakrishnan 2011 Palot 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021