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List of reptiles of Kerala

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This is a list of reptile species found in the Kerala, India.

Order: Crocodilia (crocodilians)

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Suborder: Eusuchia

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Family: Crocodylidae (crocodiles)

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Order: Testudines (turtles)

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Suborder: Cryptodira

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Family: Geoemydidae (pond, river and wood turtles)

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Melanochelys trijuga (Indian black turtle / കാരാമ)
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Vijayachelys silvatica (Cochin forest cane turtle / ചൂരലാമ)
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Family: Cheloniidae (sea turtles)

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Genus: Chelonia
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Family: Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtles)

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Family: Testudinidae (tortoises)

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Family: Trionychidae (softshell turtles)

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Genus: Nilssonia
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Nilssonia leithii (Leith's softshell turtle)
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Genus: Lissemys
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Lissemys punctata (Indian flapshell turtle / വെള്ളാമ)
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Pelochelys cantorii (Cantor's giant softshell turtle / ഭീമനാമ)
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Genus: Chitra
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Chitra indica (Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle / ചിത്രയാമ)
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Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)

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Suborder: Iguania

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Family: Agamidae (lizards)

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Genus: Calotes
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Calotesdd calotes (common green forest lizard / പച്ചയോന്ത്)
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Monilesaurus rouxii (Roux's forest lizard)
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Genus: Draco
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Draco dussumieri (southern flying lizard / പറയോന്ത്)
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Genus: Salea
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Genus: Sitana
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Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)

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Genus: Chamaeleo
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Family: Gekkonidae (geckoes)

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Genus: Cnemaspis
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Cnemaspis beddomei (Beddome's day gecko)
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Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis (Kottiyoor day gecko)
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Cnemaspis littoralis (coastal day gecko)
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Cnemaspis monticola (mountain day gecko)
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Cnemaspis nairi (Ponmudi day gecko)
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Cnemaspis nilagirica (Nilgiri day gecko)
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Cnemaspis ornata (ornate day gecko)
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Cnemaspis sisparensis (Sispara day gecko)
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Cnemaspis wynadensis (Wyanad day gecko)
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Genus: Geckoella
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Geckoella collegalensis (Kollegal ground gecko)
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Genus: Gehyra
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Gehyra mutilata (four-clawed gecko)
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Hemidactylus anamallensis (Anaimalai gecko)
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Hemidactylus brookii (Brooke's house gecko)
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Hemidactylus frenatus (common house gecko)
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Hemidactylus leschenaultii (Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko)
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Hemidactylus maculatus (spotted leaf-toed gecko)
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Hemidactylus prashadi (Bombay leaf-toed gecko)
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Hemidactylus reticulatus (reticulate leaf-toed gecko)
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Hemidactylus triedrus (termite hill gecko)
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Family: Lacertidae (lacertas)

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Genus: Ophisops
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Ophisops beddomei (Beddome's snake-eye/lacerta)
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Ophisops leschenaultii (Leschenault's snake-eye/lacerta)
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Family: Scincidae (skinks)

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Genus: Chalcides
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Chalcides pentadactylus (five-fingered skink)
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Genus: Dasia
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Dasia subcaeruleum (Boulenger's tree skink)
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Genus: Eutropis
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Eutropis beddomii (Beddome's skink)
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Eutropis bibronii (Bibron's seashore skink)
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Eutropis carinata (golden skink / അരണ)
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Eutropis clivicola (mountain/Inger's skink)
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Eutropis macularia (bronze grass skink)
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Kaestlea beddomii (Beddome's ground skink)
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Kaestlea bilineata (two-lined ground skink)
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Kaestlea laterimaculata (side-spotted ground skink)
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Kaestlea palnica (Palni ground skink)
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Kaestlea travancorica (Travancore ground skink)
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Genus: Riopa
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Genus: Lygosoma
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Lygosoma punctata (white-spotted supple skink / പാമ്പരണ)
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Genus: Ristella
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Ristella beddomii (Beddome's cat skink)
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Ristella guentheri (Günther's cat skink)
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Ristella rurkii (Rurk's cat skink)
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Ristella travancorica (Travancore cat skink)
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Family: Varanidae (monitor lizards)

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Genus: Varanus
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Suborder: Serpentes

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Family: Acrochordidae (file snakes)

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Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)

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Genus: Ahaetulla
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Genus: Boiga
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Boiga beddomei (Beddome's cat snake)
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Dendrelaphis ashoki (Ashok's bronzeback / വരയൻ വില്ലൂന്നി)
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Genus: Liopeltis
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Genus: Lycodon
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Lycodon nympha (bridal snake)
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Genus: Oligodon
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Oligodon taeniolatus (streaked kukri)
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Genus: Ptyas
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Ptyas mucosa (Indian rat snake / ചേര)
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Genus: Rhabdops
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Family: Erycidae/Erycinae (sand boas)

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Genus: Eryx
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Eryx whitakeri (Whitaker's sand boa)
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Family: Elapidae (elapid snakes)

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Genus: Bungarus
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Calliophis beddomei (Beddome's coral snake)
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Genus: Hydrophis
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Hydrophis curtus (short sea snake)
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Genus: Naja
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Family: Gerrhopilidae (worm snakes)

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Gerrhopilus beddomii (Beddome's worm snake)
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Gerrhopilus tindalli (Tindall's worm snake)
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Family: Homalopsidae (mud snakes)

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Genus: Cerberus
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Genus: Gerarda
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Family: Natricidae/Natricinae (Keelbacks)

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Genus: Atretium
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Genus: Amphiesma
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Genus: Hebius
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Hebius beddomei (Nilgiri keelback)
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Genus: Fowlea
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Family: Pythonidae (pythons)

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Genus: Python
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Family: Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

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Grypotyphlops acutus (beak-nosed blind snake)
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Indotyphlops braminus (brahminy blind snake)
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Family: Uropeltidae (shieldtails)

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Teretrurus rhodogaster (Wall's shield tail)
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Melanophidium bilineatum (two-lined black shieldtail)
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Melanophidium punctatum (Beddome's black shieldtail)
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Melanophidium wynaudense (Indian black earth snake)
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Platyplectrurus madurensis (Travancore Hills thorntail)
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Plectrurus aureus (Kerala burrowing snake)
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Plectrurus guentheri (Günther's burrowing snake)
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Plectrurus perrotetii (Nilgiri burrowing snake)
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Genus: Rhinophis
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Rhinophis fergusonianus (Cardamom Hills earth snake)
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Rhinophis sanguineus (red-bellied shieldtail)
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Rhinophis travancoricus (Travancore shieldtail)
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Teretrurus sanguineus (purple-red earth snake)
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Genus: Uropeltis
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Uropeltis arcticeps (Thirunelveli earth snake)
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Uropeltis beddomii (Beddome's earth snake)
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Uropeltis ceylanica (Kerala shieldtail)
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Uropeltis ellioti (Elliot's earth snake)
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Uropeltis grandis (violet shieldtail)
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Uropeltis liura (Günther's earth snake)
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Uropeltis macrorhyncha (Anaimalai earth snake)
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Uropeltis maculata (spotted earth snake)
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Uropeltis myhendrae (Boulenger's earth snake)
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Uropeltis nitida (southern earth snake)
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Uropeltis ocellata (Nilgiri shieldtail)
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Uropeltis petersi (Peter's shieldtail)
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Family: Viperidae (vipers)

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Genus: Daboia
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Daboia russelii (Russell's viper / അണലി)
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Genus: Echis
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Genus: Hypnale
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Family: Xenodermatidae (narrow-headed snakes)

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Genus: Xylophis
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Xylophis perroteti (Perrotet's mountain snake)
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See also

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References

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  • Palot, M. J. (2015). "A checklist of reptiles of Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 7 (13): 8010–8022
  • Indian snake checklist
  • Daniel, J. C.(2002). The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-566099-4
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