Reptiles of the coasts of India
173 reptiles on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the coasts of India, 25 of them threatened (5 Critically Endangered, 9 Endangered and 11 Vulnerable).
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. The sources give no endemic mark for reptiles yet. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened reptiles of the coasts of India (25)
- Barkudia insularis Madras Legless Skink CR
- Batagur baska Northern River Terrapin CR
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Pelochelys cantorii Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle CR
- Calliophis castoe Castoe's Coralsnake EN
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle EN
- Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle EN
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Rhinophis travancoricus Tamil Nadu Earth Snake EN
- Sitana marudhamneydhal Serrated fan-throated lizard EN
- Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor EN
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Hemidactylus albofasciatus Dorli House Gecko VU
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle VU
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
- Saara hardwickii Hardwick's Spiny-tailed Lizard VU
- Sitana visiri Palm Leaf Fan-throated Lizard VU
- Xenochrophis cerasogaster Painted Keelback VU
All reptiles of the coasts of India on the list (173)
- Acanthodactylus cantoris Indian Fringe-fingered Lizard
- Acrochordus granulatus Little File Snake
- Ahaetulla anomala Variable Coloured Vine Snake
- Ahaetulla borealis
- Ahaetulla laudankia
- Ahaetulla malabarica
- Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Amphiesma stolatum Buff Striped Keelback
- Argyrophis diardii Diard's Blindsnake
- Atretium schistosum Split Keelback
- Barkudia insularis Madras Legless Skink CR
- Barkudia melanosticta Visakhapatnam Legless Skink DD
- Batagur baska Northern River Terrapin CR
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- Boiga beddomei Beddome's Cat Snake
- Boiga cyanea Green Cat Snake
- Boiga forsteni Forsten's Cat Snake
- Boiga gocool
- Boiga trigonata Common Cat Snake
- Bungarus caeruleus Common Krait
- Calliophis castoe Castoe's Coralsnake EN
- Calliophis melanurus Slender Coralsnake
- Calotes calotes Common Green Forest Lizard
- Calotes versicolor Indian Garden Lizard
- Cerberus rynchops Asian Bockadam
- Cerberus schneiderii Southeast Asian Bockadam
- Chamaeleo mexicanus
- Chamaeleo zeylanicus Indian Chameleon
- Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle
- Chrysopelea ornata Golden Tree Snake
- Cnemaspis littoralis Coastal Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake
- Craspedocephalus gramineus
- Craspedocephalus macrolepis NT
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus Malabarian Pit Viper
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile
- Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus White-banded Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus deccanensis Deccan Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Giri's Geckoella
- Daboia russelii Russell's Viper
- Dendrelaphis chairecacos Karnataka Bronzeback DD
- Dendrelaphis girii Giri's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis proarchos
- Dendrelaphis tristis Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
- Dieurostus dussumieri Kerala Mud Snake NT
- Draco dussumieri Western Ghats Flying Lizard
- Dravidoseps goaensis DD
- Echis carinatus Saw-scaled Viper
- Enhydris enhydris Rainbow Mud Snake
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa NT
- Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Grass Skink
- Eutropis bibronii Bibron's Skink NT
- Eutropis carinata Keeled Indian Mabuya
- Eutropis macularia Bronze Grass Skink
- Eutropis multifasciata Common Sun Skink
- Eutropis trivittata Three-banded Mabuya
- Fordonia leucobalia White-bellied Mangrove Snake
- Fowlea piscator
- Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
- Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Gerarda prevostiana Cat-eyed Fishing Snake
- Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked Blind Snake
- Hebius monticola Wynad Keelback
- Hemidactylus albofasciatus Dorli House Gecko VU
- Hemidactylus brookii Brook's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis Northern House Gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko
- Hemidactylus kushmorensis Kushmore House Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus leschenaultii Bark Gecko
- Hemidactylus mabouia Tropical House Gecko
- Hemidactylus maculatus Giant Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus murrayi Murray's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Spotted House Gecko
- Hemidactylus prashadi Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus sahgali
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus triedrus Blotched house gecko
- Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf Sea Snake
- Hydrophis curtus Spine-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated Sea Snake
- Hydrophis fasciatus Striped Sea Snake
- Hydrophis jerdonii Jerdon's Sea Snake
- Hydrophis mamillaris Bombay Sea Snake DD
- Hydrophis nigrocinctus Daudin's Sea Snake DD
- Hydrophis obscurus Russell's Sea Snake
- Hydrophis ornatus Ornate Sea Snake
- Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis schistosus
- Hydrophis spiralis Yellow Sea Snake
- Hydrophis stokesii Stokes' Sea Snake
- Hydrophis viperinus Viperine Sea Snake
- Hypnale hypnale Hump-nosed Viper
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blindsnake
- Indotyphlops pammeces South Indian Blind Snake
- Lampropholis guichenoti Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
- Lankascincus fallax Common Lanka Skink
- Laticauda semifasciata Chinese Sea Krait NT
- Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle VU
- Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning Gecko
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake
- Lycodon capucinus Common Wolf Snake
- Lycodon fasciolatus
- Lycodon jara Yellow-speckled Wolfsnake
- Lycodon nympha
- Lycodon striatus Barred Wolf Snake
- Lycodon subcinctus Malayan Banded Wolf Snake
- Lycodon travancoricus Travancore Wolf Snake
- Lycodon zawi Zaw's Wolf Snake
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Microcephalophis cantoris DD
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Monilesaurus rouxii
- Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra
- Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle EN
- Nilssonia hurum Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle EN
- Oligodon arnensis Banded kukri snake
- Oligodon russelius Russell's Kukri Snake
- Oligodon taeniolatus Streaked Kukri Snake
- Oligodon tillacki Tillack's Kukri Snake
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Ophiophagus kaalinga
- Ophisops beddomei Beddome's snake-eye
- Ophisops jerdonii Jerdon's Snake-eye
- Ophisops kutchensis
- Ophisops leschenaultii Leschenault's Snake-Eye
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
- Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle
- Pelochelys cantorii Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle CR
- Platyceps gracilis Graceful Racer DD
- Platyceps josephi
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Psammophilus dorsalis Rock Dragon
- Psammophis longifrons Long Sand Racer
- Ptyas mucosa Oriental Rat Snake
- Python molurus Indian Python NT
- Rhabdophis plumbicolor
- Rhinophis travancoricus Tamil Nadu Earth Snake EN
- Riopa albopunctata
- Riopa guentheri
- Riopa lineata
- Riopa punctata
- Ristella beddomii Beddome's Cat Skink
- Saara hardwickii Hardwick's Spiny-tailed Lizard VU
- Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Northern sahyadri keelback
- Salea anamallayana Anaimalai Spiny Lizard
- Sibynophis sagittarius Cantor’s black-headed snake
- Sibynophis subpunctatus Black-headed snake
- Sitana marudhamneydhal Serrated fan-throated lizard EN
- Sitana ponticeriana Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard
- Sitana spinaecephalus Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard
- Sitana visiri Palm Leaf Fan-throated Lizard VU
- Sphenomorphus dussumieri Dussumier's Litter Skink
- Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink
- Trachemys scripta Pond Slider
- Trimeresurus erythrurus Spot-tailed Pitviper
- Trimeresurus gramineus Bamboo Viper
- Uropeltis macrolepis Bombay Earth Snake
- Uropeltis myhendrae Boulenger's Earth Snake DD
- Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor NT
- Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor EN
- Varanus griseus Desert Monitor
- Varanus salvator Common Water Monitor
- Xenochrophis cerasogaster Painted Keelback VU
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