Reptiles of the Deccan Peninsula
311 reptiles on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Deccan Peninsula, 41 of them threatened (14 Critically Endangered, 19 Endangered and 8 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 Deccan Peninsula (41)
- Barkudia insularis Madras Legless Skink CR
- Batagur dhongoka Three-striped Roofed Turtle CR
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- Cnemaspis shevaroyensis Shevaroy Dwarf Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis thackerayi CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus Southern Ghats slender gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis Kollimalai Slender Gecko CR
- Indotestudo elongata Elongated Tortoise CR
- Manouria emys Asian Forest Tortoise CR
- Nessia layardi Layard's Nessia CR
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Nilssonia nigricans Black Softshell Turtle CR
- Sarada superba Superb Large Fan-throated Lizard CR
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Balanophis ceylonensis Blossom Krait EN
- Chitra indica Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle EN
- Cnemaspis goaensis Goan Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis yercaudensis Yercaud Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella EN
- Cyrtodactylus speciosus Erode Bent-toed Gecko EN
- Geckoella jeyporensis Patinghe Indian Gecko EN
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle EN
- Hemidactylus kangerensis Kanger Valley Rock Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus siva Hampi Rock Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus yajurvedi Kanker Rock Gecko EN
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle EN
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Sitana marudhamneydhal Serrated fan-throated lizard EN
- Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor EN
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
- Sitana visiri Palm Leaf Fan-throated Lizard VU
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
All reptiles of the Deccan Peninsula on the list (311)
- Ahaetulla anomala Variable Coloured Vine Snake
- Ahaetulla borealis
- Ahaetulla dispar Günther's Vine Snake NT
- Ahaetulla farnsworthi
- Ahaetulla laudankia
- Ahaetulla malabarica
- Ahaetulla mycterizans Malayan Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta Brown-speckled Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Altiphylax stoliczkai Baltistan gecko
- Amphiesma monticola Wynad Keelback
- Amphiesma stolatum Buff Striped Keelback
- Argyrogena fasciolata Banded Racer
- Atretium schistosum Split Keelback
- Balanophis ceylonensis Blossom Krait EN
- Barkudia insularis Madras Legless Skink CR
- Barkudia melanosticta Visakhapatnam Legless Skink DD
- Batagur dhongoka Three-striped Roofed Turtle CR
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- Boiga beddomei Beddome's Cat Snake
- Boiga ceylonensis Sri Lanka Cat Snake
- Boiga flaviviridis Yellow-green Cat Snake
- Boiga forsteni Forsten's Cat Snake
- Boiga nuchalis Collared Cat Snake
- Boiga siamensis Eyed Cat Snake
- Boiga thackerayi
- Boiga trigonata Common Cat Snake
- Boiga westermanni
- Bungarus caeruleus Common Krait
- Bungarus candidus Malayan Krait
- Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait
- Bungarus sindanus Sind Krait
- Calliophis beddomei Beddome's Coralsnake DD
- Calliophis bibroni Bibron's Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis melanurus Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis nigrescens Black Coralsnake
- Calodactylodes aureus Indian Golden Gecko
- Calotes calotes Common Green Forest Lizard
- Calotes grandisquamis Large Scaled Forest Lizard
- Calotes minor Hardwicke's Bloodsucker
- Calotes nemoricola Nilgiri Forest Lizard
- Calotes versicolor Indian Garden Lizard
- Cerberus rynchops Asian Bockadam
- Chamaeleo chamaeleon Common Chameleon
- Chamaeleo mexicanus
- Chamaeleo zeylanicus Indian Chameleon
- Chitra indica Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle EN
- Chrysopelea ornata Golden Tree Snake
- Chrysopelea taprobanica Sri Lankan Flying Snake
- Cnemaspis agarwali DD
- Cnemaspis avasabinae
- Cnemaspis basalticola
- Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi
- Cnemaspis geethaiyerae
- Cnemaspis girii Giri's Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis goaensis Goan Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis gracilis Gracile Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis heteropholis Strange-scaled Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis kalsubaiensis
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis krishnagiriensis
- Cnemaspis littoralis Coastal Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis mysoriensis Mysore Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis ornata Ornate Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis rishivalleyensis
- Cnemaspis shevaroyensis Shevaroy Dwarf Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis sundara
- Cnemaspis thackerayi CR
- Cnemaspis triedra
- Cnemaspis umashaankeri
- Cnemaspis uttaraghati
- Cnemaspis yercaudensis Yercaud Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake
- Coelognathus radiatus Copperhead Rat Snake
- Coronella brachyura Indian Smooth Snake
- Craspedocephalus gramineus
- Craspedocephalus macrolepis NT
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus Malabarian Pit Viper
- Cristidorsa planidorsata
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Cylindrophis ruffus Red Cylinder Snake
- Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus White-banded Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus aravindi
- Cyrtodactylus collegalensis Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus deccanensis Deccan Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus irulaorum
- Cyrtodactylus nebulosus Clouded Bent-toed Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella EN
- Cyrtodactylus speciosus Erode Bent-toed Gecko EN
- Cyrtodactylus srilekhae Bangalore Geckoella NT
- Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Giri's Geckoella
- Daboia russelii Russell's Viper
- Dendrelaphis ashoki Ashok's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis bifrenalis Boulenger's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis chairecacos Karnataka Bronzeback DD
- Dendrelaphis girii Giri's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis grandoculis Large-eyed bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis pictus Painted Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis tristis Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
- Dopasia gracilis Asian Glass Lizard
- Draco dussumieri Western Ghats Flying Lizard
- Dravidogecko anamallensis NT
- Dryocalamus gracilis Scarce Bridal Snake DD
- Echis carinatus Saw-scaled Viper
- Enhydris enhydris Rainbow Mud Snake
- Erpeton tentaculatum Tentacled Snake
- Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa NT
- Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa NT
- Eublepharis fuscus Western Indian Leopard Gecko
- Eublepharis hardwickii Eastern Indian Leopard Gecko
- Eublepharis pictus Painted Leopard Gecko
- Eublepharis satpuraensis Satpura Leopard Gecko
- Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Grass Skink
- Eutropis beddomei
- 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
- Fowlea piscator
- Geckoella jeyporensis Patinghe Indian Gecko EN
- Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Gerrhopilus beddomii Beddome's Worm Snake DD
- Gonyosoma prasinum Green Bush Rat Snake
- Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked Blind Snake
- Hardella thurjii Crowned River Turtle EN
- Hebius beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Hebius monticola Wynad Keelback
- Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Aaron Bauer's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus aemulus
- Hemidactylus brookii Brook's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus chipkali Central Indian Half-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus flavicaudus
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis Northern House Gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko
- Hemidactylus giganteus Giant Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus gleadowi Gleadow's House Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus gracilis Graceful Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus graniticolus Granite Half-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus kalinga
- Hemidactylus kangerensis Kanger Valley Rock Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus kolliensis DD
- Hemidactylus leschenaultii Bark Gecko
- Hemidactylus maculatus Giant Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus mahonyi
- Hemidactylus mercatorius Farquhar Half-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus multisulcatus
- Hemidactylus murrayi Murray's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Spotted House Gecko
- Hemidactylus paucifasciatus
- Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed House Gecko
- Hemidactylus raya
- Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus rishivalleyensis
- Hemidactylus sahgali
- Hemidactylus sankariensis DD
- Hemidactylus saxicolus
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus sirumalaiensis
- Hemidactylus siva Hampi Rock Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus srikanthani
- Hemidactylus sushilduttai Dutta Mahendragiri Gecko
- Hemidactylus treutleri Treutler's Gecko
- Hemidactylus triedrus Blotched house gecko
- Hemidactylus varadgirii DD
- Hemidactylus vijayraghavani DD
- Hemidactylus whitakeri
- Hemidactylus xericolus
- Hemidactylus yajurvedi Kanker Rock Gecko EN
- Hemiphyllodactylus arakuensis Araku Slender Gecko NT
- Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus Southern Ghats slender gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus jnana
- Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis Kollimalai Slender Gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus minimus
- Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis
- Hemiphyllodactylus venkatadri
- Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis spiralis Yellow Sea Snake
- Hydrophis stricticollis Collared Sea Snake DD
- Hypnale hypnale Hump-nosed Viper
- Indotestudo elongata Elongated Tortoise CR
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blindsnake
- Kaestlea bilineata Two-lined Ground Skink
- Laticauda colubrina Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
- Laudakia tuberculata Kashmir Rock Agama
- Liopeltis calamaria Calamaria Reed Snake
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake
- Lycodon capucinus Common Wolf Snake
- Lycodon fasciolatus
- Lycodon flavicollis Yellow-collared Wolf Snake
- Lycodon flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake
- Lycodon jara Yellow-speckled Wolfsnake
- Lycodon laoensis Laotian Wolf Snake
- Lycodon nympha
- Lycodon striatus Barred Wolf Snake
- Lycodon travancoricus Travancore Wolf Snake
- Lycodon zawi Zaw's Wolf Snake
- Macropisthodon plumbicolor Green Keelback
- Manouria emys Asian Forest Tortoise CR
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Melanophidium wynaudense Indian Black Earth Snake
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Monilesaurus rouxii
- Myriopholis blanfordii Sindh Thread Snake DD
- Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra
- Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Nessia layardi Layard's Nessia CR
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle EN
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Nilssonia nigricans Black Softshell Turtle CR
- Oligodon affinis Malabar Brown Kukri Snake
- Oligodon arnensis Banded kukri snake
- Oligodon ornatus Ornate 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
- Ophisops beddomei Beddome's snake-eye
- Ophisops jerdonii Jerdon's Snake-eye
- Ophisops leschenaultii Leschenault's Snake-Eye
- Ophisops nictans
- Pangshura smithii Brown Roofed Turtle NT
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
- Pangshura tentoria Indian Tent Turtle
- Paralaudakia himalayana Himalayan Agama
- Phrynocephalus theobaldi Montane toad-headed agama
- Platyceps bholanathi DD
- Platyceps gracilis Graceful Racer DD
- Platyceps josephi
- Platyceps plinii
- Platyceps ventromaculatus Glossy-bellied Racer
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Psammodynastes pulverulentus Common Mock Viper
- Psammophilus blanfordanus Blanford's Rock Agama
- Psammophilus dorsalis Rock Dragon
- Psammophis condanarus Condanarous Sandsnake
- Psammophis leithii Pakistan Sand Racer
- Psammophis longifrons Long Sand Racer
- Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus Slender Worm Snake
- Pseudoplectrurus canaricus Karnataka Burrowing Snake DD
- Ptyas korros Indo-Chinese Rat Snake NT
- Ptyas mucosa Oriental Rat Snake
- Python molurus Indian Python NT
- Rhabdophis plumbicolor
- Rhabdophis subminiatus Red-necked Keelback
- Rhabdops aquaticus Water Rhabdops
- Riopa albopunctata
- Riopa deccanensis
- Riopa guentheri
- Riopa lineata
- Riopa punctata
- Ristella beddomii Beddome's Cat Skink
- Ristella guentheri Günther's Ristella DD
- Ristella travancorica Travancore Ristella DD
- Sahyadriophis beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Northern sahyadri keelback
- Sarada darwini Darwin's large fan-throated lizard
- Sarada deccanensis
- Sarada superba Superb Large Fan-throated Lizard CR
- Sepsophis punctatus Spotted Eastern Ghats Skink
- Sibynophis sagittarius Cantor’s black-headed snake
- Sibynophis subpunctatus Black-headed snake
- Sitana dharwarensis
- Sitana gokakensis Gokak Fan-throated Lizard DD
- Sitana laticeps Broad-headed Fan-throated Lizard
- Sitana marudhamneydhal Serrated fan-throated lizard EN
- Sitana ponticeriana Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard
- Sitana spinaecephalus Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard
- Sitana sushili
- Sitana thondalu Nagarjuna Sagar Fan-throated Agama NT
- Sitana visiri Palm Leaf Fan-throated Lizard VU
- Spalerosophis diadema Diadem Snake
- Sphenomorphus dussumieri Dussumier's Litter Skink
- Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink
- Teretrurus hewstoni
- Teretrurus rhodogaster
- Teretrurus sanguineus Purple-red Earth Snake
- Trachemys scripta Pond Slider
- Trachylepis homalocephala Red-sided Skink
- Trimeresurus andersonii Andaman Pitviper
- Trimeresurus gramineus Bamboo Viper
- Trimeresurus popeiorum Pope’s Tree Viper
- Trimeresurus salazar Salazar's Pit Viper
- Uropeltis beddomii Beddome's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis bicatenata Bicatenate Uropeltis NT
- Uropeltis ceylanica DD
- Uropeltis dindigalensis Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis ellioti Elliot's Earth Snake
- Uropeltis grandis Smith's Earth Snake NT
- Uropeltis jerdoni
- Uropeltis macrolepis Bombay Earth Snake
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
- Uropeltis pulneyensis Indian Earth Snake
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Uropeltis woodmasoni Palni Uropeltis
- Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor NT
- Varanus flavescens Yellow Monitor EN
- Varanus griseus Desert Monitor
- Varanus salvator Common Water Monitor
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Wallophis brachyura Indian Smooth Snake
- Xenopeltis unicolor Asian Sunbeam Snake
- Xylophis mosaicus Anamalai Wood Snake
- Xylophis perroteti Perrotet's Mountain Snake
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