Reptiles of Karnataka
206 reptiles on the India list have an open record placed in Karnataka, 24 of them threatened (6 Critically Endangered, 11 Endangered and 7 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). 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 Karnataka (24)
- Cnemaspis adii Adi's Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Indotestudo forstenii Celebes Tortoise CR
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Sarada superba Superb Large Fan-throated Lizard CR
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Calliophis castoe Castoe's Coralsnake EN
- Cnemaspis flaviventralis Yellow-bellied Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis goaensis Goan Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella EN
- Eutropis clivicola Inger's Grass Skink EN
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Hemidactylus siva Hampi Rock Gecko EN
- Melanophidium khairei Khaire's black earth snake EN
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise 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
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
All reptiles of Karnataka on the list (206)
- Acrochordus granulatus Little File 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
- Amphiesma monticola Wynad Keelback
- Amphiesma stolatum Buff Striped Keelback
- Argyrogena fasciolata Banded Racer
- Atretium schistosum Split Keelback
- 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 thackerayi
- Boiga trigonata Common Cat Snake
- Boiga westermanni
- Bungarus caeruleus Common Krait
- Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait
- Bungarus sindanus Sind Krait
- Calliophis bibroni Bibron's Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis castoe Castoe's Coralsnake EN
- Calliophis melanurus Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis nigrescens Black Coralsnake
- Calotes nemoricola Nilgiri Forest Lizard
- Calotes versicolor Indian Garden Lizard
- Cerberus rynchops Asian Bockadam
- Chamaeleo mexicanus
- Chamaeleo zeylanicus Indian Chameleon
- Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle
- Chrysopelea ornata Golden Tree Snake
- Chrysopelea taprobanica Sri Lankan Flying Snake
- Cnemaspis adii Adi's Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis flaviventralis Yellow-bellied Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi
- Cnemaspis goaensis Goan Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis gracilis Gracile Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis heteropholis Strange-scaled Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis littoralis Coastal Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis magnifica
- Cnemaspis mysoriensis Mysore Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis schalleri
- Cnemaspis tigris
- Cnemaspis umashaankeri
- Cnemaspis vijayae
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake
- Craspedocephalus gramineus
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus Malabarian Pit Viper
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus White-banded Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus collegalensis Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus deccanensis Deccan Ground Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella 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
- Draco dussumieri Western Ghats Flying Lizard
- Echis carinatus Saw-scaled Viper
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa NT
- Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa NT
- Eryx whitakeri Whitaker’s sand boa NT
- Eublepharis fuscus Western Indian Leopard Gecko
- Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Grass Skink
- Eutropis beddomei
- Eutropis bibronii Bibron's Skink NT
- Eutropis brevis
- Eutropis carinata Keeled Indian Mabuya
- Eutropis clivicola Inger's Grass Skink EN
- Eutropis dawsoni
- Eutropis macularia Bronze Grass Skink
- Eutropis multifasciata Common Sun Skink
- Fowlea piscator
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Geoclemys hamiltonii Black Pond Turtle EN
- Gongylosoma calamaria
- Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked Blind Snake
- Hebius beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Hebius monticola Wynad Keelback
- Hemidactylus brookii Brook's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis Northern House Gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko
- Hemidactylus giganteus Giant Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus graniticolus Granite Half-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus leschenaultii Bark Gecko
- Hemidactylus maculatus Giant Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus mahonyi
- Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Spotted House Gecko
- Hemidactylus prashadi Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus raya
- Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus saxicolus
- Hemidactylus siva Hampi Rock Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus srikanthani
- Hemidactylus triedrus Blotched house gecko
- Hemidactylus vijayraghavani DD
- Hemidactylus whitakeri
- Hemiphyllodactylus jnana
- Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf Sea Snake
- Hydrophis curtus Spine-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated Sea Snake
- Hydrophis fasciatus Striped Sea Snake
- Hydrophis obscurus Russell's Sea Snake
- Hydrophis ornatus Ornate Sea Snake
- Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis schistosus
- Hydrophis viperinus Viperine Sea Snake
- Hypnale hypnale Hump-nosed Viper
- Indotestudo forstenii Celebes Tortoise CR
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blindsnake
- Kaestlea beddomii
- Kaestlea travancorica Travancore Ground Skink
- Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle VU
- Lepidodactylus lugubris Mourning Gecko
- Liopeltis calamaria Calamaria Reed Snake
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Lycodon aulicus Indian Wolf Snake
- Lycodon deccanensis Deccan Wolf Snake
- Lycodon fasciolatus
- Lycodon flavicollis Yellow-collared Wolf Snake
- Lycodon gracilis Scarce Bridal Snake DD
- Lycodon nympha
- Lycodon rufozonatus Red-banded Snake
- Lycodon striatus Barred Wolf Snake
- Lycodon travancoricus Travancore Wolf Snake
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Melanophidium khairei Khaire's black earth snake EN
- Melanophidium wynaudense Indian Black Earth Snake
- Microcephalophis cantoris DD
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Monilesaurus montanus
- Monilesaurus rouxii
- Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Oligodon affinis Malabar Brown Kukri Snake
- Oligodon arnensis Banded 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 leschenaultii Leschenault's Snake-Eye
- Platyceps bholanathi DD
- Platyceps plinii
- Psammophilus blanfordanus Blanford's Rock Agama
- Psammophilus dorsalis Rock Dragon
- Psammophis condanarus Condanarous Sandsnake
- Psammophis longifrons Long Sand Racer
- Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus Slender Worm Snake
- Pseudoplectrurus canaricus Karnataka Burrowing Snake DD
- Ptyas mucosa Oriental Rat Snake
- Python molurus Indian Python NT
- Rhabdophis plumbicolor
- Rhabdops aquaticus Water Rhabdops
- Rhabdops olivaceus Olive Trapezoid Snake NT
- Rhinophis karinthandani
- Rhinophis sanguineus Salty Earth Snake
- Riopa guentheri
- Riopa lineata
- Riopa punctata
- Ristella beddomii Beddome's Cat Skink
- Ristella rurkii Rurk's Cat Skink NT
- Ristella travancorica Travancore Ristella DD
- Sahyadriophis beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Northern sahyadri keelback
- Salea anamallayana Anaimalai Spiny Lizard
- Sarada superba Superb Large Fan-throated Lizard CR
- Sibynophis subpunctatus Black-headed snake
- Sitana dharwarensis
- Sitana gokakensis Gokak Fan-throated Lizard DD
- Sitana laticeps Broad-headed Fan-throated Lizard
- Sitana ponticeriana Pondichéry Fan-throated Lizard
- Sitana spinaecephalus Spiny-headed fan-throated lizard
- Teretrurus hewstoni
- Trachemys scripta Pond Slider
- Trachylepis homalocephala Red-sided Skink
- Trimeresurus andersonii Andaman Pitviper
- Uropeltis ceylanica DD
- Uropeltis ellioti Elliot's Earth Snake
- Uropeltis jerdoni
- Uropeltis macrolepis Bombay Earth Snake
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
- Uropeltis rubrolineata Red-lined Earth Snake
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor NT
- Varanus salvator Common Water Monitor
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Wallophis brachyura Indian Smooth Snake
Reptiles elsewhere
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Other species of Karnataka
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