Reptiles of Kerala
234 reptiles on the India list have an open record placed in Kerala, 29 of them threatened (4 Critically Endangered, 11 Endangered and 14 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 Kerala (29)
- Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis Kottiyoor Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis tropidogaster Rough-bellied Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Pelochelys cantorii Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle CR
- Ahaetulla perroteti Western Ghats Bronzeback EN
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Eutropis clivicola Inger's Grass Skink EN
- Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Spiny-headed Forest Lizard EN
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Proahaetulla antiqua EN
- Rhinophis travancoricus Tamil Nadu Earth Snake EN
- Sitana marudhamneydhal Serrated fan-throated lizard EN
- Uropeltis madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle VU
- Cnemaspis indica Nilgiri Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis jerdonii Anaimalai Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Kaestlea laterimaculata VU
- Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle VU
- Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle VU
- Melanophidium bilineatum Two-lined Black Earth Snake VU
- Melanophidium punctatum Beddome's Black Earth Snake VU
- Oligodon brevicauda Shorthead Kukri Snake VU
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
All reptiles of Kerala on the list (234)
- Acritoscincus trilineatus Western Three-lined Skink
- Acrochordus granulatus Little File Snake
- Agama atra Southern Rock Agama
- Agasthyagama beddomei
- Agasthyagama edge
- Ahaetulla dispar Günther's Vine Snake NT
- Ahaetulla isabellina
- Ahaetulla malabarica
- Ahaetulla mycterizans Malayan Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla perroteti Western Ghats Bronzeback EN
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta Brown-speckled Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Ahaetulla travancorica
- Amphiesma monticola Wynad Keelback
- Amphiesma stolatum Buff Striped Keelback
- Atretium schistosum Split Keelback
- Boiga beddomei Beddome's Cat Snake
- Boiga ceylonensis Sri Lanka Cat Snake
- Boiga dightoni Pirmad Cat Snake DD
- Boiga flaviviridis Yellow-green Cat Snake
- Boiga forsteni Forsten's Cat Snake
- Boiga multomaculata Many-spotted Cat Snake
- Boiga nuchalis Collared Cat Snake
- Boiga thackerayi
- Boiga trigonata Common Cat Snake
- Bungarus caeruleus Common Krait
- Bungarus candidus Malayan Krait
- Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait
- Calliophis beddomei Beddome's Coralsnake DD
- Calliophis bibroni Bibron's Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis melanurus Slender Coralsnake
- Calliophis nigrescens Black Coralsnake
- Calotes calotes Common Green Forest Lizard
- Calotes grandisquamis Large Scaled Forest Lizard
- Calotes nemoricola Nilgiri Forest Lizard
- Calotes versicolor Indian Garden Lizard
- Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle VU
- Cerberus rynchops Asian Bockadam
- Chamaeleo chamaeleon Common Chameleon
- Chamaeleo zeylanicus Indian Chameleon
- Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle
- Chrysopelea ornata Golden Tree Snake
- Cnemaspis aaronbaueri
- Cnemaspis anamudiensis
- Cnemaspis beddomei Travancore Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis chengodumalaensis
- Cnemaspis flavigularis
- Cnemaspis gracilis Gracile Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis indica Nilgiri Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis jerdonii Anaimalai Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis Kottiyoor Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis littoralis Coastal Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis maculicollis
- Cnemaspis monticola Kerala Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis mysoriensis Mysore Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis nairi Ponmudi Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis nilagirica Nilgiri Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis ornata Ornate Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis palakkadensis
- Cnemaspis palanica
- Cnemaspis smaug
- Cnemaspis tropidogaster Rough-bellied Round-eyed Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis zacharyi
- Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake
- Coryphophylax subcristatus Short-crested Bay Island Forest Lizard
- Craspedocephalus anamallensis Anamala Pit Viper
- Craspedocephalus macrolepis NT
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus Malabarian Pit Viper
- Craspedocephalus occidentalis Western bamboo pit viper
- Craspedocephalus peltopelor
- Craspedocephalus travancoricus Travancore Pit Viper
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Ctenotus pantherinus Leopard Ctenotus
- Cyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis
- Cyrtodactylus collegalensis Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
- Daboia russelii Russell's Viper
- Dendrelaphis ashoki Ashok's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis chairecacos Karnataka Bronzeback DD
- Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Blue Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis girii Giri's Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis grandoculis Large-eyed bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis pictus Painted Bronzeback
- Dendrelaphis tristis Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
- Dieurostus dussumieri Kerala Mud Snake NT
- Draco dussumieri Western Ghats Flying Lizard
- Dravidogecko anamallensis NT
- Dravidogecko beddomei
- Dravidogecko janakiae
- Dravidogecko septentrionalis Wayanad Dravid Gecko
- Dravidogecko smithi
- 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
- Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Grass Skink
- 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
- Gehyra mutilata Common Four-clawed Gecko
- Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise VU
- Gerarda prevostiana Cat-eyed Fishing Snake
- Gerrhopilus beddomii Beddome's Worm Snake DD
- 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 gleadowi Gleadow's House Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus leschenaultii Bark Gecko
- Hemidactylus maculatus Giant Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus murrayi Murray's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus paaragowli Travancore Rock Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Spotted House Gecko
- Hemidactylus prashadi Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus triedrus Blotched house gecko
- Hydrophis curtus Spine-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated Sea Snake
- Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis schistosus
- Hypnale hypnale Hump-nosed Viper
- Indotestudo travancorica Travancore Tortoise VU
- Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blindsnake
- Kaestlea beddomii
- Kaestlea laterimaculata VU
- Kaestlea palnica Palni Hills Ground Skink DD
- Kaestlea travancorica Travancore Ground Skink
- Lankascincus fallax Common Lanka 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 capucinus Common Wolf Snake
- Lycodon fasciolatus
- Lycodon nympha
- Lycodon striatus Barred Wolf Snake
- Lycodon travancoricus Travancore Wolf Snake
- Macropisthodon plumbicolor Green Keelback
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Melanophidium bilineatum Two-lined Black Earth Snake VU
- Melanophidium punctatum Beddome's Black Earth Snake VU
- Melanophidium wynaudense Indian Black Earth Snake
- Microcephalophis gracilis
- Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Spiny-headed Forest Lizard EN
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Monilesaurus montanus
- Monilesaurus rouxii
- Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Oligodon affinis Malabar Brown Kukri Snake
- Oligodon arnensis Banded kukri snake
- Oligodon brevicauda Shorthead Kukri Snake VU
- Oligodon taeniolatus Streaked Kukri Snake
- Oligodon travancoricus Travancore Kukri Snake DD
- Oligodon venustus Jerdon's Kukri Snake
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Ophiophagus kaalinga
- Ophisops leschenaultii Leschenault's Snake-Eye
- Pangshura tecta Indian Roofed Turtle VU
- Pelochelys cantorii Cantor's Giant Softshell Turtle CR
- Platyceps josephi
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Platyplectrurus trilineatus Three-lined Shieldtail DD
- Plectrurus aureus Kerala Burrowing Snake DD
- Plectrurus guentheri Günther's Burrowing Snake DD
- Plectrurus perroteti Nilgiri Burrowing Snake
- Proahaetulla antiqua EN
- Psammophilus blanfordanus Blanford's Rock Agama
- Psammophilus dorsalis Rock Dragon
- Psammophis leithii Pakistan Sand Racer
- Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus Slender Worm Snake
- Ptyas mucosa Oriental Rat Snake
- Python molurus Indian Python NT
- Rhabdophis plumbicolor
- Rhabdops olivaceus Olive Trapezoid Snake NT
- Rhinophis fergusonianus Cardamom Hills Earth Snake DD
- Rhinophis karinthandani
- Rhinophis melanoleucus
- Rhinophis sanguineus Salty Earth Snake
- Rhinophis siruvaniensis
- Rhinophis travancoricus Tamil Nadu Earth Snake EN
- Riopa albopunctata
- Riopa guentheri
- Riopa punctata
- Ristella beddomii Beddome's Cat Skink
- Ristella guentheri Günther's Ristella DD
- Ristella rurkii Rurk's Cat Skink NT
- Ristella travancorica Travancore Ristella DD
- Sahyadriophis beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Salea anamallayana Anaimalai Spiny Lizard
- Salea horsfieldii Horsfield's 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
- Sphenomorphus dussumieri Dussumier's Litter Skink
- Sphenomorphus maculatus Spotted Forest Skink
- Teretrurus albiventer
- Teretrurus hewstoni
- Teretrurus sanguineus Purple-red Earth Snake
- Teretrurus siruvaniensis
- Trachemys scripta Pond Slider
- Trachylepis homalocephala Red-sided Skink
- Trimeresurus gramineus Bamboo Viper
- Uropeltis arcticeps Gunther's Shieldtail DD
- Uropeltis beddomii Beddome's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis caudomaculata
- Uropeltis ceylanica DD
- Uropeltis liura Günther's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis maculata DD
- Uropeltis madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Uropeltis myhendrae Boulenger's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis nitida Southern Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis ocellata
- Uropeltis pulneyensis Indian Earth Snake
- Uropeltis rubromaculata
- Uropeltis tricuspida
- Uropeltis woodmasoni Palni Uropeltis
- Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor NT
- Varanus salvator Common Water Monitor
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Xylophis captaini Captain’s Wood Snake
- Xylophis chenkaruppan
- Xylophis mosaicus Anamalai Wood Snake
- Xylophis perroteti Perrotet's Mountain Snake
- Xylophis stenorhynchus Günther's Mountain Snake DD
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