Reptiles of Tamil Nadu
298 reptiles on the India list have an open record placed in Tamil Nadu, 38 of them threatened (8 Critically Endangered, 16 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 Tamil Nadu (38)
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- Cnemaspis shevaroyensis Shevaroy Dwarf Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis thackerayi CR
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus Southern Ghats slender gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis Kollimalai Slender Gecko CR
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Ahaetulla perroteti Western Ghats Bronzeback EN
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis yercaudensis Yercaud Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella EN
- Cyrtodactylus speciosus Erode Bent-toed Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Microauris aurantolabium Orange-lippedforest lizard EN
- Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Spiny-headed Forest Lizard EN
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle 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
- Cnemaspis otai Vellore Round-eyed Gecko VU
- 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
- Melanophidium punctatum Beddome's Black Earth Snake VU
- Oligodon brevicauda Shorthead Kukri Snake VU
- Ophiophagus hannah Northern King Cobra VU
- Sitana visiri Palm Leaf Fan-throated Lizard VU
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
All reptiles of Tamil Nadu on the list (298)
- Acrochordus granulatus Little File Snake
- Agasthyagama beddomei
- Ahaetulla dispar Günther's Vine Snake NT
- Ahaetulla isabellina
- Ahaetulla malabarica
- Ahaetulla nasuta Long-nosed Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla oxyrhynca
- Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
- Ahaetulla perroteti Western Ghats Bronzeback EN
- Ahaetulla pulverulenta Brown-speckled Whipsnake
- Ahaetulla sahyadrensis
- Ahaetulla travancorica
- Amphiesma monticola Wynad Keelback
- Amphiesma stolatum Buff Striped Keelback
- Argyrogena fasciolata Banded Racer
- Atretium schistosum Split Keelback
- Batagur kachuga Red-crowned Roofed Turtle CR
- 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 nuchalis Collared Cat Snake
- Boiga thackerayi
- Boiga trigonata Common Cat Snake
- Bungarus caeruleus Common Krait
- Bungarus candidus Malayan Krait
- Bungarus ceylonicus Ceylon Krait NT
- 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 nemoricola Nilgiri Forest Lizard
- Calotes versicolor Indian Garden Lizard
- Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea Turtle VU
- 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
- Chrysopelea taprobanica Sri Lankan Flying Snake
- Cnemaspis aaronbaueri
- Cnemaspis agarwali DD
- Cnemaspis anandani
- Cnemaspis australis Tirunelveli Round-eyed Gecko DD
- Cnemaspis azhagu
- Cnemaspis geethaiyerae
- Cnemaspis gracilis Gracile Round-eyed Gecko
- Cnemaspis indica Nilgiri Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis jackieii
- Cnemaspis jerdonii Anaimalai Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis kalakadensis
- Cnemaspis kandiana Kandy Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis
- Cnemaspis krishnagiriensis
- Cnemaspis littoralis Coastal 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 otai Vellore Round-eyed Gecko VU
- Cnemaspis palanica
- Cnemaspis persephone
- Cnemaspis salimalii
- Cnemaspis sanctus
- Cnemaspis shevaroyensis Shevaroy Dwarf Gecko CR
- Cnemaspis sisparensis Sispara Round-eyed Gecko NT
- Cnemaspis sundara
- Cnemaspis thackerayi CR
- Cnemaspis triedra
- Cnemaspis wynadensis Wynaad Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Cnemaspis yercaudensis Yercaud Round-eyed Gecko EN
- Coelognathus helena Trinket Snake
- Craspedocephalus anamallensis Anamala Pit Viper
- Craspedocephalus gramineus
- Craspedocephalus macrolepis NT
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus Malabarian Pit Viper
- Craspedocephalus occidentalis Western bamboo pit viper
- Craspedocephalus peltopelor
- Craspedocephalus strigatus
- Craspedocephalus travancoricus Travancore Pit Viper
- Crocodylus palustris Mugger Crocodile VU
- Crocodylus porosus Saltwater Crocodile
- Cyrtodactylus aravindi
- Cyrtodactylus collegalensis Kollegal Bent-toed Gecko
- Cyrtodactylus irulaorum
- Cyrtodactylus kalakadensis
- Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Geckoella EN
- Cyrtodactylus speciosus Erode Bent-toed Gecko EN
- Daboia russelii Russell's Viper
- Dasia johnsinghi Barred Tree Skink DD
- 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 tristis Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
- Draco dussumieri Western Ghats Flying Lizard
- Dravidogecko anamallensis NT
- Dravidogecko beddomei
- Dravidogecko coonoor
- Dravidogecko douglasadamsi
- Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis
- Dravidogecko tholpalli
- Dravidoseps kalakadensis
- Dravidoseps nilgiriensis
- Dryocalamus gracilis Scarce Bridal Snake DD
- Echis carinatus Saw-scaled Viper
- Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle CR
- Eryx conicus Rough-scaled Sand Boa NT
- Eryx johnii Red Sand Boa NT
- Eutropis allapallensis Allapalli Grass Skink
- Eutropis beddomei
- Eutropis bibronii Bibron's Skink NT
- Eutropis brevis
- Eutropis carinata Keeled Indian Mabuya
- Eutropis macularia Bronze Grass Skink
- Eutropis multifasciata Common Sun Skink
- Eutropis trivittata Three-banded Mabuya
- Fowlea piscator
- Fowlea yunnanensis
- 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
- Glaphyromorphus punctulatus Fine-spotted Mulch Skink
- Gongylosoma calamaria
- Gonyosoma prasinum Green Bush Rat Snake
- Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked Blind Snake
- Hebius beddomei Nilgiri keelback
- Hebius monticola Wynad Keelback
- Hemidactylus acanthopholis Spiny-scaled Rock Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus brookii Brook's House Gecko
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis Northern House Gecko
- Hemidactylus frenatus Asian House Gecko
- Hemidactylus giganteus Giant Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus gracilis Graceful Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus graniticolus Granite Half-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus karenorum Burmese Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus kolliensis DD
- Hemidactylus leschenaultii Bark Gecko
- Hemidactylus maculatus Giant Spotted Gecko
- Hemidactylus multisulcatus
- Hemidactylus parvimaculatus Spotted House Gecko
- Hemidactylus platyurus Flat-tailed House Gecko
- Hemidactylus reticulatus Reticulate Leaf-toed Gecko
- Hemidactylus rishivalleyensis
- Hemidactylus sankariensis DD
- Hemidactylus scabriceps Scaly Gecko EN
- Hemidactylus sirumalaiensis
- Hemidactylus triedrus Blotched house gecko
- Hemidactylus vanam Megamalai Rock Gecko DD
- Hemidactylus whitakeri
- Hemiphyllodactylus aurantiacus Southern Ghats slender gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus jnana
- Hemiphyllodactylus kolliensis Kollimalai Slender Gecko CR
- Hemiphyllodactylus nilgiriensis
- Hemiphyllodactylus peninsularis
- 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 lapemoides Persian Gulf Sea Snake
- Hydrophis nigrocinctus Daudin's Sea Snake DD
- Hydrophis ornatus Ornate Sea Snake
- Hydrophis platurus Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
- Hydrophis schistosus
- Hydrophis spiralis Yellow 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
- Japalura austeniana
- Kaestlea bilineata Two-lined Ground Skink
- Kaestlea palnica Palni Hills Ground Skink DD
- Kaestlea travancorica Travancore Ground Skink
- Laticauda semifasciata Chinese Sea Krait NT
- Laudakia tuberculata Kashmir Rock Agama
- Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle VU
- 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 gracilis Scarce Bridal Snake DD
- Lycodon nympha
- Lycodon striatus Barred Wolf Snake
- Lycodon travancoricus Travancore Wolf Snake
- Melanochelys trijuga Indian Black Turtle
- Melanophidium punctatum Beddome's Black Earth Snake VU
- Melanophidium wynaudense Indian Black Earth Snake
- Microauris aurantolabium Orange-lippedforest lizard EN
- Microcephalophis cantoris DD
- Microcephalophis gracilis
- Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Spiny-headed Forest Lizard EN
- Monilesaurus ellioti
- Monilesaurus montanus
- Monilesaurus rouxii
- Naja kaouthia Monocellate Cobra
- Naja naja Indian Cobra
- Nilssonia gangetica Ganges Softshell Turtle EN
- Nilssonia leithii Leith's Softshell Turtle CR
- Oligodon affinis Malabar Brown Kukri Snake
- Oligodon arnensis Banded kukri snake
- Oligodon brevicauda Shorthead Kukri Snake VU
- Oligodon nikhili Nikhil's Kukri Snake DD
- Oligodon ornatus Ornate Kukri Snake
- Oligodon taeniolatus Streaked Kukri Snake
- Oligodon travancoricus Travancore Kukri Snake DD
- Oligodon trilineatus Three-lined Kukri Snake
- Oligodon venustus Jerdon'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 josephi
- Platyceps plinii
- Platyplectrurus madurensis Madurai Shieldtail EN
- Platyplectrurus trilineatus Three-lined Shieldtail 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 condanarus Condanarous Sandsnake
- Ptyas mucosa Oriental Rat Snake
- Python molurus Indian Python NT
- Rhabdophis plumbicolor
- Rhinophis sanguineus Salty Earth Snake
- Rhinophis siruvaniensis
- Rhinophis travancoricus Tamil Nadu Earth Snake EN
- Riopa albopunctata
- Riopa lineolata
- Riopa punctata
- 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 collaris Collared Black-headed Snake
- 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
- Teretrurus rhodogaster
- Teretrurus sanguineus Purple-red Earth Snake
- Teretrurus travancoricus
- Trachemys scripta Pond Slider
- Trachylepis capensis Cape Skink
- Trachylepis homalocephala Red-sided Skink
- Trimeresurus erythrurus Spot-tailed Pitviper
- Trimeresurus gramineus Bamboo Viper
- Tropidolaemus huttoni Hutton’s Pitviper DD
- Uropeltis arcticeps Gunther's Shieldtail DD
- Uropeltis beddomii Beddome's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis bhupathyi DD
- Uropeltis broughami Brougham's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis caudomaculata
- Uropeltis ceylanica DD
- Uropeltis dindigalensis Sirumalai Hills Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis ellioti Elliot's Earth Snake
- Uropeltis grandis Smith's Earth Snake NT
- Uropeltis liura Günther's Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis macrolepis Bombay Earth Snake
- Uropeltis macrorhyncha Anamally 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 petersi Shieldtail Earth Snake DD
- Uropeltis phipsonii Phipson's Shieldtail VU
- Uropeltis pulneyensis Indian Earth Snake
- Uropeltis rubrolineata Red-lined Earth Snake
- Uropeltis rubromaculata
- Uropeltis shorttii Shevaroy Hills earth snake CR
- Uropeltis woodmasoni Palni Uropeltis
- Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor NT
- Varanus griseus Desert Monitor
- Vijayachelys silvatica Cane Turtle EN
- Xylophis captaini Captain’s Wood Snake
- Xylophis mosaicus Anamalai Wood Snake
- Xylophis perroteti Perrotet's Mountain Snake
- Xylophis stenorhynchus Günther's Mountain Snake DD
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