List of reptiles of India

There are 868 species of reptiles that have been recorded in India. About 58% of these species are endemic to the country (represented by "E"). The Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands constitute the major endemic zones, and along with the Himalayas, are amongst the reptilian hotspots.

Order Crocodilia

Family Crocodilidae

Mugger crocodile, Crocodylus palustris Saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus

Family Gavialiidae

Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus

Order Testudines

Family Dermochelyidae

Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea

Family Cheloniidae

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta Green turtle, Chelonia mydas Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea

Family Testudinidae

Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata Travancore tortoise, Indotestudo travancorica (E) Asian brown tortoise, Manouria emys Impressed tortoise, Manouria impressa

Family Geoemydidae

Northern river terrapin, Batagur baska Three-striped roofed turtle, Batagur dhongoka Red-crowned roofed turtle, Batagur kachuga Burmese box turtle, Cuora lineata Keeled box turtle, Cuora mouhotii Assam box turtle, Cuora praschagi Assam leaf turtle, Cyclemys gemeli Black pond turtle, Geoclemys hamiltonii Oldham's leaf turtle, Cyclemys oldhami Brahminy river turtle, Hardella thurjii Tricarinate hill turtle, Melanochelys tricarinata Indian black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga Indian eyed turtle, Morenia petersi Brown roofed turtle, Pangshura smithii Assam roofed turtle, Pangshura sylhetensis Indian roofed turtle, Pangshura tecta Indian tent turtle, Pangshura tentoria Cochin Forest cane turtle, Vijayachelys silvatica (E)

Family Trionychidae

Southeast Asian softshell turtle, Amyda ornata Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle, Chitra indica Indian flapshell turtle, Lissemys punctata Burmese peacock softshell turtle, Nilssonia formosa Indian softshell turtle, Nilssonia gangetica Indian peacock softshell turtle, Nilssonia hurum Leith's softshell turtle, Nilssonia leithii Black softshell turtle, Nilssonia nigricans Asian giant softshell turtle, Pelochelys cantorii

Order Squamata

Family Eublepharidae

West Indian leopard gecko, Eublepharis fuscus (E) East Indian leopard gecko, Eublepharis hardwickii Jhuma's leopard gecko, Eublepharis jhuma (E) Leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius Painted leopard gecko, Eublepharis pictus (E) Satpura leopard gecko, Eublepharis satpuraensis (E)

Family Gekkonidae

Frontier bow-fingered gecko, Altiphylax stoliczkai Sind gecko, Bunopus orientalis Indian golden gecko, Calodactylodes aureus (E) Thenmala day gecko, Cnemaspis aaronbaueri (E) Adi's day gecko, Cnemaspis adii (E) Agamalai day gecko, Cnemaspis agamalaiensis (E) Agarwal's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis agarwali (E) Agaya Gangai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis agayagangai (E) Ajija's day gecko, Cnemaspis ajijae (E) Amba dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis amba (E) Amboli day gecko, Cnemaspis amboliensis (E) Anaimalai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis anaimalaiensis (E) Anaimudi round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis anamudiensis (E) Anandan's day gecko, Cnemaspis anandani (E) Andaman round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis andersonii (E) Anuradha's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis anuradhae (E) Assam day gecko, Cnemaspis assamensis Tirunelveli round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis australis (E) Sabin's Nellore dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis avasabinae (E) Thirukurundugi rock gecko, Cnemaspis azhagu (E) Balerion forest gecko, Cnemaspis balerion (E) Golden-banded dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis bangara (E) Barki dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis barkiensis (E) Basalt dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis basalticola (E) Beddome's day gecko, Cnemaspis beddomei (E) Boie's day gecko, Cnemaspis boiei (E) Brahmaputra day gecko, Cnemaspis brahmaputra (E) Cave-dwelling dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis cavernicola (E) Chandoli dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis chandoliensis (E) Chengodumala rock gecko, Cnemaspis chengodumalaensis (E) Fantastic dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis fantastica (E) Yellow-throated round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis flavigularis (E) Yellow-bellied day gecko, Cnemaspis flaviventralis (E) Brave dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis fortis (E) Galaxy day gecko, Cnemaspis galaxia (E) Ganeshaiah's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi (E) Geetha Iyer's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis geethaiyerae (E) Giri's day gecko, Cnemaspis girii (E) Goan day gecko, Cnemaspis goaensis (E) Slender day gecko, Cnemaspis gracilis (E) Granite dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis graniticola (E) Strange-scaled round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis heteropholis (E) Indian day gecko, Cnemaspis indica (E) Jackie's day gecko, Cnemaspis jackieii (E) Jerdon's day gecko, Cnemaspis jerdonii (E) Kalakkad rock gecko, Cnemaspis kalakadensis (E) Kalsubai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis kalsubaiensis (E) Kanyakumari dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis kanyakumariensis (E) Kolhapur day gecko, Cnemaspis kolhapurensis (E) Kottiyoor day gecko, Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis (E) Koyna dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis koynaensis (E) Krishnagiri dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis krishnagiriensis (E) Limaye's day gecko, Cnemaspis limayei (E) Sharavati rock gecko, Cnemaspis lithophilis (E) Coastal day gecko, Cnemaspis littoralis (E) Spot-collared dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis maculicollis (E) Magnificent dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis magnifica (E) Mahabal's day gecko, Cnemaspis mahabali (E) Maharashtra dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis maharashtraensis (E) Kerala round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis monticola (E) Mundanthurai rock gecko, Cnemaspis mundanthuraiensis (E) Mysore day gecko, Cnemaspis mysoriensis (E) Ponmudi day gecko, Cnemaspis nairi (E) Nicobar day gecko, Cnemaspis nicobaricus (E) Black-bellied dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis nigriventris (E) Nilgiri day gecko, Cnemaspis nilagirica (E) Clouded forest gecko, Cnemaspis nimbus (E) Ornate day gecko, Cnemaspis ornata (E) Ota's day gecko, Cnemaspis otai (E) Pachaimalai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis pachaimalaiensis (E) Pakkamalai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis pakkamalaiensis (E) Palakkad dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis palakkadensis (E) Palani dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis palanica (E) Anaimalai ground-dwelling dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis persephone (E) Rajgad dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis rajgadensis (E) Rangana dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis ranganaensis (E) Rashid's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis rashidi (E) Regal dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis regalis (E) Reticulated dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis reticulata (E) Rishi Valley dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis rishivalleyensis (E) Red-eyed dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis rubraoculus (E) Scarlet dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis rudhira (E) Sahyadri dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis sahyadriensis (E) Sakleshpur dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis sakleshpurensis (E) Salim Ali's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis salimalii (E) Holy dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis sanctus (E) Sathuragiri dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis sathuragiriensis (E) Schaller's Sakleshpur dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis schalleri (E) Shevaroy dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis shevaroyensis (E) Sispara day gecko, Cnemaspis sisparensis (E) Smaug round-eyed gecko, Cnemaspis smaug (E) Stardust dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis stellapulvis (E) Sundar dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis sundara (E) Tenkasi dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis tenkasiensis (E) Thackeray's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis thackerayi (E) Banded dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis tigris (E) Painted dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis triedra (E) Rough-bellied day gecko, Cnemaspis tropidogaster Umashaanker's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis umashaankeri (E) Northern Hills dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis uttaraghati (E) Valparai dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis valparaiensis (E) Van Gogh's starry dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis vangoghi (E) Vijaya's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis vijayae (E) Wallace's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis wallaceii (E) Captain Wick's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis wicksi (E) Wynad day gecko, Cnemaspis wynadensis (E) Yelagiri dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis yelagiriensis (E) Yercaud day gecko, Cnemaspis yercaudensis (E) Zachary's dwarf gecko, Cnemaspis zacharyi (E) Aaron Bauer's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus aaronbaueri (E) Adler's bow-fingered gecko, Cyrtodactylus adleri (E) Meghalaya bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus agarwali (E) Deccan banded gecko, Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus (E) Aravind's ground gecko, Cyrtodactylus aravindi (E) Garo Hills bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus bapme (E) Barail Hills bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus barailensis (E) Bengkhuaia's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai (E) Bhupathy's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi (E) Camorta bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus camortensis (E) Cayu bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus cayuensis Chamba bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus chamba (E) Coastal Kerala geckoella, Cyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis (E) Kollegal ground gecko, Cyrtodactylus collegalensis (E) Banded ground gecko, Cyrtodactylus deccanensis (E) Meghalayan bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus exercitus (E) Banded bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus fasciolatus (E) Sikkimese bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris (E) Guwahati bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis (E) Himachal bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus himachalensis (E) Himalayan bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus himalayanus (E) Darjeeling bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus himalayicus (E) Irula geckoella, Cyrtodactylus irulaorum (E) Jaintia bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus jaintiaensis (E) Jayaditya's forest bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai (E) Jaipore bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis (E) Kalakad geckoella, Cyrtodactylus kalakadensis (E) Kameng bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus kamengensis (E) Limestone-dwelling bent toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus karsticola (E) Kaziranga bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis (E) Khasi Hills bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus khasiensis (E) Kiphire bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus kiphire (E) Lawder's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus lawderanus (E) Lunglei bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus lungleiensis (E) Manipur bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus manipurensis (E) Jampui bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus montanus (E) Nagaland bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis (E) Namdapha bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus namdaphaensis (E) Namtiram bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus namtiram (E) Latpanchar bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus nebulicola (E) Cloudy bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus nebulosus (E) Ngengpui bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus ngengpuiensis (E) Ngopa bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus ngopensis (E) Car Nicobar bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus (E) Raimona bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis (E) Relict gecko, Cyrtodactylus relictus (E) Rishi Valley geckoella, Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis (E) Red bow-fingered gecko, Cyrtodactylus rubidus Satpura geckoella, Cyrtodactylus satpuraensis (E) Northern bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus septentrionalis (E) Shenbagathoppu geckoella, Cyrtodactylus shenbagathoppuensis (E) Shivalik bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus shivalikensis (E) Siaha bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus siahaensis (E) Siang Valley bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus siangensis (E) Forest spotted gecko, Cyrtodactylus speciosus (E) Bangalore geckoella, Cyrtodactylus srilekhae (E) Tripura bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis Urban bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus urbanus (E) Vairengte bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis (E) Vanarakshaka bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus vanarakshaka (E) Giri's geckoella, Cyrtodactylus varadgirii (E) Delhi rock gecko, Cyrtopodion aravallensis (E) Kachh rock gecko, Cyrtopodion kachhense Jammu bent-toed gecko, Cyrtopodion mansarulum (E) Salt Range gecko, Cyrtopodion montiumsalsorum Rough rock gecko, Cyrtopodion scabrum Vindhya rock gecko, Cyrtopodion vindhya (E) Anamalay gecko, Dravidogecko anamallensis (E) Beddome's dravidogecko, Dravidogecko beddomei (E) Coonoor dravidogecko, Dravidogecko coonoor (E) Adam's dravidogecko, Dravidogecko douglasadamsi (E) Janaki's dravidogecko, Dravidogecko janakiae (E) Meghamalai dravidogecko, Dravidogecko meghamalaiensis (E) Waynad dravidogecko, Dravidogecko septentrionalis (E) Smith's dravidogecko, Dravidogecko smithi (E) Kodaikanal dravidogecko, Dravidogecko tholpalli (E) Common four-clawed gecko, Gehyra mutilata Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko