This article lists the species of reptiles and amphibians found in the state of Mizoram, India. 117 reptiles and 52 amphibians have been sighted in the state. There have been many studies on the herpetofauna of the state. This list uses British English.
Amphibians
Anura
Bufonidae
Mizoram rock toad, Bufoides bhupathyi Khasi Hills toad, Bufoides meghalayanus Nagaland montane torrent toad, Duttaphrynus chandai Mamit's toad, Duttaphrynus mamitensis Kolasib's toad, Duttaphrynus mizoramensis Asian common toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Dicroglossidae
Bangladesh skittering frog, Euphlyctis adolfi Hong Kong rice-paddy frog, Fejervarya multistriata Coastal bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus litoralis Indus Valley bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Northern frog, Ingerana borealis Broad-headed frog, Limnonectes khasianus Bangladeshi cricket frog, Minervarya asmati
Megophryidae
Tamdil slender-armed frog, Leptobrachella tamdil Garbhanga slender-armed frog, Leptobrachium aryatium Naga Hills horned frog, Xenophrys awuh Glandular horned toad, Xenophrys major Serchhip's horned toad, Xenophrys serchhipii Zunheboto horned toad, Xenophrys zunhebotoensis
Microhylidae
Northeast Indian paddy frog, Micryletta aishani Mymensingh rice frog, Microhyla mymensinghensis Mukhlesur's narrow-mouthed frog, Microhyla mukhlesuri Berdmore's narrow-mouthed frog, Microhyla berdmorei Banded bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra
Ranidae
Indoburman torrent frog, Amolops indoburmanensis Assam Hills frog, Clinotarsus alticola Crying stream frog, Hylarana lacrima Cope's assam frog, Hylarana leptoglossa Indian flying frog, Hylarana khare Green cascade frog, Odorrana chloronota Mawphlang wart frog, Odorrana mawphlangensis
Rhacophoridae
Senapati's tree frog, Feihyla senapatiensis Yang's frill-limbed tree frog, Kurixalus yangi Jerdon's bubble-nest frog, Nasutixalus jerdonii Taiwan whipping frog, Polypedates braueri Burmese whipping frog, Polypedates mutus Six-lined tree frog, Polypedates teraiensis Barak valley bush frog, Raorchestes barakensis Garo bush frog, Raorchestes garo Lwangtlai bush frog, Raorchestes lawngtlaiensis Reza Khan's bush frog, Raorchestes rezakhani Twin-spotted flying frog, Rhacophorus bipunctatus Baibung small tree frog, Theloderma baibungense Xizang warty tree frog, Theloderma moloch Nagaland tree frog, Theloderma nagalandense White-lipped tree frog, Zhangixalus smaragdinus Suffry red-webbed tree frog, Zhangixalus suffry
Gymnophiona
Benji's caecilian, Ichthyophis benjii Garo Hills caecilian, Ichthyophis garoensis Khumhzi striped caecilian, Ichthyophis khumhzi Manipiur moustached caecilian, Ichthyophis moustakius Colorful caecilian, Ichthyophis multicolor
Reptiles
Testudines
Geoemydidae
Burmese box turtle, Cuora lineata Keeled box turtle, Cuora mouhotii Assam leaf turtle, Cyclemys gemeli Oldham's leaf turtle, Cyclemys oldhami Tricarinate hill turtle, Melanochelys tricarinata Indian black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga Assam roofed turtle, Pangshura sylhetensis Indian roofed turtle, Pangshura tecta Indian tent turtle, Panghsura tentoria
Testudinidae
Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys
Trionychidae
Southeast Asian softshell turtle, Amyda ornata Indian flapshell turtle, Lissemys punctata Indian peacock softshell turtle, Nilssonia hurum Black softshell turtle, Nilssonia nigricans Asian giant softshell turtle, Pelochelys cantorii
Squamata
Agamidae
Forest garden lizard, Calotes emma Indochinese forest lizard, Calotes irawadi Ota's mountain lizard, Cristidorsa otai Smooth-scaled mountain lizard, Cristidorsa planidorsata Spotted flying lizard, Draco maculatus Norville's flying lizard, Draco norvillii Green fan-throated lizard, Ptyctolaemus gularis
Gekkonidae
Aaron Bauer's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus aaronbaueri Northern Burmese half-toed gecko, Hemidactylus aquilonius Bengkhuaia's bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai Lunglei bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus lungleiensis Jampui bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus montanus Ngengpui bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus ngengpuiensis Ngopa bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus ngopensis Siaha bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus siahaensis Vairengte bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko Mizoram parachute gecko, Gekko mizoramensis Flat-tailed house gecko, Hemidactylus platyurus Indo-Pacific gecko, Hemidactylus garnotii Common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus
Lacertidae
Khasi Hills long-tailed lizard, Takydromus khasiensis Asian grass lizard, Takydromus sexlineatus
Anguidae
Asian glass lizard, Dopasia gracilis
Scincidae
Bronze mabuya, Eutropis macularia Common sun skink, Eutropis multifasciata Indian forest skink, Sphenomorphus indicus Spotted forest skink, Sphenomorphus maculatus North-eastern water skink, Tropidophorus assamensis
Varanidae
Bengal monitor, Varanus bengalensis Asian water monitor, Varanus salvator
Natricidae
Buff striped keelback, Amphiesma stolatum Mizoram ground snake, Blythia hmuifang Blyth's reticulated snake, Blythia reticulata Checkered keelback, Fowlea piscator Khasi keelback, Hebius khasiensis Chin Hills keelback, Hebius venningi Murlen's keelback, Herpetoreas murlen Wall's keelback, Herpetoreas xenura Bindee keelback, Rhabdophis bindi Heller's red-necked keelback, Rhabdophis helleri Orange-collared keelback, Rhabdophis himalayanus Mizo rain snake, Smithophis atemporalis Narrow-banded rain snake, Smithophis leptofasciatus Mizoram trapezoid snake, Smithophis mizoramensis
Colubridae
Yellow whip snake, Ahaetulla flavescens Green cat snake, Boiga cyanea Arrowback tree snake, Boiga gocool Many-spotted cat snake, Boiga multomaculata Assamese cat snake, Boiga quincunciata Eyed cat snake, Boiga siamensis Ornate flying snake, Chrysopelea ornata Radiated ratsnake, Coelognathus radiatus Gore's bronzeback, Dendrelaphis biloreatus Blue bronzeback, Dendrelaphis cyanochloris Eastern bronzeback, Dendrelaphis proarchos Beauty rat snake, Elaphe taeniura Mandarin rat snake, Euprepiophis mandarinus Günther's reed snake, Gongylosoma frenata Common ring-neck, Gongylosoma scriptum Khasi Hills trinket snake, Gonyosoma frenatum Green bush rat snake, Gonyosoma prasinum Stoliczka's reed snake, Liopeltis stoliczkae Indian wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus Banded wolf snake, Lycodon fasciatus Yellow-speckled wolf snake, Lycodon jara White-banded wolf snake, Lycodon septentrionalis Zaw's wolf snake, Lycodon zawi Light-barred kukri snake, Oligodon albocinctus Assam kukri snake, Oligodon catenatus Black cross-barred kukri snake, Oligodon cinereus Cantor's kukri snake, Oligodon cyclurus Bengalese kukri snake, Oligodon dorsalis Red mountain ratsnake, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus Indochinese ratsnake, Ptyas korros Oriental rat snake, Ptyas mucosa
Calamariidae
Mizoram reed snake, Calamaria mizoramensis
Psammodynastidae
Common mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus
Pseudoxenodontidae
Big-eyed bamboo snake, Pseudoxenodon macrops
Pareidae
Anderson's slug snake, Pareas andersonii Small slug snake, Pareas modestus Common slug snake, Pareas monticola
Homalopsidae
Siebold's water snake, Ferania sieboldii
Elapidae
Monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia Gore's coral snake, Sinomicrurus gorei MacClelland's coral snake, Sinomicrurus macclellandi Northern king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah Banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus Greater black krait, Bungarus niger
Sibynophiidae
Collared black-headed snake, Sibynophis collaris
Viperidae
Chinese mountain pit viper, Ovophis monticola Brown-spotted pit viper, Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Spot-tailed pt viper, Trimeresurus erythrurus Maya's pit viper, Trimeresurus mayaae Pope's pit viper, Trimeresurus popeiorum Uetz's pit viper, Trimeresurus uetzi
Pythonidae
Reticulated python, Malayopython reticulatus Burmese python, Python bivittatus
Typhlopidae
Diard's wolf snake, Argyrophis diardii Brahminy blind snake, Indotyphlops braminus Jerdon's blind snake, Indotyphlops jerdoni
References