Common Name

Scientific Name

1

Indian rock python

2

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

3

Spectacled cobra

Naja naja

4

Russel’s viper

Vipera russelii

5

Checkered keel back water snake

Xenochrophis piscator

6

Olivaceous keel back

Atretium schistosum.

7

Western rat snake

Ptyas mucosus.

8

Kerala sheildtail

Uropeltis ceylanicus.

9

Common vine snake

Ahaetulla nasurtus.

10

Montane keel back

Amphiesma monticola.

11

Ornate flying snake

Chrysopelea ornata

12

Common bronze back tree snake

Dendrelaphis tristis.

13

Indian trinked snake

Elaphe helena.

14

Travancore kukri snake

Oligodan travancoricus

15

Malabar pit viper

Trimeresurus malabaricus.

16

Common blind snake

Ramphotyphlops braminus.

17

Rough tail / shield tail

Uropeltis arcticeps.

18

Russel’s sand boa

Eryx conica.

19

Russel’s kukri snake

Oligodon taeniolata.

20

Common wolf snake

Lycodon aulicus.

21

Travancore wolf snake

Lycodon travancoricus

22

Black headed snake

Sibynophis subpunctatus.

23

Green keel back

Macropisthodon plumbicolor.

24

Forsten’s cat snake

Boiga forsteni.

25

Common cat snake

Boiga trigonatus.

26

Common krait

Bungarus caeruleus.

27

Black slender coral snake

Calliophis melanurus nigrescens

28

South Indian saw – scaled viper

Echis carinatus.

29

Hump nosed pit viper

Hypnale hypnale.

30

Horse shoe pit viper

Trimeresurus strigatus

31

Bamboo pit viper

Trimeresurus sp.

32

Perrotet’s shield tail

Plectrurus perroteti.

33

Striped keel back

Amphiesma beddomei.

34

Common rat snake

Coluber mucosus.

35

Indian black turtle

Melanochelys trijuga.

36

Cochin cane turtle

Geoemyda silvatica.

37

Travancore tortoise

Indotestudo forstenii.

38

Leith’s soft shell turtle

Aspideretes leithii.

39

Jerdons day gecko

Cnemaspis gerdonii.

40

Indian day gecko

Cnemaspis indica.

41

Brook’s gecko

Hemidactylus brookii.

42

Termite hill gecko

Hemidactylus triedrus.

43

South Indian forest ground gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus typus aurantiacus.

44

Roux’s forest lizard

Calotes rouxii.

45

Indian garden lizard

Calotes versicolas.

46

W ghats flying lizard

Draco dussumieri.

47

South Indian rock lizd.

Psammophilus sp.

48

Southern green calotes

Calotes calotes.

49

Indian chameleon

Chameleo zeylanicus.

50

Common monitor lizd.

Varanus bangalensis.

51

Bronze grass skink

Mabuya macularius.

52

Mountain skink

Mabuya clivicola.

53

Beddome’s cat skink

Ristella beddomii.

54

Dussumier’s litterskink

Sphenomorphus dussumieri.

55

Common skink

Mabuya carinata.

56

Little skink

Mabuya macularius.

57

Olive brown skink

Mabuya vibronii.

58

Beddom’s south Indian skink

Mabuya beddomei.

59

Common dotted skink

Sepsophis punctatus.

60

Punjab snake

Ophisops jerdoni.

61

Marsh crocodile / Mugger

Crocodylus palustris