Reptiles of konkan

Reptiles of Konkan

122 species

Konkan region of Maharashtra is rich in biodiversity but the wildlife & forests of Konkan are fairly unknown to the outside world. Checkout this map to understand more about the region and its diversity.

Below is the family wise curated list of species recorded by many natuaralist in konkan region.

Acrochordidae

• Marine File Snake
  Acrochordus granulatus

Testudinidae

• Indian Star Tortoise
  Geochelone elegans

Varanidae

• Monitor Lizards
  Varanus
• Bengal Monitor
  Varanus bengalensis

Uropeltidae

• Phipson's Shieldtail
  Uropeltis phipsonii
• Beddome's Black Earth Snake
  Melanophidium punctatum
• Bicatenate Uropeltis
  Uropeltis bicatenata
• Bombay Earth Snake
  Uropeltis macrolepis
• Shield-tailed Snakes
  Uropeltidae

Agamidae

• Fan-throated Lizards
  Sitana
• Oriental Forest Lizards
  Calotes
• Rock Dragon
  Psammophilus dorsalis
• Dragons
  Agamidae
• Flying Dragons and Allies
  Draconinae
• Changeable Lizard
  Calotes versicolor
• Forest Blood Sucker
  Monilesaurus rouxii

Elapidae

• Common Seasnake
  Hydrophis schistosus
• Slender Sea Snake
  Hydrophis fasciatus
• Black Coralsnake
  Calliophis nigrescens
• Indian Cobra
  Naja naja
• Stokes's Seasnake
  Hydrophis stokesii
• Shaw's Sea Snake
  Hydrophis curtus
• Common Krait
  Bungarus caeruleus
• Yellow Sea Snake
  Hydrophis spiralis
• Annulated Sea Snake
  Hydrophis cyanocinctus

Emydidae

• Common Slider
  Trachemys scripta
• Red-eared Slider
  Trachemys scripta elegans

Chamaeleonidae

• Indian Chameleon
  Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Cheloniidae

• Typical Sea Turtles
  Carettinae
• Green Sea Turtle
  Chelonia mydas
• Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
  Lepidochelys olivacea

Colubridae

• Calamaria Reed Snake
  Liopeltis calamaria
• Indian Vine Snake
  Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha
• Australasian Cat Snakes
  Boiga
• Chequered Keelback
  Fowlea piscator
• Sri Lanka Cat Snake
  Boiga ceylonensis
• Asian Longnose Whipsnakes
  Ahaetulla
• Buff Striped Keelback
  Amphiesma stolatum
• Graceful Racer
  Platyceps gracilis
• Barred Wolf Snake
  Lycodon striatus
• Beddome's Cat Snake
  Boiga beddomei
• Colubrid Snakes
  Colubridae
• Flowery Wolf Snake
  Lycodon anamallensis
• Montane Trinket Snake
  Coelognathus helena monticollaris
• Forsten's Cat Snake
  Boiga forsteni
• Indian Wolf Snake
  Lycodon aulicus
• Black-headed snake
  Sibynophis subpunctatus
• Bronzebacks
  Dendrelaphis
• Giri's Bronzeback
  Dendrelaphis girii
• Long-nosed Whipsnake
  Ahaetulla nasuta
• Northern Western Ghats Vine Snake
  Ahaetulla borealis
• Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
  Dendrelaphis tristis
• Common Cat Snake
  Boiga trigonata
• Indian Green Keelback
  Rhabdophis plumbicolor plumbicolor
• Streaked Kukri Snake
  Oligodon taeniolatus
• Wolf Snakes and Bridal Snakes
  Lycodon
• Green Keelback
  Rhabdophis plumbicolor
• Travancore Wolf Snake
  Lycodon travancoricus
• Trinket Snake
  Coelognathus helena
• Oriental Rat Snake
  Ptyas mucosa
• Banded kukri
  Oligodon arnensis
• Banded Racer
  Argyrogena fasciolata
• Nilgiri keelback
  Hebius beddomei

Homalopsidae

• Asian Bockadam
  Cerberus rynchops
• Cat-eyed Fishing Snake
  Gerarda prevostiana

Lacertidae

• Beddome's snake-eye
  Ophisops beddomei
• Snake-eyed Lizards
  Ophisops

Crocodylidae

• Mugger Crocodile
  Crocodylus palustris

Viperidae

• Malabarian Pit Viper
  Trimeresurus malabaricus
• Russell's Viper
  Daboia russelii
• Indian saw-scaled viper
  Echis carinatus carinatus
• Bamboo Viper
  Trimeresurus gramineus

Typhlopidae

• Brahminy Blindsnake
  Indotyphlops braminus
• Beaked Blind Snake
  Grypotyphlops acutus
• Typical Blind Snakes
  Typhlopidae

Boidae

• Common Sand Boa
  Eryx conicus
• Whitaker’s sand boa
  Eryx whitakeri

Trionychidae

• Indian Flapshell Turtle
  Lissemys punctata

Scincidae

• Asian Mabuyas
  Eutropis
• Lined Supple Skink
  Riopa lineata
• Bronze Mabuya
  Eutropis macularia
• Supple and Writhing Skinks
  Lygosoma
• Keeled Indian Mabuya
  Eutropis carinata
• Skinks
  Scincidae
• Lygosomine skinks
  Lygosominae
• Common Dotted Garden Skink
  Riopa punctata

Gekkonidae

• Bombay Leaf-toed Gecko
  Hemidactylus prashadi
• Deccan Ground Gecko
  Cyrtodactylus deccanensis
• House Geckos
  Hemidactylus
• Giant Spotted Gecko
  Hemidactylus maculatus
• Murray's House Gecko
  Hemidactylus murrayi
• Northern House Gecko
  Hemidactylus flaviviridis
• Round-eyed Geckos
  Cnemaspis
• Amboli Brookiish Gecko
  Hemidactylus varadgirii
• Yellow-bellied Round-eyed Gecko
  Cnemaspis flaviventralis
• Blotched house gecko
  Hemidactylus triedrus
• Flat-tailed House Gecko
  Hemidactylus platyurus
• Typical Geckos
  Gekkonidae
• Giri's Geckoella
  Cyrtodactylus varadgirii
• Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko
  Cyrtodactylus marmoratus
• Amboli Round-eyed Gecko
  Cnemaspis amboliensis
• Asian House Gecko
  Hemidactylus frenatus
• Bark Gecko
  Hemidactylus leschenaultii
• Bent-toed Geckos
  Cyrtodactylus
• Ajija's Round-eyed Gecko
  Cnemaspis ajijae
• Brook's House Gecko
  Hemidactylus brookii
• White-banded Ground Gecko
  Cyrtodactylus albofasciatus

Pythonidae

• Indian Python
  Python molurus

Eublepharidae

• Yucatán Banded Gecko
  Coleonyx elegans