AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN REPTILES
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CLASS : REPTILIA |
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| ORDER : LORICATA | |
| FAMILY : CROCODILIDAE (CROCODILES) | |
| Crocodilus plaustris Lesson | Crocodile |
| ORDER : TESTUDINES (TURTLES) | |
| FAMILY : BATAGURIDAE | |
| Melanochelys trijuga trijuga Schweigger | Peninsular black turtle or Indian snail eating turtle |
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FAMILY : TRIONYCHIDAE |
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| Lissemys punctata punctata Lacepede | Indian flap shelled turtle |
| Aspideretes gangeticus Cuvier | Indian soft shelled turtle |
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ORDER : SQUAMATA |
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| SUBORDER : SAURIA | |
| FAMILY : GEKKONIDAE (GEKKOS) | |
| Hemidactylus triedrus Daudin | Indian termite hill gecko |
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FAMILY : AGAMIDAE (LIZARDS) |
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| Calotes versicolor Daudin | Eastern garden lizard |
| Calotes rouxi Dumeril & Bibron | Rou'x forest lizard |
| Sitana ponticeriana Cuvier | Fan throated lizard |
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FAMILY : CHAMAELEONIDAE (CHAMAELEONS |
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| Chamaeleon zeylanicus Laurenti | Indian chamaeleon |
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FAMILY : SCINCIDAE (SKINKS) |
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| Mabuya carinata Schneider | Common keeled grass skink |
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FAMILY : VARANIDAE (MONITORS) |
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| Varanus bengalensis Daudin | Common Indian monitor |
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SUBORDER : SERPENTES (SNAKES) |
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| FAMILY : TYPHLOPIDAE | |
| Ramphotyphlops braminus Daudin | Common blind snake |
| Typhlops acutus Dumeril & Bibron | Beaked worm snake |
| FAMILY : BOIDAE | |
| Eryx conicus Schneider | Common sand boa |
| Eryx johni Russell | Red sand boa |
| Python molurus Linnaeus | Indian rock python |
| FAMILY : COLUBRIDAE | |
| Lycodon aulicus Linnaeus | Common wolf snake |
| Ptyas mucosus Linnaeus | Rat snake |
| Amphiesma stolata Linnaeus | Striped keelback |
| Xenochropis piscator Schneider | Checkered keel back |
| Macropisthodon plumbicolor Cantor | Green keelback |
| Elaphe helena Daudin | Common trinket snake |
| Dendrelaphis tristis Daudin | Common Indian bronze-back |
| Boiga trigonatus Schneider | Common cat snake |
| Atretium schistosum Daudin Olive keel back water snake | |
| Ahaetulla nasutus Lacepede | Common vine snake |
| FAMILY : ELAPIDAE (POISONOUS) | |
| Bungarus caeruleus Schneider Common krait | |
| Naja naja Linnaeus | Cobra |
| FAMILY : VIPERIDAE (POISONOUS) | |
| Vipera russelli Shaw | Russell's viper |
| Echis carinatus Schneider | Saw scaled viper |
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