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

Eublepharidae

• Yucatán Banded Gecko
  Coleonyx elegans

Crocodylidae

• Mugger Crocodile
  Crocodylus palustris

Viperidae

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

Gekkonidae

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

Pythonidae

• Indian Python
  Python molurus

Typhlopidae

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

Chamaeleonidae

• Indian Chameleon
  Chamaeleo zeylanicus

Cheloniidae

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

Colubridae

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

Agamidae

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

Elapidae

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

Emydidae

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

Uropeltidae

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

Boidae

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

Trionychidae

• Indian Flapshell Turtle
  Lissemys punctata

Homalopsidae

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

Lacertidae

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

Scincidae

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