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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia Laurenti, 1768

This is a gallery list of reptiles species found in Kerala, India.

Order: Crocodilia (Crocodilians)

Suborder: Eusuchia

Family: Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)

Genus: Crocodylus
Crocodylus porosus (Saltwater crocodile)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Crocodylus palustris (Mugger crocodile)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head

Order: Testudines (Turtles)

Suborder: Cryptodira

Family: Geoemydidae (Pond, river and wood turtles)

Genus: Melanochelys
Melanochelys trijuga (Indian black turtle)
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    Lateral view
Genus: Vijayachelys
Vijayachelys silvatica (Cochin forest cane turtle)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view

Family: Cheloniidae (Sea turtles)

Genus: Chelonia
Chelonia mydas (Green sea turtle)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
  • Hatchling
    Hatchling
Genus: Eretmochelys
Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle)
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    Dorsal view
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    Ventral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Lepidochelys
Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive ridley sea turtle)
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    Lateral view
  • Nesting
    Nesting
  • Hatchling
    Hatchling

Family: Dermochelyidae (Leatherback turtles)

Genus: Dermochelys
Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle)
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    Illustration
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    Lateral view
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    Crawling
  • Hatchling
    Hatchling
  • Oesophagus showing spines to retain prey
    Oesophagus showing spines to retain prey

Family: Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Genus: Geochelone
Geochelone elegans (Indian star tortoise)
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Genus: Indotestudo
Indotestudo travancorica (Travancore tortoise)
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    Lateral view

Family: Trionychidae (Softshell turtles)

Genus: Nilssonia
Nilssonia leithii (Leith's softshell turtle)
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    Head
Genus: Lissemys
Lissemys punctata (Indian flapshell turtle)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
Genus: Pelochelys
Pelochelys cantorii (Cantor's giant softshell turtle)
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
Genus: Chitra
Chitra indica (Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle)
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    Lateral view
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    Skeleton

Order: Squamata (Scaled reptiles)

Suborder: Iguania

Family: Agamidae (Lizards)

Genus: Calotes
Calotes calotes (Common green forest lizard)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Calotes ellioti (Elliot's forest lizard)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
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    Head
  • Female
    Female
Calotes grandisquamis (Large-scaled forest lizard)
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    Illustration
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    Lateral view
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    Head
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    Head
Calotes nemoricola (Nilgiri forest lizard)
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    Lateral view
Calotes rouxii (Roux's forest lizard)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Calotes versicolor (Oriental garden lizard)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
  • Male in breeding season
    Male in breeding season
Genus: Draco
Draco dussumieri (Southern flying lizard)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Otocryptis
Otocryptis beddomei (Indian kangaroo lizard)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
Genus: Psammophilus
Psammophilus blanfordanus (Blanford's rock agama)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
  • Breeding color
    Breeding color
Psammophilus dorsalis (Peninsular rock agama)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
  • Female
    Female
Genus: Salea
Salea anamallayana (Anaimalai spiny lizard)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Salea horsfieldii (Horsfield's spiny lizard)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Sitana
Sitana ponticeriana (Fan-throated lizard)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Ventral view
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    Breeding colors

Family: Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Genus: Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo zeylanicus (Indian chameleon)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head

Family: Gekkonidae (Geckoes)

Genus: Cnemaspis
Cnemaspis beddomei (Beddome's day gecko)
Cnemaspis gracilis (Slender day gecko)
Cnemaspis indica (Indian day gecko)
Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis (Kottiyoor day gecko)
Cnemaspis littoralis (Coastal day gecko)
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Cnemaspis monticola (Mountain day gecko)
Cnemaspis nairi (Ponmudi day gecko)
Cnemaspis nilagirica (Nilgiri day gecko)
Cnemaspis ornata (Ornate day gecko)
Cnemaspis sisparensis (Sispara day gecko)
Cnemaspis wynadensis (Wyanad day gecko)
Genus: Geckoella
Geckoella collegalensis (Kollegal ground gecko)
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    Lateral view
Genus: Gehyra
Gehyra mutilata (Four-clawed gecko)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Dravidogecko
Dravidogecko anamallensis (Anaimalai gecko)
Genus: Hemidactylus
Hemidactylus brookii (Brooke's house gecko)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Hemidactylus frenatus (Common house gecko)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
Hemidactylus leschenaultii (Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko)
Hemidactylus maculatus (Spotted leaf-toed gecko)
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    Dorsal view
Hemidactylus prashadi (Bombay leaf-toed gecko)
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    Dorsal view
Hemidactylus reticulatus (Reticulate leaf-toed gecko)
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    Dorsal view
Hemidactylus triedrus (Termite hill gecko)
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view

Family: Lacertidae (Lacertas)

Genus: Ophisops
Ophisops beddomei (Beddome's snake-eye/lacerta)
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    Dorsal view
Ophisops leschenaultii (Leschenault's snake-eye/lacerta)
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head

Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

Genus: Chalcides
Chalcides pentadactylus (Five-fingered skink)
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Genus: Dasia
Dasia subcaeruleum (Boulenger's tree skink)
Genus: Eutropis
Eutropis beddomii (Beddome's skink)
Eutropis bibronii (Bibron’s seashore skink)
Eutropis carinata (Golden skink)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
Eutropis clivicola (Mountain/Inger's skink)
Eutropis macularia (Bronze grass skink)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Kaestlea/Scincella
Kaestlea beddomii (Beddome’s ground skink)
Kaestlea bilineata (Two-lined ground skink)
Kaestlea laterimaculata (Side-spotted ground skink)
Kaestlea palnica (Palni ground skink)
Kaestlea travancorica (Travancore ground skink)
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    Dorsal view
Genus: Lygosoma
Lygosoma albopunctata (White-spotted supple skink)
Lygosoma punctata (White-spotted supple skink)
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    Dorsal view
Genus: Ristella
Ristella beddomii (Beddome's cat skink)
Ristella guentheri (Günther's cat skink)
Ristella rurkii (Rurk’s cat skink)
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    Claw pattern
Ristella travancorica (Travancore cat skink)
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Genus: Sphenomorphus
Sphenomorphus dussumieri (Dussumier's forest skink)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view

Family: Varanidae (Monitor lizards)

Genus: Varanus
Varanus bengalensis (Bengal/Indian monitor)
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
  • Head
    Head
  • Head (juvenile)
    Head (juvenile)

Suborder: Serpentes

Family: Acrochordidae (File snakes)

Genus: Acrochordus
Acrochordus granulatus (Marine file snake)
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    Lateral view

Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)

Genus: Ahaetulla
Ahaetulla dispar (Gunther's vine snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Ahaetulla nasuta (Green vine snake)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Ahaetulla perroteti (Western Ghats bronzeback)
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    Head
Ahaetulla pulverulenta (Brown vine snake)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Argyrogena
Argyrogena fasciolata (Banded racer)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Boiga
Boiga beddomei (Beddome's cat snake)
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    Head
Boiga ceylonensis (Sri Lanka cat snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Boiga dightoni (Pirmad cat snake)
Boiga forsteni (Forsten's cat snake)
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    Lateral view
Boiga nuchalis (Collared cat snake)
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    Lateral view
Boiga trigonata (Common cat snake)
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
Genus: Chrysopelea
Chrysopelea ornata (Golden tree snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Coelognathus
Coelognathus helena (Trinket snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Dendrelaphis
Dendrelaphis ashoki (Ashok's bronzeback)
Dendrelaphis chairecaeos/chairecacos (Southern bronzeback)
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    Head
Dendrelaphis girii (Giri's bronzeback)
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    Lateral view
  • Head
    Head
Dendrelaphis grandoculis (Large-eyed bronzeback)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Dendrelaphis tristis (Common bronzeback)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
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    Front view
Genus: Dryocalamus
Dryocalamus nympha (Bridal snake)
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    Dorsal view
Genus: Liopeltis
Liopeltis calamaria (Calamaria reed snake)
Genus: Lycodon
Lycodon aulicus (Indian wolf snake)
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    Lateral view
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
  • Melanistic form
    Melanistic form
Lycodon striatus (Barred wolf snake)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Lycodon travancoricus (Travancore wolf snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Ventral view
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    Head
Genus: Oligodon
Oligodon affinis (Western kukri)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Oligodon arnensis (Banded kukri)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Oligodon brevicauda (Shorthead kukri)
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    Illustration
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Oligodon taeniolatus (Streaked kukri)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Oligodon travancoricus (Travancore kukri)
Oligodon venustus (Jerdon's kukri)
Genus: Ptyas
Ptyas mucosa (Indian rat snake)
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    Illustration
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    Lateral view
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    Courtship
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    Head
Genus: Rhabdops
Rhabdops olivaceus (Olive forest snake)
Genus: Sibynophis
Sibynophis subpunctatus (Duméril's black-headed snake)
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    Dorsal view

Family: Erycidae/Erycinae (Sand boas)

Genus: Eryx
Eryx conicus (Russell's boa)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Eryx johnii (Indian sand boa)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Eryx whitakeri (Whitaker's sand boa)
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    Dorsal view
  • Head
    Head

Family: Elapidae (Elapid snakes)

Genus: Bungarus
Bungarus caeruleus (Common krait)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
Genus: Calliophis
Calliophis beddomei (Beddome's coral snake)
Calliophis bibroni (Bibron's coral snake)
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    Lateral view
  • Head
    Head
Calliophis melanurus (Indian coral snake)
Calliophis nigrescens (Black coral snake)
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    Ventral view
Genus: Hydrophis
Hydrophis curtus (Short sea snake)
Hydrophis cyanocinctus (Annulated sea snake)
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    Illustration
Hydrophis ornatus (Cochin-banded sea snake)
Hydrophis platurus (Yellow-bellied sea snake)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
Hydrophis schistosus (Hook-nosed sea snake)
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    Illustration
Genus: Naja
Naja naja (Indian cobra)
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    Head
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    Head
Genus: Ophiophagus
Ophiophagus hannah (King cobra)
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    Illustration
  • Head
    Head
  • Head
    Head

Family: Gerrhopilidae (Worm snakes)

Genus: Gerrhopilus/Typhlops
Gerrhopilus beddomii (Beddome's worm snake)
Gerrhopilus thurstoni (Thurston's worm snake)
Gerrhopilus tindalli (Tindall's worm snake)

Family: Homalopsidae (Mud snakes)

Genus: Cerberus
Cerberus rynchops (Dog-faced water snake)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
Genus: Dieurostus
Dieurostus dussumierii (Dussumier's water snake)
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    Lateral view
Genus: Gerarda
Gerarda prevostiana (Gerard's water snake)

Family: Natricidae/Natricinae (Keelbacks)

Genus: Atretium
Atretium schistosum (Split keelback)
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Genus: Amphiesma
Amphiesma stolatum (Buff striped keelback)
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
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    Head
  • Eggs
    Eggs
Genus: Hebius
Hebius beddomei (Beddome’s keelback)
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    Head
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    Head
Hebius monticola (Hill keelback)
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
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    Head
Genus: Macropisthodon
Macropisthodon plumbicolor (Green keelback)
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    Lateral view (adult)
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    Dorsal view (juvenile)
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    Lateral view (juvenile)
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    Head
Genus: Xenochrophis
Xenochrophis piscator (Checkered keelback)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head

Family: Pythonidae (Pythons)

Genus: Python
Python molurus (Indian python)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Head
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    Eggs

Family: Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)

Genus: Gryptotyphlops
Gryptotyphlops acutus (Beak-nosed blind snake)
Genus: Indotyphlops
Indotyphlops braminus (Brahminy blind snake)

Family: Uropeltidae (Shieldtails)

Genus: Brachyophidium
Brachyophidium rhodogaster (Wall's shield tail)
Genus: Melanophidium
Melanophidium bilineatum (Two-lined black shieldtail)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
Melanophidium punctatum (Beddome's black shieldtail)
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    Illustration
Melanophidium wynaudense (Indian black earth snake)
Genus: Platyplectrurus
Platyplectrurus madurensis (Travancore Hills thorntail)
Platyplectrurus trilineatus (Lined thorntail)
Genus: Plectrurus
Plectrurus aureus (Kerala burrowing snake)
Plectrurus guentheri (Günther's burrowing snake)
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    Dorsal view
Plectrurus perrotetii (Nilgiri burrowing snake)
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    Dorsal view
Genus: Rhinophis
Rhinophis fergusonianus (Cardamom Hills earth snake)
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    Illustration
Rhinophis sanguineus (Red-bellied shieldtail)
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    Illustration
Rhinophis travancoricus (Travancore shieldtail)
Genus: Teretrurus
Teretrurus sanguineus (Purple-red earth snake)
Genus: Uropeltis
Uropeltis arcticeps (Thirunelveli earth snake)
Uropeltis beddomii (Beddome's earth snake)
Uropeltis ceylanica (Kerala shieldtail)
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    Illustration
Uropeltis ellioti (Elliot's earth snake)
Uropeltis liura (Günther's earth snake)
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    Illustration
Uropeltis macrorhyncha (Anaimalai earth snake)
Uropeltis maculata (Spotted earth snake)
Uropeltis myhendrae (Boulenger's earth snake)
Uropeltis nitida (Southern earth snake)
Uropeltis ocellata (Nilgiri shieldtail)
Uropeltis petersi (Peter's shieldtail)
Uropeltis pulneyensis (Palni shieldtail)
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    Illustration
Uropeltis rubrolineata (Red-lined shieldtail)
Uropeltis rubromaculata/rubromaculatus (Red-spotted shieldtail)
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    Lateral view
Uropeltis smithi (Violet shieldtail)
Uropeltis woodmasoni (Wood-Mason's earth snake)

Family: Viperidae (Vipers)

Genus: Daboia
Daboia russelii (Russell's viper)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Genus: Echis
Echis carinatus (Saw-scaled viper)
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    Illustration
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
Genus: Hypnale
Hypnale hypnale (Hump-nosed viper)
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    Lateral view
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    Dorsal view
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    Dorsal view
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    Head
Genus: Trimeresurus
Trimeresurus gramineus (Bamboo pit viper)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
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    Head
Trimeresurus macrolepis (Large-scaled pit viper)
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
  • Head
    Head
Trimeresurus malabaricus (Malabar pit viper)
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    Dorsal view
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    Lateral view
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    Lateral view
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    Front view
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    Head
Trimeresurus strigatus (Horseshoe pit viper)

Family: Xenodermatidae (Narrow-headed snakes)

Genus: Xylophis
Xylophis captaini (Captain's wood snake)
Xylophis perroteti (Perrotet's mountain snake)
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    Lateral view
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    Head
Xylophis stenorhynchus (Günther's mountain snake)

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