INDIAN REPTILES IN THE IUCN RED LIST
IUCN Red List of Endangered Species lists 70 taxa of Indian reptiles in the categories of Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Near Threatened, and Vulnerable. These species are threatened with global extinction, and trade in these species is internationally banned. Many of these species are endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, which has special relevance for conservation of reptiles in India.
EXTINCT IN THE WILD
Order Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
Family Trionychidae
- Nilssonia nigricans — Black softshell turtle (IUCN Red List)
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Order Crocodylia
Superfamily Gavialoidea
Family Gavialidae - Gavialis gangeticus — Gharial (IUCN Red List)
Order Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
Superfamily Chelonoidea
Family Cheloniidae - Eretmochelys imbricata — Hawksbill Sea Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Family Dermochelyidae - Dermochelys coriacea — Leatherback Sea Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Family Geoemydidae - Batagur baska — Northern River Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Batagur dhongoka — Three-striped Roofed Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Batagur kachuga — Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Indotestudo elongata — Elongated Tortoise (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Testudinoidea
Family Testudinidae - Manouria emys — Asian Giant Tortoise or Brown Tortoise (IUCN Red List)
Order Squamata
Suborder Sauria
Family Gekkonidae - Cnemaspis anaikattiensis — Anaikaktti Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis — Jaipore Ground Gecko or Patinghe Indian Gecko (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Scincoidea
Family Scincidae - Barkudia insularis — Madras Spotted Skink (IUCN Red List)
ENDANGERED
Order Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
Superfamily Chelonoidea
Family Cheloniidae - Chelonia mydas — Green Sea Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Testudinoidea
Family Geoemydidae - Cuora mouhotii — Keeled Box Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Geoclemys hamiltonii — Spotted Pond Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Pangshura sylhetensis — Assam Roofed Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Vijayachelys silvatica — Cochin Forest Cane Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Family Trionychidae - Chitra indica — Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Pelochelys cantorii — Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Order Squamata
Suborder Iguania
Family Agamidae - Otocryptis beddomei — Indian Kangaroo Lizard (IUCN Red List)
Suborder Sauria
Family Gekkonidae - Cnemaspis goaensis — Goan Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis wynadensis — Wynad Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Scincoidea
Family Scincidae - Eurylepis poonaensis — Poona Mole Skink or Poona Skink (IUCN Red List)
- Dasia subcaerulea — Boulenger's Dasia (IUCN Red List)
- Eutropis clivicola — Inger's Mabuya (IUCN Red List)
Suborder Serpentes
Superfamily Colubroidea
Family Colubridae - Ahaetulla perroteti — Perrotet's Vine Snake or Western Ghats Bronzeback (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Uropeltoidea
Family Uropeltidae - Rhinophis travancoricus — Travancore Shieldtail (IUCN Red List)
NEAR THREATENED
Order Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
Superfamily Testudinoidea
Family Geoemydidae - Cyclemys dentata — Asian Leaf Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Melanochelys trijuga — Indian Black Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Pangshura smithii — Brown Roofed Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Order Squamata
Suborder Sauria
Family Gekkonidae - Cnemaspis heteropholis — Mixed-scale Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis nairi — Ponmudi Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis ornata — Ornate Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis sisparensis — Sispara Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cyrtodactylus gubernatoris — Sikkimese Bent-toed Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Dravidogecko anamallensis — Anamalai Gecko or Anaimalai Dravidogecko (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Scincoidea
Family Scincidae - Eutropis nagarjunensis — Sharma's Grass Skink (IUCN Red List)
Suborder Serpentes
Superfamily Colubroidea
Family Colubridae - Ahaetulla dispar — Günther’s Vine Snake (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Uropeltoidea
Family Uropeltidae - Uropeltis bicatenata — Bicatenate Uropeltis or Two-chained Uropeltis (IUCN Red List)
- Uropeltis grandis — Smith's Earth Snake (IUCN Red List)
Family Viperidae - Trimeresurus macrolepis — Large-scaled Pit Viper (IUCN Red List)
VULNERABLE
Order Crocodylia
Superfamily Crocodyloidea
Family Crocodylidae - Crocodylus palustris — Mugger Crocodile (IUCN Red List)
Order Testudines
Suborder Cryptodira
Superfamily Chelonoidea
Family Cheloniidae - Caretta caretta — Loggerhead Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Lepidochelys olivacea — Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Testudinoidea
Family Geoemydidae - Cuora amboinensis — Southeast Asian Box Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Hardella thurjii — Crowned River Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Melanochelys tricarinata — Tricarinate Hill Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Morenia petersi — Indian Eyed Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Family Testudinidae - Geochelone elegans — Indian Star Tortoise (IUCN Red List)
- Indotestudo travancorica — Travancore Tortoise (IUCN Red List)
Family Trionychidae - Amyda cartilaginea — Asiatic Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Nilssonia gangetica — Indian Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Nilssonia hurum — Indian Peacock Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
- Nilssonia leithii — Leith's Softshell Turtle (IUCN Red List)
Order Squamata
Suborder Sauria
Family Gekkonidae - Cnemaspis indica — Indian Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis indraneildasii — Indraneildas's Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis jerdonii — Jerdon's Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Cnemaspis otai — Ota's Day Gecko or Vellore Day Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Hemidactylus albofasciatus — White-striped Viper Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Hemidactylus gujaratensis — Gujarat Gecko (IUCN Red List)
- Hemidactylus sataraensis — Satara Gecko (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Scincoidea
Family Scincidae - Kaestlea laterimaculata — Side-spotted Ground Skink (IUCN Red List)
- Eutropis ashwamedhi — Ashwamedha Supple Skink (IUCN Red List)
Suborder Serpentes
Superfamily Colubroidea
Family Colubridae - Oligodon brevicauda — Shorthead Kukri Snake (IUCN Red List)
- Oligodon juglandifer — Walnut Kukri Snake (IUCN Red List)
Family Elapidae - Bungarus andamanensis — Andaman Krait (IUCN Red List)
- Ophiophagus hannah — King Cobra (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Pythonoidea
Family Pythonidae - Python bivittatus — Burmese Python (IUCN Red List)
Superfamily Uropeltoidea
Family Uropeltidae - Melanophidium bilineatum — Two-lined Black Earth Snake (IUCN Red List)
- Uropeltis phipsonii — Phipson's Shieldtail (IUCN Red List)
Cite this page along with its URL as:
. 2023. Indian Reptiles In The Iucn Red List. In Kamdar, A., A, Jangid, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Reptiles of India, v. 1.26. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
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