This page lists discoveries of new species, i.e., additions to the reptile fauna of India, since 2017. The entries are arranged by year. See the full taxonomic checklist of Indian reptiles here. Please report to us if you find any species discoveries missing from this page.
...The following species are legally protected in India under various Schedules of The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022. See further listings, such as IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, below the WPA Schedules.
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A taxonomic checklist of Indian butterflies is given below. Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this species catalogue. Also see the following pages for related taxonomic resources:
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...A taxonomic checklist of Indian reptiles is given below. You can reach the species pages by clicking on the species names if they are hyperlinked (names that are hyperlinked have species pages, non-hyperlinked names do not yet have species pages on this website). Otherwise search for species names in the search box in the menu bar above.
...This annotated and referenced checklist of the larval host plants and other hosts of Indian butterflies is based on Nitin et al. (2018. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550; and uploaded on this website on 2018/04/17).
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