List of reptiles of Pakistan GudangMovies21 Rebahinxxi LK21

      There are around 170 species of reptiles living in Pakistan.


      Order Crocodilia



      There are only two species found in Pakistan.

      Family Crocodylidae (crocodiles) - 1 species
      Crocodylus palustris (mugger crocodile, Indian crocodile, Indus crocodile or marsh crocodile) - national reptile
      Family Gavialidae (gharials) - 1 species
      Gavialis gangeticus (Indian gavial or gharial)


      Order Squamata


      Around 153 species of Squamata are found in Pakistan.


      = Suborder Lacertilia

      =

      There are 86 species of Lacertilia (lizards and relatives) in Pakistan.

      Family Agamidae (agamas) - 22 species
      Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke's bloodsucker)
      Calotes versicolor (Oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard or changeable lizard)
      Japalura kumaonensis (Kumaon mountain lizard)
      Paralaudakia badakhshana (Badakhshana rock agama)
      Paralaudakia caucasia (Caucasian agama)
      Paralaudakia himalayana (Himalayan agama)
      Laudakia agrorensis (Agror agama)
      Laudakia melanura (black agama)
      Laudakia fusca (yellow-headed rock agama)
      Laudakia nupta (large-scaled rock agama) - 2 subspecies
      Laudakia n. fusca
      Laudakia n. nupta
      Laudakia tuberculata (Kashmir rock agama)
      Phrynocephalus clarkorum (Clark's toad-headed agama)
      Phrynocephalus euptilopus (Alcock's toad-headed agama)
      Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus (yellow-speckled toad-headed agama)
      Phrynocephalus maculatus (blacktail toadhead agama)
      Phrynocephalus ornatus (ornate toadhead agama)
      Phrynocephalus scutellatus (gray toadhead agama)
      Trapelus agilis pakistanensis (brilliant ground agama)
      Trapelus rubrigularis (red-throated agama)
      Trapelus ruderatus (horn-scaled agama or Baluch ground agama)
      Uromastyx asmussi (Iranian mastigure)
      Uromastyx hardwickii (Hardwick's spiny-tailed lizard or Indian spiny-tailed lizard)
      Family Chamaeleonidae (chameleons) - 1 species
      Chamaeleo zeylanicus (Indian chameleon or Ceylon chameleon)
      Family Gekkonidae (eyelid and lidless geckoes) - 33 species
      Agamura femoralis or Rhinogecko femoralis (De Witte's gecko or sharp-tailed spider gecko)
      Agamura persica persica (Persian spider gecko)
      Bunopus tuberculatus (Baluch rock gecko)
      Crossobamon eversmanni (Baluchistan sand gecko or comb-toed gecko) - 2 subspecies
      Crossobamon e. eversmanni or Crossobamon maynardi
      Crossobamon e. lumsdenii
      Crossobamon orientalis (Sind gecko)
      Cyrtodactylus walli (Chitral gecko or Swat stone gecko)
      Cyrtopodium agamuroides (Nikolsky spider gecko)
      Cyrtopodium baturensis (Batura thin-toed gecko or Batura gecko)
      Cyrtopodium dattanensis (Khan's bow-fingered gecko or Hazara gecko)
      Cyrtopodium fortmunroi (Fort Munro gecko)
      Cyrtopodium indusoani (Soan Sakaser gecko)
      Cyrtopodium kachhensis (Kutch gecko) - 2 subspecies
      Cyrtopodium k. ingoldbyi (Ingoldby's stone gecko)
      Cyrtopodium k. kachhensis (warty rock gecko)
      Cyrtopodium mintoni (Minton's gecko)
      Cyrtopodium montiumsalsorum (Salt Range rock gecko)
      Cyrtopodium rhodocaudus (red-tailed gecko)
      Cyrtopodium rohtasfortai (Rohtas Fort gecko)
      Cyrtopodium scaber (keeled rock gecko)
      Cyrtopodium watsoni (Quetta rock gecko)
      Eublepharis macularius (leopard gecko)
      Hemidactylus brookii brookii (Brook's house gecko or spotted Indian house gecko)
      Hemidactylus flaviviridis (yellow-bellied house gecko)
      Hemidactylus frenatus (Pacific house gecko or South Asian waif gecko)
      Hemidactylus imbricatus (carrot-tail viper gecko)
      Hemidactylus leschenaultii (Leschenault's leaf-toed gecko or bark gecko)
      Hemidactylus persicus (Persian leaf-toed gecko)
      Hemidactylus triedrus triedus (termite hill gecko or blotched house gecko)
      Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus (Mediterranean house gecko)
      Microgecko depressus (low lying gecko)
      Microgecko helenae (banded dwarf gecko)
      Ptyodactylus homolepis (Pakistan fan-fingered gecko) - 2 subspecies
      Ptyodactylus h. homolepis
      Ptyodactylus h. socotranus
      Teratoscincus microlepis (small-scaled wonder gecko or Baluch plate-tailed gecko)
      Teratoscincus scincus (Turkestan plate-tailed gecko or common wonder gecko or frog-eyed gecko)
      Tropiocolotes persica (Persian sand gecko or Persian pygmy gecko)
      Family Lacertidae (sand lizards, wall lizards and true lizards) - 12 species
      Acanthodactylus cantoris (Indian fringe-fingered lizard) - 2 subspecies
      Acanthodactylus c. blanfordii (Mekran fringe-fingered lizard)
      Acanthodactylus c. cantoris (Indian fringe-fingered lizard)
      Acanthodactylus micropholis (yellow-tailed sand lizard)
      Eremias acutirostris (reticulate desert lacerta)
      Eremias fasciata (yellow-headed desert lacerta)
      Eremias scripta (Caspian desert lacerta)
      Eremias velox persica (Persian Steppe lacerta)
      Mesalina brevirostris (short-nosed desert lacerta)
      Mesalina guttulata (small-spotted lizard or long-tailed desert lacerta)
      Ophisops elegans (elegant snake-eyed lizard) - 2 subspecies
      Ophisops e. blanfordi (Blanfords snake-eyed lizard)
      Ophisops e. elegans (elegant snake-eyed lizard)
      Ophisops jerdonii (Jerdon's snake-eyed lizard or Punjab snake-eyed lizard)
      Ophisops microlepis (Indian snake-eyed lizard)
      Scapteira aporosceles (Chagai desert lacerta)
      Family Scincidae (skinks) - 15 species
      Ablepharus grayanus (minor snake-eyed skink)
      Ablepharus pannonicus (Asian snake-eyed skink)
      Chalcides ocellatus (ocellated skink)
      Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi (Schneider's skink, Berber skink or Zarudny's skink)
      Eurylepis indothalensis (Thal skink)
      Eurylepis taeniolata (alpine Punjab skink or yellow-bellied mole skink)
      Eutropis dissimilis (striped grass mabuya or striped grass skink)
      Eutropis macularia (bronze mabuya, bronze grass skink)
      Ophiomorus blanfordii (Makran sand swimmer)
      Ophiomorus brevipes (short-toed sand swimmer)
      Ophiomorus raithmai (Indus sand swimmer)
      Ophiomorus tridactylus (three-toed snake skink or Indian sandswimmer)
      Scincella ladacensis - 2 subspecies
      Scincella l. ladacensis (Ladak ground skink)
      Scincella l. himalayana (Himalayan ground skink)
      Family Varanidae (monitor lizards) - 3 species
      Varanus bengalensis (Bengal monitor)
      Varanus flavescens (yellow monitor)
      Varanus griseus - 2 subspecies
      Varanus g. caspius (eastern desert monitor)
      Varanus g. koniecznyi (Thar desert monitor)


      = Suborder Serpentes

      =

      There are 71 species and 15 subspecies of Serpentes (snakes) found in Pakistan.

      Family Boidae (boas) - 3 species
      Eryx johnii (Indian sand boa or red sand boa)
      Eryx tataricus speciosus (Tartar sand boa)
      Eryx conicus (rough-scaled sand boa)
      Family Colubridae (colubrids) - 35 species
      Herpetoreas platyceps
      Herpetoreas sieboldii
      Dendrelaphis tristis
      Coelognathus helena
      Amphiesma stolata stolata
      Boiga trigonata – 1 subspecies
      Boiga t. melanocephala
      Platyceps plinii
      Platyceps karelini – 1 subspecies
      Platyceps k. mintonorum
      Hemorrhois ravergieri spotted whip snake
      Platyceps rhodorachis – 2 subspecies
      Coluber r. kashmirensis
      Coluber r. ladacensis
      Platyceps ventromaculatus – 2 subspecies
      Coluber v. bengalensis
      Coluber v. indusai
      Enhydris pakistanica
      Fowlea piscator
      Fowlea sanctijohannis
      Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
      Lycodon aulicus
      Lycodon bicolor
      Lycodon striatus
      Lycodon travancoricus
      Lytorhynchus maynardi
      Lytorhynchus paradoxus
      Lytorhynchus ridgewayi
      Natrix tessellata
      Oligodon russelius
      Oligodon taeniolatus
      Psammophis condanarus
      Psammophis leithii
      Psammophis lineolatus
      Psammophis schokari
      Eirenis persicus
      Ptyas mucosus
      Sibynophis sagittarius
      Spalerosophis atriceps
      Spalerosophis arenarius
      Spalerosophis diadema – 1 subspecies
      Spalerosophis d. schirazianus
      Telescopus rhinopoma
      Xenochrophis cerasogaster
      Family Elapidae (kraits and cobras) - 4 species
      Bungarus caeruleus (common krait)
      Bungarus sindanus (Sind krait) – 1 subspecies
      Bungarus s. razai (northern Punjab krait)
      Naja naja (Indian cobra or spectacled cobra)
      Naja oxiana (Central Asian cobra or Oxus cobra)
      Family Hydrophiidae (sea snakes) - 14 species
      Astrotia stokesii (Stokes' sea snake)
      Enhydrina schistosa (beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake or Valakadyn sea snake)
      Hydrophis caerulescens (dwarf seasnake or many-toothed sea snake)
      Hydrophis cyanocinctus (annulated sea snake or blue-banded sea snake)
      Hydrophis fasciatus (striped sea snake)
      Hydrophis lapemoides (Persian Gulf sea snake)
      Hydrophis mamillaris (Bombay sea snake)
      Hydrophis ornatus (ornate reef seasnake)
      Hydrophis spiralis (Yellow Sea snake)
      Lapemis curtus (Shaw's sea snake)
      Microcephalophis cantoris (Cantor's small-headed sea snake)
      Microcephalophis gracilis (graceful small-headed sea snake or slender sea snake)
      Pelamis platurus (yellow-bellied sea snake or pelagic sea snake)
      Praescutata viperina (viperine sea snake)
      Family Leptotyphlopidae (thread snakes) - 2 species
      Leptotyphlops blanfordii (Blanford's worm snake or Sind thread snake)
      Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus (long-nosed worm snake or beaked thread snake)
      Family Pythonidae (pythons) - 1 species
      Python molurus molurus (Indian python, black-tailed python or Sind python)
      Family Typhlopidae (blind snakes) - 4 species
      Ramphotyphlops braminus (brahminy blind snake)
      Typhlops ahsanai (Ahsan's blind snake)
      Typhlops porrectus or Typhlops ductuliformes (slender worm snake)
      Typhlops madgemintonai – 1 subspecies
      Typhlops m. shermanai (Sherman's blind snake)
      Family Viperidae (vipers and pit vipers) - 7 species
      Daboia russelii russelii (daboia or Russell's viper)
      Echis carinatus (Indian saw-scaled viper) - 3 subspecies
      Echis c. astolae (Astola saw-scaled viper)
      Echis c. multisquamatus (multiscale saw-scaled viper)
      Echis c. sochureki (Sochurek's saw-scaled viper)
      Eristicophis macmahonii (McMahon's viper, Asian sand viper, leaf-nosed viper)
      Gloydius himalayanus (Himalayan pit viper)
      Macrovipera lebetinus (blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper) - 3 subspecies
      Macrovipera lebetina obtusa (west-Asian blunt-nosed viper, Levant blunt-nosed viper)
      Macrovipera lebetina cernovi (Chernov blunt-nosed viper)
      Macrovipera lebetina turanica (Turan blunt-nosed viper)
      Pseudocerastes persicus persicus (Persian horned viper, false horned viper)


      Order Testudines



      There are 15 species of testudines that represent Pakistan.

      Family Cheloniidae (sea turtles) - 4 species
      Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle)
      Caretta caretta (loggerhead sea turtle)
      Eretmochelys imbricata bissa (hawksbill turtle)
      Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley turtle)
      Family Dermochelyidae (softshell sea turtles) - 1 species
      Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback sea turtle or leatherback)
      Family Geoemydidae (Asian river turtles, Asian leaf turtles, Asian box turtles and roofed turtles) - 4 species
      Geoclemys hamiltonii (black pond turtle, spotted pond turtle or Indian spotted turtle)
      Hardella thurjii (brahminy river turtle or crowned river turtle)
      Kachuga smithii smithii (brown-roofed turtle)
      Kachuga tecta (Indian roofed turtle)
      Melanochelys trijuga (Indian black turtle)
      Family Testudinidae (true tortoises) - 2 species
      Geochelone elegans (Indian star tortoise)
      Testudo horsfieldi horsfieldii (Afghan tortoise, Horsfield's tortoise or Central Asian tortoise)
      Family Trionychidae (softshell turtles) - 4 species
      Aspideretes gangeticus indica (Ganges soft-shelled turtle)
      Aspideretes hurum (peacock soft-shelled turtle)
      Chitra indica (narrow-headed soft-shelled turtle)
      Lissemys punctata andersoni (Indian flap-shelled turtle)


      References



      Khan, M. Z., Amtyaz Safi., Fatima. F., Hashmi, M. U. A., Hussain, B. Siddiqui, S., Khan, S. I. & Ghalib, S. A. (2015). "An evaluation of distribution, status and abundance of freshwater turtles in the selected areas of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan". Canadian Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences. 9 (1): 3201-3219.
      Safi A, Khan M. Z. (2014). "Distribution and current population status of freshwater turtles of District Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan". The Journal of Zoology Studies. 1 (4): 31-38.
      Hashmi, M. U. A, Khan, M. Z, Safi, A., Huda, N. (2013). "Current Status, Distribution and threats of Varanus Spp. (Varanus bengalensis & Veranus griseus) in Karachi & Thatta of Sindh". International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies. 1 (1): 34–38.


      External links


      Wildlife of Pakistan - Biodiversity
      Wildlife of Pakistan - List of Reptiles
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