Reptiles of Pakistan Checklist This Reptiles of Pakistan Checklist was made, using the data from the Pakistan Museum of Natural History. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan was very helpful in editing this checklist and added additional species that have recently been discovered by him and others in Pakistan. In addition, local names were provided by Dr. Khan. I am really grateful to Dr. Khan for his immense help in putting together this checklist. As of today, this is the most complete and upto date checklist on the reptiles found in Pakistan. However this checklist should not be considered complete as additional species will be discovered by other people as new areas are explored.   COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME LOCAL NAME ORDER: CHELONIA FAMILY: EMYDIDAE (Pond Turtles and River Turtles) 1. Yellow Spotted Mud Turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii 2. Common River Turtle Hardella thurjii 3. Brown River Turtle Kachuga smithii 4. Sawback Turtle Kachuga tecta tecta FAMILY: TESTUDINIDAE (Tortoise) 5. Afghan Tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii 6. Sindh Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans FAMILY: CHELONIIDAE (Marine Turtles) 7. Green sea Turtle Chelonia mydas japonica 8. Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata bissa 9. Olive Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea olivacea 10. Lagger Headed Turtle Caretta Caretta gigas FAMILY: DERMOCHELYIDAE (Marine Turtles) 11. Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea FAMILY: TRIONYCHIDAE (Softshell Turtles) 12. Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra indica 13. Indian Soft-shell Turtle Aspideretes gangeticus 14. Peacock Softshell Aspideretes hurum 15. Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys punctata andersoni FAMILY: COROCODYLIDAE (Crocodiles) 16. The Mugger Crocodylus palustris palustris FAMILY: GAVIALIDAE (Gharial) 17. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus FAMILY: GEKKONIDAE  (Eyelid and Lidless Geckoes) 18. Nikolsky Spider Gecko Cyrtopodium agamuroides 19. Sharp-tailed Spider Gecko Rhinogecko femoralis 20. Blunt-tailed Spider Gecko Agamura persica 21. Baloch Rock Gecko Alsophylax (Bunopus) tuberculatus 22. Fat-tailed Gecko Eublepharis macularius 23. Swat Stone Gecko Cyrtodactylus walli 24. Warty Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus kachhensis kachhensis 25. Quetta Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus kachhensis watsoni 26. Ingoldby's Stone Gecko Cyrtodactylus Kachhensis ingoldbyi 27. Salt Range Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus montiumsalsorum 28. Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus scaber 29. Minton's Gecko Cyrtodactylus mintoni 30. Hazara Gecko Cyrtodactylus dattanensis 31. Persian Pigmy Gecko Tropiocolotes persica 32. Pigmy Flat Gecko Tropiocolotes depressus 33. Spotted Indian House Gecko Hemidactylus brookii brookii 34. Yellow-bellied House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis 35. South Asian Waif Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 36. Bark Gecko Hemidactylus leschenaultii 37. Persian Gecko Hemidactylus persicus 38. Bloched Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus triedus 39. Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus 40. Fan Toetip Gecko Ptyodactylus homolepis 41. Balochistan Sand gecko Crossobamon lumsdenii 42. Whip-tailed Sand Gecko Crossobamon maynardi 43. Sindh Sand Gecko Crossobamon orientalis 44. Batura thin-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus baturensis 45. Fort Munro Gecko Tenuidactylus fortmunroi 46. Soan Sakaser Gecko Tenuidactylus indusoani 47. Red tail Gecko Tenuidactylus rhodocaudus 48. Rohtas Fort Gecko Tenuidactylus rohtasfortai 49. Sindh ground Gecko Teratolepis fasciata 50. Baluch Plate-tailed Gecko Teratoscincus microlepis 51. Turkestan Plate-tailed Gecko Teraoscincus scincus 52. Mountain Dwarf Gecko Tropiocolotes depresses 53. Banded Dwarf Gecko Tropiocolotes helenae FAMILY: AGAMIDAE  (Agamas) 54. Kumaon Agama Japalura kumaonensis 55. Agror Valley Agama Laudakia agrorensis 56. Caucasian Rock Agama Laudakia caucasicus 57. Badkshan Agama Laudakia badakhshana 58. Himalayan Rock Agama Laudakia himalyanus himalyanus 59. Black Rock Agama Laudakia melanurus 60. Yellow- headed Black Agama Laudakia melanurus liratus 61. Laudakia melanura melanura 62. Large Scaled Agama Laudakia nuptus nuptus 63. Yellow-headed Agama Laudakia nupta fusca 64. Kashmir Rock Agama Laudakia tuberculatus 65. Brilliant Agama Trapelus agilus isolepis 66. Spotted Ground agama Trapelus ruderatua 67. Red throated Ground Agama Trapelus rubrigularis 68. Common Ground Agama Trapelus ruderata baluchiana 69. Small tail Ground Agama Brachysaura minor 70. Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor 71. Northern forest Lizard Calotes versicolor farooqi 72. Clark's Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus clarkorum 73. Beautiful Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus euptilopus 74. Yellow-speckled Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus 75. Black-tailed Toad Agama Phrynocephalus maculatus maculatus 76. Ornate Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus ornatus 77. Gray Toad-headed Agama Phrynocephalus scutellatus FAMILY: UROMASTYCIDAE (Spinytail Lizards) 78. Baloch Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx asmussi 79. Common Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx hardwickii FAMILY: CHAMAELEONIDAE (Chameleons) 80. Ceylon Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon zeylanicus FAMILY: LACERTIDAE  (Sand Lizards) 81 Indian Fringe-toed Sand lizard Acanthodactylus cantoris cantoris 82. Mekran Fringe-toed Sand Lizard Acanthodactylus cantoris blanfordii 83. Yellow-tailed Sand Lizard Acanthodactylus micropholis 84. Reticulate Desert Lacerta Eremias acutirostris 85. Chagai Desert Lacerta Eremias aporosceles 86. Sort-nosed Desert Lacerta Eremias brevirostris 87. Yellow-headed desert Lacerta Eremias fasciata 88. Long-tailed Desert Lacerta Eremias guttulata watsonana 89. Caspian Desert Lacerta Eremias scripta 90. Persian Steppe Lacerta Eremias velox persica 91. Elegant Snake-eyed Lacerta Ophisops elegans elegans 92. Punjab Snake-eyed Lacerta Ophisops jerdonii 93. Blanfords Snake-eyed Lacerta Ophisops Blanfordi 94. Indian Snake-eyed Lacerta Ophisops microlepis FAMILY: SCINCIDAE  (Skinks) 95. Earless Dwarf Skink Ablepharus grayanus 96. Eastern Dwarf Skink Ablepharus pannonicus 97. Ocellated Skink Chalcides ocellatus ocellatus 98. Orange-tailed Skink Eumeces schneiderii blythianus 99. Zarudny's Skink Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi 100. Yellow-bellied Mole Skink Eumeces taeniolatus 101. Thal skink Eumeces indothalensis 102. Himalayan Ground Skink Leiolopisma himalayana 103. Glacier Skink Leiolopisma ladacensis 104. Striped Grass Skink Mabuya dissimilis 105. Bronze Grass Skink Mabuya macularia 106. Many Keeled Grass Skink Mabuya carinata 107. Mekkran Sand Swimmer Ophiomorus blanfordi 108. Short-toed Sand Swimmer Ophiomorus brevipes 109. Indus Sand Swimmer Ophiomorus raithmai 110. Afghan Sand Swimmer Ophiomorus tridactylus 111. Dotted Garden Skink Riopa punctata FAMILY: VARIANIDAE  ( Monitor Lizards) 112. Yellow Monitor Varanus flavescens 113. Indian or Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis 114. Transcaspian Desert Monitor Varanus griseus caspius 115. Pakistan Desert Monitor Varanus griseus koniecznyi Sub-Order: Serpentis (Snake) FAMILY: TYPHLOPIDAE  (Blind Snakes) 116. Brahminy blind Snake Typhlops braminus Brahamni kainchwa-saamp 117. Ahsan's blind Snake Typhlops ahsanai Ahsan’s kainchwa-saamp 118. Thick blind Snake Typhlops diardi platyventris Kashmir mota  kainchwa-saamp 119. Slender Pakistani blind Snake Typhlops ductuliformes Patla kainchwa-saamp 120. Madge's blind Snake Typhlops m. madgemintonai Patla kainchwa-saamp 121. Sherman's blind Snake Typhlops m. shermanai FAMILY: LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE (Thread Snakes) 122. Sindh Thread Snake Leptotyphlops blanfordii Sindhi andha saamp   123. Beaked Thread Snake Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus Chonchu andha saamp FAMILY: BOIDAE  (Boas) 124. Russell's Sand Boa Eryx conicus Sindhi du-muhi 125. Indian Sand Boa Eryx johnii johnii Bhoori du-muhi 126. Tartary Sand Boa Eryx tataricus speciosus Tatari du-muhi FAMILY: PYTHONIDAE (Pythons) 127. Indian Python Python molurus molurus Sindhi azh-daha FAMILY: COLUBRIDAE (Colubrids) 128. Indian Gamma Snake Boiga trigonata trigonata Bhoora billi-chisham 129. Dark-headed Gamma Snake Boiga trigonata melanocephala Siah billi-chisham 130. Banded Racer Coluber fasciolatus Patti-dar taiz-rau 131. Spotted Desert Racer Coluber karelini karelini Patta koluber 132. Minton's Snake Coluber karelini mintonorum 133. Mountain Racer Coluber ravergeiri ravergeiri Pahari koluber 134. Cliff Racer Coluber rhodorachis rodorachis Chattani koluber 135. Red Cliff Racer Coluber rhodorachis ladacensis 136. Kashmir Cliff Racer Coluber rhodorachis kashmirensis Kashmir koluber 137. Plain's Racer Coluber v. ventromaculatus Maidani koluber 138. Bengal Plain's Racer Coluber ventromaculatus bengalensis Bengali koluber 139. Indus Plain's Racer Coluber ventromaculatus indusai Sindhi koluber 140. Dark-neck Dwarf Racer Pseudocyclophis persica Irani podna taiz-rau saamp 141. Sindh lake Snake Enhydris pakistanica Jheel saamp 142. Common Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus aulicus Fraakh-dahaan saamp 143. Northern Wolf Snake. Lycodon striatus striatus Chittra fraakh-dahaan saamp 144. Golden Spotted Wolf Snake Lycodon striatus bicolor Sunahra fraakh-dahaan 145. Travancore Wolf Snake Lycodon travancoricus Dakhni fraakh-dahaan 146. Maynard's Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus maynardi Baloch crotia-sar 147. Sindh Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus paradoxus Sindh crotia-sar 148. Afghan Awl-headed Snake Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Afghan crotia-sar 149. Flat-headed Keelback Amphiesma platyceps Chittra khar-pusht 150. Siebold's Snake Amphiesma sielboldii Damni khar-pusht 151. Striped Keelback Amphiesma Stolata stolata Patti-dar khar-pusht 152. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata tessellata Chitra nadi-wala 153. Dark-bellied Marsh Snake Xenochrophis cerasogaster Surakh dhoobi saamp 154. Johan's water snake Xenochrophissanctijohannis Zatooni dhoobi saamp 155. Checkered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator piscator Chittra dhoobi saamp 156. Russet Kukri Snake Oligodon arnensis Patta kukri saamp 157. Streaked Kukri Snake Oligodon taeniolatus Dahari-dar kukri saamp 158. Indian Sand Snake Psammophis condanarus condanarus Burman teer-mar 159. Pakistan Ribbon Snake Psammophis leithii Sindhi  teer-mar 160. Steppe Ribbon Snake Psammophis lineolatus Dhari-dar teer-mar 161. Afro-asian Sand Snake Psammophis schokari Saharai teer-mar   162. Dhaman Ptyas mucosus Dahaman 163. Golden head snake Sibynophis sagittarius Sunahra saamp 164. Red-Spotted Diadem Snake Spalerosophis arenarius Regasthani dabba saamp 165. Eastern Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema diadema Surakh dabba saamp 166. Persian Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema schirazianus rani dabba saamp 167. Indian Desert Cat Snake Telescopus rhinopoma Regasthani billi saamp      FAMILY: ELAPIDAE  (Kraits and Cobras) 168. Krait Bungarus caeruleus Sangchoor 169. Sindh Krait Bungarus s. sindanus Sindh sangchoor 170. Northern Punjab krait Bungarus sindanus razai Punjab sangchoor 171. Indian Cobra Naja naja naja Sheesh nag 172. Oxus Cobra Naja naja oxiana Bhoora nag FAMILY: HYDROPHIIDAE  (Sea Snakes) 173. Stoke's Sea Snake Astrotia stokesii Bara-sar samundri saamp 174. Beaked Sea Snake Enhydrina schistosa Chonchu samundri saamp 175. Many-toothed Sea Snake Hydrophis caerulescens caerulescens Neela samundri saamp 176. Annulated Sea Snake Hydrophis cyanocinctus Girrah-dar samundri saamp 177. Spotted Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus fasciatus Daula  samundri saamp 178. Persian Gulf Sea Snake Hydrophis lapemoides Irani samundri saamp 179. Bombay Sea Snake Hydrophis mamillaris Patta samundri saamp 180. Ornate Sea Snake Hydrophis ornatus ornatus Monga samundri saamp 181. Yellow Sea Snake Hydrophis spiralis Peela samundri saamp 182. Short Sea Snake Lapemis curtus Podna samundri saamp 183. Cantor's Small-headed Sea Snake Microcephalophis cantoris Chittra daula samundri saamp 184. Common Small-Headed Sea Snake Microcephalophis gracilis gracilis Patta daula samundri saamp 185. Pelagic Sea Snake Pelamis platurus Azad samundri saamp 186. Viperine Sea Snake Praescutata viperina Chittra samundri afi FAMILY: VIPERIDAE  (Vipers and Pit Vipers) 187. Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus pyramidum Khappra   188. Eastern Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus sochureki Sindh khappra 189. Transcaspian Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus multisquamatus Waziristan khappra 190. Astola Saw-scaled Viper Echis carinatus astolae Astola khappra 191. Leaf-nosed Viper Eristicophis macmahonii Titli-naak afi 192. Persian Horned Viper Pseudocerastes persicus persicus Seengh wala afi 193. Levantine Viper Macrovipera labetina obtusa Roomi afi 194. Russell's Viper Daboia russelii russelii Koriwala saamp 195. Himalayan Pit Viper Gloydius himalayanus Hafrai afi Note: These species were reported from the areas now included in Pakistan by pre-partition authors. But they have not been recorded in recent collections. So they are extra-limital.  196. Turkestan Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus fedtschenkoi (not in Pakistan) 197. Karakoram Rock Gecko Cyrtodactylus stoliczkai (not in Pakistan) 198. Common Indian Bronze-back Snake Dendrelaphis tristis (not in Pakistan) 199. Slender Blind Snake Typhlops porrectus (not in Pakistan)   Credits: Muhammad Sharif Khan (Herpetological Labs Rabwah, Pakistan) Pakistan Museum of Natural History Nausherwan Ahmed ©1997-2003 Wildlife of Pakistan-All Rights Reserved.