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This is a list of reptiles of Sri Lanka.
From Wikipedia,
The reptilian diversity in Sri Lanka is higher than the diversity of other vertebrates such as mammals and fish with 181 reptile species. All extant reptiles are well documented through research by many local and foreign scientists and naturalists. Sri Lankan herpetologist, Anslem de Silva largely studied the biology and ecology of Sri Lanka snakes, where he documented 96 species of land and sea snakes.[1] Five genera are endemic to Sri Lanka - Aspidura, Balanophis, Cercaspis, Haplocercus, and Pseudotyphlops.[2] Out of them only five of the land snakes are considered potentially deadly and life threatening to humans. Among snakes, 54 are endemic to Sri Lanka.[3] The total increased to 107 with new descriptions of Dendrelaphis, Rhinophis, Aspidura and Dryocalamus.[4][5][6][7]
Lizard diversity in the island has been documented and studied by many local scientists and researchers such as Imesh Nuwan Bandara,[8] Kalana Maduwage, Anjana Silva,[9] Rohan Pethiyagoda, and Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi.[10] There are 111 lizards known from Sri Lanka, with 17 newly discovered in 2006, and two more in 2016 and 2017.[11][12] One of species was discovered in 2019 from Ensalwatta, Matara.[13] In 2019, seven more endemic day geckos have been discovered by Suranjan Karunaratne and Mendis Wickramasinghe.[14][15] In December 2019, three more endemic geckos were discovered.[16] In May 2020, another endemic skink was discovered.[17] Three new day gecko species were discovered in 2021.[18][19]
Apart from them, Sri Lanka is home to two species of crocodiles,[20] and nine species of turtles.[21]
This is a list of reptiles found in Sri Lanka.
Order: Squamata - scaled reptiles
Suborder: Serpentes - snakes
Family: Acrochordidae - wart snakes
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wart snake
| Acrochordus granulatus | Least concern |
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Family: Boidae - boas
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sand boa
| Eryx conicus |
Family: Pythonidae - pythons
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian rock python
| Python molurus | Near threatened (largest snake in Sri Lanka) |
Family: Colubridae - colubers
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Family: Cylindrophiidae - pipe snakes
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka pipe snake
| Cylindrophis maculatus |
Family: Elapidae - elapids
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Common krait
| Bungarus caeruleus | |
| Sri Lanka krait
| Bungarus ceylonicus | |
| Indian coral snake | Calliophis melanurus | |
| Blood-bellied coral snake | Calliophis haematoetron | |
| Indian cobra
| Naja naja |
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Subfamily: Hydrophiinae - sea snakes[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hook-nosed snake
| Enhydrina schistosa | |
| Annulated sea snake
| Hydrophis cyanocinctus | |
| Yellow sea snake | Hydrophis spiralis | |
| Ornate reef sea snake
| Hydrophis ornatus | |
| Collared sea snake | Hydrophis stricticollis | |
| Persian Gulf sea snake | Hydrophis lapemoides | |
| Plain sea snake | Hydrophis inornatus | |
| Peter's sea snake | Hydrophis bituberculatus | |
| Russell's sea snake | Hydrophis obscurus | |
| Striped sea snake | Hydrophis fasciatus | |
| Slender sea snake | Hydrophis gracilis | |
| Spine-bellied sea snake
| Lapemis hardwickii | |
| Shaw's sea snake | Lapemis curtus | |
| Yellow-bellied sea snake
| Pelamis platura | |
| Jerdon's sea snake | Kerilia jerdoni | |
| Banded sea snake
| Laticauda colubrina | |
| Viperine sea snake | Thalassophina viperina |
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Family: Typhlopidae - blind snakes[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brahminy blind snake
| Ramphotyphlops braminus | |
| Sri Lanka blind snake | Typhlops ceylonicus | |
| Lanka blind snake | Typhlops lankaensis | |
| Pied blind snake | Typhlops leucomelas | |
| Malcolm's blind snake | Typhlops malcolmi | |
| Jan's blind snake | Typhlops mirus | |
| Taylor's blind snake | Typhlops tenebrarum | |
| Veddha's blind snake | Typhlops veddae | |
| Violet blind snake | Typhlops violaceus |
Family: Uropeltidae - shield-tailed snakes[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Madurai shieldtail | Platyplectrurus madurensis | |
| Blyth's shieldtail | Rhinophis blythi | |
| Orange shieldtail | Rhinophis dorsimaculatus | |
| Drummond-Hay's shieldtail | Rhinophis drummondhayi | |
| Eranga Viraj's shieldtail | Rhinophis erangaviraji | |
| Hemprich's shieldtail | Rhinophis homolepis | |
| Striped shieldtail | Rhinophis lineatus | |
| Schneider's shieldtail | Rhinophis oxyrhynchus | |
| Cuvier's shieldtail | Rhinophis philippinus | |
| Phillip's earth snake | Rhinophis phillipsi | |
| Willey's shieldtail | Rhinophis porrectus | |
| Müller's shieldtail | Rhinophis punctatus | |
| Roshan Perera's shieldtal | Rhinophis roshanpererai | |
| Large shieldtail | Rhinophis saffragamus | |
| Deraniyagala's shieldtail | Rhinophis tricolorata | |
| Zig-zag shieldtail | Rhinophis zigzag | |
| Gray's earth snake | Uropeltis melanogaster | |
| Southern earth snake | Uropeltis ruhunae |
Family: Viperidae - vipers and pit vipers[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Russell's viper
| Daboia russelii | |
| Saw-scaled viper
| Echis carinatus | |
| Hump-nosed pit viper
| Hypnale hypnale | |
| Highland hump-nosed pit viper
| Hypnale nepa | |
| Lowland hump-nosed pit viper
| Hypnale zara | |
| Amal's hump-nosed pit viper | Hypnale sp. Amal | Not given species validity yet. |
| Sri Lanka green pit viper
| Trimeresurus trigonocephalus |
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Suborder: Lacertilia - lizards[edit]
Family: Agamidae - agamid lizards[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Common green forest lizard
| Calotes calotes | |
| Painted-lipped lizard
| Calotes ceylonensis | |
| Morningside lizard | Calotes desilvai | |
| Crestless lizard
| Calotes liocephalus | |
| Whistling lizard
| Calotes liolepis | |
| Manamendra-Arachchi's whistling lizard | Calotes manamendrai | |
| Black-lipped lizard
| Calotes nigrilabris | |
| Garden lizard
| Calotes versicolor | |
| Rough-horned lizard
| Ceratophora aspera | |
| Erdelen's horned lizard
| Ceratophora erdeleni | |
| Karu's horned lizard | Ceratophora karu | |
| Rhino horned lizard
| Ceratophora stoddartii | |
| Leaf-nosed lizard
| Ceratophora tennentii | |
| Pygmy lizard
| Cophotis ceylanica | |
| Knuckles pygmy lizard
| Cophotis dumbara | critically endangered |
| Hump-nosed lizard
| Lyriocephalus scutatus | |
| Sri Lanka kangaroo lizard
| Otocryptis wiegmanni | |
| Black-spotted kangaroo lizard
| Otocryptis nigristigma | |
| Devaka's fan-throated lizard | Sitana devakai | |
| Fan-throated lizard
| Sitana ponticeriana |
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Family: Chamaeleonidae - chameleons[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian chameleon
| Chamaeleo zeylanicus |
Family: Gekkonidae - geckoes[edit]
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Family: Lacertidae - wall lizards[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leschenault's snake-eyed lizard
| Ophisops leschenaultii | |
| Lesser snake-eyed lizard | Ophisops minor |
Family: Scincidae - skinks[edit]
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Family: Varanidae - monitor lizards[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal monitor
| Varanus bengalensis | Least concern |
| Water monitor
| Varanus salvator | Least concern |
Order: Crocodilia - crocodiles[edit]
Family: Crocodylidae - true crocodiles[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mugger crocodile
| Crocodylus palustris | Vulnerable |
| Saltwater crocodile
| Crocodylus porosus | Least concern |
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Order: Testudines - turtles[edit]
Family: Bataguridae - Asian terrapins[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian black turtle
| Melanochelys trijuga | Near threatened |
Family: Cheloniidae - sea turtles[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Loggerhead sea turtle
| Caretta caretta | Endangered |
| Green sea turtle
| Chelonia mydas | Endangered |
| Hawksbill sea turtle
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Critically endangered |
| Olive ridley sea turtle
| Lepidochelys olivacea | Vulnerable |
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Family: Dermochelyidae - leatherback turtles[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leatherback sea turtle
| Dermochelys coriacea | Vulnerable |
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Family: Emydidae - American hard-shelled turtles[edit]
| Common name | Trinomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-eared slider
| Trachemys scripta elegans | Near threatened |
Family: Testudinidae - tortoises[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian star tortoise
| Geochelone elegans | Least concern |
Family: Trionychidae - softshells[edit]
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan flapshell turtle | Lissemys ceylonensis | Least concern |
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