Reptiles – Biodiversity of Eraviperoor

PART III –REPTILES

Common name	Scientific Name	Status	Venomous/ Non Venomous
The spectacled or binocellate cobra	Naja naja naja	Common	Venomous
Common Indian krait	Bungarus caeruleus	Common	Venomous
Russell's viper	Vipera russelli	Common	Venomous
Pit viper (unidentified)		Rare	Venomous
Dhaman or common ratsnake	Ptyas mucosus	Very common	Non venomous
Indian python	Python molurus	Rare	Non venomous
Trinket snake	Elaphae helena	Rare	Non venomous
Common Indian bornzeback or tree snake	Dendrelaphis tristis	Very common	Non venomous
Common wolf snake	Lycodon aulicus	Common	Non venomous
Checkered keelback	Xenochrophis piscater	Very common	Non venomous
Olivaceous keelback	Atretium schistosum	Common	Non venomous
Indian gamma or cat snake	Boiga trigonata	Very rare	Non venomous
Common worm or blind snake	Typhlina bramina	Common	Non venomous

Common name	Scientific Name	Photo
Common Indian monitor	Varanus bengalensis
Common garden lizard or bloodsucker	Calotes versicolor
Southern green calotes	Calotes calotes
Draco or flying lizard	Draco dussumieri
Common or Brahminy skink	Mabuya carinata
Southern house gecko	Hemidactylus frenatus
Brook's gecko	Hemidactylus brooki
Bark gecko	Hemidactylus lescenaulti
Indian pond terrapin	Melanochelys trijuga coronata
Peninsular mud turtle or flap-shell	Lissemys punctata granosa