LIST OF SNAKES OF INDIA

India, a land of unparalleled biodiversity, boasts an incredible array of snake species, each playing a vital role in our diverse ecosystems. From the elusive burrowing snakes of the Western Ghats to the majestic cobras of the plains and the vibrant pit vipers of the Himalayas, understanding and appreciating these often-misunderstood creatures is crucial for their conservation. We are thrilled to announce the publication of our most comprehensive resource yet: the “LIST OF SNAKES OF INDIA.” This meticulously compiled list, updated to May 2017 by indiansnakes.org , features exactly 301 distinct snake species. This includes a remarkable 113 endemic species, found nowhere else on Earth, with 17 species specifically endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Our aim with this checklist is to provide a valuable tool for researchers, conservationists, enthusiasts, and anyone curious about India’s incredible reptilian fauna, fostering a deeper connection and respect for these magnificent animals. With 86 genera represented, including 16 monotypic genera and 11 endemic genera, this checklist highlights the astonishing genetic diversity within Indian snake populations. We hope this definitive guide will serve as an essential reference, promoting further study and appreciation for India’s rich ophidian heritage. Explore the list and embark on a fascinating journey into the serpentine world of India, discovering species both familiar and incredibly rare, contributing to their ongoing protection and understanding.

LIST OF SNAKES OF INDIA (301 Species)

Common Name	Scientific Name
Marine File Snake, Little File Snake, Western Wart Snake	Acrochordus granulatus SCHNEIDER, 1799
Wall’s Shieldtail, Red-bellied Shieldtail	Brachyophidium rhodogaster WALL, 1921*
Two-lined Black Earth Snake, Yellow-striped Shieldtail	Melanophidium bilineatum BEDDOME, 1870*
Khaire’s Melanophidium, Khaire’s Black Shieldtail	Melanophidium khairei GOWER, GIRI, CAPTAIN & WILKINSON, 2016*
Pied-belly Shieldtail	Melanophidium punctatum BEDDOME, 1871*
Wayanad Shieldtail	Melanophidium wynaudense BEDDOME, 1863*
Madurai Shieldtail, Travancore Hills Thorntail Snake	Platyplectrurus madurensis BEDDOME, 1877*
Three-lined Shieldtail, Lined Thorntail Snake	Platyplectrurus trilineatus BEDDOME, 1867*
Golden Shieldtail	Plectrurus aureus BEDDOME, 1880*
Günther’s Shieldtail, Purple Shieldtail	Plectrurus guentheri BEDDOME, 1863*
Perrotet’s Shieldtail, Nilgiri Burrowing Snake	Plectrurus perroteti Duméril & Bibron in Duméril & Duméril, 1851*
Kanara Shieldtail	Pseudoplectrurus canaricus BEDDOME, 1870*
Cardamom Shieldtail	Rhinophis fergusonianus BOULENGER, 1896*
Gower’s Shieldtail	Rhinophis goweri AENGALS & GANESH, 2013*
Red-bellied Shieldtail	Rhinophis sanguineus BEDDOME, 1863*
Travancore Shieldtail	Rhinophis travancoricus BOULENGER, 1892*
Western Shieldtail	Teretrurus sanguineus BEDDOME, 1867*
Tirunelveli Shieldtail	Uropeltis arcticeps GÜNTHER, 1875*
Beddome’s Shieldtail	Uropeltis beddomii GÜNTHER, 1862*
Bicatenate Shieldtail	Uropeltis bicatenata GÜNTHER, 1864*
Sirumalai Shieldtail	Uropeltis broughami BEDDOME, 1878*
Kerala Shieldtail	Uropeltis ceylanicus CUVIER, 1829*
Dindigul Shieldtail	Uropeltis dindigalensis BEDDOME, 1877*
Elliot’s Shieldtail	Uropeltis ellioti GRAY, 1858*
Smith’s Shieldtail, Violet Shieldtail	Uropeltis grandis BEDDOME, 1867*
Ashambu Shieldtail	Uropeltis liura GÜNTHER, 1875*
Bombay Shieldtail	Uropeltis macrolepis PETERS, 1862*
Anaimalai Shieldtail	Uropeltis macrorhynchus BEDDOME, 1877*
Red-sided Shieldtail	Uropeltis maculatus BEDDOME, 1878*
Periyar Shieldtail	Uropeltis madurensis BEDDOME, 1878*
Barred Shieldtail	Uropeltis myhendrae BEDDOME, 1886*
Cochin Shieldtail	Uropeltis nitidus BEDDOME, 1878*
Ocellate Shieldtail	Uropeltis ocellatus BEDDOME, 1863*
Peters’ Shieldtail	Uropeltis petersi BEDDOME, 1878*
Phipson’s Shieldtail	Uropeltis phipsonii MASON, 1888*
Palni Shieldtail	Uropeltis pulneyensis BEDDOME, 1863*
Red-lined Shieldtail	Uropeltis rubrolineatus GÜNTHER, 1875*
Red-spotted Shieldtail	Uropeltis rubromaculatus BEDDOME, 1867*
Shevaroy Hill Shieldtail, Shortt’s Shieldtail	Uropeltis shorttii BEDDOME, 1863*
Woodmason’s Shieldtail, Black-Bellied Shieldtail	Uropeltis woodmasoni THEOBALD, 1876*
Reticulated Python	Malayopython reticulatus SCHNEIDER, 1801 (Malayopython reticulatus reticulatus SCHNEIDER, 1801)
Burmese Python, Burmese Rock Python	Python bivittatus KUHL, 1820
Indian Rock Python	Python molurus LINNAEUS, 1758
Sunbeam Snake, Common Sunbeam Snake	Xenopeltis unicolor REINWARDT, 1827
Common Sand Boa, Russell’s Earth Boa, Rough-tailed Boa	Eryx conicus SCHNEIDER, 1801
Red Sand Boa, Indian Red Sand Boa, Persian Red Sand Boa	Eryx johnii RUSSELL, 1801 (Eryx johnii johnii RUSSELL, 1801, Eryx johnii persicus NIKOLSKI, 1907)
Whitaker’s Boa	Eryx whitakeri DAS, 1991*
Variable Coloured Vine Snake, Eastern Vine Snake	Ahaetulla anomala ANNANDALE, 1906
Günther’s Vine Snake	Ahaetulla dispar GÜNTHER, 1864*
Green Vine Snake, Common Vine Snake	Ahaetulla nasuta BONNATERRE, 1790
Bronze-headed Vine Snake	Ahaetulla perroteti DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1854*
Short-nosed Vine Snake	Ahaetulla prasina BOIE, 1827 (Ahaetulla prasina prasina BOIE, 1827)
Brown Vine Snake	Ahaetulla pulverulenta DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1854
Ornate Flying Snake	Chrysopelea ornata SHAW, 1802
Paradise Flying Snake	Chrysopelea paradisi BOIE, 1827 (Chrysopelea paradisi paradise BOIE, 1827)
Sri Lankan Flying Snake	Chrysopelea taprobanica SMITH, 1943
Andaman Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis andamanensis ANDERSON, 1871*A
Ashok’s Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis ashoki VOGEL & VAN ROOIJEN, 2011*
Gore’s Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis biloreatus WALL, 1908
Southern Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis chairecaeos BOIE, 1827*
Blue Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis cyanochloris WALL, 1921
Giri’s Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis girii VOGEL & VAN ROOIJEN, 2011*
Large-eyed Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis grandoculis BOULENGER, 1890*
Nicobarese Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis humayuni TIWARI & BISWAS, 1973*A
Painted Bronzeback Tree Snake, Eastern Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis pictus GMELIN, 1789, Dendrelaphis proarchos WALL, 1909
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis tristis DAUDIN, 1803
Wall’s Bronzeback Tree Snake	Dendrelaphis walli VOGEL & VAN ROOIJEN, 2011
Bella’s Trinket Snake, Bella’s Ratsnake	Archelaphe bella STANLEY, 1917
Banded Racer	Argyrogena fasciolata SHAW, 1802
Darjeeling Racer	Argyrogena vittacaudata BLYTH, 1854*
Andaman Cat Snake	Boiga andamanensis WALL, 1909*A
Beddome’s Cat Snake	Boiga beddomei WALL, 1909
Ceylon Cat Snake, Sri Lankan Cat Snake	Boiga ceylonensis GÜNTHER, 1858
Green Cat Snake	Boiga cyanea DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854
Travancore Cat Snake	Boiga dightoni BOULENGER, 1894*
Yellow-green Cat Snake, Yellow-belly Cat Snake	Boiga flaviviridis VOGEL & GANESH, 2013*
Forsten’s Cat Snake	Boiga forsteni DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854
Eastern Cat Snake	Boiga gokool GRAY, 1835
Many Banded Cat Snake	Boiga multifasciata BLYTH, 1861
Large Spotted Cat Snake	Boiga multomaculata BOIE, 1827
Collared Cat Snake	Boiga nuchalis GÜNTHER, 1875*
Common Tawny Cat Snake, Stoliczka’s Tawny Cat Snake, Wall’s Tawny Cat Snake	Boiga ochracea GÜNTHER, 1868 (Boiga ochracea ochracea GÜNTHER, 1868, Boiga ochracea stoliczkae WALL, 1909, Boiga ochracea walli SMITH, 1943)
Assamese Cat Snake	Boiga quincunciata WALL, 1908
Thai Cat Snake, Eyed Cat Snake	Boiga siamensis NUTAPHAND, 1971
Common Cat Snake, Indian Gamma Snake	Boiga trigonata SCHNEIDER, 1802
Nicobar Cat Snake	Boiga wallachi DAS, 1998*
Black Tailed Trinket Snake	Coelognathus flavolineatus SCHLEGEL, 1837
Yellow Striped Trinket Snake, Common Trinket Snake, Montane Trinket Snake, Angular Trinket Snake	Coelognathus helena DAUDIN, 1803 (Coelognathus helena helena DAUDIN, 1803, Coelognathus helena monticollaris SCHULZ, 1992, Coelognathus helena nigriangularis MOHAPATRA, SCHULZ, HELFENBERGER, HOFMANN & DUTTA, 2016)
Copper-headed Trinket Snake, Radiated Trinket Snake	Coelognathus radiatus BOIE, 1827
Indian Smooth Snake	Coronella brachyura GÜNTHER, 1866*
Doria’s Green Snake	Cyclophiops doriae BOULENGER, 1888*
Scarce Bridal Snake	Dryocalamus gracilis GÜNTHER, 1864
Common Bridal Snake	Dryocalamus nympha DAUDIN, 1803
Indian Egg Eater, Indian Egg-eating Snake	Elachistodon westermanni REINHARDT, 1863
Eastern Trinket Snake, Cantor’s Trinket Snake	Elaphe cantoris BOULENGER, 1894
Himalayan Trinket Snake, Hodgson’s Trinket Snake	Elaphe hodgsoni GÜNTHER, 1860
Yunnanese Striped Trinket Snake	Elaphe taeniurus COPE, 1861 (Elaphe taeniurus yunnanensis ANDERSON, 1879)
Mandarin Trinket Snake	Euprepiophis mandarinus CANTOR, 1842
Camorta Island Stripe-Necked Snake	Gongylosoma nicobariensis STOLICZKA, 1870*A
Khasi Hills Trinket Snake	Gonyosoma frenatus GRAY, 1853
Green Trinket Snake	Gonyosoma prasinus BLYTH, 1854
Red-tailed Trinket Snake	Gonyosoma oxycephalum BOIE, 1827
Calamaria Reed Snake	Liopeltis calamaria GÜNTHER, 1858
Günther’s Reed Snake, Günther’s Stripe-necked Snake	Liopeltis frenatus GÜNTHER, 1858
Himalayan Reed Snake, Himalayan Stripe-necked Snake	Liopeltis rappi GÜNTHER, 1860
Stoliczka’s Reed Snake, Stoliczka’s Stripe-necked Snake	Liopeltis stoliczkae SCLATER, 1891
Common Wolf Snake	Lycodon aulicus LINNAEUS, 1758
Banded Wolf Snake	Lycodon fasciatus ANDERSON, 1879
Yellow Collard Wolf Snake	Lycodon flavicollis MUKHERJEE & BHUPATHY, 2007*
Yellow Spotted Wolf Snake	Lycodon flavomaculatus WALL, 1907*
Sikkim Wolf Snake	Lycodon gammiei BLANFORD 1878
Andaman Wolf Snake	Lycodon hypsirhinoides THEOBALD, 1868*A
Twin-spotted Wolf Snake, Yellow-speckled Wolf Snake	Lycodon jara SHAW, 1802
Laotian Wolf Snake	Lycodon laoensis GÜNTHER, 1864
Himalayan Wolf Snake, Mackinnon’s Wolf Snake	Lycodon mackinnoni WALL, 1906*
White-banded Wolf Snake	Lycodon septentrionalis GÜNTHER, 1875
Barred Wolf Snake	Lycodon striatus SHAW, 1802 (Lycodon striatus striatus SHAW, 1802)
Malayan Wolf Snake	Lycodon subcinctus BOIE, 1827 (Lycodon subcinctus subcinctus BOIE, 1827)
Tiwari’s Wolf Snake	Lycodon tiwarii BISWAS & SANYAL, 1965*A
Travancore Wolf Snake	Lycodon travancoricus BEDDOME, 1870*
Zaw’s Wolf Snake	Lycodon zawi SLOWINSKI, PAWAR, WIN, THIN, GYI, OO & TUN, 2001
Sindh Awl-headed Snake, Sind Longnose Sand Snake	Lytorhynchus paradoxus GÜNTHER, 1875
Western Kukri Snake	Oligodon affinis GÜNTHER, 1862*
White-barred Kukri Snake	Oligodon albocinctus CANTOR, 1839
Common Kukri Snake, Banded Kukri Snake	Oligodon arnensis SHAW, 1802
Striped Kukri Snake	Oligodon brevicauda GÜNTHER, 1862*
Reed-like Kukri Snake	Oligodon calamarius LINNAEUS, 1758
Assam Kukri Snake	Oligodon catenatus BLYTH, 1854
Black-barred Kukri Snake	Oligodon cinereus GÜNTHER, 1864
Cantor’s Kukri Snake	Oligodon cyclurus CANTOR, 1839
Spot-tailed Kukri Snake	Oligodon dorsalis GRAY & HARDWICKE, 1835
Red-bellied Kukri Snake	Oligodon erythrogaster BOULENGER, 1907
Red-striped Kukri Snake	Oligodon erythrorhachis WALL, 1910*
Walnut Kukri Snake	Oligodon juglandifer WALL, 1909
Coral Red Kukri Snake	Oligodon kheriensis ACHARJI & RAY, 1936
Black Kukri Snake, Blue-belly Kukri Snake	Oligodon melaneus WALL, 1909*
Abor Hills Kukri Snake	Oligodon melanozonatus WALL, 1922
Nikhil’s Kukri Snake, Palani Hills Kukri Snake	Oligodon nikhili WHITAKER & DATTATRI, 1982*
Russell’s Kukri Snake, Streaked Kukri Snake	Oligodon taeniolatus JERDON, 1853
Theobald’s Kukri Snake	Oligodon theobaldi GÜNTHER, 1868
Travancore Kukri Snake	Oligodon travancoricus BEDDOME, 1877*
Black-spotted Kukri Snake	Oligodon venustus JERDON, 1853*
Yellow-striped Kukri Snake, Island Kukri Snake	Oligodon woodmasoni SCLATER, 1891*A
Banded Trinket Snake	Oreocryptophis porphyraceus CANTOR, 1839 (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus porphyraceus CANTOR, 1839)
Nagarjun Sagar Racer, Sharma’s Racer	Platyceps bholanathi SHARMA, 1976*
Günther’s Racer	Platyceps gracilis GÜNTHER, 1862*
Kashmiri Racer, Jan’s Cliff Racer	Platyceps rhodorachis JAN, 1865 (Platyceps rhodorachis kashmirensis KHAN & KHAN, 2000, Platyceps rhodorachis rhodorachis JAN, 1865)
Glossy-bellied Racer, Hardwicke’s Racer/Rat Snake	Platyceps ventromaculatus GRAY, 1834
Indo-Chinese Rat Snake, Chinese Rat Snake	Ptyas korros SCHLEGEL, 1837
Rat Snake, Dhaman	Ptyas mucosa LINNAEUS, 1758
Green Rat Snake	Ptyas nigromarginata BLYTH, 1854
Red-spotted Royal Snake	Spalerosophis arenarius BOULENGER, 1890
Black-headed Royal Snake	Spalerosophis atriceps FISCHER, 1885
Diadem Royal Snake	Spalerosophis diadema SCHLEGEL, 1837
Wallace’s Racer	Wallaceophis gujaratensis MIRZA, VYAS, PATEL, MAHETA & SANAP, 2016*
Collared Reed Snake	Calamaria pavimentata DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854
Blyth’s Reticulate Snake	Blythia reticulata BLYTH, 1854
Brown Trapezoid Snake, Two Colored Trapezoid Snake	Rhabdops bicolor BLYTH, 1854
Olive Trapezoid Snake, Spotted Trapezoid Snake	Rhabdops olivaceus BEDDOME, 1863*
Pegu Black-headed Snake	Sibynophis bistrigatus GÜNTHER, 1868
Collared Black-headed Snake	Sibynophis collaris GRAY, 1853
Cantor’s Black-headed Snake	Sibynophis sagittarius CANTOR, 1839
Dumeril’s Black-headed Snake, Jerdon’s Many-toothed Snake	Sibynophis subpunctatus DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854
Mock Viper, Common Mock Viper	Psammodynastes pulverulentus BOIE, 1827 (Psammodynastes pulverulentus pulverulentus BOIE, 1827)
Condanarus Sand Snake	Psammophis condanarus MERREM, 1820
Leith’s Sand Snake, Pakistani Ribbon Snake	Psammophis leithii GÜNTHER, 1869
Stout Sand Snake, Stocky Sand Snake	Psammophis longifrons BOULENGER, 1890*
Afro-Asian Sand Snake, Schokari Sand Racer	Psammophis schokari FORSKAL, 1775
Striped Keelback, Buff-striped Keelback	Amphiesma stolatum LINNAEUS, 1758
Olive Keelback Water Snake	Atretium schistosum DAUDIN, 1803
Beddome’s Keelback, Nilgiri Keelback	Hebius beddomei GÜNTHER, 1864*
Clerk’s Keelback	Hebius clerki WALL, 1925
Khasi Hills Keelback	Hebius khasiense BOULENGER, 1890
Modest Keelback	Hebius modestum GÜNTHER, 1875
Hill Keelback, Wynad Keelback	Hebius monticola JERDON, 1853*
Camorta Keelback, Nicobar Keelback	Hebius nicobariense SCLATER, 1891*A
Yunnan Keelback, Boulenger’s Keelback	Hebius parallelum BOULENGER, 1890
Assam Keelback	Hebius pealii SCLATER, 1891*
Venning’s Keelback	Hebius venningi WALL, 1910
Wall’s Keelback, Cherrapunji Keelback	Hebius xenura WALL, 1907
Himalayan Keelback, Himalayan Mountain Keelback	Herpetoreas platyceps BLYTH, 1854
Siebold’s Keelback	Herpetoreas sieboldii GÜNTHER, 1860
Green Keelback, Lead Keelback	Macropisthodon plumbicolor CANTOR, 1839
Orange-collared Keelback	Rhabdophis himalayanus GÜNTHER, 1864
Hubei Keelback	Rhabdophis nuchalis BOULENGER, 1891 (Rhabdophis nuchalis nuchalis BOULENGER, 1891)
Red-necked Keelback	Rhabdophis subminiatus SCHLEGEL, 1837 (Rhabdophis subminiatus subminiatus SCHLEGEL, 1837, Rhabdophis subminiatus helleri SCHMIDT, 1925)
Eastern Water Snake	Sinonatrix percarinata BOULENGER, 1899 (Sinonatrix percarinata percarinata BOULENGER, 1899)
Blackbelly Worm-eating Snake, Darjeeling Worm-eating Snake	Trachischium fuscum BLYTH, 1854
Rosebelly Worm-eating Snake, Gunther’s Worm-eating Snake	Trachischium guentheri BOULENGER, 1890
Olive Oriental Slender Snake	Trachischium laeve PERACCA, 1904
Mountain Worm-eating Snake, Assam Worm-eating Snake	Trachischium monticola CANTOR, 1839
Yellowbelly Worm-eating Snake	Trachischium tenuiceps BLYTH, 1854
Painted Keelback	Xenochrophis cerasogaster CANTOR, 1839
Yellow-spotted Keelback	Xenochrophis flavipunctatus HALLOWELL, 1860
Checkered Keelback, Asiatic Water Snake	Xenochrophis piscator SCHNEIDER, 1799
Bar-necked Keelback	Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri KRAMER, 1977
Triangle Keelback, Triangle-backed Keelback	Xenochrophis trianguligerus BOIE, 1827
Andaman Keelback	Xenochrophis tytleri BLYTH, 1863*A
False Cobra, Mock Cobra, Common False Cobra	Pseudoxenodon macrops BLYTH, 1855 (Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops BLYTH, 1855)
Andaman Krait	Bungarus andamanensis BISWAS & SANYAL, 1978*A
North-eastern Hill Krait, Eastern Himalayan Krait	Bungarus bungaroides CANTOR, 1839
Common Krait, Common Indian Krait, Blue Krait	Bungarus caeruleus SCHNEIDER, 1801
Banded Krait	Bungarus fasciatus SCHNEIDER, 1801
Lesser Black Krait	Bungarus lividus CANTOR, 1839
Greater Black Krait	Bungarus niger WALL, 1908
Sind Krait	Bungarus sindanus BOULENGER, 1897
Wall’s Krait	Bungarus walli WALL, 1907
Beddome’s Coral Snake	Calliophis beddomei SMITH, 1943*
Bibron’s Coral Snake	Calliophis bibroni JAN, 1858*
Castoe’s Coral Snake	Calliophis castoe SMITH, OGALE, DEEPAK & GIRI, 2012*
Slender Coral Snake	Calliophis melanurus SHAW, 1802
Striped Coral Snake, Black Coral Snake	Calliophis nigrescens GÜNTHER, 1862*
Monocled Cobra	Naja (Naja) kaouthia LESSON, 1831
Spectacled Cobra, Common Indian Cobra	Naja (Naja) naja LINNAEUS, 1758
Central Asian Cobra, Oxus Cobra	Naja (Naja) oxiana EICHWALD, 1831
Andaman Cobra	Naja (Naja) sagittifera WALL, 1913*A
King Cobra, Hamadryad	Ophiophagus hannah CANTOR, 1836
Common Macclelland’s Coral Snake, One-lined Macclelland’s Coral Snake	Sinomicrurus macclellandi REINHARDT, 1844 (Sinomicrurus macclellandi macclellandi REINHARDT, 1844, Sinomicrurus macclellandi univirgatus GÜNTHER, 1858)
Dwarf Sea Snake, Many-toothed Sea Snake	Hydrophis caerulescens SHAW, 1802
Cantor’s Sea Snake	Hydrophis cantoris GÜNTHER, 1864
Short Sea Snake	Hydrophis curtus SHAW, 1802
Annulated Sea Snake	Hydrophis cyanocinctus DAUDIN, 1803
Graceful Small-headed Sea Snake	Hydrophis gracilis SHAW, 1802
Hardwick’s Sea Snake	Hydrophis hardwickii GRAY, 1834
Banded Sea Snake, Striped Sea Snake	Hydrophis fasciatus SCHNEIDER, 1799
Jerdon’s Sea Snake	Hydrophis jerdonii GRAY, 1849 (Hydrophis jerdonii jerdonii GRAY, 1849)
Persian Gulf Sea Snake	Hydrophis lapemoides GRAY, 1849
Bombay Gulf Sea Snake	Hydrophis mamillaris DAUDIN, 1803
Black Banded Sea Snake	Hydrophis nigrocinctus DAUDIN, 1803
Estuarine Sea Snake	Hydrophis obscurus DAUDIN, 1803
Ornate Sea Snake	Hydrophis ornatus GRAY, 1842 (Hydrophis ornatus ornatus GRAY, 1842)
Pelagic Sea Snake, Yellow-belly Sea Snake	Hydrophis platurus LINNAEUS, 1766
Hook-nosed Sea Snake, Beaked Sea Snake	Hydrophis schistosus DAUDIN, 1803
Yellow Sea Snake	Hydrophis spiralis SHAW, 1802
Stoke’s Sea Snake	Hydrophis stokesii GRAY, 1846
Collared Sea Snake	Hydrophis stricticollis GÜNTHER, 1864
Viperine Sea Snake	Hydrophis viperinus SCHMIDT, 1852
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait	Laticauda colubrina SCHNEIDER, 1799
Blue-lipped Sea Krait	Laticauda laticaudata LINNAEUS, 1758 (Laticauda laticaudata affinis ANDERSON, 1871)
Cantor’s Water Snake	Cantoria violacea GIRARD, 1857
Dog-faced Water Snake	Cerberus rynchops SCHNEIDER, 1799
Dussumier’s Water Snake, Kerala Mud Snake	Dieurostus dussumieri DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854*
Rainbow Water Snake, Rainbow Mud Snake, Striped Water Snake	Enhydris enhydris SCHNEIDER, 1799
Siebold’s Water Snake	Ferania sieboldi SCHLEGEL, 1837
Crab-eating Water Snake, White-bellied Mangrove Snake	Fordonia leucobalia SCHLEGEL, 1837
Gerard’s Water Snake, Glossy Marsh Snake	Gerarda prevostiana EYDOUX & GERVAIS, 1837
Hardwick’s Puff-faced Water Snake	Homalopsis hardwickii GRAY, 1842*
Plumbeous Water Snake	Hypsiscopus plumbea BOIE, 1827
Mountain Slug Snake, Spotted Slug Snake	Pareas margaritophorus JAN, 1866
Common Slug Snake	Pareas monticola CANTOR, 1839
Captain’s Wood Snake, Captain’s Narrow-headed Snake	Xylophis captaini GOWER & WINKLER, 2007*
Perrotet’s Mountain Snake, Perrotet’s Narrow-headed Snake	Xylophis perroteti DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1854*
Günther’s Mountain Snake, Günther’s Narrow-headed Snake	Xylophis stenorhynchus GÜNTHER, 1875*
Western Himalayan Pit Viper	Gloydius himalayanus GÜNTHER, 1864
Hump-nosed Pit Viper	Hypnale hypnale MERREM, 1820
Chinese Mountain Pit Viper	Ovophis monticola GÜNTHER, 1864 (Ovophis monticola monticola GÜNTHER, 1864)
Himalayan Pit Viper	Protobothrops himalayanus PAN, CHETTRI, YANG, JIANG, WANG, ZHANG & VOGEL, 2013
Jerdon’s Pit Viper, Red-spotted Pit Viper	Protobothrops jerdonii GÜNTHER, 1875 (Protobothrops jerdonii jerdonii GÜNTHER, 1875, Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas GÜNTHER, 1889)
Kaulback’s Lance-headed Pit Viper	Protobothrops kaulbacki SMITH, 1940
Brown Spotted Pit Viper	Protobothrops mucrosquamatus CANTOR, 1839
White-lipped Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) albolabris GRAY, 1842
Anderson’s Pit Viper, Andaman Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) andersonii THEOBALD, 1868*A
Cantor’s Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) cantori BLYTH, 1846*A
Red-tailed Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) erythrurus CANTOR, 1839
Bamboo Pit Viper, Indian Bamboo Pit Viper, Common Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) gramineus SHAW, 1802*
Gumprecht’s Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) gumprechti DAVID, VOGEL, PAUWELS & VIDAL, 2002
Nicobar Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) labialis STEINDACHNER, 1867*A
Large-scaled Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Peltopelor) macrolepis BEDDOME, 1862*
Malabar Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) malabaricus JERDON, 1854*
Medo Pit Viper, Medo Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) medoensis ZHAO, 1977
Stoliczka’s Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) mutabilis STOLICZKA, 1870*A
Pope’s Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Popeia) popeiorum SMITH, 1937
Northern Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Trimeresurus) septentrionalis KRAMER, 1977
Stejneger’s Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) stejnegeri SCHMIDT, 1925
Horseshoe Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Craspedocephalus) strigatus GRAY, 1842*
Yunnanese Green Pit Viper	Trimeresurus (Viridovipera) yunnanensis SCHMIDT, 1925
Hutton’s Pit Viper	Tropidolaemus huttoni SMITH, 1949*
Russell’s Viper, Chain Viper	Daboia russelii SHAW & NODDER, 1797
Indian Saw-scaled Viper, Sochurek’s Saw-scaled Viper	Echis carinatus SCHNEIDER, 1801 (Echis carinatus carinatus SCHNEIDER, 1801, Echis carinatus sochureki STEMMLER, 1969)
Levantine Viper	Macrovipera lebetina LINNAEUS, 1758 (Macrovipera lebetina lebetina LINNAEUS, 1758)
Khasi Earth Snake	Stoliczkia khasiensis JERDON, 1870*
Andaman Worm Snake	Gerrhopilus andamanensis STOLICZKA, 1871*A
Beddome’s Worm Snake	Gerrhopilus beddomii BOULENGER, 1890*
Wall’s Worm Snake	Gerrhopilus oligolepis WALL, 1909
Thurston’s Worm Snake	Gerrhopilus thurstoni BOETTGER, 1890*
Tindal’s Worm Snake	Gerrhopilus tindalli SMITH, 1943*
Beaked Worm Snake	Grypotyphlops acutus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1844*
Assam Worm Snake	Argyrophis bothriorhynchus GÜNTHER, 1864
Diard’s Worm Snake	Argyrophis diardii SCHLEGEL, 1839
Muller’s Worm Snake	Argyrophis muelleri SCHLEGEL, 1839
Oates’ Worm Snake, Andaman Island Worm Snake	Argyrophis oatesii BOULENGER, 1890
Brahminy Worm Snake	Indotyphlops braminus DAUDIN, 1803
Belgaum Worm Snake, Jan’s Worm Snake	Indotyphlops exiguus JAN, 1864*
Jerdon’s Worm Snake	Indotyphlops jerdoni BOULENGER, 1890
Loveridge’s Worm Snake	Indotyphlops loveridgei CONSTABLE, 1949*
Darjeeling Worm Snake	Indotyphlops meszoelyi WALLACH, 1999*
Gunther’s Worm Snake	Indotyphlops pammeces GÜNTHER, 1864*
Stoliczka’s Worm Snake	Indotyphlops porrectus STOLICZKA, 1871
Samagutin Worm Snake, Peters’ Worm Snake	Indotyphlops tenuicollis PETERS, 1864
Sindh Thread Snake	Myriopholis blanfordi BOULENGER, 1890
Long-nosed Thread Snake, Large Beaked Thread Snake	Myriopholis macrorhyncha JAN, 1860

Trinket Snake (Coelognathus helena)

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