Here is a list of some reptiles found in Kerala, a state located in the southwestern part of India
| Estuarine Crocodile | Crocodylus porosus | Kayal Mutala |
|---|---|---|
| Mugger (Marsh Crocodile) | Crocodylus palustris | Chīṅkaṇṇi |
| Cochin Forest Cane Turtle | Vijayachelys silvatica | Churalama |
| Indian Black Turtle | Melanochelys trijuga | Kaaraama |
| Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Paccha Katalama |
| Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Hawksbill Turtle) | Eretmochelys imbricata | Chuntan Katalama |
| Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Pacific RidleyTurtle) | Lepidochelys olivacea | Katalama |
| Leatherback Sea Turtle (Luth, LeatheryTurtle) | Dermochelys coriacea | Kolama |
| Indian Star Tortoise | Geochelone elegans | Nakṣhatra Ama |
| Travancore Tortoise | Indotestudo travancorica | Kattama |
| Leith’s Softshell Turtle | Nilssonia leithii | Leyttinṟe Ama |
| Indian Flapshell Turtle | Lissemys punctata | Vellama/ Palama |
| Asian Giant Softshell Turtle | Pelochelys cantorii | Bhimanama |
| Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle | Chitra indica | Citrayama |
| Common Green Forest Lizard | Calotes calotes | Pacchayont |
| Large-scaled Forest Lizard | Calotes grandisquamis | Kattu Pacchayont |
| Nilgiri Forest Lizard | Calotes nemoricola | Nilagiri Ont |
| Elliot’s Forest Lizard | Calotes ellioti | Mullont |
| Roux’s Forest Lizard | Calotes rouxii | Roksinre Ont |
| Indian Garden Lizard | Calotes versicolor | Ont |
| South Indian Flying Lizard | Draco dussumieri | Parayont |
| Indian Kangaroo Lizard | Otocryptis beddomei | Kankaru Ont |
| Blanford’s Rock Agama | Psammophilus blanfordanus | Kunan Parayont |
| South Indian Rock Agama | Psammophilus dorsalis | Parayont |
| Anamalai Spiny Lizard | Salea anamallayana | Anamalayont |
| Horsfield’s Spiny Lizard | Salea horsfieldii | Nilagiri Malayont |
| Fan-throated Lizard | Sitana ponticeriana | Chnanganont |
| Indian Chamaeleon | Chamaeleo zeylanicus | Marayont |
| Beddome’s Day Gecko | Cnemaspis beddomei | Bedominre Marappalli |
| Slender Day Gecko | Cnemaspis gracilis | Ponnan Marappalli |
| Indian Day Gecko | Cnemaspis indica | Indian Marappalli |
| Kottiyur Day Gecko | Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis | Kottiyūr Marappalli |
| Coastal Day Gecko | Cnemaspis littoralis | Nattumarappalli |
| Mountain Day Gecko | Cnemaspis monticola | Mala Marappalli |
| Ponmudi Day Gecko | Cnemaspis nairi | Ponmuti Marappalli |
| Nilgiri Day Gecko | Cnemaspis nilagirica | Nilagiri Marappalli |
| Ornate Day Gecko | Cnemaspis ornata | Svarṇa Marappalli |
| Sispara Day Gecko | Cnemaspis sisparensis | Sispara Marappalli |
| Wayanad Day Gecko | Cnemaspis wynadensis | Vayanatan Marappalli |
| Kollegal Ground Gecko | Geckoella collegalensis | Kellegal Tarapalli |
| Four-clawed Gecko | Gehyra mutilata | Kuttiviralan Palli |
| Anaimalai Gecko | Dravidogecko anamallensis | Anamala Palli |
| Brook’s House Gecko | Hemidactylus brookii | Vittu Palli |
| Asian House Gecko | Hemidactylus frenatus | Nattu Palli |
| Bark Gecko | Hemidactylus leschenaultii | Chitrakan Palli |
| Spotted House Gecko | Hemidactylus maculatus | Pulli Palli |
| Prashad’s Gecko | Hemidactylus prashadi | Prasadi Palli |
| Reticulated Gecko | Hemidactylus reticulatus | Varayan Palli |
| Termite Hill Gecko | Hemidactylus triedrus | Chital Palli |
| Beddome’s Lacerta | Ophisops beddomei | Bedominre Manalarana |
| Leschenault’s Lacerta | Ophisops leschenaultii | Leshnalttinre Manalarana |
| Blue-bellied Tree Skink | Dasia subcaeruleum | Nilavayaran Marayarana |
| Beddome’s Grass Skink | Eutropis beddomii | Bedominre Arana |
| Bibron’s Seashore Skink | Eutropis bibronii | Katalarana |
| Common Keeled Skink | Eutropis carinata | Arana |
| Mountain Skink | Eutropis clivicola | Ponmuti Arana |
| Bronze Grass Skink | Eutropis macularia | Chempan Arana |
| White-spotted Supple Skink | Lygosoma albopunctata | Venpottan Pambarana |
| Spotted Supple Skink | Lygosoma punctata | Pambarana |
| Beddome’s Cat Skink | Ristella beddomii | Bedomi Puchayarana |
| Gunther’s Cat Skink | Ristella guentheri | Gunter Puchayarana |
| Rurk’s Cat Skink | Ristella rurkii | Rurkk Puchayarana |
| Travancore Cat Skink | Ristella travancorica | Travankur Puchayarana |
| Beddome’s Ground Skink | Kaestlea beddomii | Bedomi Mannarana |
| Two-lined Ground Skink | Kaestlea bilineata | Iruvarayan Mannarana |
| Side-spotted Ground Skink | Kaestlea laterimaculata | Pulli Mannarana |
| Travancore Ground Skink | Kaestlea travancorica | Travankur Mannarana |
| Palni Hills Ground Skink | Kaestlea palnica | Pazhani Mannarana |
| Dussumier’s Litter Skink | Sphenomorphus dussumieri | Kattarana |
| Earless Skink | Chalcides pentadactylus | Panchaviralan Arana |
| Bengal Monitor | Varanus bengalensis | Utump |
| Brahminy Worm Snake | Indotyphlops braminus | Kurutan Pamp |
| Beaked Worm Snake | Grypotyphlops acutus | Kokkurutti Pamp |
| Thurston’s Worm Snake | Gerrhopilus thurstoni | Amminnikkutiyan Pāmp |
| Tindall’s Worm Snake | Gerrhopilus tindalli | Tintal Kurutipamp |
| Beddome’s Worm Snake | Gerrhopilus beddomii | Bedomi Kurutipamp |
| Pied-belly Shieldtail | Melanophidium punctatum | Melivalan Pamp |
| Yellow-striped Shieldtail | Melanophidium bilineatum | Iruvarayan Pamp |
| Wynad Shieldtail | Melanophidium wynaudense | Katan Melivalan Pamp |
| Three-lined Shieldtail | Platyplectrurus trilineatus | Varayan Melivalan Pamp |
| Three-lined Shieldtail | Platyplectrurus madurensis | Tavitt Melivalan Pamp |
| Western Shieldtail | Teretrurus sanguineus | Chemmelivalan Pamp |
| Golden Shieldtail | Plectrurus aureus | Chemprakunnan Pamp |
| Purple Shieldtail | Plectrurus guentheri | Pantan Mulvalan Pamp |
| Perrotet’s Shieldtail | Plectrurus perroteti/td> | Mulluvalan Pamp |
| Wall’s Shieldtail | Brachyophidium rhodogaster | Chenvayaran Pamp |
| Elliot’s Shieldtail | Uropeltis ellioti | Chenvalayan Pamp |
| Cochin Shieldtail | Uropeltis nitida | Karintalayan Pamp |
| Nilgiri Shieldtail | Uropeltis ocellata | Irutalayan Mulvalan |
| Beddome’s Shieldt ail | Uropeltis beddomii | Mancherutalayan Pamp |
| Anamalai Shieldtail | Uropeltis macrorhyncha | Orirutalayan Pamp |
| Black-bellied Shieldtail | Uropeltis woodmasoni | Karatiyirutalayan Pamp |
| Kerala Shieldtail | Uropeltis ceylanica | Lankiyirutalayan Pamp |
| Periyar Shieldtail | Uropeltis arcticeps | Kunniyirutalayan Pamp |
| Red-spotted Shieldtail | Uropeltis rubromaculatus | Kunkumappottan Pamp |
| Red-lined Shieldtail | Uropeltis rubrolineata | Kunkumavarayan Pamp |
| Barred Shieldtail | Uropeltis myhendrae | Mannavalayan Pamp |
| Red-sided Shieldtail | Uropeltis maculata | Chorakuttan Pamp |
| Peter’s Shieldtail | Uropeltis petersi | Peter Manpamp |
| Ashambu Shieldtail | Uropeltis liura | Asampu Melivalan |
| Palni Shieldtail | Uropeltis pulneyensis | Palani Pamp |
| Violet Shieldtail | Uropeltis smithi | Vayalat Pamp |
| Red-bellied Shieldtail | Rhinophis sanguineus | Atichoppan Manpamp |
| Cardamom Shieldtail | Rhinophis fergusonianus | Manpamp |
| Travancore Shieldtail | Rhinophis travancoricus | Thekkan Manpamp |
| Indian Rock python | Python molurus | Perumpamp/malampamp |
| Common Sand Boa | Eryx conicus | Mannuli Pamp |
| Red Sand Boa | Eryx johnii | Irutalayan Pamp |
| Whitaker’s Boa | Eryx whitakeri | Vittakkarinte Mannuli Pamp |
| Marine File Snake | Acrochordus granulatus | Kayal Pamp |
| Common Trinket Snake | Coelognathus helena | Kattupamp |
| Indian Rat Snake | Ptyas mucosa | Chera |
| Banded Racer | Argyrogena fasciolata | Valli Chera |
| Lesser Stripe-necked Snake | Liopeltis calamaria | Chennivarayan Pamp |
| Black-spotted Kukri Snake | Oligodon venustus | Oraccurutta |
| Travancore Kukri Snake | Oligodon travancoricus | Thekkan Churutta |
| Russell’s Kukri Snake | Oligodon taeniolatus | Ressal Churutta |
| Common Kukri Snake | Oligodon arnensis | Muvarayan Churutta |
| Western Kukri Snake | Oligodon affinis | Malanchurutta |
| Striped Kukri Snake | Oligodon brevicauda | Kuttivalan Churutta |
| Ashok’s Bronzeback Tree Snake | Dendrelaphis ashoki | Varayan Villunni |
| Giri’s Bronzeback Tree Snake | Dendrelaphis girii | Kattu Komberi Pamp |
| Large-eyed Bronzeback Tree Snake | Dendrelaphis grandoculis | Mala Komberi Pamp |
| Southern Bronzeback Tree Snake | Dendrelaphis chairecaeos | Nalvarayan Keamberi Pamp |
| Common Bronzeback Tree Snake | Dendrelaphis tristis | Villunni |
| Ornate Flying Snake | Chrysopelea ornata | Nagattan Pamp/Alankara Pamp |
| Travancore Wolf Snake | Lycodon travancoricus | Tiruvitankur Vellivarayan |
| Barred Wolf Snake | Lycodon striatus | Varavarayan Pamp |
| Common Wolf Snake | Lycodon aulicus | Vellivarayan Pamp |
| Bridal Snake | Dryocalamus nympha | Velalitalayan Pamp |
| Dumeril’s Black-headed Snake | Sibynophis subpunctatus | Ezhuttani Churutta |
| Olive Forest Snake | Rhabdops olivaceus | Montayunti Pamp |
| Common Cat Snake | Boiga trigonata | Puchakkanan Pamp |
| Ceylon Cat Snake | Boiga ceylonensis | Kattuvalayan Pamp |
| Collared Cat Snake | Boiga nuchalis | Valayan Puchakkanni Pamp |
| Forsten’s Cat Snake | Boiga forsteni | Karikuriyan Pamp |
| Beddome’s Cat Snake | Boiga beddomei | Beddominte Puchakkanni Pamp |
| Travancore Cat Snake | Boiga dightoni | Pirumetan Pamp |
| Bronze-headed Vine Snake | Ahaetulla perroteti | Chola Pacholan |
| Gunther’s Vine Snake | Ahaetulla dispar | Malampacholan Pamp |
| Common Vine Snake | Ahaetulla nasuta | Pachola Pamp |
| Bamboo Pit Viper | Trimeresurus gramineus | Mulamantali |
| Horseshoe Pit Viper | Trimeresurus strigatus | Latamantali |
| Malabar Pit Viper | Trimeresurus malabaricus | Chola Mantali |
| Large-scaled Green Pit Vipe | Trimeresurus macrolepis | Chattittalayan Kuzhimandali |
| Common Hump-nosed Pit Viper | Hypnale hypnale | Muzhamukkan Kuzhimandali |
| Saw-scaled Viper | Echis carinatus | Churutta Mandali |
| Russel’s Viper | Daboia russelii | Anali |
| Black and Yellow Sea Snake | Hydrophis platurus | Manna Kurusi Pamp |
| Short Sea Snake | Hydrophis curtus | Arabi Pamp |
| Cochin-banded Sea Snake | Hydrophis ornatus | Chittuli Pamp |
| Annulated Sea Snake | Hydrophis cyanocinctus | Katalora Kotali |
| Hook-nosed Sea Snake | Hydrophis schistosus | Valakkatiyan |
| King Cobra | Ophiophagus hannah | Rajavempala |
| Spectacled Cobra | Naja naja | Murkhan |
| Bibron’s Coral Snake | Calliophis bibroni | Ezhuttani Valayan |
| Beddome’s Coral Snake | Calliophis beddomei | Ezhuttani Varayan |
| Striped Coral Snake | Calliophis nigrescens | Ettati Murkhan |
| Slender Coral Snake | Calliophis melanurus | Ezhuttani Murkhan |
| Common Indian Krait | Bungarus caeruleus | Vellikettan/Sanghuvarayan |
| Glossy Marsh Snake | Gerarda prevostiana | Pacchattuvay Pamp |
| Dog-faced Water Snake | Cerberus rynchops | Attuvayi Pamp |
| Dussumier’s Smooth Scale Water Snake | Dieurostus dussumieri | Chelikkuta/Kantappamp |
| Olive Keelback Water Snake | Atretium schistosum | Paccha Nīrkkoli |
| Green Keelback | Macropisthodon plumbicolor | Pacchanagam |
| Checkered Keelback | Xenochrophis piscator | Nīrkkoli |
| Hill Keelback | Hebius monticola | Mala Nīrkoali |
| Beddome’s Keelback | Hebius beddomei | Kattu Nirkkoli |
| Striped Keelback | Amphiesma stolatum | Theliyan Pamp |
| Gunther’s Narrow-headed Snake | Xylophis stenorhynchus | Orakkullan Pamp |
| Striped Narrow-headed Snake | Xylophis perroteti | Perottetti Pamp |
| Captain’s Wood Snake | Xylophis captaini | Kunnittalayan Pamp |
| Brown Vine Snake | Ahaetulla pulverulenta | Tavittola Pamp |
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