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THE ANCIENT LINEAGE

Reptiles
of Sri Lanka

- Cold Blooded Majesty

From the prehistoric Mugger Crocodiles of the dry zone to unique endemic treasures like the Sri Lankan Pit Viper. Explore the 200+ species that define the island's reptile diversity.

Sri Lankan Pit Viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus)

Ref

Common Name

Scientific Details

Key Locations

Status

#001

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta

#002

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

#003

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricate

#004

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

#005

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

#006

Parker’s Black Turtle

Melanochelys trijuga

#007

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta

#008

Indian Star Tortoise

Geochelone elegans

#009

Sri Lanka Flapshell Turtle

Lissemys ceylonensis

#010

Mugger Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris

#011

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

#012

Green Garden Lizard

Calotes calotes

#013

Painted Lip Lizard

Calotes ceylonensis

#014

De Silva’s Whistling Lizard

Calotes desilvai

#015

Crestless Lizard

Calotes liocephalus

#016

Sri Lanka Whistling Lizard

Calotes liolepis

#017

Knuckles Whistling Lizard

Calotes manamendrai

#018

Black Cheek Lizard

Calotes nigrilabris

#019

Pethiyagoda’s Crestless Lizard

Calotes pethiyagodai

#020

Common Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

#021

Rough Horn Lizard

Ceratophora aspera

#022

Erdelen’s Horn Lizard

Ceratophora erdeleni

#023

Karunaratne’s Horn Lizard

Ceratophora karu

#024

Rhino Horn Lizard

Ceratophora stoddartii

#025

Leafnose Lizard

Ceratophora tennentii

#026

Pygmy Lizard

Cophotis ceylanica

#027

Knuckles Pygmy Lizard

Cophotis dumbara

#028

Lyre Head Lizard

Lyriocephalus scutatus

#029

Black Spotted Kangaroo Lizard

Otocryptis nigristigma

#030

Sri Lankan Kangaroo Lizard

Otocryptis wiegmanni

#031

Pondichery Fan-throated Lizard

Sitana ponticeriana

#032

Devaka’s Fan-throated Lizard

Sitana devakai

#033

Sri Lankan Chameleon

Chameleo zeylanicus

#034

Lankan Golden Gecko

Calodactylodes illingworthorum

#035

Alwis’s Day Gecko

Chemaspis alwisi

#036

Amith’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis amith

#037

Gemunu’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis gemunu

#038

Godagedara’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis godagedarai

#039

Inger’s Dwarf Gecko

Cnemaspis ingerorum

#040

Gammaduwa Day Gecko

Cnemaspis kallima

#041

Kandamby’s Day Gecko

Chemaspis kandambyi

#042

Kandyan Day Gecko

Cnemaspis kandiana

#043

Kumarasinghe’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis kumarasinghei

#044

Elegant Day Gecko

Chemaspis latha

#045

Jewel Day Gecko

Cnemaspis menikay

#046

Molligoda’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis molligodai

#047

Nilgala Day Gecko

Cnemaspis nilgala

#048

Little Day Gecko

Cnemaspis pava

#049

Phillip’s Day Gecko

Chemaspis phillipsi

#050

Dwarf Day Gecko

Cnemaspis podihuna

#051

Rakwana Day Gecko

Cnemaspis pulchra

#052

Dotted Day Gecko

Chemaspis punctate

#053

Rajakaruna’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis rajakarunai

#054

Rammale Day Gecko

Cnemaspis rammalensis

#055

Ritigala Day Gecko

Cnemaspis retigalensis

#056

Peakwilderness Day Gecko

Cnemaspis samanalensis

#057

Gannoruwa Day Gecko

Cnemaspis scalpensis

#058

Forest Day Gecko

Cnemaspis silvula

#059

Roughbelly Day Gecko

Cnemaspis tropidogaster

#060

Upendra’s Day Gecko

Cnemaspis upendrai

#061

Frill-tailed Gecko

Hemidactylus platyurus

#062

Narrow Headed Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus cracens

#063

Taylor’s Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus edwardtaylori

#064

Great Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus fraenatus

#065

Ramboda Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus ramboda

#066

Knuckles Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus soba

#067

Rakwana Forest Gecko

Cyrtodactylus subsolanus

#068

Spotted Bowfinger Gecko

Cyrtodactylus trieda

#069

Collegal Bowfinger Gecko

Cyrtodactylus collegalensis

#070

Blotch Bowfinger Gecko

Cyrtodactylus yakhuna

#071

Four-claw Gecko

Gehyra mutilate

#072

Kandyan Gecko

Hemidactylus depressus

#073

Common House-gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

#074

Spotted Giant-gecko

Hemidactylus hunae

#075

Termite Hill Gecko

Hemidactylus triedrus

#076

Bark Gecko

Hemidactylus leschenaultia

#077

Spotted House-gecko

Hemidactylus parvimaculatus

#078

Pieres’ Gecko

Hemidactylus pieresii

#079

Scaly Gecko

Hemidactylus scabriceps

#080

Slender Gecko

Hemiphyllodactylus typus

#081

Mourning Gecko

Lepidodactylus lugubris

#082

Leschenault’s Snake-eye Lizard

Ophisops leschenaultia

#083

Lesser Snake-eye Lizard

Ophisops minor

#084

Dotted Skink

Lygosoma punctatus

#085

Taylor’s Skink

Lygosoma singha

#086

Haly’s Treeskink

Dasia halianus

#087

“”

Eutropis austini

#088

Beddome’s Striped Skink

Eutropis beddomii

#089

Bibron’s Sand Skink

Eutropis bibronii

#090

Common Skink

Eutropis carinata

#091

Taylor’s Skink

Eutropis floweri

#092

“”

Eutropis greeri

#093

Spotted Skink

Eutropis madaraszi

#094

Tammanna Skink

Eutropis tammanna

#095

Deignan’s Litter Skink

Lankascincus deignani

#096

Catenated Litter Skink

Lankascincus dorsicatenatus

#097

Common Litter Skink

Lankascincus fallax

#098

Gans’s Litter Skink

Lankascincus gansi

#099

Geer’s Litter Skink

Lankascincus greeri

#100

Annandale’s Litter Skink

Lankascincus megalops

#101

Peakwilderness Litter Skink

Lankascincus sripadensis

#102

Smooth Litter Skink

Lankascincus taprobanensis

#103

Taylor’s Litter Skink

Lankascincus taylori

#104

White Spotted Skink

Chalcides cf. ocellatus.

#105

Four-toe Snake Skink

Chalcidoseps thwaitesii

#106

Smith’s Snake Skink

Nessia bipes

#107

Three-toe Snake Skink

Nessia burtonii

#108

Deraniyagala’s Snake Skink

Nessia deraniyagalai

#109

Two-toe Snake Skink

Nessia didactylus

#110

Gans’s Three-toe Snake Skink

Nessia gansi

#111

Sharkhead Snake Skink

Nessia hickanala

#112

Layard’s Snake Skink

Nessia layardi

#113

Toeless Snake Skink

Nessia monodactylus

#114

Sarasin’s Snake Skink

Nessia sarasinorum

#115

Dussumier’s Litter Skink

Sphenomorphus dussumieri

#116

Land Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

#117

Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Reptiles of Sri Lanka

Reptiles
of Sri Lanka