List of reptiles and amphibians of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This article lists the species of reptiles and amphibians found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Over 100 species of herpetofauna are found in the island, out of which many are endemic. This list uses British English throughout.[1][2][3][4]

Amphibians

A total of 20 species of amphibian have been sighted in the islands.

Fork-tounged frogs

Indus Valley bullfrog

Family: Dicroglossidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Andaman frog Minervarya andamanensis Yes LC
Mangrove frog Fejervarya moodiei No LC
Nicobar frog Minervarya nicobariensis Yes EN
Hill forest frog Limnonectes hascheanus No LC presence yet to be confirmed
Charles Darwin's eastern frog Minervarya charlesdarwini Yes CR
Red stream frog Limnonectes doriae No LC
Indus Valley bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus No LC
Shompen frog Limnonectes shompenorum No LC

Narrow-mouthed frogs

Ornate narrow-mouthed frog

Family: Microhylidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Staus Comments
Andaman bullfrog Kaloula ghoshi No NE
Mayabunder rice frog Microhyla chakrapanii Yes DD
Ornate narrow-mouthed frog Microhyla ornata No LC
Deli little pygmy frog Micryletta inornata No LC
Microhyla nakkavaram Yes NE

True toads

Asian common toad

Family: Bufonidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Asian common toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus No LC
Andaman bush toad Blythophryne beryet Yes NE

True frogs

Family: Ranidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Schlegel's frog Chalcorana chalconota No LC
Green paddy frog Hylarana erythraea No LC
Nicobarese frog Hylarana nicobariensis No LC

Shrub frogs

Family: Rhacophoridae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Nicobarese treefrog Polypedates insularis Yes NT
Two-striped bubble-nest frog Rohanixalus vittatus No LC

Reptiles

About 80 species are found in the islands.

Crocodiles

Saltwater crocodile

Family: Crocodylidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus No LC

Leatherback sea turtle

Family: Dermochelyidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea No VU

Typical sea turtles

Loggerhead sea turtle

Family: Cheloniidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta No VU
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas No EN
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata No CR
Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea No VU

River turtles

Family: Geoemydidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Amboina box turtle Cuora amboinensis No VU

Softshell and flapshell turtles

Family: Trionychidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata No LC

True geckos

Andaman day gecko

Family: Gekkonidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Andaman day gecko Phelsuma andamanensis Yes LC
Common four-clawed gecko Gehyra mutilata No NE
Andaman giant gecko Gekko verreauxi Yes VU
Smith's green-eyed gecko Gekko smithii No LC
Makachua gecko Gekko stoliczkai Yes NE
Andaman bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus rubidus No VU
Nicobar bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus adleri Yes LC
Central Nicobar bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus camortensis Yes NE
Northern Nicobar bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus nicobaricus Yes NE
Indo-pacific slender gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus No LC
Kandy day gecko Cnemaspis andersonii No LC
Nicobar rock gecko Cnemaspis nicobaricus Yes NE
Oriental worm gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus No LC
Mourning gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris No NE
Nicobar gliding gecko Gekko nicobarensis Yes NE
Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus No LC
Spotted house gecko Hemidactylus parvimaculatus No NE
Brook's house gecko Hemidactylus brookii No NE
Indo-Pacific gecko Hemidactylus garnotii No NE
Flat-tailed house gecko Hemidactylus platyurus No NE

Agamas

Short-crested bay island forest lizard

Family: Agamidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Short-crested bay island forest lizard Coryphophylax subcristatus Yes LC
Short-tailed bay island forest lizard Coryphophylax brevicauda Yes NE
Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor No NE
Andaman canopy agama Pseudocalotes andamanensis Yes NE
Daniel's forest lizard Bronchocela danieli Yes NE
Green-crested lizard Bronchocela cristatella No NE
Camorta canopy agama Bronchocela rubrigularis Yes NE

Skinks

Spotted forest skink

Family: Scincidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Nicobar tree skink Dasia nicobarensis Yes NE
Olive tree skink Dasia olivacea No LC
Big-eared lipinia Lipinia macrotympanum Yes VU
Christmas Island grass-skink Subdoluseps bowringii No NE
Andaman Islands grass skink Eutropis andamanensis Yes NE
Tytler's mabuya Eutropis tytleri Yes NE
Rough mabuya Eutropis rudis No NE
Rough-scaled sun skink Eutropis rugifera No NE
Common sun skink Eutropis multifasciata No NE
Nicobar sun skink Eutropis dattaroyi Yes NE
Spotted forest skink Sphenomorphus maculatus No NE
Large-eared ground skink Scincella macrotis Yes VU

Worm-lizards

Family: Dibamidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Nicobar blind skink Dibamus nicobaricum Yes NE

Monitor lizards

Asian water monitor

Family: Varanidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Asian water monitor Varanus salvator No LC

Blind snakes

Family: Typhlopidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Brahminy blind snake Indotyphlops braminus No NE
Andaman worm snake Gerrhopilus andamanensis Yes DD
Oates' worm snake Argyrophis oatesii No DD

File snakes

Family: Achrochordidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Little file snake Acrochordus granulatus No LC

Sun snakes

Family: Xenopeltidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Sunbeam snake Xenopeltis unicolor No LC

Pythons

Family: Pythonidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus No NE

Keelbacks

Checkered keelback

Family: Natricinae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Checkered keelback Fowlea piscator No NE
Nicobar keelback Thamnopis saurita Yes NE
Triangle keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus No LC

Colubrid snakes

Indian rat snake

Family: Colubridae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Andaman cat snake Boiga andamanensis Yes NE
Nicobar cat snake Boiga wallachi Yes DD
Paradise flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi No LC
Andaman bronzeback Dendrelaphis andamanensis Yes NE
Nicobar bronzeback Dendrelaphis humayuni Yes NE
Black-tailed trinket snake Coelognathus flavolineatus No LC
Red-tailed trinket snake Gonyosoma oxycephalum No LC
Andaman wolf snake Lycodon hypsirhinoides Yes NE
Malayan wolf snake Lycodon subcinctus No LC
Tiwari's wolf snake Lycodon tiwarii Yes NE
Yellow-striped kukri snake Oligodon woodmasoni Yes NE
Indian rat snake Ptyas mucosa No NE
Günther’s many-tooth snake Sibynophis bistrigatus No DD
Nicobar stripe-necked snake Gongylosoma nicobarensis Yes NE

Mangrove snakes

Family: Homalopsidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Yellow-banded mangrove snake Cantoria violacea No LC
Dog-faced water snake Cerberus rynchops No LC
Plumbeous smooth-scaled water snake Hypsiscopus plumbea No LC

Venemous snakes

King cobra

Family: Elapidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Andaman krait Bungarus andamanensis Yes VU
Andaman cobra Naja sagittifera Yes NE
King cobra Ophiophagus hannah No VU
Yellow-lipped sea krait Laticauda colubrina No LC
Brown-lipped sea krait Laticauda laticaudata No LC
Cantor's narrow-headed sea krait Hydrophis cantoris No DD
Black-and-yellow sea snake Hydrophis platurus No LC

Vipers

White-lipped pit viper

Family: Viperidae

Common name Binomial Endemic IUCN Status Comments
Andaman pit viper Trimeresurus andersonii Yes NE
White-lipped pit viper Trimeresurus albolabris No NE
Cantor's pit viper Trimeresurus cantori Yes NE
Nicobar pit viper Trimeresurus labialis Yes NE
Central Nicobar bamboo pit viper Trimeresurus mutabilis Yes NE
Car Nicobar green pit viper Trimeresurus davidi Yes NE

References

  1. ^ Rangasamy, V.; Sivaperuman, C.; Gokulakrishnan, G.; Parthipan, P. (2018), Sivaperuman, Chandrakasan; Venkataraman, Krishnamoorthy (eds.), "Herpetofauna of Andaman and Nicobar Islands", Indian Hotspots, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 37–56, doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6983-3_3, ISBN 978-981-10-6982-6, retrieved 2025-04-15
  2. ^ "Herpetofauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
  3. ^ "A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of India: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka". www.nhbs.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. ^ "Reptiles of Andaman & Nicobar Islands / RepFocus". repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
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