List of Indian state reptiles

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.^[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.^[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including reptiles listed below.

States

List of Indian state reptiles
State	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]	IUCN category^[5]
Andhra Pradesh	Ganges softshell turtle	Nilssonia gangetica
Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pit-Viper	Trimeresurus arunachalensis
Assam	Assam roofed turtle	Pangshura sylhetensis
Bihar	Indian-Monocellate cobra	Naja kaouthia
Chhattisgarh	Indian-Star tortoise	Geochelone elegans
Goa	Leatherback sea turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Vulnerable
Gujarat	Indian Golden monitor-lizard	Varanus flavescens	Endangered
Haryana	Indian-spectacled cobra	Naja naja
Himachal Pradesh	Himalayan Pit-Viper	Gloydius himalayanus
Jharkhand	Indian Rock-Python	Python molurus
Karnataka	King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah
Kerala	Indian chameleon	Chamaeleo zeylanicus
Madhya Pradesh	Fish-eating Crocodile	Gavialis gangeticus
Maharashtra	Indian flapshell turtle	Lissemys punctata	Vulnerable
Manipur	Shirui-Hills Viper	Trimeresurus shillongensis
Meghalaya	Tokay gecko	Gekko gecko gecko
Mizoram	Indian peacock softshell turtle	Nilssonia hurum
Nagaland	King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah
Odisha	Saltwater crocodile	Crocodylus porosus
Punjab	Indian Rock-Python	Python molurus	Near Threatened
Rajasthan	Indian-Spiny-tailed lizard Indian desert monitor-lizard	Saara hardwickii Varanus griseus koniecznyi
Sikkim	Sikkim keelback	Herpetoreas sieboldii
Tamil Nadu	Indian peninsula Black-turtle	Melanochelys trijuga trijuga
Telangana	Indian-Spectacled cobra	Naja naja
Tripura	Jerdon's forest lizard	Calotes jerdoni
Uttar Pradesh	Fish-eating Crocodile	Gavialis gangeticus
Uttarakhand	Himalayan keelback	Herpetoreas platyceps
West Bengal	Bengal monitor	Varanus bengalensis

Union territories

List of Indian state reptiles (Union territories)
Union territory	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]	IUCN category^[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman Water Monitor	Varanus salvator andamanensis	Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi	Indian garden lizard	Calotes versicolor
Lakshadweep	Keeled Indian Mabuya	Eutropis carinata
Puducherry	Pondichéry fan-throated lizard	Sitana ponticeriana	Least Concern

References

↑ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
↑ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[1] "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[Symbol-2] "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[ENVIS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[Name-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[IUCN-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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