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The Western Ghats or 'Sahyadris' is home to some very

unique flora, fauna and fungi. The terrestrial ecosystem of

the Sahyadriand peninsular India, and biodiversity are

highly diverse supporting livelihoods, providing invaluable

ecosystem services and sustaining more than 400 milli on

people in the world's highest concentration of humans in a

biodiversity hotspot.

The Western Ghats has a high proportion of endemic

faunal species. If an animal or plant speciesnatural home

(habitat) is restricted to one particular area or space on the

globe, it is known as an endemic species. For example,

Calotes ellioti Elliot's Forest Lizard is endemic to the

Western Ghats. The greatest number of endemics in the

Western Ghats is found among the amphibians (78%)

followed by reptiles (66%). The checklist given in this fold-

out is the list of endemic reptiles of peninsular India. The

Sahyadrisis witnessing rapid developmental activities

leading to habitat disturbance and degradation, pollution

due to industrial and agro expansion, and tourism-related

development shrinking more and more pristine habitats

throughout the range. It is time now to get aware of such

causes, find ways to reduce them to ensure continued

survival of these unique living organisms found nowhere

else other than the Sahyadris.

This fold-out is a small section of reptiles of the Western

Ghats that have been assessed for their IUCN Red List.

Colour code denotes species of the same family.

Reptiles

Produced by WILD in collaboration with ZOOthrough a grant from

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF)Email: zooreach@zooreach.org

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Series EditorsSanjay Molur and B.A. Daniel

ReviewersChelmala Srinivasulu and Bhargavi Srinivasulu

Photo Credits1 2 3

Keerthi Krutha Sachin Rai Dhaval Momaya4 5 6

Sanjay Sondhi Saunak Pal Ashok Captain7 8 9

Anne Devan-song Sushil Chikane Nirmal Solanki10 11 12

Rahul Kamble Hari Menon Pr atik Pradhan13 14 15

V. Deepak M.U. Mallikarachchi S. Deshmukh16 17 18

R. Nande Vipul Ramanuj Vivek Philip Cyriac19 20 21

Raju Vyas Chirag Roy Vishal Prasad22

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LayoutR. Pravin Kumar and Latha Ravikumar

4Psammophilus blanfordanus

1Calotes ellioti

Elliot's Forest LizardEndemic to Western Ghats

2Draco dussumieri

3Otocryptis beddomii

Salea ana

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AGAMIDAE

Cnemas

CalodactGEKKO

Cyrtodac

Southern Flying LizardEndemic to Peninsular India

Indian Kangaroo LizardEndemic to Western Ghats

Blanford's Rock AgamaEndemicto Peninsular India

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17Rhabdops olivaceus

13Oligodon brevicauda

13Dendrelaphis grandoculis

14Dryocalamus gracilis

11Ahaetulla perrotetiCOLUBRIDAE

10Coronella brachyura

18Amphiesma monticolaNATRICIDAE

Grypotyphlops

Psammophis l

Typhlops thurs

PSAMMOPH

TYPHLOPID

MelanophidiumUROPELTID

18Gerrhopilus beddomiiGERRHOPILIDAE

ELAPIDAE

Western Ghats BronzebackEndemic to Southern Western Ghats

Graceful RacerEndemic to India

Indian Smooth SnakeEndemic to India

Southern BronzebackEndemic to Western Ghats

Scarce Bridal SnakeFound in India, Myanmar, SriLanka

Olive Forest SnakeEndemic to Western Ghats

Indian Egg-eaterEndemic to India, Nepal

Striped Coral SnakeEndemic to India

Beddome's Worm SnakeEndemic to Western Ghats

Hill KeelbackEndemic to Western Ghats

Travancore Wolf SnakeEndemic to India

Short-tailed Kukri SnakeEndemic to Southern Western Ghats

12Coluber gracilis

5Lycodon travancoricus

6, 15, 16Elachistodon westermanni

6Calliophis nigrescens