Sri Lanka Herp List
August 2019
Crocodilians
Crocodylidae — Crocodiles
Lizards
Agamidae — Agamas

Calotes versicolor
Oriental Garden Lizard
Gekkonidae — Typical Geckos

Gehyra mutilata
Common Four-clawed Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus
Common House Gecko
Scincidae — Skinks
Varanidae — Monitors
Snakes
Boidae — Boas
Colubridae — Advanced Snakes
Elapidae — Cobras, Kraits, Coral Snakes
Pythonidae — Pythons
Typhlopidae — Blind Snakes

Indotyphlops braminus
Brahminy Blindsnake
Uropeltidae — Shield-tail Snakes
Viperidae — Vipers
Turtles and Tortoises
Testudinidae — Tortoises
Trionychidae — Softshells
Frogs and Toads
Bufonidae — True Toads

Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Black-spined Toad
Dicroglossidae — Fork-tongued Frogs
Microhylidae — Narrowmouth Toads
Nyctibatrachidae — Night Frogs
Ranidae — True Frogs
Rhacophoridae — Old World Treefrogs

Pseudophilautus sp
unidentified species
Summary
Crocodilians:
Lizards:
Snakes:
Turtles and Tortoises:
Frogs and Toads:
total:
new species:
new subspecies:
1
38
28
2
48
117
110
1