List of reptiles of Afghanistan

This is a list of reptiles of Afghanistan.

There are 111 species of reptiles in Afghanistan. ^[1]

Testudines

Testudinidae

• Testudo
  • Testudo horsfieldii (Russian tortoise)

Squamata

Non-serpent squamates

Gekkonidae

• Agamura
  • Agamura persica (Persian spider gecko)
• Alsophylax
  • Alsophylax laevis (southern even-fingered gecko)
  • Alsophylax pipiens (even-fingered gecko)
• Bunopus
  • Bunopus tuberculatus (Arabian desert gecko)
• Asiocolotes
  • Asiocolotes levitoni
• Crossobamon
  • Crossobamon eversmanni (comb-toed gecko)
• Cyrtopodion
  • Cyrtopodion caspium (Caspain thin-toed gecko)
  • Cyrtopodion fedtschenkoi (Turkestan thin-toed gecko)
  • Cyrtopodion longipes (long-legged thin-toed gecko)
  • Cyrtopodion scabrum (rough-tailed gecko)
  • Cyrtopodion turcmenicum
  • Cyrtopodion voraginosum (southwest thin-toed gecko)
  • Cyrtopodion watsoni (Pakistani thin-toed gecko)
• Eublepharis
  • Eublepharis macularius (leopard gecko)
• Hemidactylus
  • Hemidactylus flaviviridis (yellow-belly gecko)
• Teratoscincus
  • Teratoscincus bedriagai (Bedriaga's wonder gecko)
  • Teratoscincus microlepis (small-scaled wonder gecko)
  • Teratoscincus scincus (common wonder gecko)

Agamidae

• Calotes
  • Calotes versicolor (oriental garden lizard)
• Paralaudakia
  • Paralaudakia badakhshana (Badakhshana rock agama)
  • Paralaudakia caucasia (Caucasian agama)
  • Paralaudakia erythrogaster (redbelly rock agama)
  • Paralaudakia himalayana (Himalayan agama)
  • Paralaudakia lehmanni (Turkestan rock agama)
  • Paralaudakia microlepis (smallscaled rock agama)
• Laudakia
  • Laudakia agrorensis (Agror agama)
  • Laudakia nupta
  • Laudakia nuristanica (Leviton's rock agama)
  • Laudakia tuberculata (tuberculated agama)
• Phrynocephalus
  • Phrynocephalus clarkorum (Afghan toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus euptilopus (Alcock's toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus interscapularis (Lichtenstein's toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus (yellow-speckled toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus maculatus (blacktail toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus mystaceus (secret toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus ornatus
  • Phrynocephalus raddei
  • Phrynocephalus reticulatus (reticulated toadhead agama)
  • Phrynocephalus scutellatus (gray toadhead agama)
• Trapelus
  • Trapelus agilis (brilliant ground agama)
  • Trapelus megalonyx (Afghan ground agama)
  • Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier's agama)
  • Trapelus sanguinolentus (steppe agama)
• Uromastyx
  • Uromastyx asmussi
  • Uromastyx hardwickii (Hardwicke's spiny-tailed lizard)

Anguidae

• Pseudopus
  • Pseudopus apodus (sheltopusik)

Scincidae

• Ablepharus
  • Ablepharus bivittatus (twin-striped skink)
  • Ablepharus grayanus (minor snake-eyed skink)
  • Ablepharus pannonicus (Asian snake-eyed skink)
• Eumeces
  • Eumeces blythianus (Blyth's skink)
  • Eumeces schneiderii (Schneider's skink)
• Eurylepis
  • Eurylepis taeniolata (ribbon-sided skink)
• Eutropis
  • Eutropis dissimilis (Indian three-banded skink)
• Ophiomorus
  • Ophiomorus brevipes (short-legged snake skink)
  • Ophiomorus chernovi (Chernov's snake skink)
  • Ophiomorus tridactylus (Indian sand-swimmer)
• Heremites
  • Heremites auratus (golden grass mabuya)

Lacertidae

• Acanthodactylus
  • Acanthodactylus blanfordii (Blanford's fringe-fingered lizard)
  • Acanthodactylus cantoris (Indian fringe-fingered lizard)
  • Acanthodactylus micropholis (yellowtail fringe-toed lizard)
• Eremias
  • Eremias acutirostris (point-snouted racerunner)
  • Eremias afghanistanica (Afghan racerunner)
  • Eremias aria
  • Eremias fasciata (Sistan racerunner)
  • Eremias grammica (reticulate racerunner)
  • Eremias lineolata (striped racerunner)
  • Eremias nigrocellata (black-ocellated racerunner)
  • Eremias persica (Persian racerunner)
  • Eremias regeli
  • Eremias scripta (sand racerunner)
  • Eremias velox (rapid racerunner)
• Mesalina
  • Mesalina guttulata (small-spotted lizard)
  • Mesalina watsonana (Persian long-tailed desert lizard)
• Ophisops
  • Ophisops jerdonii (Jerdon's cabrita)

Varanidae

• Varanus
  • Varanus bengalensis (Bengal monitor)
  • Varanus griseus (desert monitor)

Suborder Serpentes

Leptotyphlopidae

• Myriopholis
  • Myriopholis blanfordi (Blanford's worm snake)

Typhlopidae

• Typhlops
  • Typhlops vermicularis (European blind snake)

Boidae

• Eryx
  • Eryx elegans (elegant sand boa)
  • Eryx johnii (red sand boa)
  • Eryx miliaris (dwarf sand boa)

Colubridae

• Boiga
  • Boiga trigonata (Indian gamma snake)
• Elaphe
  • Elaphe dione (steppe rat snake)
• Fowlea
  • Fowlea piscator (checkered keelback)
• Hemorrhois
  • Hemorrhois ravergieri (spotted whip snake)
• Lycodon
  • Lycodon striatus (northern wolf snake)
• Lytorhynchus
  • Lytorhynchus maynardi (Maynard's longnose sand snake)
  • Lytorhynchus ridgewayi (Derafshi snake)
• Natrix
  • Natrix tessellata (dice snake)
• Oligodon
  • Oligodon taeniolatus (streaked kukri snake)
• Platyceps
  • Platyceps karelini (spotted desert racer)
  • Platyceps rhodorachis (common cliff racer)
  • Platyceps ventromaculatus (Hardwicke's rat snake)
• Psammophis
  • Psammophis leithii (Pakistani sand racer)
  • Psammophis lineolatus (steppe ribbon racer)
  • Psammophis schokari (Schokari sand racer)
• Pseudocyclophis
  • Pseudocyclophis persicus (dark-headed dwarf racer)
• Ptyas
  • Ptyas mucosa (Indian rat snake)
• Spalerosophis
  • Spalerosophis diadema (blotched diadem snake)
• Telescopus
  • Telescopus rhinopoma (Indian desert tiger snake)

Elapidae

• Bungarus
  • Bungarus caeruleus (common krait)
• Naja
  • Naja naja (Indian cobra)
  • Naja oxiana (Caspain cobra)

Viperidae

• Echis
  • Echis carinatus (saw-scaled viper)
• Eristicophis
  • Eristicophis macmahoni (Asian sand viper)
• Gloydius
  • Gloydius halys (Siberian pit viper)
  • Gloydius intermedius (Central Asian pit viper)
• Macrovipera
  • Macrovipera lebetinus (blunt-nosed viper)
• Pseudocerastes
  • Pseudocerastes persicus (Persian horned viper)

References

1. Reptile Database: Distribution: Afghanistan