List of reptiles of Kaziranga National Park

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About 42 species of reptiles have been reported from the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. These include the endangered gharial and the rare Assam roofed turtle. [1]

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Two of the largest snakes in the world - the reticulated python and the rock python, as well as the longest venomous snake in the world - the king cobra are common inside the park. The park also contains Bengal monitor and water monitor populations. The park is home to the rare monocled cobra, as well as three of the Big Four - Indian cobra, Russell's viper and common krait.

In all, Kaziranga is home to 15 species of turtles, including the endemic Assam roofed turtle, and to one species of tortoise - the brown tortoise. A regional lizard species is also found in Kaziranga - the Assam garden lizard.

Crocodiles

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), (Hindi: घऱियाल, Marathi: सुसर Susar), also called Indian gavial or gavial, is the only surviving member of the once well-represented family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodilians with long, slender snouts. The gharial is listed as a critically endangered species by IUCN. The gharial is one of the three crocodilians found in India, the others being the mugger crocodile and the saltwater crocodile. It is one of the longest of all living crocodilians.

Turtles and tortoises

Lizards

Snakes

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References

  1. ↑ "Kaziranga National Park-Reptiles List". Kaziranga National Park Authorities. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
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