FREE RANGING HERPETOFAUNA* AROUND THE CROC BANK
Apart from the over 35 species of reptiles at the Croc Bank, there are a whole bunch of free-ranging reptiles and amphibians.
| SNAKES | NON VENOMOUS |
| Common Sand Boa (Eryx conicus) | |
| Red Sand Boa (Eryx johnii) | |
| Common Vine Snake (Ahaetulla nasuta) | |
| Buff-striped Keelback (Amphiesma stolatum) | |
| Checkered Keelback Watersnake (Xenochrophis piscator) | |
| Common Bronzeback Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis tristis) | |
| Common Wolf Snake (Lycodon aulicus) | |
| Indian Rat Snake (Ptyas mucosa) | |
| SNAKES | VENOMOUS |
| Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) | |
| Saw Scaled Viper (Echis carinatus) | |
| Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii) | |
| Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) | |
| AMPHIBIANS | |
| Common Indian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) | |
| Painted frog (Kaloula taprobanica) | |
| Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog (Microhyla ornata) | |
| Balloon Frog (Uperodon sp.) | |
| Common Tree Frog (Polypedates sp.) | |
| Indian Pond Frog (Euphlyctis sp.) | |
| Jerdon’s Bull Frog (Hoplobatrachus crassus) | |
| Cricket Frog (Fejarvarya sp.) | |
| Burrowing Frog (Sphaerotheca sp.) | |
| LIZARDS | |
| Bark Gecko (Hemidactylus sp.) | |
| Brook’s Gecko (Hemidactylus sp.) | |
| Southern House Gecko (Hemidactylus sp.) | |
| Common Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) | |
| Indian Chameleon (Chamaeleo zeylanicus) | |
| Brahminy Skink (Eutropis sp.) | |
| Snake Skink (Lygosoma sp.) | |
| Sand Skink (Eutropis bibronii) |
* Reptiles and Amphibians
