Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians of Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary

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TaxaNo. of SpeciesPlace NameState(s)District(s)
Amphibians, Reptiles64Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife SanctuaryGoaSouth Goa

Protected Areas

India Protected Areas
Mollem WLS

Dates

Updated
Thu, 1970-01-01
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Checklist Details

About -
According to the authors, the lists of reptiles and amphibians resident in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary in this checklist are based mainly on sight records and should by no means be considered exhaustive.

Checklist Key -
1 : very common
2 : common
3 : fairly common
4 : uncommon
5 : rare
r : resident: possibly subject to some local seasonal movements
e : endemic to the Western Ghats in India
**: endemic to India
* : endemic to the Indian Subcontinent
! : highly venomous
(!): moderately venomous

Checklist Stats -
Number of species: 64

Checklist
s.no. common_name scientific_name venomous_or_not field_notes
1  Brahminy/Common Worm Snake   Ramphotyphlops braminus r
2  Beaked Worm Snake  Grypotyphlops acutus  5r**
3  Striped Coral Snake  Calliophis nigrescens  !  5re
4  Buff-striped Keelback  Amphiesma stolatum  5r
5  Indian (Montane) Trinket Snake  Coelognathus helena (monticollaris)  5r/e
6  Variegated Kukri Snake  Oligodon taeniolatus  5r
7  Banded/Common Kukri Snake  Oligodon arnensis  5r*
8  Ornamental Flying Snake  Chrysopelea ornate  (!)  5r
9  Bronzeback Tree Snake  Dendrelaphis tristis  1r*
10  Duméril's Black-headed/Jerdon's Many-toothed Snake  Sibynophis subpunctatus  5r*
11  Checkered Keelback Water Snake  Xenochropis piscator  3r
12  Beddome's/Nilgiri Keelback  Amphiesma beddomei  5re
13  Common Vine Snake  Ahaetulla nasuta  (!)  1r
14  Brown Vine Snake  Ahaetulla pulverenta  (!)  5r*
15  Indian Rat Snake   Ptyas mucosa  2r
16  Spectacled Cobra  Naja naja  !  5r*
17  King Cobra  Ophiophagus hannah  !  5r
18  Barred Wolfsnake  Lycodon striatus  5r
19  Travancore Wolfsnake  Lycodon travancoricus  5r**
20  Common Wolfsnake  Lycodon aulicus  5r
21  Common Indian Krait  Bungarus caeruleus  !  5r*
22  Forsten's Cat Snake  Boiga forsteni  (!)  5r*
23  Ceylon Cat Snake  Boiga ceylonensis  (!)  5r*
24  Common Indian Cat Snake  Boiga trigonata  (!)  5r
25  Saw-scaled Viper  Echis carinatus  !  5r
26  Common Sand Boa  Gongylophis conicus  5r
27  Whitaker's Boa  Eryx whitakeri  1re
28  Indian Rock Python  Python molurus molurus  3r
29  Russell's Viper  Daboia russelii  !  5r
30  Hump-nosed Pit Viper  Hypnale hypnale  !  4r*
31  Malabar Pit Viper  Trimeresurus malabaricus  !  5r**
32  Green Keelback  Macropisthedon plumbicolor  2r*
33  Bamboo Pit Viper  Trimeresurus gramineus  !  5r**
34  Green Forest Lizard/Southern Green Calotes  Calotes calotes  3r
35  Roux's Forest Lizard  Calotes rouxii  1r*
36  Indian Garden Lizard  Calotes versicolor  1r
37  Western Ghats Flying Lizard  Draco dussumieri  2re
38  Fan-throated Lizard  Sitana ponticeriana  5r
39  Four-clawed Gecko  Gehyra mutilata  4r
40  Asian House Gecko  Hemidactylus frenatus  2r
41  Bark/Marbled Tree Gecko  Hemidactylus leschenaultii  5r
42  Spotted Rock Gecko  Hemidactylus maculatus  1r
43  Spotted Supple/Snake Skink  Lygosoma punctata  4r*
44  Keeled Grass/Common Skink  Mabuya carinata  2r*
45  Bronze Grass/Little Skink  Mabuya macularia  2r
46  Beddome's Skink  Mabuya beddomii  4re
47  Bengal/Common Indian Monitor  Varanus bengalensis  4r
48  Common Indian Toad  Bufo melanostictus  3r
49  Jerdon's Narrow-mouthed Frog  Ramanella montana  5r**
50  Bombay/Konkan Bush Frog  Philautus bombayensis  4re
51  White-nosed/Marten's Bush Frog  Philautus leucorhinus  4r*
52  Bamboo/East Asian Tree Frog  Polypedates leucomystax  2r
53  Common Tree Frog  Polypedates maculatus  1r
54  Malabar Gliding/Flying Frog  Rhacophorus malabaricus  4re
55  Skittering/Skipper Frog  Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis  1r
56  Jerdon's Bull Frog  Hoplobatrachus crassus  3r
57  Indian Bull Frog  Hoplobatrachus tigerinus  1r
58  Brown Leaping Frog  Indirana semipalmatus  4re
59  Paddyfield Frog  Limnonectes limnocharis  2r
60  Hill Cricket Frog  Limnonectes syhadrensis  4r
61  Fungoid Frog  Rana malabaricus  4r**
62  Bronzed Frog  Rana temporalis  5r*
63  Indian Burrowing Frog  Tomopterna breviceps  5r**
64  Dobson's Burrowing Frog  Tomopterna dobsoni  4r
References

For more on the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagwan_Mahaveer_Sanctuary_and_Mollem_Natio...