List of reptiles of Afghanistan
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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)