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Draft:List of Indian state reptiles

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including reptiles listed below.

States

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List of Indian state reptiles
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Ganges softshell turtle Nilssonia gangetica  
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal pit-viper Trimeresurus arunachalensis  
Assam Assam roofed turtle Pangshura sylhetensis  
Bihar Indian-monocellate cobra Naja kaouthia  
Chhattisgarh Indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans  
Goa Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea   Vulnerable
Gujarat Indian Golden monitor-lizard Varanus flavescens   Endangered
Haryana Indian-spectacled cobra Naja naja  
Himachal Pradesh Himalayan pit-viper Gloydius himalayanus  
Jharkhand Indian rock python Python molurus  
Karnataka King cobra Ophiophagus hannah  
Kerala Indian chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus  
Madhya Pradesh Fish-eating crocodile Gavialis gangeticus  
Maharashtra Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata   Vulnerable
Manipur Shirui-hills viper Trimeresurus shillongensis  
Meghalaya Tokay gecko Gekko gecko gecko  
Mizoram Indian peacock softshell turtle Nilssonia hurum  
Nagaland King cobra Ophiophagus hannah  
Odisha Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus  
Punjab Indian rock python Python molurus   Near Threatened
Rajasthan Indian spiny-tailed lizard Saara hardwickii  
Sikkim Sikkim keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii  
Tamil Nadu Indian peninsula Black-turtle Melanochelys trijuga trijuga  
Telangana Indian-spectacled cobra Naja naja  
Tripura Jerdon's forest lizard Calotes jerdoni  
Uttar Pradesh Fish-eating crocodile Gavialis gangeticus  
Uttarakhand Himalayan keelback Herpetoreas platyceps  
West Bengal Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis  

Union territories

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List of Indian state reptiles (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Water Monitor Varanus salvator andamanensis   Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi Indian garden lizard Calotes versicolor  
Lakshadweep Keeled Indian Mabuya Eutropis carinata  
Puducherry Pondichéry fan-throated lizard Sitana ponticeriana   Least Concern

References

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  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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