List of reptiles of Thailand

The following is a list of reptiles of Thailand.[1] There are more than 400 species recorded.

Order Crocodylia (crocodilians)

Scientific name Family Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range
Crocodylus porosusCrocodylidaeSaltwater CrocodileSouth
Crocodylus siamensisCrocodylidaeSiamese CrocodileWest and southeast
Tomistoma schlegeliiCrocodylidaeSunda GharialMalayan False GharialExtreme south - Probably extinct

Order Testudines (turtles)

Scientific name Family Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range
Platysternon megacephalumPlatysternidaeBig-headed TurtleNorthwest and west
Dermochelys coriaceaDermochelyidaeLeatherback TurtleAndaman Sea and Gulf coast
Trachemys scriptaEmydidaeRed-eared SliderWidespread - introduced
Chelonia mydasCheloniidaeGreen TurtleAndaman Sea and Gulf coast
Lepidochelys olivaceaCheloniidaeOlive Ridley TurtleAndaman Sea and Gulf coast
Caretta carettaCheloniidaeLoggerhead TurtleAndaman Sea and Gulf coast
Eretmochelys imbricataCheloniidaeHawksbill Sea TurtleAndaman Sea and Gulf coast
Amyda cartilagineaTrionychidaeAsian Softshell TurtleWidespread
Pelodiscus sinensisTrionychidaeChinese Softshell TurtleWidespread - introduced
Chitra chitraTrionychidaeNarrow-headed Softshell TurtleWest
Chitra vandijkiTrionychidaeMyanmar Narrow-headed Softshell TurtleWest
Dogania subplanaTrionychidaeHillstream Softshell TurtleMalayan Softshell TurtleWest and south
Caracape cantoriiTrionychidaeFrog-headed Giant Softshell TurtleAsian Giant Softshell TurtleNortheast, west, central and south
Batagur baskaGeoemydidaeMangrove TerrapinsSouth (Ranong, Pattani, and Satun)
Batagur borneoensisGeoemydidaePainted TerrapinsCentral and south
Cuora amboinensisGeoemydidaeAsian Box TurtleKeeled Box Turtle, Indian Black Turtle, Malayan Box TurtleWidespread
Cyclemys dentataGeoemydidaeAsian Leaf TurtleSouth
Cyclemys oldhamiiGeoemydidaeBlack-striped Leaf TurtleOldham's Leaf TurtleWidespread
Cyclemys enigmaticaGeoemydidaeDark Leaf TurtleExtreme south
Cyclemys atriponsGeoemydidaeBlack-bridged Leaf TurtleSoutheast
Heosemys grandis GeoemydidaeGiant Asian Pond TurtleWest and south
Heosemys spinosaGeoemydidaeSpiny TurtleSpiny Hill TurtlePeninsula
Heosemys annandalii GeoemydidaeYellow-headed Temple TurtleCentral and peninsula
Malayemys macrocephalaGeoemydidaeMalayan Snail-eating TurtleWidespread except northeast
Malayemys khoratensisGeoemydidaeKhorat Snail-eating TurtleNortheastern (Khorat Basin)
Malayemys isanGeoemydidaeIsan Snail-eating TurtleNortheastern (Nong Bua Lamphu)
Notochelys platynotaGeoemydidaeFlat-shelled TurtleMalayan Flat-shelled TurtleSouth
Siebenrockiella crassicollisGeoemydidaeBlack Pond TurtleBlack Marsh TurtleWidespread
Indotestudo elongataTestudinidaeElongated Tortoiseเต่าเหลือง, เต่าเพ็กWidespread
Manouria emysTestudinidaeAsian Brown TortoiseAsian Giant TortoiseWest and south
Manouria impressaTestudinidaeImpressed TortoisePeninsula

Order Squamata, Suborder Lacertilia (lizards)

Scientific name Family Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range
Aeluroscalabotes felinusEublepharidaeCat GeckoSouth (Narathiwat, Satun, and Yala)
Cyrtodactylus brevipalmatusGekkonidaeWeb-footed Bent-toed GeckoShort-fingered Bent-toed GeckoWest and south - endemic
Cyrtodactylus interdigitalisGekkonidaeUlber's Bent-toed GeckoNam Nao Bent-toed GeckoNortheast - endemic
Cyrtodactylus consobrinusGekkonidaePeter's Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Narathiwat, Satun, and Yala)
Cyrtodactylus saiyokGekkonidaeSai Yok Bent-toed GeckoWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus sanookGekkonidaeSanook Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Chumphon)
Cyrtodactylus intermediusGekkonidaeIntermediate Banded Bent-toed GeckoCardamom Mountains Bent-toed Geckoตุ๊กแกป่าตะวันออกSoutheast
Cyrtodactylus jarujiniGekkonidaeJarujin's Bent-toed GeckoNortheast
Cyrtodactylus inthanonGekkonidaeDoi Inthanon Bent-toed GeckoNorth (Chiang Mai)
Cyrtodactylus kunyaiGekkonidaeKunya's Bent-toed GeckoNortheast (Loei)
Cyrtodactylus ranongensisGekkonidaeRanong Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Ranong)
Cyrtodactylus angularisGekkonidaeAngular-spotted Bent-toed GeckoAngled Bent-toed Geckoตุ๊กแกป่าดงพญาเย็นCentral and northeast - endemic
Cyrtodactylus papilionoidesGekkonidaeButterfly Bent-toed GeckoCentral and northeast
Cyrtodactylus lekaguliGekkonidaeLekagul's Bent-toed GeckoSouth
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirigatusGekkonidaeFour-lined Bent-toed GeckoFour-striped Bent-toed GeckoSouth
Cyrtodactylus oldhamiGekkonidaeOldham's Bent-toed GeckoWest and south
Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensisGekkonidaePhetchaburi Bent-toed GeckoNorthern Peninsula (Phetchaburi) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus peguensisGekkonidaeSpotted Bent-toed GeckoPegu Bent-toed GeckoWest and south
Cyrtodactylus variegatusGekkonidaeVariegated Bent-toed GeckoWest
Cyrtodactylus doisuthepGekkonidaeDoi Suthep Bent-toed GeckoNorth (Chiang Mai) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus sumonthaiGekkonidaeSumontha's Cave GeckoSumontha's Bent-toed GeckoSoutheast (Rayong) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus thirakhuptiGekkonidaeThirakhupt's Cave GeckoThirakhupt's Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Surat Thani) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus chanhomeaeGekkonidaeChanhome's Cave GeckoChanhome's Bent-toed GeckoCentral (Saraburi) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus tigroidesGekkonidaeTiger Cave GeckoStriped Bent-toed GeckoWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus auribalteatusGekkonidaeGolden-belted Bent-toed GeckoCentral
Cyrtodactylus surinGekkonidaeSurin Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Mu Ko Surin)
Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae GekkonidaeWangkulangkul's Bent-Toed GeckoSouth (Satun)
Cyrtodactylus dumnuiiGekkonidaeDumnui's Bent-toed GeckoNorth (Chiang Mai)
Cyrtodactylus astrumGekkonidaeStarry Bent-toed GeckoSouth
Cyrtodactylus erythropsGekkonidaeRed-eyed Bent-toed GeckoNorth (Mae Hong Son)
Cyrtodactylus khelangensisGekkonidaeLampang Bent-toed GeckoNorth (Lampang) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus samroiyotGekkonidaeSam Roi Yot Bent-toed GeckoWest (Prachuap Khiri Khan) - endemic
Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatusGekkonidaeTuberculate Bent-toed GeckoExtreme south - endemic
Cyrtodactylus phuketensisGekkonidaePhuket Bent-toed GeckoSouth (Phuket) - endemic
Cnemaspis siamensisGekkonidaeSiamese Rock GeckoThai Day GeckoPeninsula (Phetchaburi to Phang Nga) - endemic
Cnemaspis chanardiGekkonidaeChan-ard's Rock GeckoSouth (Surat Thani to Krabi and Satun) - endemic
Cnemaspis vandeventeriGekkonidaeVan Deventer's Rock GeckoSouth (Ranong, Phang Nga, and Phuket) - endemic
Cnemaspis kamolnorranathiGekkonidaeKamolnorranath's Rock GeckoSouth (Surat Thani) - endemic
Cnemaspis huaseesomGekkonidaeYellow-headed Rock GeckoWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Cnemaspis punctatonuchalisGekkonidaeSpot-neck Rock GeckoWest (Prachuap Khiri Khan) - endemic
Cnemaspis biocellataGekkonidaeTwo-eyed Rock GeckoTwo-eyed Day Gecko, Twin-spot Day Gecko.South (Satun)
Cnemaspis chanthaburiensisGekkonidaeChanthaburi Rock GeckoChanthaburi Day GeckoSoutheast (Chantaburi and Chonburi)
Cnemaspis flavolineatusGekkonidaeTiti Wangsa Rock GeckoExtreme south
Cnemaspis narathiwatensisGekkonidaeMalayan Rock GeckoSouth (Narathiwat and Yala)
Cnemaspis niyomwanaeGekkonidaeNiyomwan's Rock GeckoSouth (Trang and Satun) - endemic
Cnemaspis sp. nov.GekkonidaeNo Common NameSouth (Ranong)
Cnemaspis flavolineataGekkonidaeStriped Rock GeckoExtreme south
Cnemaspis kumpoliGekkonidaeKumpol's Rock GeckoKimpol's Day GeckoSouth
Cnemaspis phuketensisGekkonidaePhuket Rock GeckoPhuket Day GeckoSouth (Phuket)
Dixonius siamensisGekkonidaeSiamese Ground GeckoSpotted Ground GeckoWidespread
Dixonius sp. nov.GekkonidaeNo Common NameWest (Prachuap Khiri Khan) - endemic
Dixonius melanostictusGekkonidaeBlack-sided Ground GeckoDark-sided Ground GeckoCentral
Dixonius hangseesomGekkonidaeOrange-tailed Ground GeckoWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Hemidactylus frenatusGekkonidaeSpiny-tailed House GeckoAsian House Geckoจิ้งจกหางหนามWidespread
Hemidactylus garnotiiGekkonidaeGarnot's House Geckoจิ้งจกหางเรียบWidespread
Hemidactylus platyurusGekkonidaeCommon Frilly GeckoFrilly House Geckoจิ้งจกหางแบนเล็กWidespread
Hemidactylus parvimaculatusGekkonidaeSri Lankan House GeckoCentral (Bangkok) - introduced
Hemidactylus brookiiGekkonidaeBrooke's House GeckoSouth (Ranong)
Hemidactylus craspedotusGekkonidaeMalayan Frilly GeckoFrilly Forest GeckoSouth
Gehyra lacerataGekkonidaeWestern Four-clawed GeckoKanchanaburi Four-clawed Geckoจิ้งจกหินเมืองกาญจน์West and northeast - endemic
Gehyra angusticaudataGekkonidaeSlender-tailed Four-clawed GeckoSoutheast (Chonburi) - endemic
Gehyra mutilataGekkonidaeCommon Four-clawed Geckoจิ้งจกหินสีจางWidespread
Gekko sp. nov.GekkonidaeNo Common NameCentral (Phitsanulok)
Gehyra fehlmanniGekkonidaeFehlmann's Four-clawed GeckoWest and central
Hemiphyllodactylus typusGekkonidaeMalayan Dwarf GeckoCommon Worm Geckoจิ้งจกเขาสูงมลายูSouth
Hemiphyllodactylus yunnanensisGekkonidaeYunnan Dwarf GeckoYunnan Worm Geckoจิ้งจกเขาสูงยูนนานNorth and south (Samui)
Hemiphyllodactylus chiangmaiensisGekkonidaeChiang Mai Dwarf GeckoNorth (Chiang Mai)
Gekko geckoGekkonidaeCommon Tokay Geckoตุ๊กแกบ้านWidespread
Gekko monarchusGekkonidaeSpotted Tokay GeckoWarty House GeckoSouth
Gekko nutaphandiGekkonidaeNutaphand's GeckoWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Gekko petricolusGekkonidaeSandstone GeckoNortheast
Gekko siamensisGekkonidaeSiamese Tokay GeckoSiamese GeckoCentral and northeast - endemic
Gekko smithiiGekkonidaeSmith's Tokay GeckoSmith's Giant GeckoPeninsula
Gekko lauhachindaiGekkonidaeSaraburi GeckoCentral (Saraburi) - endemic
Ptychozoon lionotumGekkonidaeCommon Parachute GeckoSmooth Parachute Geckoตุ๊กแกบินหางหยักWidespread
Ptychozoon trinotaterraGekkonidaeThree-banded Parachute Geckoตุ๊กแกบินลายสามแถบNortheast
Ptychozoon kaengkrachanenseGekkonidaeKaeng Krachan Parachute GeckoNorth (Chiang Mai) and west (Phetchaburi) - endemic
Ptychozoon kuhliGekkonidaeKuhl's Parachute GeckoSouth
Ptychozoon horsfieldiiGekkonidaeHorsfield's Parachute GeckoSouth (Yala)
Draco sumatranusAgamidaeSumatran Gliding LizardCommon Flying LizardWest and south
Draco maculatusAgamidaeOrange-winged Gliding Lizardกิ้งก่าปินปีกส้มWidespread
Draco fimbriatusAgamidaeOrange-bearded Gliding LizardFringed Flying LizardSouth
Draco formosusAgamidaeBeautiful Gliding LizardStatus uncertain
Draco quinquefasciatusAgamidaeFive-banded Gliding LizardSouth
Draco haematopogonAgamidaeRed-bearded Gliding LizardSouth (Ko Phangan)
Draco melanopogonAgamidaeBlack-bearded Gliding LizardSouth
Draco taeniopterusAgamidaeBarred Gliding LizardNarrow-lined Flying Lizardกิ้งก่าบินปีกลายWidespread
Draco blanfordiiAgamidaeBlanford's Gliding LizardWidespread
Draco obscurusAgamidaeDusky Gliding LizardObscure Flying LizardSouth
Acanthosaura armataAgamidaeHorned Tree LizardSouth (Surat Thani southward)
Acanthosaura cardamomensisAgamidaeCardamom Mountains Spiny LizardNortheast and southeast
Acanthosaura lepidogasterAgamidaeScale-bellied Tree LizardScale-bellied Spiny LizardNorth
Acanthosaura crucigeraAgamidaeCross-bearing Tree LizardMasked Spiny Lizardกิ้งก่าเขาหนามสั้นWidespread
Acanthosaura phuketensisAgamidaePhuket Tree LizardSouth (Ranong to Phuket)
Gonocephalus abbottiAgamidaeAbbott's Anglehead LizardSouth
Gonocephalus belliiAgamidaeBell's Anglehead LizardBlue-necked Angle-headed LizardSouth
Gonocephalus grandisAgamidaeGreat Anglehead LizardGiant Angle-headed LizardSouth
Diploderma yunnanenseAgamidaeYunnan Mountain LizardNorth (Chiang Mai)
Bronchocela cristatellaAgamidaeGreen Crested LizardCrested Green LizardWest and south
Bronchocela smaragdinaAgamidaeSmaragdine Crested LizardNortheast (Nakhon Ratchasima) and southeast
Bronchocela rayaensisAgamidaeGunung Raya Green-crested lizardSouth
Pseudocalotes sp. nov.AgamidaeNo Common NameWest (Tak)
Pseudocalotes floweriAgamidaeFlower's Long-headed LizardSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Pseudocalotes khaonanensisAgamidaeKhao Nan Long-headed LizardSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat) - endemic
Pseudocalotes microlepisAgamidaeBoulenger's Long-headed LizardSmall-scaled Long-headed LizardNorth (Chiang Mai) and northeast
Pseudocalotes kakhienensisAgamidaeKakhyen Hills Spiny LizardNorth (Chiang Mai)
Calotes versicolorAgamidaeChangeable Crested LizardGarden Lizardกิ้งก่าหัวแดง, กิ้งก่ารั้วWidespread
Calotes mystaceusAgamidaeMoustached Crested LizardBlue Forest Lizardกิ้งก่าสวน, กิ้งก่าหัวสีฟ้าWidespread
Calotes emmaAgamidaeForest Crested Lizardกิ้งก่าแก้วเหนือWidespread
Physignathus cocincinusAgamidaeIndochinese Water Dragonตะกอง, ลั้งNortheast and southeast
Mantheyus phuwuanensisAgamidaePhu Wua LizardNortheast (Bueng Kan) - endemic
Aphaniotis fuscusAgamidaeEarless LizardBrown Scrub LizardSouth (Pattani and Yala)
Leiolepis bellianaAgamidaeCommon Butterfly LizardBell's Butterfly Lizard, Eyed Butterfly LizardWidespread except northeast
Leiolepis boehmeiAgamidaeBoehm's Butterfly LizardSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Songkhla)
Leiolepis rubritaeniataAgamidaeEastern Butterfly LizardRed-banded Butterfly LizardNortheast
Leiolepis triploidaAgamidaeTriploid Butterfly LizardSouth
Takydromus sexlineatusLacertidaeLong-tailed LizardLong-tailed Grass Lizardกิ้งก่าน้อยหางยาว, จิ้งเหลนน้อยหางยาว, งูคา, สางห่าWidespread
Eutropis multifasciataScincidaeMany-lined Sun SkinkCommon Sun Skinkจิ้งเหลนบ้านWidespread
Eutropis longicaudataScincidaeLong-tailed Sun Skinkจิ้งเหลนหางยาวWidespread
Eutropis novemcarinataScincidaeKeeled Sun SkinkNine-keeled Ground SkinkSouth
Eutropis rugiferaScincidaeNicobar Sun SkinkRed-throated Ground SkinkExtreme south (Narathiwat and Yala)
Eutropis maculariaScincidaeVariable Sun SkinkLittle Ground Skinkจิ้งเหลนหลากหลายWidespread except southern Peninsula
Plestiodon quadrilineatusScincidaeBlue-tailed SkinkFour-lined Blue-tailed SkinkNorth (Chiang Mai) and Central (Saraburi)
Lipinia vittigeraScincidaeCommon Striped Skinkจิ้งเหลนลายอินโดจีนWidespread except southern Peninsula
Lipinia surdaScincidaeSelangor Striped SkinkMalayan Striped SkinkExtreme south (Yala)
Dasia olivaceaScincidaeOlivaceous Tree SkinkOlive Tree Skinkจิ้งเหลนต้นไม้Southern half of Thailand
Tropidophorus hangnamScincidaeSpiny Stream SkinkSpiny-tailed Water SkinkNortheast - endemic
Tropidophorus berdmoreiScincidaeBerdmore's Stream SkinkNorthwest
Tropidophorus cocincinensisScincidaeIndochinese Stream SkinkNortheast
Tropidophorus laotusScincidaeLaotian Stream SkinkNortheast - endemic
Tropidophorus robinsoniScincidaeRobinson's Stream SkinkSouth (Chumphon)
Tropidophorus thaiScincidaeThai Stream SkinkNorth (Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai) - endemic
Tropidophorus microlepisScincidaeCambodian Stream SkinkSmall-scaled Water SkinkSoutheast (Chanthaburi and Sa Kaew)
Tropidophorus matsuiiScincidaeMatsui's Stream SkinkNortheast (Roi Et) - endemic
Tropidophorus latiscutatusScincidaeBroad-scaled Stream SkinkNortheast (Nong Khai) - endemic
Scincella doriaeScincidaeDoria's Leaf-litter Skink.Marquis Doria's Ground SkinkNorth (Chiang Mai) and northeast (Loei)
Scincella melanostictaScincidaeBlack-spotted Leaf-litter SkinkBlack-spotted Ground Skinkจิ้งเหลนดินจุดดำWidespread
Scincella rufocaudatus ScincidaeRed-tailed Leaf-litter SkinkRed-tailed Ground SkinkSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Scincella reevesiiScincidaeReeve's Leaf-litter SkinkReeve's Ground SkinkWidespread
Scincella punctatolineataScincidaeWestern Leaf-litter SkinkSpot-lined Ground SkinkWest (Kanchanaburi)
Sphenomorphus mimicusScincidaeMimic Forest SkinkDwarf Forest SkinkNortheast and central - endemic
Sphenomorphus grandisonaeScincidaeGrandison's Forest SkinkNorth (Uttaradit) - endemic
Sphenomorphus maculatusScincidaeCommon Forest SkinkSpotted Forest Skinkจิ้งเหลนภูเขาเกล็ดเรียบWidespread except south
Sphenomorphus tersusScincidaePale Forest SkinkPeninsula
Sphenomorphus butleriScincidaeButler's Forest SkinkSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Sphenomorphus helenaeScincidaeHelen's Forest StinkCentral (Nonthaburi) - endemic
Sphenomorphus lineopunctulatusScincidaeTaylor's Forest SkinkSpotted-lined Forest SkinkNortheast (Ubon Ratchathani) - endemic
Sphenomorphus indicusScincidaeIndian Forest Skinkจิ้งเหลนภูเขาอินเดียWidespread
Sphenomorphus praesignisScincidaeLarut Forest SkinkSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Sphenomorphus stellatusScincidaeStarry Forest SkinkNortheast (Khon Kaen) and southeast (Chanthaburi)
Sphenomorphus scotophilusScincidaeSelangor Forest SkinkSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Lygosoma bowringiiScincidaeBowring's Slender SkinkBowring's Supple SkinkWidespread
Lygosoma herbertiScincidaeHerbert's Slender SkinkHerbert's Supple SkinkSouth (Ranong to Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Lygosoma isodactylumScincidaeEven-toed Supple Supple SkinkCentral Supple SkinkCentral
Lygosoma koratenseScincidaeKorat Supple SkinkCentral and northeast - endemic
Lygosoma corpulentumScincidaeAnnamese Supple SkinkSoutheast
Lygosoma frontoparietaleScincidaePygmy Supple SkinkCentral (Saraburi)
Lygosoma anguinumScincidaeBurmese Supple SkinkNorth and west
Lygosoma haroldyoungiScincidaeBanded Supple SkinkHarold Young's Supple SkinkNorth and northeast
Lygosoma quadrupesScincidaeCommon Supple SnakeShort-limbed Supple Skinkจิ้งเหลนเรียวขาเล็กWidespread
Lygosoma angeliScincidaeAngel's Supple SkinkSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Leptoseps osellaiScincidaeBoehme's Larut SkinkOsella's Limbless SkinkNorth (Chiang Mai) and Central (Phetchabun) - endemic
Larutia nubisilvicola ScincidaeKhao Nan Limbless SkinkSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Isopachys anguinoidesScincidaeStriped Legless SkinkEel-like Limbless SkinkUpper Peninsula - endemic
Isopachys rouleiScincidaeRoule's Limbless SkinkSoutheast (Chonburi) - endemic
Isopachys borealisScincidaeWestern Legless SkinkNorthern Limbless SkinkWest and northeast
Isopachys gyldenstolpeiScincidaeGyldenstolpe's Legless SkinkWest
Brachymeles miriamaeScincidaeMiriam's Legless Skinkจิ้งเหลนด้วงปักธงชัยNortheast
Jarujinia bipedalis ScincidaeTwo-legged SkinkWest (Ratchaburi)
Dibamus alfrediScincidaeAlfred's Snake SkinkAlfred's Worm LizardSouth (Pattani and Yala) - endemic
Dibamus somsakiScincidaeKhao Soi Dao Snake SkinkSomsak's Worm LizardSoutheast (Chanthaburi) - endemic
Dopasia gracilisAnguidaeIndian Glass LizardIndian Glass SnakeNorth and northeast
Varanus rudicollisVaranidaeRed-necked MonitorRough-necked Monitor LizardWest and south
Varanus dumeriliiVaranidaeHarlequin MonitorDumeril's Monitor LizardWest and south
Varanus salvatorVaranidaeWater MonintorWidespread
Varanus nebulosusVaranidaeSouth-east Asian MonitorWidespread

Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes (snakes)

Scientific name Family Common name Synonyms Thai name Geographical range
Ramphotyphlops lineatusTyphlopidaeStriped Blind SnakeLined Blind SnakeExtreme south
Indotyphlops albicepsTyphlopidaeWhite-headed Blind SnakeงูดินหัวขาวWidespread
Indotyphlops braminusTyphlopidaeCommon Blind SnakeBrahminy Blind Snakeงูดินธรรมดา, งูดินบ้านWidespread
Indotyphlops ozakiaeTyphlopidaeOzaki's Blind SnakeNortheast (Nakhon Ratchasima)
Gerrhopilus floweriTyphlopidaeFlower's Blind SnakeCentral (Bangkok and Pathum Thani) - endemic
Indotyphlops khoratensisTyphlopidaeKhorat Blind SnakeงูดินโคราชNortheast (Khorat Plateau)
Indotyphlops porrectusTyphlopidaeSlender Blind SnakeSlender Worm SnakeNorth (Chiang Mai)
Argyrophis trangensisTyphlopidaeTrang Blind SnakeSouth (Trang) - endemic
Argyrophis diardiiTyphlopidaeDiard's Blind SnakeNorth, west, northeast and central
Argyrophis muelleriTyphlopidaeMueller's Blind SnakeNortheast, southeast and south
Argyrophis siamensisTyphlopidaeSiamese Blind SnakeThai Blind SnakeSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Typhlops roxaneaeTyphlopidaeRoxane's Blind SnakeCentral (Bangkok) - endemic
Cylindrophis ruffusCylindrophiidaeRed-tailed Pipe SnakeCommon Pipe SnakeWidespread
Xenopeltis unicolorXenopeltidaeSunbeam Snakeงูแสงอาทิตย์Widespread
Malayopython reticulatusPythonidaeReticulated PythonWidespread
Python molurusPythonidaeBurmese PythonIndian Rock PythonWidespread except southern Peninsula
Python brongersmaiPythonidaeBlood PythonBrongersma's Short-tailed PythonPeninsula
Acrochordus javanicusAcrochordidaeJavan File SnakeElephant Trunk SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Acrochordus granulatusAcrochordidaeBanded File SnakeWart Snake, Little File SnakePeninsula and southeast
Aplopeltura boaColubridaeBlunt-headed Tree SnakeBlunt-headed Slug-eating SnakeSouth (Chumphon southward)
Asthenodipsas laevisColubridaeSmooth Slug-eating SnakeSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Narathiwat)
Asthenodipsas malaccanusColubridaeMalaccan Slug-eating SnakeMalayan Slug-eating SnakeExtreme south
Pareas carinatusColubridaeKeeled Slug-eating Snakeงูกินทากเกล็ดสันWidespread
Pareas margaritophorusColubridaeWhite-spotted Slug-eating Snakeงูกินทากจุดขาว, งูกินทากลายขาวWidespread
Pareas maculariusColubridaeBlack-spotted Slug-eating SnakeSpotted Slug-eating SnakeNorth (Chiang Mai) and northeast (Loei)
Pareas hamptoniColubridaeHampton's Slug-eating SnakeSoutheast (Chanthaburi) and south (Narathiwat)
Xenodermus javanicusColubridaeRough-bodied Dragon SnakeRough-backed Litter SnakeExtreme south (Yala)
Parafimbrios laoColubridaeLaos Odd-scaled SnakeNorth (Nan)
Coelognathus flavolineatusColubridaeYellow-striped RacerYellow-striped Trinket Snakeงูทางมะพร้าวดำ, งูหลุนชุนNortheast (Nakhon Ratchasima) and extreme south
Coelognathus radiatusColubridaeCopperhead RacerCopper-head Trinket Snake, Radiated Rat Snakeงูทางมะพร้าวธรรมดา, งูทามะพร้าวลายขีดWidespread
Oreocryptophis porphyraceusColubridaeRed Mountain RacerRed Bamboo Trinket SnakeNorth and northeast
Orthriophis taeniurusColubridaeYellow Black-tailed RacerCave RacerWidespread except central
Gongylosoma oxycephalumColubridaeRed-tailed RacerFlower's RacerWidespread
Gonyosoma prasinusColubridaeGreen Mountain RacerGreen Trinket SnakeNorth, northeast and south
Ptyas korrosColubridaeIndochinese Rat SnakeJavan Rat Snakeงูสิงบ้าน, งูเห่าตะลานWidespread
Ptyas mucosaColubridaeCommon Rat SnakeIndian Rat Snake, Oriental Rat SnakeWidespread
Ptyas carinataColubridaeKeeled Rat SnakeMalayan Keeled Rat SnakeWidespread
Ptyas fuscaColubridaeWhite-bellied Rat SnakeSouth
Xenelaphis hexagonotusColubridaeMalayan Brown SnakeSouth
Gongylosoma scriptumColubridaeCommon RingneckIndochinese Ground SnakeงูสายทองคอแหวนWidespread except southeast
Gongylosoma baliodeirumColubridaeStriped RingneckOrange-bellied SnakeSoutheast (Chanthaburi) and extreme south
Gongylosoma longicaudataColubridaeLong-tailed RingneckExtreme south (Narathiwat)
Liopeltis tricolorColubridaeThree-coloured RingneckTricoloured RingneckPeninsula
Oligodon cinereusColubridaeAshy Kukri SnakeGrey Kukri Snakeงูปี่แก้วลายกระNorth and northeast
Oligodon inornatusColubridaeInornate Kukri SnakeUnicoloured Kukri Snakeงูปี่แก้วสีจางWest, northeast and southeast
Oligodon joynsoniColubridaeJoynson's Kukri SnakeCentral and northeast - endemic
Oligodon purpurascensColubridaePurple Kukri SnakeSouth
Oligodon catenatusColubridaeBlyth's Kukri SnakeChIain-banded Kukri SnakeNortheast
Oligodon jintakuneiColubridaeJintakune's Kukri SnakeSouth (Krabi) - endemic
Oligodon fasciolatusColubridaeBanded Kukri SnakeSmall-banded Kukri Snakeงูปี่แก้วลายแต้มNorth, northeast and southeast
Oligodon taeniatusColubridaeStriped Kukri Snakeงูงอดไทย, งูงอดหลังลายCentral and northeast
Oligodon mouhotiColubridaeCambodian Kukri SnakeCentral and southeast
Oligodon barroniColubridaeBarron's Kukri SnakeCentral and southeast
Oligodon dorsalisColubridaeGray's Kukri SnakeBengalese Kukri SnakeNo information
Oligodon theobaldiColubridaeTheobald's Kukri SnakeWest (Tak)
Calamaria lumbricoideaColubridaeVariable Reed SnakeExtreme south
Calamaria pavimentataColubridaeCollared Reed SnakeBrown Reed Snakeงูพงอ้อท้องเหลือง, งูพงอ้อสีน้ำตาลNorth and southeast
Calamaria schlegeliColubridaeRed-headed Reed SnakeExtreme south (Pattani)
Pseudorabdion longicepsColubridaeLong-headed Reed SnakeDwarf Reed SnakeExtreme south (Narathiwat and Yala)
Macrocalamus lateralisColubridaeMalayan Mountain Reed SnakeStriped Reed SnakeSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Narathiwat)
Dendrelaphis caudolineatusColubridaeStriped BronzebackStripe-tailed Bronzeback Tree SnakeSouth
Dendrelaphis subocularisColubridaeMountain BronzebackNorth, west and northeast
Dendrelaphis kopsteiniColubridaeElegent BronzebackKopstein's Bronzeback Tree SnakeSouth
Dendrelaphis cyanochlorisColubridaeWall's BronzebackBlue BronzebackPeninsula
Dendrelaphis pictusColubridaeCommon BronzebackPainted Bronzeback Tree SnakeWidespread
Dendrelaphis ngansonensisColubridaeVietnamese BronzebackNganson BronzebackSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Dendrelaphis striatusColubridaeBanded BronzebackStriated Bronzeback Tree SnakeSouth
Dendrelaphis nigroserratusColubridaeSawtooth-necked Bronzeback
Chrysopelea paradisiColubridaeParadise Tree SnakeGarden Flying SnakeSouth
Chrysopelea ornataColubridaeGolden Tree SnakeOrnate Flying Snakeงูเขียวพระอินทร์, งูเขียวดอกหมากWidespread
Chrysopelea peliasColubridaeTwin-barred Tree SnakeTwin-barred Flying SnakeSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Songkhla)
Lycodon capucinusColubridaeCommon Wolf SnakeIsland Wolf Snakeงูปล้องฉนวนสร้อยเหลือง, งูสร้อยเหลืองWidespread
Lycodon subcinctusColubridaeMalayan Banded Wolf SnakeWhite-banded Wolf Snakeงูปล้องฉนวนบ้านWidespread
Lycodon laoensisColubridaeYellow-barred Wolf SnakeLaos Wolf Snakeงูปล้องฉนวนลายเหลือง, งูปล้องฉนวนลาวWidespread
Lycodon butleriColubridaeButler's Wolf SnakeSouth
Lycodon effraenisColubridaeBrown Wolf SnakeExtreme south (Yala and Narathiwat)
Lycodon fasciatusColubridaeIndian Banded Wolf Snakeงูปล้องฉนวนเมืองเหนือWidespread except Peninsula
Lycodon cardamomensisColubridaeCardamom Wolf SnakeSoutheast (Chanthaburi)
Lycodon ophiophagusColubridaeSnake-eater Wolf Snake
Lycodon septentrionalisColubridaeHill Wolf SnakeNorthern Large-toothed Snake, White-banded Wolf SnakeNorth (Chiang Mai and Nan)
Lycodon albofuscusColubridaeSlender Wolf SnakeSouth
Lycodon davisoniiColubridaeCommon Bridle SnakeDavison's Bridled Snake, Blanford's Bridled Snakeงูปล้องฉนวนอินเดีย, งูปล้องฉนวนตับจาก, งูปล้องฉนวนป่าต่ำWidespread
Lycodon subannulatusColubridaeMalayan Bridle SnakeHalf-banded Bridled SnakeSouth
Stegonotus borneensisColubridaeBorneo Red SnakeSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Plagiopholis nuchalisColubridaeBurmese Mountain SnakeCommon Blotch-necked Snake, Assam Mountain SnakeNorth, west and northeast
Plagiopholis blakewayiColubridaeBlakeway's Mountain SnakeBlakeway's Blotch-necked SnakeNorth (Chiang Mai)
Sibynophis melanocephalusColubridaeMalayan BlackheadWhite-lipped Black-headed SnakeExtreme south (Pattani and Narathiwat)
Sibynophis triangularisColubridaeTriangle BlackheadTriangled Black-headed Snakeงูคอขวั้นหัวลายสามเหลี่ยม, งูสาบหญ้าแดงSoutheast - endemic
Sibynophis collarisColubridaeCollared BlackheadCollared Black-headed Snakeงูคอขวั้นหัวดำ, งูสาบหญ้คอดำWidespread except Peninsula
Boiga drapieziiColubridaeWhite-spotted Cat SnakeWhite-toothed Cat SnakeSouth
Boiga multomaculataColubridaeMany-spotted Cat Snakeงูแม่ตะงาวWidespread
Boiga cyaneaColubridaeGreen Cat Snakeงูเขียวบอน, งูเขียวดงWidespread
Boiga saengsomiColubridaeBanded Green Cat SnakeSouth (Krabi) - endemic
Boiga denrophilaColubridaeMangrove Cat SnakeSouth
Boiga nigricepsColubridaeRed Cat SnakeBlack-headed Cat SnakeExtreme south (Pattani and Narathiwat)
Boiga jaspideaColubridaeJasper Cat SnakeSouth
Boiga siamensisColubridaeGrey Cat SnakeThai Cat Snake, Siamese Cat Snakeงูแส้หางม้า, งูแส้หางม้าเล็ก, งูตาแมวเล็กWidespread except southern Peninsula
Boiga cynodonColubridaeDog-toothed Cat SnakeSouth
Boiga bengkuluensisColubridaeBengkulu Cat Snake
Psammodynastes pulverulentusColubridaeCommon Mock ViperWidespread
Psammophis indochinensisColubridaeIndochinese Sand SnakeNorth and central
Ahaetulla prasinaColubridaeOriental Whip SnakeOriental Vine Snakeงูเขียวหัวจิ้งจก, งูง่วงกลางดง, งูกล่อมนางนอนWidespread
Ahaetulla mycterizansColubridaeMalayan Green Whip SnakeMalayan Vine SnakeSouth
Ahaetulla nasutaColubridaeLong-nosed Whip SnakeIndian Vine SnakeงูเขียวปากแหนบCentral and southeast
Ahaetulla fasciolataColubridaeSpeckle-headed Whip SnakeSpeckle-headed Vine SnakeSouth
Dryophiops rubescensColubridaeBrown Whip SnakeKeel-bellied Whip SnakeSouth
Sinonatrix percarinatusColubridaeChinese KeelbackChinese Keelback Water SnakeNorth and northeast
Sinonatrix yunnanensisColubridaeYunnan KeelbackNorth
Fowlea flavipunctatusColubridaeCommon KeelbackYellow-spotted Keelback Water Snakeงูลายสอสวน, งูลายสอบ้านWidespread
Fowlea piscatorColubridaeChequered KeelbackChequered Keelback Water Snakeงูลายสอใหญ่North
Fowlea punctulatusColubridaeBurmese KeelbackSpotted Keelback Water SnakeNorth (Mae Hong Son)
Xenochrophis trianguligerusColubridaeTriangle KeelbackRed-sided Keelback Water SnakeWest and south
Opisthotropis spenceriColubridaeSpencer's Mountain KeelbackSpencer's Stream SnakeNorth (Phrae) - endemic
Opisthotropis maculosusColubridaeYellow-spotted Mountain KeelbackSpotted Mountain Stream SnakeNortheast (Bueng Kan) - endemic
Paratapinophis praemaxillarisColubridaeAngel's Mountain KeelbackBrown Stream SnakeNorth (Chiang Mai and Nan)
Parahelicops boonsongiColubridaeBoonsong's Mountain KeelbackNortheast (Loei) - endemic
Rhabdophis subminiatusColubridaeRed-necked KeelbackงูลายสาบคอแดงWidespread
Rhabdophis nigrocinctusColubridaeGreen KeelbackBlack-banded Keelbackงูลายสาบเขียวขวั้นดำWidespread
Rhabdophis chrysargosColubridaeSpeckle-bellied KeelbackWidespread
Rhabdophis rhodomelasColubridaeBlue-necked KeelbackSouth
Rhabdophis flavicepsColubridaeRed-headed KeelbackOrange-lipped KeelbackSouth
Hebius boulengeriColubridaeBoulenger's KeelbackNortheast (Nakhon Ratchasima)
Hebius deschauenseeiColubridaeNorthern KeelbackDeschauensee's KeelbackNorth and northeast (Chiang Mai and Uthai Thani)
Hebius groundwateriColubridaeGroundwater's KeelbackPeninsula (Chumphon) - endemic
Hebius inasColubridaeMalayan Mountain KeelbackGunung Inas KeelbackSouth (Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Hebius khasienseColubridaeKhasi KeelbackNorth and northeast
Hebius bitaeniatumColubridaeStriped KeelbackTwo-striped KeelbackNorth (Chiang Mai and Nan)
Amphiesma stolatumColubridaeWhite-striped KeelbackBuff-striped Keelbackงูลายสาบดอกหญ้าWidespread except south
Pseudoxenodon macropsColubridaeLarge-eyed Bamboo SnakeLarge-eyed False CobraNorth, northeast, west and south
Subsessor bocourtiHomalopsidaeBocourt's Water SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Hypsiscopus plumbeaHomalopsidaeBoie's Mud SnakeGrey Water Snake, Rice Paddy SnakeงูปลิงWidespread
Enhydris enhydrisHomalopsidaeRainbow Water SnakeWidespread except north
Enhydris subtaeniataHomalopsidaeMekong Mud SnakeIndochinese Water SnakeCentral, southeast and northeast
Enhydris jagoriiHomalopsidaeBangkok Mud SnakeJagor's Water SnakeCentral and southeast
Enhydris chanardiHomalopsidaeChan-ard's Water SnakeCentral - endemic
Homalopsis buccataHomalopsidaePuff-faced Water SnakeWidespread except north
Homalopsis negroventralisHomalopsidaeDeuve's Water SnakeCambodian Puff-faced Water SnakeNortheast (Nakhon Phanom and Sakhon Nakhon)
Homalopsis mereljcoxiHomalopsidaeJack's Water Snake
Cerberus rynchopsHomalopsidaeAsian BockadamDog-faced Water SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Cerberus schneideriiHomalopsidaeSouth-east Asian BockadamWest (Phetchaburi)
Gerada prevostianaHomalopsidaeGerard's Water SnakeGlossy Marsh SnakeCentral
Fordonia leucobadiaHomalopsidaeCrab-eating Water SnakeCrab-eating Mangrove SnakeSouth (Phuket to Satun)
Cantoria violaceaHomalopsidaeCantor's Mangrove SnakeYellow-banded Mangrove SnakeSouth (Phuket)
Bitia hydroidesHomalopsidaeKeel-bellied Estuarine SnakeKeel-bellied Water SnakeCentral (Bangkok)
Erpeton tentaculatusHomalopsidaeTentacled SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Bungarus flavicepsElapidaeRed-headed KraitPeninsula
Bungarus candidusElapidaeBlue KraitMalayan Kraitงูทับสมิงคลา, งูทับทางขาว, งูปล้องเงินWidespread
Bungarus fasciatusElapidaeBanded Kraitงูสามเหลี่ยม, งูทับทางเหลือง, งูปล้องทองWidespread
Bungarus multicinctusElapidaeMany-banded KraitNorth
Naja kaouthiaElapidaeMonocled CobraWidespread
Naja siamensisElapidaeIndochinese Spitting Cobraงูเห่าพ่นพิษสยามCentral, southeast and northeast
Naja sumatranaElapidaeSumatran Spitting CobraSouth
Ophiophagus hannahElapidaeKing Cobraงูจงอาง, งูบองหลาWidespread
Calliophis gracilisElapidaeSpotted Coral SnakeSouth (Pattani)
Calliophis bivirgatusElapidaeBlue Long-glanded Coral SnakeBlue Coral SnakeExtreme south
Calliophis intestinalisElapidaeBrown Long-glanded Coral SnakeMalayan Striped Coral SnakeSouth
Calliophis maculicepsElapidaeSmall-spotted Coral SnakeSpeckled Coral Snakeงูปล้องหวายหัวดำWidespread
Sinomicrurus macclellandiElapidaeMacClelland's Coral SnakeWidespread except peninsula
Laticauda colubrinaHydrophiidaeYellow-lipped Sea KraitSouth (Phuket)
Laticauda laticaudataHydrophiidaeBlack-banded Sea KraitLarge-scaled Sea KraitSouth (east coast)
Acalyptophis eydouxiiHydrophiidaeSpot-banded Sea KraitBeaded Sea SnakeCenral (Gulf coast)
Lapemis curtusHydrophiidaeHardwicke's Sea SnakeShort Sea SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Kolpophis annandaleiHydrophiidaeAnnandale's Sea SnakeSouth (east coast)
Disteira nigrocinctaHydrophiidaeBlack-banded Sea SnakeSouth (Phuket to Krabi)
Hydrophis stokesiiHydrophiidaeStokes's Sea SnakeCentral and south
Enhydrina schistomaHydrophiidaeBeaked Sea SnakeCentral and south
Kerilia jerdoniiHydrophiidaeJerdon's SnakeSaddle-backed Sea SnakeSouth
Thalassophis anomalusHydrophiidaeAnomalous Sea SnakeSoutheast
Acalyptophis peroniiHydrophiidaePeron's Sea SnakeHorned Sea SnakeSoutheast and south (east coast)
Pelamis platuraHydrophiidaeYellow-bellied Sea SnakeCentral, southeast and south
Hydrophis viperinusHydrophiidaeViperine Sea SnakeGrey Sea SnakeCentral and south
Hydrophis cantorisHydrophiidaeGunther's Sea SnakeCantor's Sea SnakeSouth (west coast)
Hydrophis gracilisHydrophiidaeGraceful Sea SnakeNarrow-headed Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis klossiHydrophiidaeKloss's Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis melanosomaHydrophiidaeBlack Sea SnakeSoutheast and south
Hydrophis obscurusHydrophiidaeDaudin's Sea SnakeSouth (west coast)
Hydrophis brookiiHydrophiidaeBrook's Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis fasciatusHydrophiidaeStriped Sea SnakeBanded Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis nigrocinctusHydrophiidaeBlack-banded Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis belcheriHydrophiidaeFaint-banded Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis hardwickiiHydrophiidaeHardwicke's Spine-bellied Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis atricepsHydrophiidaeBlack-headed Sea SnakeGarlanded Sea SnakeSoutheast and south (east coast)
Hydrophis lapemoidesHydrophiidaePersian Gulf Sea SnakeSouth
Hydrophis bituberculatusHydrophiidaeBiturberculated Sea SnakeTwo-wattled Sea SnakeSouth (west coast)
Hydrophis inornatusHydrophiidaeInornate Sea SnakeCentral and south
Hydrophis spiralisHydrophiidaeYellow Sea SnakeCentral and south
Hydrophis ornatusHydrophiidaeReef Sea SnakeOrnate Sea SnakeCentral and south
Hydrophis lambertiHydrophiidaeLambert's Sea SnakeCentral and south
Polydontognathus caerulescensHydrophiidaeDark Blue-banded Sea SmakeBlue-grey Sea SnakeCentral and south
Leioselasma cyanocinctusHydrophiidaeBlue-banded Sea SnakeAnnulated Sea SnakeSoutheast and south
Daboia siamensisViperidaeSiamese ViperCentral
Calloselasma rhodostomaCrotalidaeMalayan Pit Viperงูกะปะ, งูขว้างค้อนWidespread
Ovophis monticolaCrotalidaeIndo-Malayan Mountain Pit ViperMalayan Brown Pit ViperWidespread except Peninsula
Trimeresurus albolabrisCrotalidaeWhite-lipped Pit Viperงูเขียวหางไหม้ท้องเหลืองWidespread
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatusCrotalidaeMangrove Pit ViperSouth
Trimeresurus macropsCrotalidaeLarge-eyed Pit Viperงูเขียวหางไหม้ตาโต, งูเขียวหางไม้สีมะกอกNortheast and southeast
Trimeresurus kanburiensisCrotalidaeKanburi Pit ViperWest (Kanchanaburi) - endemic
Trimeresurus venustusCrotalidaeBrown-spotted Pit ViperBeautiful Pit ViperSouth (Surat Thani and Nakhon Sri Thammarat)
Trimeresurus phuketensisCrotalidaePhuket Pit Viper
Trimeresurus gumprechtiCrotalidaeGumprecht's Green Pit ViperNortheast
Trimeresurus vogeliCrotalidaeVogel's Pit Viperงูเขียวไผ่หางเขียวNortheast and southeast
Trimeresurus sumatranusCrotalidaeSumatran Pit ViperExtreme south (Pattani and Narathiwat)
Trimeresurus hageniCrotalidaeHagen's Green Pit ViperSouth
Trimeresurus popeiorumCrotalidaePope's Pit ViperNorth and west
Trimeresurus fucatusCrotalidaeBanded Pit ViperThai Peninsula Pit ViperSouth
Trimeresurus nebularisCrotalidaeClouded Pit ViperExtreme south (Narathiwat)
Trimeresurus wirotiCrotalidaeWirot's Palm Pit ViperSouth (Phattalung and Narathiwat)
Trimeresurus cardamomensisCrotalidaeCardamom Green Pit ViperSoutheast
Tropidolaemus wagleriCrotalidaeWagler's Pit ViperSouth

Common species

Reptile species commonly found in anthropogenically modified environments (i.e., near human settlements) include:[2]

See also

References

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