Endangered Reptiles of Asia
Show reptiles in Asia with profiles available.
Show all reptiles of concern in Asia.
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Common Name Range ***
Afghan Tortoise Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Amami Takachiho Snake Japan
Annam Leaf Turtle Vietnam
Arakan Forest Turtle Myanmar
Asian Giant Softshell Turtle Indonesia
Asian Giant Tortoise Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Asiatic Softshell Turtle Asia
Assam Roofed Turtle Bangladesh, India
Bailey's Snake China
Be'er Sheva Fringe-fingered Lizard Israel (Palestinian Territory, Occupied)
Beal's-eyed Turtle China
Bengal Monitor Afghanistan, Burma, India, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Bengal Roof Turtle Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Big-headed Turtle China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Black Marsh Turtle Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Black Sea Viper Turkey
Black Softshell Turtle Bangladesh
Black-breasted Hill Turtle China, Vietnam
Bornean River Turtle Indonesia, Malaysia
Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle Myanmar
Burmese Peacock Turtle Burma
Burmese Roofed Turtle Myanmar
Burmese Starred Tortoise Myanmar
Cantor's Giant Softshell Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
Caucasian Viper Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey
Celebes Tortoise Indonesia
Chinese Alligator China
Chinese Broad-headed Pond Turtle China
Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Chinese Three-keeled Pond Turtle China, Japan, Taiwan
Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle China, Laos, Vietnam
Cochin Forest Cane Turtle India
Common Tortoise Asia, Middle East
Crowned River Turtle Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Cyrtopodion amictopholis Lebanon, Syria
Darevsky's Viper Armenia, Turkey
Desert Monitor Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
Elongated Tortoise Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
Euphrates Softshell Turtle Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Fly River Turtle Indonesia
Four-eyed Turtle China, Laos, Vietnam
Fraas' Lizard Lebanon
Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
Gavial Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Giant Asian Pond Turtle Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Gray's Monitor Lizard Philippines
Gunther's Cylindrical Skink Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Hoogstraal's Cat Snake Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Impressed Tortoise Cambodia, China
Indian Eyed Turtle Bangladesh, India
Indian Python India, Sri Lanka
Indian Sawback Turtle India
Indian Softshell Turtle India, Pakistan
Indochinese Box Turtle China, Laos, Vietnam
Jagged-shelled Turtle China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard Jordan
Kikuzato's Brook Snake Japan
Komodo Island Monitor Indonesia (Komodo, Rintja, Padar, and western Flores Island)
Kuroiwa's Ground Gecko Japan
Lacerta clarkorum Georgia (Eurasia), Turkey
Lacerta kulzeri Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Lar Valley Viper Iran
Large-headed Water Snake Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey
Leaf-nosed Lizard Sri Lanka
Lebanon Viper Lebanon, Syria
Leith's Softshell Turtle India
Loggerhead Sea Turtle Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America, Middle East
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Malayan Snail-eating Turtle Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Mangshan Pitviper China
McCord's Box Turtle China
Moss-backed Turtle China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam
Mount Bulgar Viper Turkey
Mountain Viper Turkey
Mugger Crocodile Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan
Negev Tortoise Israel
Northern River Terrapin Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia
Painted Batagur Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Pan's Box Turtle China
Parker's Snake-necked Turtle Indonesia
Peacock Softshell Turtle Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Philippine Crocodile Philippines
Philippine Pond Turtle Philippines
Red-necked Pond Turtle China
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Indonesia
Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle Japan
Saltwater Crocodile Southeast Asia
Savigny's Agama Israel
Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard Israel, Lebanon, Turkey
Shanghai Soft-shell Turtle China
Siamese Crocodile Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia
South Asian Box Turtle Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Southern New Guinea Snapping Turtle Indonesia
Spatula-toothed Snake Indonesia
Spineless Forest Lizard Sri Lanka
Spiny Terrapin Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Spotted Pond Turtle North India, Pakistan
Striped Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Thailand
Sulawesi Forest Turtle Indonesia
Three-keeled Asian Turtle Central India to Bangladesh and Burma
Three-striped Roof Turtle Bangladesh, India
Tomistoma Indonesia, Malaysia
Travancore Tortoise India
Vipera dinniki Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia
Wagner's Viper Turkey
Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle China, Vietnam
Yellow Monitor West Pakistan through India to Bangladesh
Yellow-headed Box Turtle China
Yellow-headed Temple Turtle Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Yellow-margined Box Turtle China, Japan, Taiwan
Zhou's Box Turtle China

**What reptiles are listed here?:

The Asia section of this site lists the folllowing reptiles appearing on select endangered species lists:
  • Reptiles that dwell in or migrate to any nation or region found on the Asian continent and many surrounding islands.
  • Reptiles that dwell in or travel to the Black and Mediterranean Sea (and its islands).
  • Reptiles that dwell in or travel to India and Russia.
  • Reptiles that dwell in or travel to any Eurasian region.
  • Some species may be listed that dwell in or travel to some nearby areas of the Middle East (between Africa and Asia).
  • Reptiles that dwell in or travel to Indonesia and nearby islands located in the South East Asian Archipelago.
  • Reptiles that dwell in Middle Eastern countries between Africa and Asia

Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.


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