Endangered Reptiles of 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.
