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Endangered Reptiles of Asia

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Reptiles
Common Name	Range ***
Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii	Jordan
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, Papua New Guinea
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, Papua New Guinea, 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, Hawaii, 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	Africa, Asia, Europe, 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	Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
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	Philippines
Gunther's Cylindrical Skink	Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
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
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	Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America, Middle East, Oceanic
Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle	Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Malayan Snail-eating Turtle	Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
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	Egypt, Israel
Painted Batagur	Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Pan's Box Turtle	China
Parker's Snake-necked Turtle	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Peacock Soft-shelled Turtle	Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan
Peacock Softshell Turtle	Bangladesh, India
Philippine Crocodile	Philippines
Philippine Pond Turtle	Philippines
Red-necked Pond Turtle	China
River Terrapin	Bangladesh, Burma, India, Indonesia, Malaysia
Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle	Indonesia
Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle	Japan
Saltwater Crocodile	Islands of the West Pacific Ocean, Southeast Asia
Savigny's Agama	Egypt, Israel
Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard	Cyprus, 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
Telescopus hoogstraali	Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Three-keeled Asian Turtle	Central India to Bangladesh and Burma
Three-striped Roof Turtle	Bangladesh, India
Tomistoma	Indonesia, Malaysia
Travancore Tortoise	India
Trimeresurus mangshanensis	China
Vipera dinniki	Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia
Wagner's Viper	Turkey
Wattle-necked Softshell Turtle	China, Hawaii, Mauritius, 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
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***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

In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional areas noted in the range column.

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 Us page.