Endangered Reptiles of Asia
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bornean River Turtle | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Burmese Peacock Turtle | Burma |
| Cantor's Giant Softshell | Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Caucasian Viper | Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
| Chinese Alligator | China |
| Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle | China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Cochin Forest Cane Turtle | India |
| Common Tortoise | Asia, Middle East |
| Cyrtopodion amictopholis | Lebanon, Syria |
| Darevsky's Viper | Armenia, Turkey |
| Desert Monitor | Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Euphrates Softshell Turtle | Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey |
| Four-eyed Turtle | China, Laos, Vietnam |
| Fraas' Lizard | Lebanon |
| Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan |
| Gavial | Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan |
| Gray's Monitor Lizard | Philippines |
| Gunther's Cylindrical Skink | Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria |
| Hoogstraal's Cat Snake | Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
| Indian Python | India, Sri Lanka |
| Indian Softshell Turtle | India, Pakistan |
| Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard | Jordan |
| Kikuzato's Brook Snake | Japan |
| Komodo Island Monitor | Indonesia (Komodo, Rintja, Padar, and western Flores Island) |
| Lar Valley Viper | Iran |
| Large-headed Water Snake | Azerbaijan, Georgia (Eurasia), Russia, Turkey |
| Lebanon Viper | Lebanon, Syria |
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America, Middle East |
| Mangshan Pitviper | China |
| Mount Bulgar Viper | Turkey |
| Mugger Crocodile | Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| 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 |
| Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle | Japan |
| Saltwater Crocodile | Southeast Asia |
| 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 |
| Spotted Pond Turtle | North India, Pakistan |
| Three-keeled Asian Turtle | Central India to Bangladesh and Burma |
| Tomistoma | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| 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.
