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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including reptiles listed below.

States

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List of Indian state reptiles
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andhra Pradesh Ganges softshell turtle Nilssonia gangetica
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal pit-viper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
Assam Assam roofed turtle Pangshura sylhetensis
Bihar Indian-monocellate cobra Naja kaouthia
Chhattisgarh Indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans
Goa Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea Vulnerable
Gujarat Indian Golden monitor-lizard Varanus flavescens Endangered
Haryana Indian-spectacled cobra Naja naja
Himachal Pradesh Himalayan pit-viper Gloydius himalayanus
Jharkhand Indian rock python Python molurus
Karnataka King cobra Ophiophagus hannah
Kerala Indian chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus
Madhya Pradesh Fish-eating crocodile Gavialis gangeticus
Maharashtra Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata Vulnerable
Manipur Shirui-hills viper Trimeresurus shillongensis
Meghalaya Tokay gecko Gekko gecko gecko
Mizoram Indian peacock softshell turtle Nilssonia hurum
Nagaland King cobra Ophiophagus hannah
Odisha Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
Punjab Indian rock python Python molurus Near Threatened
Rajasthan Indian spiny-tailed lizard Saara hardwickii
Sikkim Sikkim keelback Herpetoreas sieboldii
Tamil Nadu Indian peninsula Black-turtle Melanochelys trijuga trijuga
Telangana Indian-spectacled cobra Naja naja
Tripura Jerdon's forest lizard Calotes jerdoni
Uttar Pradesh Fish-eating crocodile Gavialis gangeticus
Uttarakhand Himalayan keelback Herpetoreas platyceps
West Bengal Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis

Union territories

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List of Indian state reptiles (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image IUCN category[5]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Water Monitor Varanus salvator andamanensis Least Concern
Chandigarh
Delhi Indian garden lizard Calotes versicolor
Lakshadweep Keeled Indian Mabuya Eutropis carinata
Puducherry Pondichéry fan-throated lizard Sitana ponticeriana Least Concern

References

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  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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