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Order: Testudines or Chelonia or Testudinata
Family: Dermochelyidae
Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Family: Cheloniidae
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Family: Bataguridae
Indian roofed turtle Kachuga tecta
Red crowned roofed turtle Kachuga kachuga
River terrapin Batagur baska
Spotted pond turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii
Family: Trionychidae
Narrow-headed soft turtle Chitra indica
Asian giant softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii
Dark softshell turtle Aspideretes nigricans (B)
Indian flapshell turtle Lissemys punctata
Order: Squamata; Suborder: Lacertila
Family: Gekkonidae
Tokay gecko Gekko gecko
Brook’s house gecko Hemidactylus brookii
Yellow-green house gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis
Family: Agamidae
Indian garden lizard Calotes versicolor
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Indian chameleon Chamaeleo zeylanicus
Family: Scincidae
Keeled grass skink Mabuya carinata
Family: Varanidae
Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis
Water monitor Varanus salvator
Yellow monitor Varanus flavescens
Order: Squamata; Suborder: Serpents
Family: Acrochordidae
8 Mangroves: A Reservoir of Biodiversity