| Family |
Snake species |
Common name |
Geographical distribution in India |
| Elapidae |
Najanaja
Najakaouthia
Najaoxiana
Najasagittifera
Ophiophagushannah
Bungaruscaeruleus
Bungarusfasciatus
Bungarusniger
Bungarussindanus |
Common spectacled
Indian cobra
Monocellate cobra
North Indian or
Oxus cobra
Andaman cobra
King cobra
Common krait
Banded krait
Black krait
Sind krait |
Throughout
Northeast
Northwest
Andaman islands
South,Northeast, Andaman islands
Northeast
Northwest |
| Viperidae |
Daboiarusselii
Echiscarinatus
Echiscarinatussochureki
Hypnalehypnale
Cryptelytropsalbolabris
Cryptelytropspurpureomaculatus
Trimeresurusmalabaricus
Trimeresurusgramineus
Macroviperalebetina |
Russell’s viper
Saw-scaled viper
Sochureki’s saw scaled viper
Hump-nosed pit viper
White-lipped tree viper
Mangrove pit viper
Malabar pit viper
Indian bamboo viper
Blunt-nosed viper |
Southwest
Southwest
Northwest
Southwest coast and Western Ghats
East
East
Southwest
South,Andamanand Nicobar islands
Northwest |
