The Complete List of Reptiles of Bhutan
No verified entries meet the criteria for a complete, fully documented “Reptiles of Bhutan” list at this time.
The post requires each species to have a common and scientific name, a photo, confirmed range inside Bhutan, habitat notes, IUCN status, and verifiable source links. No single public source currently provides that full set for all reptiles associated with Bhutan. Records are scattered across the Reptile Database, IUCN, GBIF, museum notes, and older local checklists, and many entries lack modern confirmation or precise locality data. This makes producing a single, fully verified list impossible right now.
Bhutan’s rugged terrain and limited herpetological surveys add to the gap. Species ranges often cross borders into India, Nepal, or Tibet, so some records for nearby areas are sometimes attributed to Bhutan without direct evidence. Taxonomy and names also change over time, and older museum specimens can be misidentified. Databases update on different schedules and sometimes list species for Bhutan based on a single old report or a nearby occurrence point.
Use nearby and regional sources as close alternatives. Check the Reptile Database, IUCN Red List, GBIF occurrence maps, museum records, and Himalayan or neighboring-state checklists (Sikkim, Assam, Nepal) for near matches. Explore regional categories like snakes, lizards, and freshwater turtles, plus lowland southern Bhutan records and mid-elevation forest species. Instead of a single complete list, build a verified overview from these sources and mark any unconfirmed records clearly.
