Reference books on Amphibians and Reptiles

Snakes of India, The Field Guide (2004) . Romulus Whitekar & Ashok Captain, Draco Books, India
The most complete field guide of Snakes of India with stunning photographs. Must have for snake lovers.

A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. (2002). Indraneil Das, New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
Pocket sized book covering 243 species of reptiles. Easy to carry, and a good book for beginners.

Handbook India Lizards. (1992)   B K Tikader and R C Sharma, ZSI

Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. (2002)  H. Hermann Schleich & Werner Kastle. A.R.G. Ganter Verlag Kommanditgesellschaft. FL 9491 Ruggell .
What a colossal book! Amazing. A comprehensive book on the amphibians and reptiles of Nepal. Wonder when we will ever be able to do something similar for India. Get it if you are a serious herpetologist and can afford it!

The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. (2002). J. C. Daniel. Bombay Natural History Society & Oxford University Press.
Originally written by J. C. Daniel on reptiles only, the book has now been updated and includes some common amphibians. A good book for beginners.

Handbook Indian Amphibians. (2002) S K Chanda, ZSI
Covers all the known amphibians at the time. Dated, but still useful compilation.

India-A Lifescape. Amphibians of Peninsular India (2005). R. J. Ranjit Daniels, Indian Academy of Sciences, Universities Press.
Well written, informative book for amphibians of peninsular India. Though dated, its affordable and a good book for both beginners and scientists in south India.

Amphibians and Reptiles of Northeast India-A Photographic Guide (2009). Ahmed, M. F. , A. Das and S. K. Dutta Aaranyak, Guwahati, India.
An excellent pocket-sized field guide for herps of north east India. Stunning photographs. Must have for "herp" lovers.

Amphibians and Reptiles of Uttarakhand, India (2010). Wildlife Institute of India. Karthikeyan Vasudevan & Sanjay Sondhi
Covers herps of Uttarakhand with photographs of most species.