Synopsis The present fauna of India, volume on lizards, which is second in the series of 3 volumes on Reptilia by him (earlier one being on Testudines and Crocodilians), comprises the comprehensive and profusely illustrate taxonomic account with additional knowledge of natural history and other biological data so far available on all the known species inhabiting the Republic of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The phylogeny, exact distribution in present times, habits and habitats, biology, ecology, conservation, breeding, skeletal morphology, denitition and current status of all the species has been discussed. Nine families represented by 66 genera and 280 species and subspecies have been dealt with in this faunal work.