This paper represents the first report of manglicolous lichens from Central Vembanad Lake, documenting a total of 31 species belonging to 23 genera and 14 families. Among these, 13 species are identified as new distributional records to Kerala, namely Anisomeridium biforme (Schaer.) R.C. Harris, Arthonia simplicascens Nyl., Bactrospora myriadea (Fée) Egea and Torrente, Cresponea proximata (Nyl.) Egea and Torrente, Enterographa tropica Sparrius, Graphis caesiella Vain., Graphis furcata Fée, Graphis handelii Zahlbr., Graphis librata C. Knight, Graphis modesta Zahlbr., Herpothallon cinereum G. Thor, Porina tetracerae (Ach.) Müll. Arg., and Pyrenula thelomorpha Tuck. The genus Cresponea is a new generic record to Kerala. Keywords: Lichen, wetlands, mangroves.