List of reptiles of Europe

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This is a list of reptiles of Europe. It includes all reptiles currently found in Europe. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this, nor (with few exceptions) does it currently include species introduced in recent decades. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited. Also this list is incomplete.

ExtinctionExtinctionExtinct in the WildCritically EndangeredEndangered speciesVulnerable speciesNear ThreatenedThreatened speciesLeast ConcernLeast ConcernIUCN conservation statuses

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - extinct, EW - extinct in the wild
CR - critically endangered, EN - endangered, VU - vulnerable
NT - near threatened, LC - least concern
DD - data deficient, NE - not evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])

Turtles[]

Family: Testudinidae (tortoises)

Subfamily: Testudininae

Family: Emydidae (pond turtles)

Subfamily: Emydinae
  • European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis LR/nt
  • Sicilian pond turtle, Emys trinacris DD (Sicily)
Subfamily: Deirochelyinae

Family: Geoemydidae

Subfamily: Geoemydinae

Family: Cheloniidae

Subfamily: Carettinae
Subfamily: Cheloniinae

Family: Dermochelyidae

  • Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea VU (Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: LC)

Family: Trionychidae (softshells)

Subfamily: Trionychinae
  • Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis (Mediterranean subpopulation: CR) (Greece)

Amphisbaenia, lizards and snakes[]

Amphisbaenians[]

Family: Blanidae (Mediterranean worm lizards)

Family: Trogonophidae (Palearctic worm lizards)

Lizards[]

Family: Agamidae (agamas)

Subfamily: Agaminae

Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)

  • Mediterranean chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon LC (southern Europe)
  • African chameleon, Chamaeleo africanus (Greece)

Family: Dactyloidae (anoles and related species)

Family: Gekkonidae

  • , Mediodactylus russowii LC (in Europe southern Russia, extirpated)
  • Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus LC (southern Europe)

Family: Phyllodactylidae

  • Gomero wall gecko, Tarentola gomerensis LC (Spain)
  • Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica LC (southern Europe)

Family: Sphaerodactylidae

Family: Lacertidae (wall or true lizards)

Subfamily: Gallotiinae
  • East Iberian psammodromus, Psammodromus (hispanicus) edwardsianus (Spain and France)[2]
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Tribe: Eremiadini
Tribe: Lacertini

Family: Scincidae (skinks)

Subfamily: Scincinae
Subfamily: Lygosomatinae / Family: Mabuyidae

Family: Anguidae

Subfamily: Anguinae
  • Common slowworm, Anguis fragilis
  • Peloponnese slowworm, Anguis cephalonnica NT (Greece)
  • Italian slowworm, Anguis veronensis (Italy, south-eastern France)
  • , Anguis colchica
  • , Anguis graeca
  • European glass lizard, Ophisaurus apodus (south-eastern Europe)

Snakes[]

Family: Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

  • Worm snake, Xerotyphlops vermicularis (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Boidae (boas)

Subfamily: Erycinae/Erycidae

Family: Colubridae (colubrids)

Subfamily: Colubrinae
  • , Elaphe urartica (eastern Europe)[3]

Subfamily: /Natricinae

  • Dice snake, Natrix tessellata LC
  • Large-headed water snake, Natrix megalocephala VU (Russia, Turkey, Georgia)

Family: Lamprophiidae

Subfamily: Psammophiinae
  • Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus LC (southwestern Europe)
  • Eastern Montpellier snake, Malpolon insignitus (southeastern Europe)

Family: Viperidae

Subfamily: Viperinae
Subfamily: Crotalinae

See also[]

Further reading[]

  • Arnold N., Ovenden D., Collins Field Guide, Reptiles & Amphibians Britain & Europe, HarperCollinsPublishers, London, 2002, ISBN 0-00-219964-5
  • Engelmann W., Fritzsche J., Günthner R., Obst F., Beobachten und bestimmen, Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas, Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul, 1985

References[]

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.) (2017). "The Reptile Database". Zoological Museum Hamburg. Retrieved 4 October 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2020). "The Reptile Database". Zoological Museum Hamburg. Retrieved 22 July 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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