List of reptiles of the Netherlands
This list of reptiles of the Netherlands is extracted from the Reptile Database.[1] It applies to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Species not endemic to constituent country in western Europe are indicated by inclusion of their distribution within the kingdom.
Turtles and terrapins[]
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
- Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
- European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pond slider, Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
Lizards[]
- Slow worm, Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Sand lizard, Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)
- Viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Snakes[]
- Red-bellied racer, Alsophis rufiventris (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) — Saba and Sint Eustatius
- Smooth snake, Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
- Barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
- Common European adder, Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References[]
- ^ "The Reptile Database".
- ^ Kindler, Carolin; Chèvre, Maxime; Ursenbacher, Sylvain; Böhme, Wolfgang; Hille, Axel; Jablonski, Daniel; Vamberger, Melita; Fritz, Uwe (2017), "Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species", Scientific Reports, 7 (7378), doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07847-9, PMC 5547120
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