List of amphibians and reptiles of Sweden

Sweden is home to thirteen species of amphibians and six species of reptiles excluding birds. All nineteen species are protected throughout the country.

Amphibians

Scientific name	Common name Swedish name	Description	Image	Notes
Bombina bombina	European fire-bellied toad Klockgroda		File:Bombina bombina 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Bufo bufo	Common toad Vanlig padda	Adults are about 15 centimetres (6 in) long and colored brown, olive-brown or greyish brown.	File:Bufo bufo sitting-Iric2006.jpg
Bufo viridis	European green toad Grönfläckig padda		File:Bufotes balearicus female quadrat.jpg
Epidalea calamita	Natterjack toad Strandpadda/Stinkpadda		File:Bufo calamita 3.jpg
Hyla arborea	European tree frog Lövgroda		File:Hyla arborea01.jpg
Pelobates fuscus	Common spadefoot Lökgroda		File:Pelobates fuscus insubricus01.jpg
Pelophylax kl. esculentus	Edible frog Ätlig groda	Female adults are 5 to 9 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long and males are 6 to 11 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long.	File:Rana esculenta on Nymphaea edit.JPG	It is a fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog and the Marsh Frog.
Pelophylax lessonae	Pool frog Gölgroda		File:RanaLessonae1.JPG
Rana arvalis	Moor frog Åkergroda		File:RanaArvalisFemale.jpg
Rana dalmatina	Agile frog Långbensgroda		File:Rana dalmatina01.jpg
Rana temporaria	Common frog Vanlig groda	Adults are about 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long. They and colored olive green, grey-brown, brown, olive-brown, grey, yellowish or rufous.	File:European Common Frog Rana temporaria.jpg
Triturus cristatus	Great crested newt Större vattensalamander		File:Triturus cristatus Sinarp 8.JPG
Lissotriton vulgaris	Smooth newt Mindre vattensalamander		File:Teichmolch-triturus-vulgaris.jpg

Reptiles

Scientific name	Common name Swedish name	Description	Image	Notes
Anguis fragilis	Slowworm Kopparödla		File:Anguidae.jpg
Coronella austriaca	Smooth snake Hasselsnok		File:CoronellaAustriaca2.jpg
Lacerta agilis	Sand lizard Sandödla		File:Jaszczurka.jpg
Natrix natrix (incl. Natrix natrix gotlandica)	Grass snake Snok (Gotlandssnok)		File:Grasssnake umbriaitaly.jpg
Vipera berus	Common European adder Huggorm		File:Loch Shin adder.JPG
Zootoca vivipara	Viviparous lizard Skogsödla		File:Lacerta vivipara 2 hen (Marek Szczepanek).jpg

References

General references

• Wetterin, Marianne (2009). Fridlysta växter och djur i Sverige (PDF) (in Swedish). Environmental Protection Agency. pp. 6–8. ISBN 978-91-620-8369-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Förbjudet att döda eller skada" (in Swedish). Dalarna Board. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Grod- och kräldjur" (in Swedish). Skånes Djurpark. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)