List of reptiles of Greece
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This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List.[1][2] Of the 66 (IUCN) or 76 (Atlas) species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 4 are assessed as endangered.[1]: 11–13 [2] In the Atlas, 9 species are currently not recognized on the IUCN Red List ("NR" below), 4 species are recognized on the Red List but with no record of their occurrence in Greece (Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus; Andalusian wall lizard, Podarcis vaucheri; blotched snake, Elaphe sauromates; green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas), while 3 species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment are not included in the Atlas (Rock lizard, Anatololacerta oertzeni LC IUCN; spotted whip snake, Hemorrhois ravergieri LC IUCN; meadow viper, Vipera ursinii VU IUCN).[1][2]
Order: Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians)
Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)
- Family: Amphisbaenidae
- Genus: Blanus
- Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi LC IUCN
- Genus: Blanus
Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)
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- Family: Agamidae
- Genus: Stellagama
- Starred agama, Stellagama stellio LC IUCN
- Genus: Stellagama
- Family: Anguidae
- Genus: Anguis
- Peloponnese slow worm, Anguis cephallonica NT IUCN (endemic)
- Slow worm, Anguis fragilis LC IUCN
- Greek slow worm, Anguis graeca (NR)
- Genus: Pseudopus
- European glass lizard, Pseudopus apodus LC IUCN
- Genus: Anguis
- Family: Chamaeleonidae
- Genus: Chamaeleo
- African chameleon, Chamaeleo africanus LC IUCN
- Mediterranean chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon LC IUCN
- Genus: Chamaeleo
- Family: Gekkonidae
- Genus: Hemidactylus
- Turkish gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus LC IUCN
- Genus: Mediodactylus
- Barton's thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus bartoni (NR) (endemic)
- Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus danilewskii (NR)
- Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi LC IUCN
- Oertzen's thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus oertzeni (NR)
- Eastern Mediterranean thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus orientalis (NR)
- Genus: Tarentola
- Common wall gecko, Tarentola mauritanica LC IUCN
- Genus: Hemidactylus
- Family: Lacertidae
- Genus: Algyroides
- Greek algyroides, Algyroides moreoticus NT IUCN (endemic)
- Dalmatian algyroides, Algyroides nigropunctatus LC IUCN
- Genus: Anatololacerta
- Anatolian rock lizard, Anatololacerta anatolica LC IUCN
- Budak's rock lizard, Anatololacerta budaki (NR)
- Pelasgian rock lizard, Anatololacerta pelasgiana (NR)
- Genus: Darevskia
- Meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola NT IUCN
- Genus: Hellenolacerta
- Greek rock lizard, Hellenolacerta graeca NT IUCN (endemic)
- Genus: Lacerta
- Sand lizard, Lacerta agilis LC IUCN
- Balkan green lizard, Lacerta trilineata LC IUCN
- European green lizard, Lacerta viridis LC IUCN
- Genus: Ophisops
- Snake-eyed lizard, Ophisops elegans LC IUCN
- Genus: Podarcis
- Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis EN IUCN (endemic)
- Erhard's wall lizard, Podarcis erhardii LC IUCN
- Skyros wall lizard, Podarcis gaigeae VU IUCN (endemic)
- Ionian wall lizard, Podarcis ionicus (NR)
- Pori wall lizard, Podarcis levendis VU IUCN (endemic)
- Milos wall lizard, Podarcis milensis VU IUCN (endemic)
- Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis LC IUCN
- Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus LC IUCN (endemic)
- Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus LC IUCN
- Balkan wall lizard, Podarcis tauricus LC IUCN
- Andalusian wall lizard, Podarcis vaucheri LC IUCN
- Genus: Zootoca
- Viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara LC IUCN
- Genus: Algyroides
- Family: Scincidae
- Genus: Ablepharus
- Juniper skink, Ablepharus kitaibelii LC IUCN
- Genus: Chalcides
- Ocellated skink, Chalcides ocellatus LC IUCN
- Genus: Heremites
- Levant skink, Heremites auratus LC IUCN
- Genus: Ophiomorus
- Anatolian limbless skink, Ophiomorus kardesi (NR)
- Greek snake skink, Ophiomorus punctatissimus LC IUCN (endemic)
- Genus: Ablepharus
Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)
- Family: Colubridae
- Genus: Coronella
- Smooth snake, Coronella austriaca LC IUCN
- Genus: Dolichophis
- Caspian whipsnake, Dolichophis caspius LC IUCN
- Black whipsnake, Dolichophis jugularis LC IUCN
- Genus: Eirenis
- Dwarf snake, Eirenis modestus LC IUCN
- Genus: Elaphe
- Four-lined snake, Elaphe quatuorlineata NT IUCN
- Blotched snake, Elaphe sauromates LC IUCN
- Genus: Hierophis
- Balkan whip snake, Hierophis gemonensis LC IUCN
- Green whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus LC IUCN
- Genus: Hemorrhois
- Coin-marked snake, Hemorrhois nummifer LC IUCN
- Genus: Malpolon
- Eastern Montpellier snake, Malpolon insignitus LC IUCN
- Genus: Natrix
- Grass snake, Natrix natrix LC IUCN
- Dice snake, Natrix tessellata LC IUCN
- Genus: Platyceps
- Slender whipsnake, Platyceps najadum LC IUCN
- Genus: Telescopus
- European cat snake, Telescopus fallax LC IUCN
- Genus: Zamenis
- Aesculapian ratsnake, Zamenis longissima LC IUCN
- European ratsnake, Zamenis situla LC IUCN
- Genus: Coronella
- Family: Boidae
- Genus: Eryx
- Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus LC IUCN
- Genus: Eryx
- Family: Typhlopidae
- Genus: Xerotyphlops
- Eurasian blind snake, Xerotyphlops vermicularis LC IUCN
- Genus: Xerotyphlops
- Family: Viperidae
- Genus: Macrovipera
- Cyclades blunt-nosed viper, Macrovipera schweizeri EN IUCN (endemic)
- Genus: Montivipera
- Rock viper, Montivipera xanthina LC IUCN
- Genus: Vipera
- Long-nosed viper, Vipera ammodytes LC IUCN
- Adder, Vipera berus LC IUCN
- Greek meadow viper, Vipera graeca EN IUCN
- Genus: Macrovipera
Order: Testudines (turtles)
Superfamily: Chelonioidea (sea turtles)
- Family: Cheloniidae
- Genus: Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta VU IUCN
- Genus: Chelonia
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas EN IUCN
- Genus: Caretta
- Family: Dermochelyidae
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea VU IUCN
- Genus: Dermochelys
Superfamily: Testudinoidea (pond turtles, geoemydid turtles, tortoises)
- Family: Emydidae
- Genus: Emys
- European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis NT IUCN
- Genus: Trachemys
- Pond slider, Trachemys scripta LC IUCN
- Genus: Emys
- Family: Geoemydidae
- Genus: Mauremys
- Balkan pond turtle, Mauremys rivulata LC IUCN
- Genus: Mauremys
- Family: Testudinidae
- Genus: Testudo
- Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca VU IUCN
- Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni NT IUCN
- Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata LC IUCN
- Genus: Testudo
Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)
- Family: Trionychidae
- Genus: Trionyx
- African softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis VU IUCN
- Genus: Trionyx
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reptiles of Greece.
- List of mammals of Greece
- List of birds of Greece
- List of amphibians of Greece
- List of freshwater fishes of Greece
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pafilis, P.; Maragkou, P., eds. (2020). Άτλας Αμφιβίων & Ερπετών της Ελλάδας [Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece] (in Ελληνικά). Nicosia: Broken Hill. ISBN 978-9925-588-03-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Reptilia — Land Regions: Greece". IUCN. Retrieved 16 May 2022.