- Source: List of reptiles of Greece
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. Of the 66 (IUCN) or 76 (Atlas) species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 4 are assessed as endangered.: 11–13
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).
Order: Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians)
= Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)
=Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Blanus
Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi LC IUCN
= Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)
=Family: Agamidae
Genus: Stellagama
Starred agama, Stellagama stellio LC IUCN
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
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Chamaeleo
African chameleon, Chamaeleo africanus LC IUCN
Mediterranean chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon LC IUCN
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
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
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)
= 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
Family: Boidae
Genus: Eryx
Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus LC IUCN
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Xerotyphlops
Eurasian blind snake, Xerotyphlops vermicularis LC IUCN
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
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
Family: Dermochelyidae
Genus: Dermochelys
Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea VU IUCN
= 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
Family: Geoemydidae
Genus: Mauremys
Balkan pond turtle, Mauremys rivulata LC IUCN
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Testudo
Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca VU IUCN
Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni NT IUCN
Marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata LC IUCN
= Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)
=Family: Trionychidae
Genus: Trionyx
African softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis VU IUCN
See also
List of mammals of Greece
List of birds of Greece
List of amphibians of Greece
List of freshwater fishes of Greece
References
External links
Societas Hellenica Herpetologica
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of reptiles of Greece
- Reptile
- List of reptiles of Europe
- List of amphibians of Greece
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- List of reptiles of Italy
- List of reptile genera
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