- Source: List of reptiles of Israel
Israel has 93 species of reptiles, almost a third of which live in its northern areas. The reptiles of Israel live in environments ranging from the Negev Desert to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the Judaean Mountains.
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Turtles and tortoises
= Pond turtles
=Pond slider (Trachemys scripta)
Balkan terrapin (Mauremys rivulata)
= Sea turtles
=Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) CR
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) VU
= Softshell turtles
=African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) CR
= Tortoises
=Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
Negev tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
Lizards
= Agamid lizards
=Starred agama (Stellagama stellio) LC
Aqaba agama (Pseudotrapelus aqabensis)
Trapelus agnetae CR
Savigny's agama (Trapelus savignii) VU
Egyptian mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptia) VU
Ornate mastigure (Uromastyx ornata) LC
= Chameleons
=Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) NA
= Geckos
=Arabian desert gecko (Bunopus tuberculatus)
Rough-tailed gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)
Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
Lebanese thin-toed gecko (Mediodactylus amictopholis)
Mediterranean thin-toed gecko (Mediodactylus orientalis) LC
Sinai fan-fingered gecko (Ptyodactylus guttatus)
Fan-footed gecko (Ptyodactylus hasselquistii) LC
Israeli fan-fingered gecko (Ptyodactylus puiseuxi)
Middle Eastern short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus doriae)
Dune gecko (Stenodactylus petrii)
Elegant gecko (Stenodactylus sthenodactylus) LC
White-spotted wall gecko (Tarentola annularis) LC
Natterer's gecko (Tropiocolotes nattereri) LC
Tropiocolotes yomtovi
= Glass lizards
=European glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus) LC
= Lacertid lizards
=Acanthodactylus aegyptius
Be'er Sheva fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus beershebensis) CR
Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus) LC
Arnold's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus opheodurus) LC
Acanthodactylus scutellatus LC
Lacerta media LC
Mesalina bahaeldini LC
Olivier's sand lizard (Mesalina olivieri) LC
Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans) LC
Mount Lebanon rock lizard (Phoenicolacerta kulzeri) EN
Lebanon lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis) LC
LC
= Monitor lizards
=Desert monitor (Varanus griseus) LC
= Skinks
=Rüppell's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus rueppellii) LC
Günther's cylindrical skink (Chalcides guentheri) VU
Ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) LC
Chalcides sepsoides LC
Schneider's skink (Eumeces schneiderii) DD
Bridled mabuya (Heremites vittatus) LC
Latast's snake skink (Ophiomorus latastii) DD
Sandfish (Scincus scincus)
Snakes
= Blindsnakes
=Long-nosed worm snake (Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus)
Letheobia simonii LC
Eurasian blindsnake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis) LC
= Boas
=Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus) LC
= Colubrid snakes
=Black whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis) LC
Crowned dwarf racer (Eirenis coronella) LC
Narrow-striped dwarf racer (Eirenis decemlineatus) LC
Levantine dwarf racer (Eirenis levantinus) DD
Eirenis lineomaculatus LC
Roth's dwarf racer (Eirenis rothii) LC
Blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates)
Coin-marked snake (Hemorrhois nummifer) LC
Crowned leafnose snake (Lytorhynchus diadema) LC
False smooth snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus) DD
Dice snake (Natrix tessellata) LC
Red whip snake (Platyceps collaris)
Elegant racer (Platyceps elegantissimus) LC
Roger's racer (Platyceps rogersi) LC
Sahara racer (Platyceps saharicus) LC
Sinai racer (Platyceps sinai) NT
Dayan's kukri snake (Rhynchocalamus dayanae)
Palestine kukri snake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus)
Blotched diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema) LC
Arabian cat snake (Telescopus dhara) LC
Mediterranean cat snake (Telescopus fallax) LC
Hoogstraal's cat snake (Telescopus hoogstraali) EN
Transcaucasian ratsnake (Zamenis hohenackeri) DD
= Elapid snakes
=Desert black snake (Walterinnesia aegyptia) LC
= Lamprophiid snakes
=Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus) LC
False cobra (Malpolon moilensis)
Müller's black-headed snake (Micrelaps muelleri) LC
Psammophis aegyptius LC
Schokari sand racer (Psammophis schokari) LC
= Mole vipers
=Israeli mole viper (Atractaspis engaddensis)
= Vipers
=Desert horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) LC
Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) LC
Saharan sand viper (Cerastes vipera)LC
Painted saw-scaled viper (Echis coloratus) LC
Field's horned viper (Pseudocerastes fieldi) LC
Lebanon viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri) EN
Palestine viper (Daboia palaestinae) LC
See also
Wildlife of Israel
Biodiversity in Israel
List of birds of Israel
List of endemic flora of Israel
List of mammals of Israel
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Crocodylus
- New York (negara bagian)
- List of reptiles of Israel
- Wildlife of Israel
- Index of Israel-related articles
- List of reptiles of Lebanon
- List of least concern reptiles
- Lists of reptiles by region
- Biodiversity of Israel and Palestine
- Reptilian humanoid
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia
- List of egg dishes