List of reptiles and amphibians in the Aegean

This list includes all reptiles currently found in Aegean Islands. It does not include species found only in captivity or those which are extinct. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited.

ExtinctionExtinctionEndangered speciesVulnerable speciesThreatened species

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the Wild
CR - Critically Endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near Threatened, LC - Least Concern
DD - Data Deficient, NE - Not Evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])

Turtles

Family: Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Family: Cheloniidae

Lizards and Snakes

Lizards

Family: Agamidae (Agamas)

Family: Gekkonidae (Geckos)

  • Kotschy's Naked-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus kotschyi LC (southern Europe)
  • Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus LC (southern Europe)

Family: Lacertidae (Wall or true lizards)

Subfamily: Lacertinae
Tribe: Eremiadini
Tribe: Lacertini
  • Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata LC (south-eastern Europe)
  • Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis LC
  • Erhard's Wall Lizard Podarcis erhardii LC (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

Family: Anguidae

  • European Glass Lizard Ophisaurus apodus (south-eastern Europe)

Snakes

Family: Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)

  • Worm Snake Typhlops vermicularis (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Boidae (Boas)

  • Sand Boa Eryx jaculus (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Colubridae (Colubrids)

Subfamily: Colubrinae
  • Caspian WhipSnake Coluber caspius (south-eastern Europe, Turkey)
  • Dahl's Whip Snake Platyceps najadum LC (south-eastern Europe)
  • Collared Dwarf Racer Eirenis collaris LC (Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia)
  • Leopard Snake Zamenis situla LC (southern Europe)
  • Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus LC
Subfamily: Psammophiinae
Subfamily: Natricinae
  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix LR/lc

Family: Viperidae

Kalotina Lola Xenikis

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See also

Further reading

References

  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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