List of reptiles of Finland

This is a list of reptiles of Finland. There are five species and all but one (Vipera berus) are protected by law. Currently Coronella austriaca is classified as vulnerable.[1]

Natrix natrix

Lizards

Sauria:

Snakes

Serpentes:

  • Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
  • Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
  • Adder (Vipera berus)

Sources
  • THE REPTILES OF FINLAND Abstract of the article: Marika Rökman: Suomen luonnonvaraiset matelijat, Herpetomania vol.5.no.3-4/1996 pp.5-13
  • Cox, N.A. and Temple, H.J. 2009. European Red List of Reptiles. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities ISBN 978-92-79-11357-4
  1. Juhani Terhivuo & Ilpo Mannerkoski 2010. Reptiles and Amphibians. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 332–335. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
gollark: What? Soul apionization is outdated and hilariously inefficient.
gollark: I know! We've had some *fascinating* results under Project UNTRANSLATABLE CONGAS.
gollark: [REDACTED]
gollark: I mean, I never actually checked, but I don't think they are.
gollark: They're not you, probably.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.