List of reptiles of Europe

This is a list of European reptiles. It includes all reptiles currently found in Europe. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this, nor (with few exceptions) does it currently include species introduced in recent decades. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited. Also this list is incomplete.

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)

Subfamily: Testudininae

Family: Emydidae (Pond turtles)

Subfamily: Emydinae
  • European pond terrapin Emys orbicularis LR/nt
  • Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris DD (Sicily)
Subfamily: Deirochelyinae

Family: Geoemydidae

Subfamily: Geoemydinae

Family: Cheloniidae

Subfamily: Carettinae
Subfamily: Cheloniinae

Family: Dermochelyidae

  • Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea VU (Northwest Atlantic Ocean subpopulation: LC)

Family: Trionychidae (Softshells)

Subfamily: Trionychinae
  • Nile soft-shelled turtle Trionyx triunguis (Mediterranean subpopulation: CR) (Greece)

Amphisbaenians, Lizards and Snakes

Amphisbaenians

Family: Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)

  • Iberian Worm Lizard Blanus cinereus LC (Iberia) and:
  • Vandelli’s Worm Lizard Blanus vandellii (Iberia)[3]

Family: Trogonophidae (Palearctic worm lizards)

Lizards

Family: Agamidae (Agamas)

Subfamily: Agaminae

Family: Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

  • Mediterranean Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon LC (southern Europe)
  • African Chameleon Chamaeleo africanus (Greece)

Family: Iguanidae (Iguanas and related species)

Family: Gekkonidae

  • Caucasian Gecko Mediodactylus russowii LC (in Europe southern Russia, extirpated)
  • Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus LC (southern Europe)

Family: Phyllodactylidae

  • Gomero Wall Gecko Tarentola gomerensis LC (Spain)
  • Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica LC (southern Europe)

Family: Sphaerodactylidae

Family: Lacertidae (Wall or true lizards)

Subfamily: Gallotiinae
  • East Iberian Psammodromus Psammodromus (hispanicus) edwardsianus (Spain and France)[2]
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Tribe: Eremiadini
Tribe: Lacertini
  • Blue-throated Keeled Lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus LC (south-eastern Europe)
  • Greek Algyroides Algyroides moreoticus NT (Greek islands)
  • Fitzinger's Algyroides Algyroides fitzingeri LC (Corsica, Sardinia)
  • Spanish Algyroides Algyroides marchi EN (Spain)
  • Iberian Emerald Lizard Lacerta schreiberi NT (Iberian Peninsula)
  • Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata LC (south-eastern Europe) and:

Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

Subfamily: Scincinae
Subfamily: Lygosomatinae / Family: Mabuyidae

Family: Anguidae

(Sub)family: Anguinae
  • Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis
  • Peloponnese Slowworm Anguis cephalonnica NT (Greece)
  • Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis (Italy, S-E France)
  • Eastern Slowworm Anguis colchica
  • Greek Slowworm Anguis graeca
  • European Glass Lizard Ophisaurus apodus (south-eastern Europe)

Snakes

Family: Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)

  • Worm Snake Xerotyphlops vermicularis (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Boidae (Boas)

(Sub)family: Erycinae/Erycidae

Family: Colubridae (Colubrids)

Subfamily: Colubrinae
  • Urartian Rat Snake Elaphe urartica (eastern Europe)[3]

(Sub)family: Natricinde/Natricinae

  • Viperine Water Snake Natrix maura LC
  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix LR/lc (ssp. cetti: CR, schweizeri: CR) and:
  • Dice Snake Natrix tessellata LC
  • Large-headed Water Snake Natrix megalocephala VU (Russia, Turkey, Georgia)

Family: Lamprophiidae

Subfamily: Psammophiinae
  • Montpellier Snake Malpolon monspessulanus LC (southwestern Europe)
  • Eastern Montpellier Snake Malpolon insignitus (southeastern Europe)

Family: Viperidae

Subfamily: Viperinae
Subfamily: Crotalinae

See also

Further reading
  • Arnold N., Ovenden D., Collins Field Guide, Reptiles & Amphibians Britain & Europe, HarperCollinsPublishers, London, 2002, ISBN 0-00-219964-5
  • Engelmann W., Fritzsche J., Günthner R., Obst F., Beobachten und bestimmen, Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas, Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul, 1985

References
  1. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.) (2017). "The Reptile Database". Zoological Museum Hamburg. Retrieved 4 October 2017.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2020). "The Reptile Database". Zoological Museum Hamburg. Retrieved 22 July 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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