List of reptiles of Turkey
This is a list of the reptiles of Turkey.
There are 136 species of reptiles in Turkey.[1]
Suborder: Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)
[edit]- Family: Blanidae
- Genus: Blanus
- Alexander's worm lizard (Blanus alexandri)
- Turkish worm lizard (Blanus aporus)
- Anatolian worm lizard (Blanus strauchi)
- Genus: Blanus
Suborder: Anguimorpha (legless lizards and monitors)
[edit]- Family: Anguidae
- Genus: Pseudopus
- Sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus)
- Genus: Anguis
- Common slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
- Genus: Pseudopus
- Family: Varanidae
- Genus: Varanus
- Desert monitor (Varanus griseus)
- Genus: Varanus
- Family: Agamidae
- Genus: Paralaudakia
- Caucasian agama (Paralaudakia caucasia)
- Genus: Laudakia
- Genus: Phrynocephalus
- Sunwatcher toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus helioscopus)
- Persian toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus persicus)
- Genus: Trapelus
- Horny-scaled agama (Trapelus lessonae)
- Genus: Paralaudakia
- Family: Chamaeleonidae
- Genus: Chamaeleo
- Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)
- Genus: Chamaeleo
Suborder: Lacertilia (true lizards)
[edit]- Family: Lacertidae
- Genus: Acanthodactylus
- Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus)
- Harran fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus harranensis)
- Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi)
- Genus: Anatololacerta
- Anatolian rock lizard (Anatololacerta anatolica)
- Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi)
- Genus: Apathya
- Anatolian lizard (Apathya cappadocica)
- Genus: Darevskia
- Armenian lizard (Darevskia armeniaca)
- Bendimahi lizard (Darevskia bendimahiensis)
- Brauner's lizard (Darevskia brauneri)
- Clark's lizard (Darevskia clarkorum)
- Derjugin's lizard (Darevskia derjugini)
- Charnali lizard (Darevskia dryada)
- Ajarian lizard (Darevskia mixta)
- Georgian lizard (Darevskia parvula)
- Meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola)
- Radde's lizard (Darevskia raddei)
- Spiny-tailed lizard (Darevskia rudis)
- Van lizard (Darevskia sapphirina)
- Saxicolous lizard (Darevskia saxicola)
- White-bellied lizard (Darevskia unisexualis)
- Uzzell's lizard (Darevskia uzzelli)
- Valentin's lizard (Darevskia valentini)
- Genus: Eremias
- Steppe-runner (Eremias arguta)
- Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei)
- Strauch's racerunner (Eremias strauchi)
- Suphan racerunner (Eremias suphani)
- Genus: Lacerta
- Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
- Three-lined lizard (Lacerta media)
- Rock lizard (Lacerta oertzeni)
- Pamphylian green lizard (Lacerta pamphylica)
- Caspian green lizard (Lacerta strigata)
- Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata)
- European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
- Genus: Mesalina
- Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard (Mesalina brevirostris)
- Genus: Ophisops
- Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans)
- Genus: Parvilacerta
- Dwarf lizard (Parvilacerta parva)
- Genus: Phoenicolacerta
- Sparse blue lizard (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa)
- Lebanon lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis)
- Genus: Podarcis
- Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
- Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus)
- Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis tauricus)
- Genus: Timon
- Siirt lizard (Timon princeps)
- Genus: Acanthodactylus
Suborder: Scincomorpha (skinks)
[edit]- Family: Scincidae
- Genus: Ablepharus
- Twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus)
- Budak's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus budaki)
- Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi)
- European copper skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii)
- Genus: Chalcides
- Gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus)
- Genus: Eumeces
- Berber skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
- Genus: Ophiomorus
- Limbless skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus)
- Genus: Heremites
- Golden grass mabuya (Heremites auratus)
- Genus: Trachylepis
- Bridled mabuya (Trachylepis vittata)
- Genus: Ablepharus
Suborder: Scleroglossa (geckos)
[edit]- Family: Gekkonidae
- Genus: Cyrtopodion
- Blanford's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion heterocercum)
- Kotschy's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion kotschyi)
- Rough-tailed gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)
- Genus: Eublepharis
- Iranian fat-tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu)
- Genus: Hemidactylus
- Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
- Genus: Stenodactylus
- Jordan short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus grandiceps)
- Genus: Cyrtopodion
- Family: Phyllodactylidae
- Genus: Asaccus
- Werner's leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus elisae)
- Genus: Asaccus
- Family: Typhlopidae
- Genus: Letheobia
- Beaked blindsnake (Letheobia episcopus)
- Genus: Typhlops
- European blindsnake (Typhlops vermicularis)
- Genus: Letheobia
- Family: Leptotyphlopidae
- Genus: Myriopholis
- Long-nosed worm-snake (Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus)
- Genus: Myriopholis
- Family: Boidae
- Genus: Eryx
- Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)
- Genus: Eryx
- Family: Colubridae
- Genus: Coronella
- Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
- Genus: Dolichophis
- Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)
- Black whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis)
- Red-bellied racer (Dolichophis schmidti)
- Genus: Eirenis
- Bolkar dwarf snake (Eirenis aurolineatus)
- Baran's dwarf racer (Eirenis barani)
- Collared dwarf racer (Eirenis collaris)
- Crowned dwarf snake (Eirenis coronella)
- Narrow-striped dwarf snake (Eirenis decemlineatus)
- Eiselt's dwarf racer (Eirenis eiselti)
- Hakkari dwarf snake (Eirenis hakkariensis)
- Levantine dwarf snake (Eirenis levantinus)
- Striped dwarf snake (Eirenis lineomaculatus)
- Ring-headed dwarf snake (Eirenis modestus)
- Dotted dwarf racer (Eirenis punctatolineatus)
- Roth's dwarf racer (Eirenis rothii)
- Van dwarf snake (Eirenis thospitis)
- Genus: Elaphe
- Blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates)
- Genus: Hemorrhois
- Coin-marked snake (Hemorrhois nummifer)
- Spotted whipsnake (Hemorrhois ravergieri)
- Genus: Malpolon
- Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)
- Genus: Muhtarophis
- Baran's black-headed dwarf snake (Muhtarophis barani)
- Genus: Natrix
- Large-headed water snake (Natrix megalocephala)
- Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
- Dice snake (Natrix tessellata)
- Genus: Platyceps
- Red whipsnake (Platyceps collaris)
- Dahl's whipsnake (Platyceps najadum)
- Glossy-bellied racer (Platyceps ventromaculatus)
- Genus: Pseudocyclophis
- Dark-headed dwarf racer (Pseudocyclophis persicus)
- Genus: Rhynchocalamus
- Black-headed groundsnake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus)
- Genus: Spalerosophis
- Diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema)
- Genus: Telescopus
- European catsnake (Telescopus fallax)
- Black catsnake (Telescopus nigriceps)
- Genus: Zamenis
- Transcaucasian ratsnake (Zamenis hohenackeri)
- Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
- European ratsnake (Zamenis situla)
- Genus: Coronella
- Family: Elapidae
- Genus: Walterinnesia
- Eastern desert black snake (Walterinnesia morgani)
- Genus: Walterinnesia
- Family: Viperidae
- Genus: Macrovipera
- Blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)
- Genus: Montivipera
- Central Turkish mountain viper (Montivipera albizona)
- Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei)
- Ocellated mountain viper (Montivipera wagneri)
- Ottoman viper (Montivipera xanthina)
- Genus: Pseudocerastes
- Persian horned viper (Pseudocerastes persicus)
- Genus: Vipera
- Long-nosed viper (Vipera ammodytes)
- Baran's adder (Vipera barani)
- Common European adder (Vipera berus)
- Darevsky's viper (Vipera darevskii)
- Armenian steppe viper (Vipera eriwanensis)
- Caucasus viper (Vipera kaznakovi)
- Pontic adder (Vipera pontica)
- Transcaucasian sand viper (Vipera transcaucasiana)
- Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii)
- Genus: Macrovipera
Order: Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
[edit]Suborder: Cryptodira
[edit]- Family: Dermochelyidae
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Family: Cheloniidae
- Genus: Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Genus: Chelonia
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Genus: Caretta
- Family: Emydidae
- Genus: Emys
- European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
- Genus: Emys
- Family: Geoemydidae
- Genus: Mauremys
- Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica)
- Balkan pond turtle (Mauremys rivulata)
- Genus: Mauremys
- Family: Trionychidae
- Genus: Rafetus
- Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus)
- Genus: Trionyx
- African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis)
- Genus: Rafetus
- Family: Testudinidae
- Genus: Testudo
- Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
- Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
- Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata)
- Genus: Testudo
