List of reptiles of the Netherlands
This list is extracted from the Reptile Database.[1] It applies to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Species not endemic to constituent country in western Europe are indicated by inclusion of their distribution within the Kingdom.
Turtles and terrapins
- Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Green Turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)
- Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)
- European Pond Terrapin Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pond Slider Trachemys scripta (Thunberg in Schoepff, 1792)
Lizards
- Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758
- Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)
- Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Snakes
- Red-bellied Racer Alsophis rufiventris (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) — Saba and Sint Eustatius
- Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
- Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
- Common European Adder Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ^ "The Reptile Database".
- ^ Kindler, Carolin; Chèvre, Maxime; Ursenbacher, Sylvain; Böhme, Wolfgang; Hille, Axel; Jablonski, Daniel; Vamberger, Melita; Fritz, Uwe (2017), "Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species", Scientific Reports, 7 (7378), doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07847-9, PMC 5547120
