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List of reptiles of Greece

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This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List.[1][2] Of the 66 (IUCN) or 76 (Atlas) species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 4 are assessed as Endangered.[1]: 11–13 [2]

9 species in the Atlas are currently not recognized on the IUCN Red List ("NR" below), 4 species are recognized on the Red List but with no record of their occurrence in Greece (Italian wall lizard Podarcis siculus, Andalusian wall lizard Podarcis vaucheri, Blotched snake Elaphe sauromates, Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas), while 3 species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment are not included in the Atlas (Rock lizard Anatololacerta oertzeni LC IUCN, Spotted whip snake Hemorrhois ravergieri LC IUCN, Meadow viper Vipera ursinii VU IUCN).[1][2]

Order: Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians)

Turkish worm lizard (Blanus strauchi)

Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)

Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)

Peloponnese slow worm (Anguis cephallonica)
Barton's thin-toed gecko (Mediodactylus bartoni)
Greek algyroides (Algyroides moreoticus)
Greek rock lizard (Hellenolacerta graeca)
Cretan wall lizard (Podarcis cretensis)
Skyros wall lizard (Podarcis gaigeae)
Pori wall lizard (Podarcis levendis)
Milos wall lizard (Podarcis milensis)
Peloponnese wall lizard (Podarcis peloponnesiacus)
Greek snake skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus)

Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

Cyclades blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera schweizeri)

Order: Testudines (turtles)

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

Superfamily: Chelonioidea (sea turtles)

Superfamily: Testudinoidea (pond turtles, Geoemydid turtles, tortoises)

Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)

Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c Pafilis, P.; Maragkou, P., eds. (2020). Άτλας Αμφιβίων & Ερπετών της Ελλάδας [Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece] (in Greek). Nicosia: Broken Hill. ISBN 978-9925-588-03-9.
  2. ^ a b c "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Reptilia — Land Regions: Greece". IUCN. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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