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]

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In the Atlas, 9 species 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 Blanus strauchi strauchi 122422560.jpg
Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi

Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)

Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)

Peloponnese slow worm, Anguis cephallonica Benny Trapp Anguis cephallonicus.jpg
Peloponnese slow worm, Anguis cephallonica
Barton's thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus bartoni Mediodactylus bartoni.jpg
Barton's thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus bartoni
Greek algyroides, Algyroides moreoticus Benny Trapp Peloponnes-Kieleidechse Algyroides moreoticus.jpg
Greek algyroides, Algyroides moreoticus
Greek rock lizard, Hellenolacerta graeca Benny Trapp Griechische Spitzkopfeidechse Hellenolacerta graeca.jpg
Greek rock lizard, Hellenolacerta graeca
Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis Cretan wall Lizard (Podarcis cretensis).jpg
Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis
Skyros wall lizard, Podarcis gaigeae Benny Trapp Podarcis gaigeae.jpg
Skyros wall lizard, Podarcis gaigeae
Pori wall lizard, Podarcis levendis BennyTrapp Podarcis levendis Pori Griechenland.jpg
Pori wall lizard, Podarcis levendis
Milos wall lizard, Podarcis milensis Benny Trapp Podarcis milensis.jpg
Milos wall lizard, Podarcis milensis
Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus Podarcis peloponnesiacus male Griechenland 128.jpg
Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus
Greek snake skink, Ophiomorus punctatissimus Benny Trapp Gesprenkelter Schlangenskink Ophiomorus punctatissimus.jpg
Greek snake skink, Ophiomorus punctatissimus

Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

Cyclades blunt-nosed viper, Macrovipera schweizeri Benny Trapp Macrovipera schweizeri.jpg
Cyclades blunt-nosed viper, Macrovipera schweizeri

Order: Testudines (turtles)

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta Loggerhead Sea turtle.jpg
Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

Superfamily: Chelonioidea (sea turtles)

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

Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca Testudo graeca CBNestos.JPG
Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca

Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)

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In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus described the Amphibia as:

Animals that are distinguished by a body cold and generally naked; stern and expressive countenance; harsh voice; mostly lurid color; filthy odor; a few are furnished with a horrid poison; all have cartilaginous bones, slow circulation, exquisite sight and hearing, large pulmonary vessels, lobate liver, oblong thick stomach, and cystic, hepatic, and pancreatic ducts: they are deficient in diaphragm, do not transpire (sweat), can live a long time without food, are tenatious of life, and have the power of reproducing parts which have been destroyed or lost; some undergo a metamorphosis; some cast (shed) their skin; some appear to live promiscuously on land or in the water, and some are torpid during the winter.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Reptilia — Land Regions: Greece". IUCN . Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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