List of reptiles of Jordan

Last updated March 21, 2022

Jordan has about 115 species of reptiles, most of them are snakes and lizards and some species of turtles. No species of crocodiles were found in the country.

Statistics

Snakes: 45 species^[1]
Lizards: 63 species^[2]
Turtles: 7 species^[3]

Snakes species

Atractaspis: Atractaspis engaddensis
Cerastes: Cerastes cerastes; Cerastes gasperettii
Daboia: Daboia palaestinae
Dolichophis: Dolichophis caspius; Dolichophis jugularis; Dolichophis schmidti
Echis: Echis coloratus
Eirenis: Eirenis coronella; Eirenis coronelloides; Eirenis decemlineatus; Eirenis lineomaculatus; Eirenis rothii
Eryx: Eryx jaculus
Hemorrhois: Hemorrhois nummifer; Hemorrhois ravergieri
Letheobia: Letheobia simonii
Lytorhynchus: Lytorhynchus diadema; Lytorhynchus kennedyi
Macrovipera: Macrovipera lebetinus
Malpolon: Malpolon insignitus; Malpolon moilensis; Malpolon monspessulanus
Micrelaps: Micrelaps muelleri; Micrelaps tchernovi
Myriopholis: Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Natrix: Natrix tessellata
Platyceps: Platyceps collaris; Platyceps elegantissimus; Platyceps rhodorachis; Platyceps rogersi; Platyceps saharicus; Platyceps sinai; Platyceps ventromaculatus
Psammophis: Psammophis schokari
Pseudocerastes: Pseudocerastes fieldi; Pseudocerastes persicus
Rhynchocalamus: Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Spalerosophis: Spalerosophis diadema
Telescopus: Telescopus dhara; Telescopus fallax; Telescopus hoogstraali; Telescopus nigriceps
Walterinnesia: Walterinnesia aegyptia
Xerotyphlops: Xerotyphlops vermicularis

Lizards species

Ablepharus: Ablepharus kitaibelii; Ablepharus pannonicus; Ablepharus rueppellii
Acanthodactylus: Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii; Acanthodactylus boskianus; Acanthodactylus cantoris; Acanthodactylus grandis; Acanthodactylus hardyi; Acanthodactylus opheodurus; Acanthodactylus pardalis; Acanthodactylus robustus; Acanthodactylus schmidti; Acanthodactylus scutellatus; Acanthodactylus tilburyi; Acanthodactylus tristrami
Bunopus: Bunopus blanfordii; Bunopus tuberculatus
Chalcides: Chalcides guentheri; Chalcides ocellatus; Chalcides sepsoides
Chamaeleo: Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Cyrtopodion: Cyrtopodion scabrum
Eumeces: Eumeces schneiderii
Eurylepis: Eurylepis taeniolata
Hemidactylus: Hemidactylus dawudazraqi; Hemidactylus mindiae; Hemidactylus turcicus
Heremites: Heremites vittatus
Lacerta: Lacerta media
Mediodactylus: Mediodactylus kotschyi; Mediodactylus orientalis
Mesalina: Mesalina bernoullii; Mesalina guttulata; Mesalina microlepis; Mesalina olivieri
Ophiomorus: Ophiomorus latastii
Ophisops: Ophisops elegans
Phoenicolacerta: Phoenicolacerta kulzeri; Phoenicolacerta laevis
Phrynocephalus: Phrynocephalus arabicus; Phrynocephalus maculatus
Pristurus: Pristurus flavipunctatus; Pristurus rupestris
Pseudopus: Pseudopus apodus
Pseudotrapelus: Pseudotrapelus aqabensis; Pseudotrapelus sinaitus
Ptyodactylus: Ptyodactylus ananjevae; Ptyodactylus guttatus; Ptyodactylus hasselquistii; Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Scincus: Scincus scincus
Stellagama: Stellagama stellio
Stenodactylus: Stenodactylus doriae; Stenodactylus grandiceps; Stenodactylus slevini; Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
Trapelus: Trapelus agnetae; Trapelus mutabilis; Trapelus ruderatus
Tropiocolotes: Tropiocolotes nattereri; Tropiocolotes steudneri
Uromastyx: Uromastyx aegyptia
Varanus: Varanus griseus

Turtles species

Caretta: Caretta caretta
Chelonia: Chelonia mydas
Dermochelys: Dermochelys coriacea
Eretmochelys: Eretmochelys imbricata
Mauremys: Mauremys caspica; Mauremys rivulata
Testudo: Testudo graeca

References

↑ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
↑ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
↑ "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

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[1] "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

[2] "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

[3] "Search results | The Reptile Database". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

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